Now that the Bon Festival week of holidays is wrapping up, millions of Japanese are returning from some much needed rest and relaxation back in their hometowns. Since O-Bon is traditionally for ancestor worship, many also take the time to visit the g...

We heard about this project a few weeks back when it was small. Then statues in Shibuya starting disappearing. Popular character Lupin is a thief with outrageous sideburns (amazingly, even longer than mine). The Lupin Steal Japan started in November...

I need to go and see this! We had the pleasure of sitting down with Tokujin Yoshioka in his home/studio in Daikanyama during one of our client Trend Tours in 2007, and it still ranks in our top five best creative sit-downs ever. via Core77

We previously blogged about a Tokyo time lapse video by Samuel Cockedey. Now he has turned his video magic to autumnal imagery in rural Japan.

Calling all children of the Eighties! We previously reported on the Space Invaders alarm clocks last year. Now we have the perfect office accessory for you! Did you love playing the hungry Pac-Man of those early arcade machines? Or were you more a...

As a longtime user and collector of toy cameras, I’ve frequently come to the point where I question the expenses that this hobby racks up. The cameras themselves are typically pretty cheap, ranging from $20 for a Holga to a few hundred for something...