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Nintendo Goes Retro With Release of Famicom Mini NES Classic Console
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JAPAN TRENDS
When you’ve run out of steam going forward, perhaps you should go backwards?
That might be the logic behind Nintendo’s latest big release. While the rest of the video game world seems to be placing its bets on virtual reality, the veteran Japanese company’s latest major release has...
When you’ve run out of steam going forward, perhaps you should go backwards?
That might be the logic behind Nintendo’s latest big release. While the rest of the video game world seems to be placing its bets on virtual reality, the veteran Japanese company’s latest major release has...
- October 10, 2016
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Japanese Pokémon Shoe Collection Is The Most Stylish Way To Catch Pikachu!
- Category:Shopping
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Whether you prefer pretty flats or towering heels, this five-piece range has a Pikachu shoe for you.
Since Pokémon Go took over people’s smartphones in Japan, the cute animated creatures from the franchise have been running riot all over the rest of our accessories and wardrobes t...
Whether you prefer pretty flats or towering heels, this five-piece range has a Pikachu shoe for you.
Since Pokémon Go took over people’s smartphones in Japan, the cute animated creatures from the franchise have been running riot all over the rest of our accessories and wardrobes t...
- October 8, 2016
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Beautiful Cherry Blossom-shaped Japanese Pencils Have a Special Surprise When Sharpened
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You might think they’re too gorgeous to use, but then you’ll miss half the fun.
In this decidedly digital age of human history, deciding to write something by hand has become largely an artistic choice. So if you’re looking to extend that sense of tranquil beauty all the way to your...
You might think they’re too gorgeous to use, but then you’ll miss half the fun.
In this decidedly digital age of human history, deciding to write something by hand has become largely an artistic choice. So if you’re looking to extend that sense of tranquil beauty all the way to your...
- October 7, 2016
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Pokéball Terrariums Are Just As Adorable and Hard To Catch As The Pokémon Who Inhabit Them
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ROCKET NEWS
Now you can see what your favourite Pokémon gets up to inside that mysterious Pokéball.
Though Pokémon hails from Japan, we’ve seen plenty of unusual fan-made goods from around the world recently, including a Pokéball battery charger and an ingenious aiming device to help mobile...
Now you can see what your favourite Pokémon gets up to inside that mysterious Pokéball.
Though Pokémon hails from Japan, we’ve seen plenty of unusual fan-made goods from around the world recently, including a Pokéball battery charger and an ingenious aiming device to help mobile...
- October 7, 2016
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Japanese Male Governors Experience Life As a Pregnant Woman
- Category:Experience
JAPAN TRENDS
With the exception of the recently elected Renho, leader of the Democratic Party, and Tokyo’s new governor, Yuriko Koike, Japanese politics is a male-dominated affair.
This is so chronic, in fact, that things can be just a short step away from outright misogyny, as Ayaka Shiomura f...
With the exception of the recently elected Renho, leader of the Democratic Party, and Tokyo’s new governor, Yuriko Koike, Japanese politics is a male-dominated affair.
This is so chronic, in fact, that things can be just a short step away from outright misogyny, as Ayaka Shiomura f...
- October 7, 2016
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Nintendo Goes Retro With Release of Famicom Mini NES Classic Console
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JAPAN TRENDS
When you’ve run out of steam going forward, perhaps you should go backwards?
That might be the logic behind Nintendo’s latest big release. While the rest of the video game world seems to be placing its bets on virtual reality, the veteran Japanese company’s latest major release has...
When you’ve run out of steam going forward, perhaps you should go backwards?
That might be the logic behind Nintendo’s latest big release. While the rest of the video game world seems to be placing its bets on virtual reality, the veteran Japanese company’s latest major release has...
- October 7, 2016
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Nissin Offers Chance To Try Rare Cans Of Fresh, Non-Instant Cup Noodles In Huge Giveaway
- Category:Gourmet
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The company famous for instant noodles is now releasing a limited number of their fresh noodles to lucky customers.
Ever since it was founded by the creator of instant noodles, Momofuku Ando, back in 1948, Nissin Foods has led the way in developing pre-cooked, dried blocks of ramen ...
The company famous for instant noodles is now releasing a limited number of their fresh noodles to lucky customers.
Ever since it was founded by the creator of instant noodles, Momofuku Ando, back in 1948, Nissin Foods has led the way in developing pre-cooked, dried blocks of ramen ...
- October 5, 2016
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Japan’s Kodo Taiko Group Creates Awesome New Performance With 3D Sound Technology
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The stunning sound and visuals in this new clip are designed to transport viewers to a Japanese festival as part of a new website for foreign tourists.
Japan’s acclaimed Kodo Taiko Performing Arts Ensemble continues to thrill audiences in Japan and around the world with their energe...
The stunning sound and visuals in this new clip are designed to transport viewers to a Japanese festival as part of a new website for foreign tourists.
Japan’s acclaimed Kodo Taiko Performing Arts Ensemble continues to thrill audiences in Japan and around the world with their energe...
- October 4, 2016
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Excellent Basic Research Behind Japanese Nobel Winners
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The influx of Nobel Prizes won by Japanese laureates, which began in 2000, shows no signs of ending. Yoshinori Ohsumi, 71, an honorary professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, is the 17th Japanese Nobel laureate in 17 years.
Ohsumi’s Nobel Prize also marks a significant ac...
The influx of Nobel Prizes won by Japanese laureates, which began in 2000, shows no signs of ending. Yoshinori Ohsumi, 71, an honorary professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, is the 17th Japanese Nobel laureate in 17 years.
Ohsumi’s Nobel Prize also marks a significant ac...
- October 4, 2016
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The Prime Pod Ginza is Tokyo’s Latest Designer Capsule Hotel
- Category:Stay
JAPAN TRENDS
Capsule hotels continue to evolve and transform.
Long the preserve of curious tourists and cheap travelling workers, the
capsule hotel was never priced out by internet cafes and the like until people starting opening designer and luxury capsules.
Earlier this year saw the opening o...
Capsule hotels continue to evolve and transform.
Long the preserve of curious tourists and cheap travelling workers, the
capsule hotel was never priced out by internet cafes and the like until people starting opening designer and luxury capsules.
Earlier this year saw the opening o...
- October 4, 2016
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