Yui Takamura Figure
Yui Takamura [篁唯依] is one of the main characters in Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse series [マブラブ : トータル・イクリプス]. She is a First Lieutenant of the Imperial Royal Guard determined to ensure Japan's...
View ArticleKanji Poster
Are you in need of a kanji poster to stick on the wall so that you can absorb the lingo even more? If the answer is "you bet" then you would be in luck because you can get your grubby mitts on this...
View ArticleIron Man 3 Review
Iron Man 3 [アイアンマン3] came out in Japan yesterday and I'd thought I go and see it with a few readers at Kawazaki Lazona. Posted a note on Facebook and folks from America, Malaysia, Germany, India,...
View ArticleMETI CIIC - 1st meeting summary
As announced earlier this month, The Japanese government appointed me as a member of the "Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Creative Industries Internationalization Committee"...
View ArticleA Week in Tokyo 86
The series that I abandoned for so long "A Week in Tokyo" is back >< Life is moving too fast now and unless I continue to document it then there will be big gaping gaps in it. Looking through...
View ArticleDollpa 29
The huge doll event hosted by Volks called "Dollpa" (Also known as Dolls Party) took place in Tokyo last weekend where a load of parents got together to adopt new daughters or bring their current ones...
View ArticleWorlds Biggest Evangelion Fan
Could Tolwyn from Austria be the worlds biggest Evangelion fan? Check out Tolwyn's huuuge Eva collection posted over at Figure.fm.If you got a huge collection of something or other, post it on...
View ArticlePacific Rim Japan
Saw the trailer for Pacific Rim when we went to see Iron Man 3 the other day and it immediately went on the "must see" list. Synopsis from the official site as follows.When legions of monstrous...
View ArticleKiniro Mosaic
Kiniro Mosaic [きんいろモザイク] is an upcoming anime series based on the manga of the same name. The anime will be directed by Tensho [天衝] with animation production by Studio Gokumi [Studio五組] (A-Channel,...
View ArticleDollpa 29 Part 2
Continuing on from part 1 the other day, today we take a look at the dealer tables at the doll event Dollpa that took place at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo last weekend. As usual they had just about...
View ArticleAsuka Shikinami Langley Kotobukiya
Rebuild of Evangelion 3.0 was one of your fave flicks? If so then you may be interested in this smexy figure of Asuka Shikinami Langley [式波・アスカ・ラングレー] due out in next month by Kotobukiya. Today we take...
View ArticleCulture Japan Convention
Up until now I've hosted an event called Culture Japan Night around the world where like minded comrades gather together to not only make new comrades but to also share and enjoy events that revolve...
View ArticleRoppongi Photowalk
Today we go on a photowalk around the Roppongi [六本木] area in Tokyo. Folks who have been to Roppongi will have noticed large numbers of foreigners in the area which is mainly due to the many foreign...
View ArticleGolden Week Japan
Golden Week refers to a series of public holidays on April 29 (Showa Day), May 3 (Constitution Memorial Day), May 4 (Greenery Day), and May 5 (Children's Day). Many companies close down completely to...
View ArticleMirai Suenaga Doll
A month ago, I wrote an article on how to mass produce your own products. The post was rather popular and was picked up on many sites and social networks around the world - could have been because I...
View ArticleMitaka
Mitaka [三鷹] - an area located in the West of Tokyo which is home to Kichijoji, the Ghibli Museum and a load of anime studios. 92% of all Japanese anime production studios are located within Tokyo and a...
View ArticleAmairo Clock
So you got Moekana and have pre-ordered Moekanji but you want your Japanese learning to be even more fun? I've got just the thing!I've just released Amairo Clock [天色*時計] (Amairo*Clock) for iOS which...
View ArticleAkihabara Shops 7
Its that time again where we go for a photo walk around my most fave place on Earth - Akihabara ^o^ Today we visit places such as Hobby Tengoku, Sega Game center, Toranoana, Animate, Don Quijote, Melon...
View ArticleFlumpool
Spent time with the pop rock band flumpool on one of their previous tours - if you watched Season 1 of my other TV show Japan Mode then the following photos will seem familiar. Flumpool is an immensely...
View ArticleVolks
Had the pleasure of being invited by the Managing Director of Volks (pictured here to my right) to Kyoto a while ago but only just managed to make the trip this week ><Volks is one of the major...
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