Streets of Akihabara
Out about filming on the streets of Akihabara for Japan Mode - and took some photos at the same time. Tis so hot n colourful at this time of year! There are also a ton of cute girls here - starting...
View ArticleUeno in the Summer
The Japan Summer theme continues and this time we take a look at Ueno. Here you can enjoy the huge Ueno Park, Ueno Zoo, museums and the open air market Ameyoko. If you just want to laze around in the...
View ArticleCulture Japan Night Jakarta
Over 600 people registered for Culture Japan Night Jakarta Summer 2012 but about 100 of that could not make it due to the venue change. I was tipped off that I would be arrested (or fined or both!) if...
View ArticleHatsune Miku Yukata
Something cutesome landed in my lap - Yukata Miku Nendoroid Ver! If you want to get your grubby mitts on her ASAP then you need to go to the 39's CARABAN Summer Festival 2012 event in Yokohama...
View ArticleShimokitazawa
Shimokitazawa [下北沢[しもきたざわ]] in Tokyo is located a few stops by train from Shibuya and Shinjuku - a trendy place popular with young folks filled with fashion, zakka, second-hand shops and restaurants....
View ArticleSailor Moon New Series
Upgraded designs of Sailor Moon from the new series spotted at a mall in Jakarta. Looks like the uniform got a downgrade to just skirt and ribbon though ^^;There is a poll embedded in this article.
View ArticleAkihabara Electronics
After Japan lost the war in 1945, the many radio technicians and electronic engineers stationed around the world came back home to Japan. At the time, there wasn't many jobs going round and all most of...
View ArticleAFAID 12 Culture Japan Booth
For a very long time, I've wanted to visit Indonesia to visit my user base and Anime Festival Asia Indonesia made it possible a few weeks ago. It was just so awesome to be able to meet folks who read...
View ArticleAnime Festival Asia Indonesia
Anime Festival Asia Indonesia was just incredible. Everybody in the industry kinda knew there was a huge market in Indonesia but nobody up until now had ventured into Indonesia in a big way to find out...
View ArticleMeiji Jingu Shrine
Located in the Shibuya ward in Tokyo is Meiji Jingu Shrine - surrounded by 700,000 square-meters of forest, the place is a great place to be especially in the Summer - the shade of the trees makes the...
View ArticleDesk Diary 2012/09
Its been 5 months since the last instalment of Desk Diary! Got a load of photos piled up so need to split them into 2 posts - today we look at the changes around the lounge area.As mentioned in the...
View ArticleHatsune Miku Events
Hatsune Miku is a part of daily life in Japan now - shes in convenient stores, street posters and now there are many Miku related events and collaborations going on including the one in...
View ArticleDoll Show 35
The 35th Doll Show took place today in Tokyo and I managed to muster a couple of hours at the event before heading back to the office. As usual the place was filled with lovely dollies and accessories....
View ArticleWagnaria
Mirai Suenaga joins Wagnaria as a new member! Speaking of which, its your last day to stand a chance to win a free return ticket to Japan - details here.Yamada finds out who took her uniform.
View ArticleJapanese Book Stores
The book store Japan Center in Piccadilly London was my gateway to Japan 20 years ago. With no Internets at the time, Japanese book shops like the Japan Center were our only portal to Japan for...
View ArticleAkihabara Shops
Going to try to bring you Akihabara more often through photos so that you can see the current trends in the current otakusphere - whats hot, whats on sale and what new shops there are. If you visit...
View ArticleRobotics Notes Anime
Robotics;Notes [ロボティクス・ノーツ] is an upcoming science fiction anime adapted from 5pb and Nitroplus's [ニトロプラス] visual novel Robotics;Notes. The anime will be directed by Nomura Kazuya [野村和也] (Sengoku...
View ArticleOniichan Dakedo
Onii-chan Dakedo Ai Sae Areba Kankeinai yo Ne [お兄ちゃんだけど愛さえあれば関係ないよねっ] (You're My Brother, But That Doesn't Matter as Long as we Have Love!), also known as "Oniai" [おにあい] is a light novel adaptation...
View ArticleK Anime
K is an original animation project created by the GoRA, 7 masked authors, who have carefully drawn up a story that includes the unique writing ability of each of the 7 members. The animation is done by...
View ArticleDesk Diary 2012/10
Busy as usual ^^; Been working on the launch of MiraiClock3 for the android (and iOS version update), filming and production of Japan Mode (broadcast date delayed), a new line of Mirai merchandise and...
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