In case you missed the Showa era and ‘The Best Ten‘ tv parade of Japanese pop, you missed a lot of fun. And if you missed the Showa and Pink […]
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Play and Trade Suica Collection
Some people collect baseball cards, other people collect Suica cards. Most of the Suica cards pictured here are commemoration limited edition Suica from the 2013 Transit IC interoperability startup. The […]
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The Japan Summer Song Phenomenon for 2018
Every once in a while something comes along that…..changes nothing. But sure is fun. Aging idol group Da Pump lead singer ISSA, who is pushing 40, wisely reformed his group […]
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Water For Your Whatever
Washlet is so ubiquitous in Japan I never think about it much, until I have to travel to the United States where a Washlet is considered exotic Japanese stuff like sushi […]
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I Am Apple Pay Suica
This is a cool technology demonstration, true ‘tap to pay’ if you will, but I’m not sure that I’m ready to be an Apple Pay Suica Card yet. Does this […]
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Kintetsu Railway To Roll Out New Express Train for Tokyo Olympics
Kintetsu announced a new “Meihan Express” train to debut in the spring of 2020, just in time for the Tokyo Olympics. Wait a minute, won’t this luxury train run between […]
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