Last week we took a look at some bentos in the local convenience stores. This week is a mix of sweet and more sweet. Quite a few of the convenience...
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新橋Minato Ward, Tōkyō Metropolis, Japan Most of us will know Meiji Chocolate from the chocolate bars you can buy in the convenience stores. Meiji have...
Many of you following me on Twitter saw that I forgot my camera bag on the train today with my Nikon D700 and lenses inside. When I got on the train...
Shibuya Earlier this year a Japanese web site came out called Bijin Tokei, Beautiful Girls clock, which introduced a different cute girl for every...
I bought these stamps of Rakuten, Japan’s online auction site. Dick Bruna’s work, particularly with the Miffy character, are still very...
CGM Night #6 was held last night at the Shibuya head office of Cospa. The location was perfect and by the time I arrived the room was already full...
The Japan Anniversary Association has recently designated December 10th as “Sorry Day” or Gomenne no hi (ごめんねの日). It is not a National...
Family Mart announced last night that they are starting a Twitter account to promote their chain of convenience stores. They are the first...
Looks like someone has been playing around with the statue in front of Shibuya station near Hachiko. I walk past this statue all the time, but...
It is late today and I haven’t had chance to eat dinner. Time to run down to the conbini and pick up something to share with my microwave. You...
Michael Moore was in Shibuya today filming with what looked like the NHK film crew. I was just passing through and saw him as they were filming near...
Most users of Japanese cell phones (keitai’s), have a strap on their phone. I think the original idea was so you could hold the strap in case...
Center-gai in Shibuya is a popular place for many to walk through, with no cars passing, as they pass through to shop at Tokyu Hands, HMV, Seibu...
I was looking out of my window at lunch time and saw this police car stopped behind another car with people milling around. At first I thought we...
After a number of fires at restaurants and small zakkyo (雑居) buildings, the fire inspectors have been out performing spot checks at various buildings...
If you want an original phone charger when you come to Japan, these might be for you. A mixture of Hello Kitty, Rilakkuma and then original JR train...
Hachiko is working it hard at the moment to support the Labor Insurance month campaign. Go Hachiko! It is strange that nobody has taken off his sash...
A few purchases from the Rilakkuma store yesterday. The apron Rilakkuma is about to be sent overseas. Xmas Kiiroitoris going to sit on the desk for a...
Following the recent giveaway contest I decided the packages I was sending out needed a few extra items added from the Rilakkuma store. sorry, guys...
This week, Monday is a holiday in Japan, so for all those who normally have their Conbini Monday on the first day back at work, you will have to wait...
T.Y. HARBOR BREWERY, Shinagawa WardTokyo Metropolis, Japan I spotted these birds moving in a group around the canals in Shinagawa. Looks like they...
Shibuya WardTōkyō Metropolis, Japan Since so many people said they liked the photos from the last set of Shibuya Streets and were looking for more, I...
Shibuya WardTōkyō Metropolis, Japan The movie for Nodame Cantabile comes out on December 19, 2009. This popular anime, book and drama series created...
Odaiba, Tokyo
Shibuya Station
The Rainbow Bridge can be a great sight at night looking from Odaiba back towards the skyline of Tokyo.
Mr Natsuno (夏野さん) is well known in Japan as the creator of Docomo’s Imode platform for their cell phones. I had the chance to go to a speech...
Looks like the train advertising is really catching on with many companies. Here is some colorful advertising for the new macross movie featured on...
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