The PUYO is Honda’s latest environmentally friendly concept car. Groundbreaking in efficiency and powered by hydrogen fuel cell technology, this aesthetically unique vehicle will officially debut this month at the Tokyo Motor Show.

While Takashi Murakami’s “super-flat” style seems to have won the world over via its vibrant pop-culture tie-ins (Kanye West, Louis Vuitton, etc.), another school of Japanese art is steadily gaining ground and quickly transforming how the country understands its visual identity.
“Neo-Nihonga” literally means “New Japanese-style”, taking its name from the “Nihonga” style which was [...]

One of the simplest things a city dweller can do to benefit the environment is to ride a bike. If a city is designed well, boasts good public transportation and the resources required for living are easily accessible - a polluting car is completely unnecessary.
If you are looking to reduce your carbon footprint and gush [...]

Inakadate is a small village located in the Minamitsugaru District of Aomori, Japan. The total area of the village is 22.31 km² with a population just shy of 10,000. Each year, farmers in the area create magnificent crop art by intermixing purple and yellow-leafed kodaimai rice with their local green-leafed tsugaru-roman variety. Viewed from above, [...]

Check out these flavors of Japanese chips. Honestly, I find the snack’s bright and colorful packaging much more interesting than the innovative taste combinations - it’s so creative compared to what we Westerner’s get! If you are in Japan and have the munchies, here is a list of must tries:
Top Left: Tonkoku Ninniku Ramen: [...]

I was really shocked to find out that the Japanese sex doll industry - independent from other forms of pornography - generates hundreds of millions in revenues per year. For many entrepreneurs, this unique obsession with fake pussy has led to a series of highly successful spin-off industries.
Take La-La’s for example, a brothel that rents [...]

Famous for his colorful mushrooms and smiley-faced flowers and known by many as the Warhol of Japan, Takashi Murakami merges traditional art with popular Japanese manga cartoons and anime films. His invented characters appear in his paintings, sculptures and even on giant balloons. His brightly colored artwork also appeared on designer handbags for a 2003 [...]

I really love my Tiger sneakers from Japanese brand Onitsuka. I have had a sweet pair of two-tone brown’s for about a year now, and like wine they seem to get better with age. Recently, the company made the digital mosaic (featured above) using hundreds of tiny images from Japanese websites that have been updated [...]