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Seems like the rumors floating around the internet were true. Kodansha is coming to the United States to set up shop. In a move to cut costs… and the middleman, they will begin selling manga in September. The new company, Kodansha USA, will be located in New York, and will be run by Kodansha senior […] More
What says “I love you” more than taking your newlywed spouse into space for the I Do? First Advantage, a Japanese firm, has started to take reservations to make space weddings a reality. The soon to be newlywed couple will have to fork over 240 million yen, (2.3 million dollars), for the ceremony. After the […] More
Fujitaka, the company behind the face recognition hardware installed in over 4,000 cigarette vending machines across Japan has a new problem to tackle. Kids using magazine pictures of old people. Seems a Sankei Sports news reporter went around Osaka and Kobe using different pictures from magazines to fool the machines into selling a pack of […] More
Since the tragic stabbings in Akihabara by Tomohiro Kato, there have been around 300 death threats that have appeared on message boards Tokyo police report. While police admit many of the postings appear to not be serious, they have arrested 20 people on charges of public nuisance, and extortion. One of the men arrested was […] More
Terra Chips will not satisfy your hunger. They don’t taste good. You can’t even eat them. But if you like useless Japanese toys to sit on your desk or shelf, you may not be able to live without them. For $14 dollars, you to can have fun clapping, shouting, or making any sort of noise […] More
Today, its hard to escape the influence from Japan in every facet of life. From the cartoons kids (and adults) watch on TV, to the cars many of us are driving, Japan is everywhere. Fashion designer, André Lima, has used another concept from Japan in his new Spring 2009 collection. If looking at the models […] More
At one time or another, everyone interested in Japan needs a good translating site from time to time. While there are a lot of different Japanese translator sites to choose from, I know some of you may only rely on Google’s Language Tools or Yahoo! Babel Fish. I’m here to show you some alternatives that […] More
Maiko Haaaan!!! was released this past Tuesday by Viz Media. I watched it yesterday (Wednesday), but I hesitated writing a short review about it because I didn’t know how I felt about the movie. Maiko Haaaan!!! is a comedy about Kumihiko (Sadao Abe) who is your ordinary salaryman for a Cup-Ramen company in Tokyo. He […] More
Does the Japanese Ministry of Education have a secret plot to turn young Japanese children into hordes of super-hero clones that mindlessly following commands from power hungry commanders? It seems so. Japanese toy company People has partnered with the Japanese Ministry to create a new alarm clock aimed at kodomo-tachi. It’s called, Okiro! Asa Ichiban […] More
Who is Taiga Onitsuka, aka Tiger? He’s a 9 year old professional jazz musician, and Guinness world record holder. He is known as the world’s youngest professional drummer. Tiger got his start at the age of 5, and first performed in New York at the age of 7 (2005). Later on this year, he will […] More
KFC Japan is very helpful to their customers. Gaijin Tonic received an email from a friend about his recent dinner at KFC in Japan. After he placed his order, and sat down, he opened up his bag expecting to enjoy a piece of fried chicken, but was greeted by a piece of paper accompanying his […] More
Coca-Cola Japan has just released Plus Vitamin in Japan. They already have the no calorie Coke Zero, and this is the vitamin infused version. But don’t we already have this in the states? Actually, for once we got something before the ever experimental Japanese market. Here in America, we have Diet Coke Plus, which basically […] More
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