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Light Sticks

This guide on concert light sticks has been in the works for a while since I wasn’t quite sure whether to push it out, but here is it anyways. This is a certain collection of common knowledge about the...

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Wasei-eigo

After a long wait, here’s the follow up to our Made In Japan English article on Wasei-eigo, containing even more uniquely Japanese words that have come to adopt as English. It took quite a while to...

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Maplies Collection

If the previous articles on Ginza Cozy Corner and Fujiya Milky weren’t an indication enough of my love for pastries, here’s yet another Japanese cakes post. We came across this small cake shop called...

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Supermerlion 2nd Anniversary

Today marks the second anniversary of the Supermerlion site. And despite not being updated as much as I’d like it to be we’ve made some amazing progress over the span of the last year. Of course, none...

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Maidoru! SUPER☆GiRLS

Maidoru! SUPER☆GiRLS (My Idol SUPER☆GiRLS) is the group’s unique combination of social network and fan club. It serves as an all in one portal to everything SUPER☆GiRLS as well as a personal log of...

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Tokyo Runway

Before there was the Tokyo Girls Collection, there was the Kobe Collection, a similar fashion event but with an emphasis on more upscale brands. The Tokyo Girls Collection has since won the title of...

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WEAVER

Japanese rock bands these days are a dime-a-dozen. Many bands fail to be noticed, with no way to distinguish themselves from being one amongst many. In the quest to be noticed and stand out, WEAVER...

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Google Street View On Foot

Last Friday, Google Japan unveiled that their Google Street View service can now take visitors into caves. Public response was mostly fascination at being able to take a 360 degree tour of the insides...

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Tokyo Tower

For over 50 years, the Tokyo Tower has been the pinnacle landmark in Japan’s capital city. Located in Minato Ward at the heart Tokyo, the iconic 333 meter tall lattice tower served as the world’s...

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Applicat Spectra

In the double-bill in Singapore this March, Applicat Spectra stands next to WEAVER as an invitee. The band has yet to prove themselves, with only a sole single and before that a demo release. Yet,...

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Flying Gliders

I was hunting in a candy store in Ueno for some Pocky for Wilson when I came across these “Soft Gliders” for sale. Older readers might remember these styrofoam planes fondly. They used to be available...

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Secret Serina

With SDN48 performing an amazing final concert in Singapore last weekend, I guess now would be as good a time as any to look through this photo book by one of the group’s most prominent members. Though...

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Asakusa Nobu

Steak House Nobu (ステーキハウス のぶ) in Asakusa, or Asakusa Nobu for short is a homely hole in the wall eatery that we raved about during last month’s trip to Tokyo. The small counterside shop sits only 11...

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Kuro Tamago

Kuro Tamago or Black Eggs are one of Hakone’s trademark items.  This unique snack can only be found while at the volcanic valley of Owakudani. A small hut along the side of the volcano cooks and...

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Amita

Released last month, Amita is the photo book featuring SUPER☆GiRLS member Maeshima Ami (前島亜美), who also goes by the title’s nickname. As one of the group’s most prominent members, this is Maeshima’s,...

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Tokyo Landmark

Spotted these from coverage of the recent Wonder Festival 2012 Winter. From Kaiyodo comes a set of intricate capsule toys featuring popular Tokyo attractions such as the Tokyo Tower, Tokyo Sky Tree and...

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Japan Kawaii Expo

It seems Singapore isn’t the only one with convention fever. Next month, Niigata will host their very own Japan Kawaii Expo 2012. This debut fashion exhibition will focus on everything cute, promising...

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Booking your Hotel

It may be a little forward of me to tout one of our sponsors so directly like this. But with the NATAS Travel Fair going on right now at the Singapore Expo, many are taking this opportunity to sneak in...

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poupeegirl

poupeegirl is one part social network and another part fashion game. And while both have their audiences, it is not a combination that would work well on paper. Yet this week, the Japanese social...

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Nakano Broadway

While Akihabara will probably be the first place in Japan that springs to mind when talking about all things geeky, Nakano Broadway is as important a landmark to the dedicated otaku. Located in the...

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Manneken

If you’ve been following this site or my Twitter, you’d probably heard these glorious waffles mentioned many a time already. But we’ve have yet to feature Manneken on its own post that it so deserves....

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