December 2009

• Hot Bear Cuddle
  12/14/09 • (0)
  Click on Amazon Japan for more about this bear. Japan loves its teddy bears! This bear is a [...]
• Dual Monitor Notebook
  12/13/09 • (10)
  The notebook PC maker, Kohjinsha (工人舎), has brought out a surprising new feature on its latest [...]
• My Pikachu Car
  12/13/09 • (2)
  Click on this link for Amazon Japan. When my boys were growing up, they always liked a full [...]
• Crunky Chocolate Jigsaw
  12/13/09 • (0)
  Find out more on Amazon Japan. Do you love Crunky chocolate? When I first came to Japan, I [...]
• Traditional Telephone
  12/13/09 • (1)
  Amazon Japan What is this? A blast from the past in telephones? Natsukashii!!! You are looking [...]
• Onigiri Trumps
  12/13/09 • (0)
  Onigiri Trumps I wrote about onigiri trumps recently on my own site Kimonobox. They were very [...]
• Green Clock Man
  12/13/09 • (3)
  Green Clockman Alarm clocks are not my favourite item in the house. But clockman is different! [...]
• Tokyo Outlet Mall
  12/12/09 • (16)
  Venus Fort, located at Odaiba, Tokyo, has just opened what is said to be the first outlet mall [...]
• Japan Blood Types
  12/11/09 • (12)
  It is raining in Tokyo and most of Japan today. I was planning to play golf, but decided to [...]
• Cool Educational
  12/10/09 • (1)
  Thomas Tank Katakana Blocks Teaching Japanese to kids can be helped along with these great [...]
• Japan Ladies Golf Fashion
  12/10/09 • (7)
  Japan golf is riding a new wave of popularity with Ishikawa Ryo in the mens section and now a [...]
• Omotesando Illumination Bokeh
  12/10/09 • (16)
  The Omotesando illuminations are back after a number of years absence because they attracted [...]
• Akihabara Shopping
  12/09/09 • (23)
  I was in Akihabara the other day to pick up a few items and took some quick shots on the [...]
• Rilakkuma Year of Tiger, 2010
  12/08/09 • (13)
  I forgot to post this a while ago when a friend told me about it. San-x released a special [...]
• Lupin Steal Japan
  12/08/09 • (4)
  Many of you may have seen my post on Tokyo Live Bloggers via dannychoo.com yesterday about the [...]
• Kinki Kids Secret Concert
  12/08/09 • (5)
  The popular singing duo, Kinki Kids, held a secret concert to mark the release of their new [...]
• Conbini Monday Wk31
  12/07/09 • (6)
  Last week we took a look at some bentos in the local convenience stores. This week is a mix of [...]
• Meiji 56 Chocolates
  12/07/09 • (18)
  Most of us will know Meiji Chocolate from the chocolate bars you can buy in the convenience [...]
• Japan Lost Luggage
  12/05/09 • (25)
  Many of you following me on Twitter saw that I forgot my camera bag on the train today with my [...]
• Knitted Pooch
  12/05/09 • (0)
  My knitted pooch on Amazon Japan. Whilst it seems that kids today want the fast games, plastic [...]
• Bijin Tokei Update
  12/04/09 • (10)
  Earlier this year a Japanese web site came out called Bijin Tokei, Beautiful Girls clock, which [...]
• Japanese Postage Stamps
  12/04/09 • (14)
  I bought these stamps of Rakuten, Japan’s online auction site. Dick Bruna’s work, [...]
• CGM Night #6 at Cospa HQ
  12/03/09 • (4)
  CGM Night #6 was held last night at the Shibuya head office of Cospa. The location was perfect [...]
• Ponyo Karuta
  12/03/09 • (0)
  Ponyo Karuta Cards on Amazon Japan This year Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea was released by [...]
• Sorry Day, Gomenne
  12/02/09 • (8)
  The Japan Anniversary Association has recently designated December 10th as “Sorry [...]
• Family Mart on Twitter
  12/01/09 • (3)
  Family Mart announced last night that they are starting a Twitter account to promote their [...]
• Hachiko FootBoy
  12/01/09 • (8)
  Looks like someone has been playing around with the statue in front of Shibuya station near [...]

November 2009

• Conbini Monday Wk30
  11/30/09 • (9)
  It is late today and I haven’t had chance to eat dinner. Time to run down to the conbini [...]
• Michael Moore in Shibuya, Tokyo
  11/30/09 • (5)
  Michael Moore was in Shibuya today filming with what looked like the NHK film crew. I was just [...]
• Mobile Phone Straps
  11/30/09 • (17)
  Most users of Japanese cell phones (keitai’s), have a strap on their phone. I think the [...]
• Shibuya Center-gai
  11/29/09 • (19)
  Center-gai in Shibuya is a popular place for many to walk through, with no cars passing, as [...]
• Japan Drama Location
  11/28/09 • (13)
  I was looking out of my window at lunch time and saw this police car stopped behind another car [...]
• Japan Fire Inspections
  11/28/09 • (2)
  After a number of fires at restaurants and small zakkyo (雑居) buildings, the fire inspectors [...]
• Japan Phone Chargers
  11/27/09 • (3)
  If you want an original phone charger when you come to Japan, these might be for you. A mixture [...]
• Hachiko for Labor Insurance
  11/26/09 • (16)
  Hachiko is working it hard at the moment to support the Labor Insurance month campaign. Go [...]
• Rilakkuma Purchases
  11/25/09 • (12)
  A few purchases from the Rilakkuma store yesterday. The apron Rilakkuma is about to be sent [...]
• Rilakkuma Store visit
  11/24/09 • (17)
  Following the recent giveaway contest I decided the packages I was sending out needed a few [...]
• Conbini Monday Wk29
  11/23/09 • (8)
  This week, Monday is a holiday in Japan, so for all those who normally have their Conbini [...]
• Shinagawa Birds
  11/22/09 • (4)
  I spotted these birds moving in a group around the canals in Shinagawa. Looks like they were [...]
• Shibuya Streets Vol 7
  11/21/09 • (24)
  Since so many people said they liked the photos from the last set of Shibuya Streets and were [...]
• Nodame Cantabile Movie
  11/20/09 • (7)
  The movie for Nodame Cantabile comes out on December 19, 2009. This popular anime, book and [...]
• Rainbow Bridge at Night
  11/19/09 • (4)
  The Rainbow Bridge can be a great sight at night looking from Odaiba back towards the skyline [...]
• Father of i-mode
  11/19/09 • (6)
  Mr Natsuno (夏野さん) is well known in Japan as the creator of Docomo’s Imode platform for [...]
• Macross Frontier Movie
  11/18/09 • (5)
  Looks like the train advertising is really catching on with many companies. Here is some [...]
• Cosplay Christmas
  11/17/09 • (14)
  Cosplay comes in many forms in Japan. When you combine Christmas it can either be very cute or [...]
• Conbini Monday Wk28
  11/16/09 • (10)
  This week I was in search of some nuts at the convenience store. After having kidney stones in [...]
• Shibuya Streets Vol6
  11/15/09 • (23)
  I started my Sunday walk in Shibuya having a look at Yamada Denki and then checking out the [...]
• Japan Aflac Merry Xmas
  11/14/09 • (10)
  For this product, they are taking the normal Japanese maneki-neko and converting it into a [...]
• Japan Trunk Room
  11/14/09 • (11)
  In the basement of my mansion, along with the garbage room, the bicycle sheds and the car [...]
• Japan Christmas Bear
  11/13/09 • (4)
  Spotted this Christmas Bear on the train heading towards Makuhari the other day. I wonder if [...]