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    Sex in Japan: A Documentary

    Here’s a classic clip from the BBC’s Sex in Japan documentary. This documentary tries to expose some of the rumors surrounding how the Japanese view sex, and many of the problems Japanese men and woman face regarding incorporating sex in their daily lives. Some parts of this video is NSFW, but it’s very informative. You […] More

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    Popular giant panda Ling Ling dead

    The famous chinese panda, Ling Ling, has died at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo today. The official cause of death was heart failure. In terms of panda years, he lived a long life. Although he was 22 years old by our time standards, he was about 70 years old in panda years. Zoo officials moved Ling […] More

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    What is Urban Mining?

    When the world’s economy starts to feel the effects of recession elsewhere, people become creative with earning money. Urban mining is a relatively new trend where one takes apart electronics in order to collect the gold, copper, and silver inside. China is known for being the leader in this new industry, however over the past […] More

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    The end of Akihabara?

    Well my earlier post about Akihabara returning to semi-normality may have been a bit premature. I’m sure you have by now heard the news about Asuka “Wide-Open” Sawamoto being arrested for her… colorful displays of the female body. This past Sunday brought on even more unusual events. Volunteer groups and residents took to the streets […] More

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    Sukayu Hot Springs

    A campaign has started by a group of concerned citizens to stop the stares of men at one of Japan’s most famous hot spring resorts that still practices mixed sex bathing. The Konyoku wo Mamoru Kai (Protect Mixed Bathing Association) has seen an increase of men to the Sukayu Hot Spring resort in Aomori. With […] More

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    Attack negativity with Kendo widget

    Kendo, “the way of the sword”, is a Japanese martial art somewhat similar to European art of fencing. Recently this martial art has made its way into the blog-o-sphere in Japan due to a very popular widget by Kendo Magazine. Their widget will first search and identify a negative word within your post. When it […] More

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    Ningin – The Asian Social Bookmarking Community

    Just got an email from the owner of Ningin, and was pleasantly surprised. Seems my post for the new Naruto Shippuden Kizuna Trailer has reached a red stared, level 5 post. Dear Louis, I just want to congratulate you for one of your more popular posts on our site this past week: Naruto Shippuden Kizuna […] More

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    Takehito Shigehara, panty thief?

    I am a big soccer fan, however, I don’t get a chance to watch the J.League play much as I have yet to figure out when matches are played on KeyholeTV. As far as the English Premier League, I’m a big Manchester United and Newcastle fan. If you do follow the J.League, you may know […] More

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    Ronald McDonald lives up to hype

    I know by now you must have seen all the Mc Donald videos from Japan like the Original, and the Caramelldansen remix. Well this unfortunate Ronald Mc Donald had to live up to the pop culture hype and perform the famed catch phrase while making a visit for customers. More

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    ASIMO to conduct orchestra

    Just when you think you have heard everything about Honda’s ASIMO robot, Honda finds a way to keep the spotlight shining on their incredible robot. On May 13th, ASIMO will make history and become the first robot in history to conduct a professional Orchestra. ASIMO will conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and will perform “Impossible […] More

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    Crowded Japanese Trains

    With all the news around Japan about groping incidents, with videos like these, it is hard to imagine something inadvertently not happening. I am sure there are those that really do grope, but you have got to admit. If they didn’t pack people in like this, maybe everyone would be able to see eachother’s hands. […] More

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    Dasubee the toilet scrubbing robot

    You may be wondering if something was in that sake you were just drinking when you see a blue elephant in the public restroom. But don’t worry, that’s just Dasubee, toilet scrubbing robot. Not only can the Japanese seemingly solve any problem put in front of them, but also create a cute robot as part […] More

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