Chelsea FC Arrive in Japan for World Club Cup Finals, Players All Really...
European champions Chelsea FC arrived in Tokyo on Sunday to play in the Club World Cup, along with Corinthians, Al-Ahly and Monterrey, who are less glamorous football teams and therefore won't be...
View ArticleWeekend Desu: 14th-16th December
Our pick of this weekend's events include a parade of 47 ronin, two Christmas blockbusters and a gaint weaponised robot covered in twinkly fairy lights. Continue reading »
View ArticleRegional High School Beauty Contest to Be Held in Shibuya
1,600 high school girls are taking part in the Kanto Miss JK beauty contest, with online votes deciding which contestants will make the final in Shibuya on December 27th. The competition has been met...
View ArticleWeekend Desu: 21st-23rd December
Finished your Christmas shopping? Feeling smug and looking for something to do this weekend? Take a look at our recommendations. Continue reading »
View ArticleWeekend Desu: 28th-30th December
The new Twilight is out this weekend, meaning you'll probably be forced to watch a movie about a sparkly 100 year old paedophile at some point, but here's a few suggestions for the rest of your time....
View ArticlePictures: Cosplayers at Tokyo Comiket
Tokyo Comiket was recommended in our last Weekend Desu but, in case you couldn't make it yourself, we captured some of the best cosplay on show yesterday Continue reading »
View ArticleWeekend Desu: 11th-14th January
Our recommendations for this three day weekend in Tokyo - food festivals, fires and fire-fighting. Continue reading »
View ArticleWeekend Desu: 18th-20th January
Two snow-based events come to Tokyo one week too late. Continue reading »
View ArticleWeekend Desu: 25th-27th January
Things to do this weekend, January 25-27 Continue reading »
View ArticlePictures: St. Patrick’s Day 2013 Tokyo Parade
An estimated 50,000 people (and one monkey on a leash) gathered in Omotesando to celebrate Paddy's Day 2013 on Sunday. Continue reading »
View ArticlePictures: A Japanese Penis Festival
Every year, on the first Sunday of April, a shrine south of Tokyo in the city of Kawasaki is bombarded with penises. Continue reading »
View ArticlePictures: Koenji Daidogei 2013
Magicians, acrobats, artists and pole dancers take to streets of Koenji for the annual Daidogei festival Continue reading »
View ArticleTokyo Toy Fair: The Only Place You’ll See Hot Girls and Star Wars Figures in...
Check out this gallery of babes from the Tokyo Toy Fair, and also toys, which were everywhere for some reason. Continue reading »
View ArticleSailor Moon: The Musical Returns, Akihabara Men Cry Rivers in Binary Code
Moon, tiara, action! Continue reading »
View ArticlePictures: Shinjuku Eisa Festival 2013
On Saturday, 26 troupes from all over Japan arrived in Shinjuku dressed in colourful traditional clothing and armed with all sorts of instruments to perform the traditional Okinawan dance known as...
View ArticlePictures: Koenji Awa Odori 2013
12,000 dancers and musicians parade through the streets of Tokyo for one of the biggest festivals of the year Continue reading »
View ArticlePictures: Booth Babes of the Tokyo Game Show 2013
Photographs of cute girls in sexy outfits. We won't even try to pretend this is anything else. Continue reading »
View ArticleThe Strangest Games at the Tokyo Game Show
Run around Akiba ripping off girl's clothes, choose whether to kiss or stab your virtual boyfriend, and play an octopus undercover as a human dad. Continue reading »
View ArticleTokyo Game Show’s Most Innovative Products
3D print your self-designed playable spaceship, watch a character mimic the movements of a mannequin as you manipulate it, and feel resistance as you hold some balls. Continue reading »
View ArticlePictures: Tokyo Comiket 86 (NSFW)
Last weekend was the 86th Tokyo Comiket, Japan’s bi-annual version of Comicon. Here’s how it went down:Advertisements targeting the advancing otaku horde were plastered all over the nearest train...
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