Operation Visit Japan – December 2010 Report

In the blink of an eye the year 2010 has passed us by, I think it has been a fairly productive year for me personally but as i

Japan’s Gundam vs the Chinese Counterfeit

Japan’s giant Gundam that was built and first appeared in Odaiba Japan and was a huge hit. After it was taken down in wa

My Japan by Mauro Puccini

I have found another awesome video, this time containing a mash-up of dozens of pictures taken in Japan by Mauro Puccini. A

Tohoku Shinkansen Links Tokyo with Aomori

Aomori Prefecture is at the northern tip of HonshÅ«, Japan’s main island and is now home to two brand new train statio

Pedestrian Zone in Akihabara to Reopen

Akihabara is a sacred place for otaku and technophiles. Massive department stores stocked with electronics, maid cafes, stre

A big fat list of Japan related Youtube Channels

Youtube is an entertainment and social networking powerhouse that has been known to steal hours away from my day as I view vid

Japan misses out on Hosting 2022 World Cup

Japan’s bid to host the 2022 World Cup of Football was defeated by Qatar in the bidding process earlier today at the FIF

Japan – Smashbox by Tom Banks

Just when I thought Japan themed videos could not get any more awesome and trust me I’ve shared a few and watched a whol

Operation Visit Japan – November 2010 Report

Another month has zipped by in no time and it’s time for another update on the progress of Operation Visit Japan. Things

Erin’s Challenge! – Online Japanese Resource

Erin’s Challenge is a website that offers free high quality and interactive Japanese lessons and is one of the highest

Japan – Waiting…Arriving…Departing – Video

Surfed into another awesome Japan themed video on Vimeo yesterday called Japan – Waiting Arriving Departing done by Andy

15 Free Japanese Learning Apps for Android

Since acquiring an Android powered phone, one of the first kinds of applications I have been downloading and checking out are

Sorakara-chan – Tokyo Sky Tree mascot

Tokyo Sky Tree is a broadcasting, restaurant, and observation tower under construction in Sumida ward of Tokyo, Japan that is

Wafrica – a Fusion of Japan and Africa

Serge Mouangue, a Tokyo-based concept car designer for Nissan with roots in Africa. Kururi, is a kimono maker who for over 15

Zombie VS Japanese kids – Happy Halloween

I have never been much of a Halloween person, something about a day for the dead doesn’t go down too well for a wuss lik

Operation Visit Japan – October 2010 Report

It has now been 10 months or over 300 days or over 7200 hours or over 432000 minutes since Operation Visit Japan was started ^

Sunao ni Narenakute – The Twitter J-Dorama

I’ve been missing from the Japanese drama scene for a while now but for the last couple months I have been sneaking in a

inter // states by Samuel Cockedey

I am a sucker for time-lapse videos so much so that I am considering doing one for Kingston when I have the right camera equip

Genki Sudo’s World Order Album Music Videos

My occasional foray into Japanese popular music or J-pop unearths some real gems from time to time and I think I have found an

Operation Visit Japan – September 2010 Report

I am now nine months into Operation Visit Japan which means I am now past the halfway point and pretty soon I’ll be head

Tokyo Game Show 2010 Cosplay

New video games are nice and although Tokyo Game Show is held once a year to showoff the latest and best from most Japanese ga

Japan seeks CARICOM’s Cooperation

Japan recently hosted the foreign ministers of a couple Caribbean islands at a meeting in Tokyo called the Japan-Caricom minis

Seya Police Station’s new Kawaii Mascots

Japan is well renowned to be a land of lovers of all things cute. Hello Kitty and Pikachu are two of the biggest starts in Jap

Shinkansen Chopsticks FTW!

I saw something recently that made me realize realize something very very important – I love Japanese trains more than S