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Tech

Karaoke, Keeping it quiet

Most visitors to Japan have probably tried out Karaoke at some time, whilst those living abroad either have a local version of it or have at least heard…

Living in Japan

Rubbish

Rubbish in Japan, particularly the big cities, is always a problem. The biggest problem is, there is a lot of it. Then there is the issue of its disposal…

Shopping

Shopping for Vitamins?

I found this guy shopping for his vitamins, and it wasn't even Conbini monday. His mom did say it was ok to put up his photo though.

Shopping

Twitter, SNS, Blogs

This months issue of 日経ＴＲＥＮＤＹ magazine, June, 2009 (yes, the magazines always seem to come out about 2-3 weeks before the actual month), carries a very…

Buildings

Real Estate slump?

After the bursting of the "Bubble Years" in Japan it took property prices a long time to stabilize. Some parts of Tokyo were more resilient than others…

Conbini Monday

Conbini Monday Wk5

I have about 7 convenience stores all within 3 minutes walk of my house. The Lawson is about 10 seconds away (too close to avoid visiting anytime of the…

Trains & Transport

Station Concert

Passing through Shinkiba station (新木場) I saw this classical music concert inside the station building. What a great idea. If you cant get the people to…

Characters

Rilakkuma spotted at station

Saw these 2 guys waiting for the train at Shinkiba station (新木場). One of them had a cute Rilakkuma keychain holder. Can you find it in the photograph?…

Outdoors & Sport

Golf is never boring

I played golf in Chiba yesterday and for those following on twitter @Shibuya246 you will have seen some of the tweets live as I made my way round the…

Outdoors & Sport

Cloud Patterns

I played golf today in Chiba and will be posting tomorrow details of the day which included a detour to the back of a police wagon for my friend after…

Food & Drink

Where is Doria from?

Visiting restaurants in Japan that serve Western style foods, particularly Italian, you tend to see a lot of doria (ドリア) and gratin （グラタン） on the menu…

Culture

Tokyo Magic Shows

A while ago I visited a number of different magic show "spots" in Tokyo. I recently saw two of the places I visited advertised in this guide book (TOKYO…

Conbini Monday

Conbini Monday Wk4

In this weekly convenience store series, Conbini Monday, we are going to have a look at the inside of the Lawson store near my house. There is always…

Characters

Mameshiba to debut in English

Mameshiba, a character created by Dentsu, Japan's largest marketing agency, was created in 2008. The range of characters has now grown to over 25 and has…

Photos

Neighborhood Street Signs

Continuing the "Street Walk" series following the building construction photos, I photographed a number of street signs that are quite common in Tokyo.…

Marketing

Making Photo Books in Japan

There are a lot of services on the web for making photo books, although many of them cost more to ship from the US back to Japan than the actual making of…