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Osaka Nakanoshima Station hosts temporary izakaya on platform, train carriages
An underground station in central Osaka was converted into a temporary izakaya for four days. Located in the business district of the city, Keihan Nakanoshima Station is a terminus that connects to the...
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Monocle declares Tokyo most liveable city in world
Monocle has declared Tokyo the world’s “most liveable city” for the second year running. The magazine says: This city of 13 million nurtures a balance of hi-tech efficiency and traditional...
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Political parties, local authorities attempt to woo younger voters in Japan
The upcoming election on July 10th for the House of Councillors will be the first time that 18- and 19-year-olds will be able to vote in Japan. This means there are 2.4 million new youth votes up for...
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teamLab creates summer installation in Odaiba, Tokyo, with 10 million digital...
After previous successes such as Infinity of Flowers with Gucci and Night Wonder Aquarium, teamLab has now teamed up with online retailer DMM and Fuji TV to create a new major summer attraction in...
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Yamaha unveils two new concept vehicles for leisurely future mobility
Last year we reported on a stunning series of concept mobility vehicles and musical instruments by Yamaha. Now Yamaha is back with more, though this time it is just their motoring arm. The two concept...
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Tokyo designer bookstores offer craft beer, drip brew coffee, chic pajamas
We have been following recent developments in the Tokyo book store world with interest. From gimmicks like Book and Bed Tokyo — a bookstore-themed hotel — and the actual opportunities to stay overnight...
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Tokyo police suggest Airbnb and minpaku harbor foreign terrorists
Kota Hatachi of BuzzFeed News Japan has investigated a bizarre and unsettling case where Tokyo police seemed to link Airbnb with foreign terrorism. Shibuya police put up an illustrated poster showing a...
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Tokyo Cheapo: What we know about Toyosu Fish Market so far
This article by Adriana Mazza first appeared on Tokyo Cheapo. New Toyosu Fish Market | Photo ©Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market You’ve probably heard by now that the iconic Tsukiji Fish...
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Studio Ghibli anime retrospective exhibition, themed cafe opens in Roppongi...
This week, a major Studio Ghibli retrospective exhibition opens in Roppongi Hills, covering all of the studio’s 22 anime feature films. The Ghibli Expo runs July 7th to September 11th, and includes...
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The Park-In Ginza hosts summer-themed Mika Ninagawa exhibition
Earlier this year, we wrote about fashion guru Hiroshi Fujiwara’s new project, The Park-In Ginza, a unique retail concept space located in the parking lot underneath the soon-to-be demolished Sony...
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Book and Bed Tokyo bookstore hotel opens new branch in Kyoto
Last week we reported on the growing bookstore boom in Tokyo that has seen Book and Bed, a bookshop-hotel, become such a hit that its customized pajamas sell out in minutes. Book and Bed Tokyo opened...
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Toast the release of Godzilla Resurgence with Godzilla Scotch Whisky
Films have a habit of attracting strange marketing stunts, though this is quite an incongruous one indeed. Godzilla and whisky? Yes, Japan is the land of Godzilla and also the land of great whisky, as...
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Tokyo goes Dada for art anniversary
To celebrate the 100 years since the Dada art movement launched in Europe, a series of commemorative events is happening around Tokyo this summer. Dada, or Dadaism, was an anti-art movement started in...
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Muscle Cafe Tokyo serves up burly omotenashi for Japanese women
A muscular male “performance team” will bring their brawny charms to Tokyo for the first time this summer. ALLOUT will open a special “muscles cafe” in a venue on Omotesando on July 30th. All 230...
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New Leslie Kee photography exhibition showcases 1,000 portraits of LGBT in Japan
A new photography exhibition showcases sexual diversity in Japan. “Out in Japan: 1,000 Portraits” opened at Spiral in Minami-Aoyama on July 12th, featuring portraits taken by Leslie Kee, a Singaporean...
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Mercedes-Benz opens virtual car showroom in Daikanyama T-Site bookstore
Mercedes-Benz has opened a virtual showroom in central Tokyo. Potential car-buyers visiting the new space inside Daikanyama’s T-Site, an upmarket bookstore by Tsutaya, do not get to experience the “new...
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Japan and tourists continue to go crazy for ninja
This summer, Tokyo is going mad for ninja (again). “The Ninja: Who Were They?” is an exhibition at Miraikan, a science museum in Tokyo, until October 10th. While ninjas might seem a better suited to a...
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Where’s Wally? Wally Run recruiting 6,000 Waldo cosplayers for October
A Where’s Wally? Wally Run will take place in October, bringing together thousands of Wally (aka Waldo) cosplayers. Applications are currently being accepted for the two “runs” in Osaka on October 2nd...
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Thanko Electric Armpit Clip-on Cooler Fan is summer’s most original cooling...
Is this the most original way to stay cool this year? Quite possibly. New from Thanko, Japan’s at times strangest creator of chindogu (everyday gadgets), the Electric Armpit Clip-on Cooler Fan is your...
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Kirby Café opens in Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo this summer
The Nintendo game character Kirby now has its own pop-up cafe and official store. Kirby Café and store opens August to September in Osaka, with a concurrent store opening in Nagoya’s Parco department...
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