Tokyo Time-lapse by Samuel Cockedey

Following up on the Alone in the Tokyo Video Phillip Bloom I surfed into another great Tokyo related video that also highlight

Full Scale Gundam Being Built in Japan

Update: Full Scale Gundam Complete! – click to read more. An 18 meter tall, 35 ton, mist farting, full sized gundam is s

Alone in Tokyo by Philip Bloom

Tokyo is the capital of Japan and a very a fascinating city. It is the most populous metropolis in the world, the most importa

Mr Ando of the Woods

Another cool but very disturbing video I surfed into recently. Who could have thought that I could find something Japan relate

Liar Game – A Competition for Liars

My Japanese drama plunge continues and my latest review is of Liar Game, the first Japanese drama series of the few  have wat

One Love Jamaica Festival 2009 Pictures

From all the coverage I have searched for and surfed into n the net it seems the One Love Jamaica Festival held yearly since 2

Online TV from Japan in English – JIBtv

Japan International Broadcasting Incorporated or JIBtv is a recently launched 24 hour online television channel based in Japan

Tokyo Anime Fair 2010 Character Contest

Each year a few months after the the end of the Tokyo International Anime Fair in late winter the organizers of the biggest An

Meet Japan’s Cute Ambassadors

Japan is laying claim to the title of the land of the cute in a bit to raise Tokyo’s international profile. The Ministry

I met Sachiyo Morimoto yesterday

Who is that is probably the first thing you are asking after reading the post title above. Sachiyo Morimoto is a Japanese jour

One Love Jamaica Festival 2009 Info

It’s that time of year again when Jamaican culture overtakes Yoyogi Park in Tokyo Japan for one day. I made posts about

Roots Rock Reggae Party in Japan

Japan’s love affair with Jamaican music continues. Shibuya’s Seco Bar and Lounge is set to be transformed into a C

You know you are a Car Freak when…

You know you are too much of a car freak when you see the photo below and your pupils dilate, your mouth water and you get tha

In Japan People Dance for Chewing Gum

What do you get when you mix two super famous people, dancing, 1 million yen, catchy music, chewing gum, a brilliant marketing

BBC website offers a touch of Japanese

I recently surfed into an unexpected but interesting and very useful Japanese learning resource on the BBC website called A To

Embassy of Japan Helps Childcare Facility

Japan through it’s Embassy in Kingston has donated millions of dollars to various government projects, outreach programs

Akihabara@DEEP – the Otaku J-Dorama

Akihabara@DEEP is a very interesting drama and the third series I have seen through to the end. The series combines action and

Japanese Commercial – Inochi-kun!

Commercials appearing on Japanese television can be quite…how can I say this…. “entertaining”. I have

Katakana Natto Challenge Lost

I boldly challenged Chris when he jokingly tweeted an open Katakana study challenge on iKnow (now Smart.fm). Unfortunately I c

Japanese Economy Stimulus – Free Money

Next to the United States of America, Japan’s economy has taken a massive hit and continues to nosedive almost everyday

iKnow rebranded as Smart.fm

For the past day or two the  iKnow website was down and displaying message saying that they were doing major upgrades on the

Nobuta wo Produce

Nobuta wo Produce is the second Japanese drama I have taken the time to watch properly and see through to the end. My Japanese

51 Japanese Characters card set

51 Japanese characters is a card set of 51 unique illustrations of many characters typically found in Japanese society made by

Tokyo Bid Strong for 2016 Olympic Host

It’s been 4 months since my first post about Tokyo’s 2016 Olympic Bid and since then a lot has happened in relatio