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Japanese Culture |
News on Japanese culture, humor, manga, and current affairs. Get to know Japan with this blog written by a Japanese girl living in Spain.
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| 7 Nov 2008 |
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Haruki Nakamura’s Paper Engineering |
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| This Japanese artist creates complex geometrical shapes out of folded paper |
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| 3 Nov 2008 |
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Infinite Toys: Pointless Trinkets are All the Rage in Japan |
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| These toys reproduce moments from everyday life such as peeling a banana or opening a vacuum-packed container |
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| 29 Oct 2008 |
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Korejanai Robo, for boys who always wanted to have a robot 
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| This robot is one of the winners of the Good Design Award 2008, a prestigious Japanese design prize that has been given out for the past 51 years |
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| 21 Oct 2008 |
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Maid Café’s In Japan
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| In these coffee shops, waitresses dress up as servants and treat customers as if they were the lords of an 19th Century style house |
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| 20 Oct 2008 |
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Tarako Kewpie |
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| This round-shaped red doll has become a mass phenomenon in Japan. It’s not a toy; it’s part of the brand image for a codfish roe sauce |
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| 15 Sep 2008 |
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Kaomoji |
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| Japanese Emoticons: a whole world of expressiveness |
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| 15 Sep 2008 |
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Nagashi Soumen and Wanko-Soba |
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| Traditional and fun noodles to eat throughout the hot Japanese summer days |
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| 15 Sep 2008 |
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Obento |
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| Tupperware culture has evolved in Japan turning lunch-boxing into quite an art |
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| 2 Sep 2008 |
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Vintage Robot Mania |
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| Tinplate robots enjoyed their golden days back in the ‘50’s and ‘60’s. Japan was one of the main producers |
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| 1 Sep 2008 |
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Shout in Silence |
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| Anger is no good. Stop holding your anger and let it out storing it at the Shouting Vase. It is no surprise we are talking about another Japanese invention! |
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