Articles on Japan

Color-changing brolly lightens up even the heaviest downpour - Jul 10, 2009

Crave Unlike the copious high-tech brollies we've written about on Crave Asia, the Skyline Squidarella is a few steps back to our aquadoodling days. Available on Beyond the Valley for US$36, this ... Read story »

Sega Toys helps you create your own fireworks - Jul 8, 2009

Crave Fireworks that can now be enjoyed indoors without hurting the environment. With Singapore's National Day celebrations coming up in August, we've been catching glimpses of firework trials along the Esplanade ... Read story »

WWE pro wrestler Chris Jericho tweets visit to Philippines for SmackDown/ECW tour - Jul 10, 2009

Blogs Professional wrestler Chris Jericho has been posting Twitter updates on his Philippine visit for World Wrestling Entertainment's SmackDown/ECW Live house show that will be held tonight at the Araneta Coliseum. Jericho, ... Read story »

Guess who went to the 2009 Tokyo Game Show - Oct 1, 2009

Blogs Come for the games, stay for the booth babes. (Or is it the other way around?) Don't expect a preview of your favorite games here. Established video game sites had access ... Read story »

Lauding, lamenting Hello Kitty at 35 - Nov 23, 2009

Features We celebrate 35 years of Sanrio's most famous face which has graced tens of thousands of products, from underwear to stationary and even airplanes.  Read story »

Unicycle-riding girlbot hits the road - Sep 25, 2008

Crave If Eve from Wall-E and Rosie the Robot Maid from The Jetsons had a love child... Bicycle-riding robot Murata Boy has a cute new cousin--and she's so one-upping him by ... Read story »

Wii hits 7 million in Japan - Nov 28, 2008

Features Japanese magazine Famitsu reports Nintendo's console has outsold the PS3 by nearly three times in its home country. Read story »

Flower Fire Extinguisher for gentle extinguishing - Aug 26, 2008

Crave You can fault the Japanese for their excesses (think cosplay and Chindogu/unuseless inventions, to mention a few), but you can't fault them for trying. Like this made-in-Japan Flower Fire Extinguisher (US$39). ... Read story »

Hitachi rolls out HDTVs with integrated DVR - Aug 26, 2009

Crave Although Hitachi has been unusually quiet outside of Japan in the fiercely competitive HDTV market, the company is announcing a series of new models on its own home turf. These ... Read story »

Hello, Tokyo! - Dec 4, 2008

Blogs For those of you who don't know me, I spent the last few years in China following the tech scene on the now retired Little Red Blog. My good friend Ryan ... Read story »

Yamanote Train Piggy Bank that toots platform music - Dec 1, 2008

Crave More kitsch collectibles for fans of Tokyo's busiest subway line. If you thought it a pity that the overpriced tacky Yamanote Line Watch didn't toot some tunes, the Yamanote Train ... Read story »

Sleep Doctor - Jul 11, 2006

Crave More pillow talk from the land which has brought you the Bust Pillow, Lap Pillow and Boyfriend's Arm Pillow. This one's a little more effective in bringing on those zzzs. Cushioned ... Read story »

New & improved Busty Mousepad is more realistic than ever! - Jun 27, 2009

Blogs Perhaps you've already seen the boob-shaped mousepads that have become so popular in Japan. Well, it seems one innovative young man was not quite satisfied with anime boobs and took it ... Read story »

Return of the nutty Motz MP3 players - Jun 23, 2009

Crave The Motz Acorn MP3 player is one of three Motz brand designs for sale through Cowon Japan. The quirky, DIY-friendly line of Motz MP3 players have been keeping a low-profile ... Read story »

StarHub pushes for Android apps development in Singapore - Jun 18, 2009

Crave StarHub, one of three telco operators in Singapore, today announced an application development campaign specifically for the Android platform. This will run from July 1 through to August 15, and is ... Read story »

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