Penang Now & Then
20 years ago I would never have thought that I'd be doing my own Japanese pop culture event on the island of Penang. Before I was put in a foster home, my parents brought me to Penang where I spent...
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Have you been longing to own one of those powered suits that you see in the movies? Well it looks like you need not long for any more thanks to Sagawa Electronics who just happen to have a Powered...
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Have you been longing to own one of those powered suits that you see in the movies? Well it looks like you need not long for any more thanks to Sagawa Electronics of Japan who just happen to have a...
View ArticleAsakawa Yuu at CJC
I've been working with voice actress Asakawa Yuu for a while now - many of you will know her as the voice of Megurine Luka (Vocaloid), Rider (Fate/stay night), Motoko Aoyama (Love Hina) and many...
View ArticleJimmy Choo & Danny Choo
Announcing that I'm going to follow in my fathers footsteps and venture into making luxury brand shoes - but not just any shoes! The nitty gritty details further down the page.In addition to this new...
View ArticleIkkyuu at CJC
Ikkyuu-sensei has been working very closely with us for the past couple of years, bringing us the most cutesome chibi illustrations of Mirai and her comrades.Ikkyuu-sensei will be joining us at Culture...
View ArticleMagical Mirai
Today we cover some updates on Project Mirai - Mirai Suenaga Smart Doll is completely modeled digitally and printed using modern 3D printing technologies. The made-in-Japan robot doll is designed to be...
View ArticleMagical Mirai
What's all this "Magical Mirai" then?Today we cover some updates on Project Mirai - Mirai Suenaga Smart Doll is completely modeled digitally and printed using modern 3D printing technologies. The...
View ArticleMaridah at CJC
Maridah - cosplay celebrity and a great comrade of mine who I first met at Anime Expo 4 years ago. Her cosplay has been featured in print, TV and all over the internets and she is also well known in...
View ArticleAngie at CJC
How many of you folks recognise this most cutesome cosplayer? This is Angie who is a rather popular cosplayer from Malaysia and I think you will be able to see why from her work in these photos.She's...
View ArticleVividblaze at CJC
Japanese group vividblaze will be flying in to Penang today to perform at Culture Japan Con this weekend 17th & 18th August - tomorrow!If you watched any of Culture Japan TV then you would have...
View ArticleCulture Japan Con Day 0
Culture Japan Con - Day Zero where we setup. See you all tomorrow! More about CJC2013 listed up below.Vividblaze at CJCAngie at CJCMaridah at CJCIkkyuu at CJCAsakawa Yuu at CJCCJC Mirai MerchandiseCJC...
View ArticleCulture Japan Con Day 0
Culture Japan Con - Day Zero where we setup. See you all tomorrow! More about CJC2013 listed up below.Culture Japan Con 2013 SummaryVividblaze at CJCAngie at CJCMaridah at CJCIkkyuu at CJCAsakawa Yuu...
View ArticleCulture Japan Booth at AniManGaki
Updated with photo from day 1! Thanks to all who popped by and and hope to see you on Day 2 ^o^I still owe you Culture Japan Con coverage (few thousand photos to sort through ><) but needed to...
View ArticleCulture Japan Con 2013 Summary
The first ever Culture Japan Con (CJC) took place on the 17th and 18th of August 2013 at Straits Quay Convention Centre Penang Malaysia which turned out to be much more successful than any of us had...
View ArticleUchimizu 2013
Uchimizu [打ち水[うちみず]] refers to the action of sprinkling water on the streets in the summer and has been a tradition in Japan for many many moons. The water keeps the dust low and cools off the...
View ArticleUchimizu 2013
Uchimizu [打ち水[うちみず]] refers to the action of sprinkling water on the streets in the summer and has been a tradition in Japan for many many moons. The water keeps the dust low and cools off the...
View ArticleAkihabara Shops 10
Would you happen to be in that "I-want-to-be-in-japan-and-visit-akihabara-and-buy-a-waifu" mood? If so I got just the thing for you - the latest installment of Akihabara Shops ^o^ Today we take a...
View ArticleAFAID Mirai Suenaga Merchandise
I'll be in Jakarta next week to MC at AFA Indonesia (AFAID) from 7-8 September at Jakarta Convention Centre. Will bring along a load of Mirai Suenaga goodies to sell at the Mirai Mie Bakso booth - this...
View ArticleComic Fiesta Mirai Fanart
Its that time of the year again where Malaysia's largest ACG event Comic Fiesta (CF) begins its 100 Day Countdown!Well it hasn't actually begin yet - its just been announced that participants can...
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