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Chinka OVA
First photo taken from either the July Megami Magazine or Animage - I forget which one ^^;Folks who have just recently started to read the site may not know about the anime title Chinka that I'm...
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McDonald's Food Strap
Recently found out that one of my comrades does some marketing work for McDonald's Japan. She asked me whether I was collecting the Food Straps that we saw in the previous Tokyo Fast Food post. Told...
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Nitroplus Office Tour
Nitroplius - a Japanese company set up in the year 2000 which focuses on game, anime and character goods development. Some of the games they work on include titles like Phantom, Steins:Gate and...
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Japan Insect Repellent
Tis that time of year when the creepy crawlies or cutie crawlies (depending on your preference) come out not only to play but to also bite and suck on your juicy bouncy...legs. I say "cutie crawlie"...
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Lazona kawasaki
Today we take a gander at Lazona - a shopping complex located in Kawasaki within the Kanagawa prefecture. Designed by Spanish architect Richardo Bofill, Lazona Kawasaki opened for business in September...
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Opera-tan Figure
Opera-tan is the unofficial mascot for the Opera browser created by illustrator temp_h. According to temp_h's latest blog entry, Hobby Link Japan will be bringing out a garage kit figure of Opera-tan...
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Dollfie Dream Sister
Just saw the post by Yui over at Figure.fm about the new 50cm bodies by Volks entitled Dollfie Dream Sister (DDS). Looks like they've come out with a completely revamped body - dying to get my hands on...
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Anime Expo - Behind The Scenes
One of America's largest anime events took place last month - Anime Expo was held between the 1st and 4th of July and was attended by over 100,000 anime fans from all over the world. Guests included...
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Amaha Miu Dollfie
The recently released Amaha Miu Dollfie appeared on the doorstep the other day - thanks to Dollfie World for sending her over! They sent her out on a Monday from Hong Kong and she arrived a couple of...
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Ameyoko
The last time I visited Ameyoko was a couple O years ago - should probably visit more often as the food is great and there is lots (and lots) to see. Also wrote up a post on Ameyoko back in 2008 which...
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Japanese Mac Rooms
Stumbled onto a BBS that had a load of Japanese users sharing photos of rooms with Macs. The otaku level for most of these photos are rather low though ^^;
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Japan Offices
Today we take a look at the home office of Fukuoka-san ( http://twitter.com/290cart ) who is the Chief Executive Editor of Japan's most read weekly journal - Weekly ASCII.First met Fukuoka-san earlier...
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Dogashima
On our recent trip to Izu, we visited an area called Dogashima [堂ヶ島] which is a popular scenic spot featuring a load of caves, cliffs, greenery and absolutely gorgeous clear water. Tis located very...
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Ita Controller
When you stick the kanji "Ita" [痛] in front of a noun, you get a new word that describes something that is plastered with 2D girls. For example:- 痛車 "Itasha" (Moe car) > example 痛チャリ "Itachari" (Moe...
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Hobby Japan
Today we take a gander at the offices of Hobby Japan - the folks who publish the magazine of the same name and also own properties like Om Nom Nom Queens Blade anime and the up n coming Hyakkaryouran...
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Hobby Search
Another office infiltration - this time its the headquarters of Hobby Search. A load of figures, dolls, gundams and vintage stuff lying around here n there - lets see how much we can bag without...
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Post Apocalyptic Tokyo
Some gorgeous post apocalyptic artwork of Tokyo by illustrator Tokyo Genso. Discovered at Pink Tentacle where you can see more. How many of these locations do you recognize?
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Japan Vending Machine
One of the biggest vending machines that I've seen over here selling everything from yer average can O drink to snacks, brolleys, nappies, batteries and wet tissues.And for those who have always...
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Saber in Hong Kong
Adventures of Saber in Hong Kong last March with more to come this October. Some more photos of Saber in posts tagged "Hongkong." Saber has been getting around quite a bit this year. After Hong Kong it...
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Meguro Sanma Festival
The Meguro Sanma Festival has been taking place every year since 1996. At the festival they give away about 7000 grilled Sanma fish (Pacific Saury) for free - you have to line up in the 1 kilometer...
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