Throw away the rice and use a “Dryer Box” for your wet phone
Luckily, I have never been in the position of catapulting into a pool only to come to the horrific realization that my precious cell phone...
Culture
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It may soon become Suntory time for the USA….
Usually when you’re out on the town at local bars and such, the best you can do if you’re looking for something distinctly Japanese, the...
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Sweet DeviantArt Pokemon Figurines!
Art Project of the Day: Gotta put ‘em all out of their misery: “Ugly Pokémon” sculptures, created by DeviantARTist EatToast for Otakon 2010, which took place...
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Tired of beds, wanna sleep in a cubby hole? Head to the Akihabara district…
Yep, that’s right. The Akihabara district in Japan is now home to “capsule hotels”, or small cube-shaped sleep pods where users can cramp up and...
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Oldest Man in Tokyo turns out to not be quite so old….
Well, he was still old, but not the age officials thought he was. According to this story from BBC, Sogen Kato, believed to be a...
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So worth the $265 a night
Free In-Room Wifi? Forget That! I Want To Stay At This Hotel With A Free In-Room Model Railroad
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Jaded JRPG fans protest convention, predictability
This is a pretty smart ad campaign. As this article from the Escapist says, an ad campaign in Japan for the upcoming video game Fallout:...
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Japan’s oceans filled with abundance of marine life
Congratulations, Japan. As this article describes, “apparently” Japan’s waters are home to 33,629 different kinds of sea creatures living beneath the surface. This was a...
