A few days ago, Josh brought word that the ruling Japanese political party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is planning to more than double the JET program over the next three years. All of this is part of Prime Minister ...
| Brad Rice |
Who says coach class airplane food has to suck? Apparently the Colonel has something else in mind! From now until February 28th, Japan Air Lines will be offering Kentucky Fried Chicken on a few select...
| Hiroko Yamamura |
It looks like armored-warfare-as-feminine-sport anime Girls und Panzer's making a few waves, not just in the moe crowd, but among military nerds as well, particularly players of Wargaming.net's free-to-play online tank battle...
| Josh Tolentino |
The Tokyo Sky Tree isn't just for TV broadcasting. It's also expected to be a major tourist attraction once it opens to the public on May 22. On May 10, the Japanese media got to check out Tokyo Sky Tree Town, the area surrou...
| Bob Muir |
The Saitama Prefecture has recently released four beautiful promotional animated shorts aimed at boosting tourism in the area. Titled The Four Season, the clips showcase Saitama hot spots during various times of the year...
| Michelle Rodanes |
It's a few months later than we expected, but the Tokyo Sky Tree is finally completed, with construction wrapping at the end of February. The building is the tallest communications tower in the world (and second tallest struc...
| Bob Muir |
Why oh why am I getting all the Hello Kitty news.... Taiwan based airline EVA Air will be rolling out Hello Kitty based flights for the Taipei market. From the outside in, everything is Hello Kitty, from the baggage tags to t...
| Josh Totman |
Ultra cool "Gundam Videographer" has been chronicling the reconstruction of the 1/1-scale Gundam RX-78-2 that originally stood at Odaiba in 2009 and is now back at Tokyo (apparently with no souvenirs for Hiroko, but nonethele...
| Kristina Pino |