More Tokyo Heart with Aragaki Yui
In a move of shameless self-promotion, I bring to you Aragaki Yui’s newest Tokyo Metro CMs which have hit the airwaves in Japan. I posted about her first CM a little while back here, but now that some new additions to the Tokyo Heart campaign have been launched, I figured I’d throw together a gallery [...]
Things you should know about Japan.
ﾊﾞｶｰヾ(ﾟдﾟ)ﾉ゛ A cousin of mine recently won the proverbial lottery when he received the opportunity to participate in a 5 month long exchange program at a Japanese high school, all expenses paid. Opportunities like this don’t fall from the sky; He’s a hard working young man who kept his grades up, busted his butt to [...]
The Japanese ‘It’s a pain in the butt’ song of laziness: MENDOKUSAI UTA – めんどくさい歌
Japanese are supposidly some of the hardest workers on the planet. So how do we explain this song out of Japan… I present to you, the めんどくさい歌 ‘MENDOKUSAI UTA’ – literally the ‘it’s such a bother’ song. Before you watch the video, in case you don’t know what some of the words mean, here’s a [...]
Okame Japanese Antiques (Video)
David Pepper from Okame Japanese Antiques in Windsor, Ontario (my home town) takes us for a tour of his shop – a gem of the Walkerville area of Windsor that many people probably don’t even know about. David gives us a splendid look into the world of ancient Japanese history, swords, pottery, woodblock prints, and [...]
Gundam Cafe (Gallery)
A quick news update for the more otaku-type readers out there =P On April 24th, a new cafe opened in Akihabara called ガンダムカフェ ‘Gundam Cafe’. The lounge is decorated to resemble something straight out of the mess hall of the White Base in an effort to ‘bring the world of Gundam to life’. Check out [...]
Tokyo Metro signs Aragaki Yui as new “Image Character”
Just a small note straight out of Tokyo Metro’s PR department today..After 2 years of being the official “image character” (mascot person) of the Tokyo Metro subway, Miyazaki Aoi has retired from the role. Tokyo Metro has signed Aragaki Yui to pick up the role. The Okinawa-native actress brings a new face to the ongoing [...]
Shibuya Swarmed by Boy Band Fans
Shibuya Ward, Tokyo – mass panic ensues as a dangerously huge crowd gathers after false rumors of a boy-band making an appearance. This will be the newest reason on my list of why boy-bands should die.
Yamanote Line shut down: 260,000 passengers stranded
Yesterday the Saikyo line and the famously busy Yamanote line train (left) – which basically runs in a giant loop around Tokyo – were temporarily shut down all because some aerial antenna wiring unexpectedly came into contact with some overhead electrical wires at Mejiro station. Apparently a high-broadband network wiMAX antenna cable fell onto the [...]
Eco-Japan: Scrap paper to toilet paper machine
Here’s an interesting product out of Japan. Does your company have a lot of paper that will end up getting shredded and taken away (probably at a cost) to a recycling center? Why not replace your shredding machine with this thing – it will allow you to shred that confidential report that you don’t want [...]
Mind Your Manners on Tokyo Metro
Anyone who knows me will know how much I love Japan’s train culture! I’ve been meaning to write more about it, and I will in good time, but for now I really wanted to share this with you: Below is an clickable showcase of an ongoing campaign by Tokyo Metro to improve everyone’s daily commute [...]
