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Tokyo JR Yamanote Line train decorated with running tracks for Rio Olympics
The top 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games sponsors have joined together to support the Japan team heading to Rio with a special branded Yamanote Line train. Sponsored by 15 companies, the...
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Blue Bottle continues Tokyo expansion: new branches in Nakameguro, Shinagawa,...
The rise, rise and rise of Blue Bottle continues. After its much-hyped arrival in chicly run-down Kiyosumi-Shirakawa in 2014, it swiftly went more metropolitan with branches in Aoyama and Shinjuku. Now...
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Plus-sized comedienne Naomi Watanabe celebrated in interactive exhibition
Pocchari (larger size) culture just got another stamp of mainstream approval. While Japan is readily associated with slim and willowy female fashion, beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. As such, it...
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Henn na Hotel robot-staffed hotel opens near Tokyo Disney Resort in 2017
One of the biggest stories of 2015 was the opening of the “robot hotel”, Henn na Hotel, in Sasebo, where guests are served by artificial staff. The “Strange Hotel”, as its name literally means,...
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Shibuya Station cup noodle restaurant Donbareya closes
It’s the end of an era as Donbareya, the cup noodle restaurant on one of the platforms for the Yamanote Line at JR Shibuya Station, has closed. Offering Donbei instant noodles for hungry commuters,...
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Interactive digital installation wizards teamLab transcend boundaries in...
The creative unit teamLab is already making a big splash this summer with its incredible digital flowers installation in Odaiba. If that’s not enough for you, you could also catch teamLab’s exhibition...
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Japanese fashion magazine AneCan to close
The Japanese fashion magazine industry continues to suffer. After the closure of prominent gyaru culture titles Koakuma Ageha, egg and Happie Nuts, another major magazine is closing down. The last...
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First Cabin Kansai Airport: new cubicle-style budget hotel ideal for...
A new inexpensive hotel will open in Kansai International Airport in March 2017 in the style of a capsule hotel. Guests to the tentatively named First Cabin Kansai Airport in the Aeroplaza complex near...
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Flowers by Naked: Paradiso brings interactive digital floral art to Roppongi
The creative agency Naked has produced an interactive event ideal for the summer, Flowers by Naked: Paradiso, now running at Tokyo Midtown in Roppongi until August 31st. A previous version of the event...
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Which Japanese female celebrities earn the most from TV commercials?
The weekly tabloid Shukan Post recently published a ranking of female celebrities based on their TV commercial earnings. In addition to television advertising, the magazine calculated its ranking from...
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Pokémon Go used for matchmaking events in Tokyo, Kanagawa
The Pokémon Go phenomenon has reached such stratospherical levels that it is even starting to influence people’s romantic lives. A Japanese company has announced it will hold Pokémon Go matchmaking...
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Experience historical architecture and vibrant light installations at Meguro...
Meguro Gajoen is once again open to the public with a special series of traditionally inspired, light-themed installations. The hotel complex, built originally in the 1930s as a wedding ceremony hall,...
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teamLab transforms L’Occitane Shinjuku into immersive digital beauty space
At the risk of become a news site exclusively about teamLab, another major development in the space of a week merits a new story about the interdisciplinary technology and design group. Hot on the...
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Dragon Quest video game billboard in Shinjuku Station charges up your phone
This is a trend that continues to grow and surprise us: large-scale ads and billboards, especially in train stations, with a “physical” or interactive gimmick. From “huggable” columns to others that...
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Tennozu-Shinagawa, the new Tokyo district for art and design
Earlier this year we reported on the opening of Archi-Depot, Japan’s first architecture models museum. The company behind the museum, Warehouse Terrada, is actually pioneering a whole new art district...
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Tokyo hosts Japan’s first Muslim fashion show in November
The first Muslim fashion show will held in Japan in November as part of Hala Expo Japan 2016. Organized in partnership with the Malaysia-based Moslema In Style, Tokyo Modest Fashion Show will take...
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Gundam virtual reality experience puts you in hand of giant robot
A new virtual reality attraction brings the world of the Gundam anime series to life in 360-degree vision. After donning a headset and stereo headphones, visitors can experience seeing the world from...
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The Guest Cafe & Diner moves from Shibuya to Ikebukuro Parco, hosts Yowamushi...
The Guest Cafe & Diner at Shibuya Parco has been one of the main venues hosting the regular pop-up cafes that have proved popular marketing tools in recent years, especially in Tokyo. By now, the...
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HMV taps vinyl revival in Japan with new Shinjuku store and Shibuya museum
HMV continues to roll out its comeback strategies, and it has a decidedly analog flavor. The overseas music retailer has been owned in Japan by a subsidy of the convenience store giant Lawson since...
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Salvador Dali exhibition promoted with Dali mustache photo book in Shinjuku
Visitors passing through Promenade Road, the underground passageway at the Marunouchi Line of Shinjuku Station, can currently pop into a photo booth to get their portrait taken in the style of Spanish...
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