Today was the official introduction of Taspo, which is an age verification card to buy tobacco at vending machines. For those unfamiliar with Tobacco and Japan, well it’s still one the last countries where tobacco advertising is still allowed, but now it’s getting more tricky to buy cigarettes at a vending machine so you need [...]

Last year was the year of Billy’s Bootcamp… but this year it’s the Hula Hoop year. Tried Hoopnotic Hoops the other night at Le Baron where Mai organized the Hoopnotic Hoops night…what a work out! The next day I was having muscle pain everywhere. I am ordering my one on clipper for sure. So my [...]

Wabi&Sabi are creative directors from Sapporo, Japan. Having worked with them, I can tell that they are true creators.
Award winner in most design shows around the world through creating innovative creative fonts and more . Check their work at http://www.homeinc.jp/wabisabitop.html

Leah Dizon was promoting her new single “Vanilla” in Shibuya, and what’s the best way to promote it in Japan? She dressed as a maid and came with her ice cream van. I guess Leah Dizon’s new song Vanilla could have been a huge hit in Akihabara!
Leah Dizon; born September 24, 1986 is a model, [...]

If you enjoy eating Japanese snack food, healthy soybeans (edamame), normally before a meal, you may be interested in a new toy keychain. In late April, Japanese toymaker Bandai Asovision officially released the Mugen Edamame (Infinite Soybeans) keychain toy. Mugen Edamame looks real. You can’t eat it, but you can play with it forever. By [...]

“ALWAYS STANDING IN THE FRONT LINE,
TO NOT JUST BE A PART OF THE MOVEMENT,
BUT TO FIGHT AGAINST THE OTHERS WHO’LL
NOT LET THEM PASS THROUGH THE GAME”
That’s his quote. He is on every front: if he is not presenting on MTV, he is DJing, If he is not DJing, he is hunting the latest trends, if [...]

Yukie Nakama is a very popular celebrity who successfully turned from gravure bikini model to a highly recognized actress.
Yukie Nakama was voted number 2 position for the ideal girlfriend.

In celebration of World Refugee Day on 20th June 2008, UNHCR and Japan for UNHCR proudly present the 3rd Annual Tokyo Refugee Film Festival.
The Tokyo Refugee Film Festival is becoming a vital component of UNHCR’s year round action plan to raise awareness of the plight and triumphs of the world’s 33 million refugees and internally [...]

German keicar manufacturer smart has installed a “smart” vending machine in Tokyo. But before you get too excited, it just pops out some marketing materials. Nevertheless a clever idea in a land where almost everything can be bought from a vending machine.