January, 2010
Origin Bento shop window. Origin Bento is the biggest bento chain store in Japan. Bento is food prepared in some kind of lunch box. At the beginning I used to like the bento thing but I kind of got tired of it. What is cool about Origin Bento is that you can also “design” your [...]
Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World is a book by Haruki Murakami that I read a while ago in English, and I’ve recently reread in Spanish (my mother tongue). The first time I read it I got lost with so many metaphors and I didn’t like it that much. However, Pjorge advised me [...]
Kazuko Hosoki is the most popular clairvoyant not only in Japan but in the whole world. She has published more than 100 books and her TV shows are followed by a huge audience.
Bookstore section specially dedicated to Kazuko Hosoki books.
Guests that visit the TV shows of Kazuko Hosoki are “judged” live. Generally she is quite [...]
A new pachinko machine based on The Matrix has just been released in Japan. I am not really interested in pachinko machines because they are boring (it’s only about metal balls falling down, sometimes random things happen and if you are lucky you might end up getting some money) but the TV advertisement to promote [...]
Origami (折り紙) literally means “to fold paper” (折り: fold, 紙: paper) in Japanese language. It is a form of art in Japan and in the world; actually it’s considered a science by many, a branch of mathematics. Besides, lately some people are searching different applications for it within the engineering world and everyday product design. [...]
I share with you some more pictures I took in my last trip to South Korea.
Metro station entrance
Seen near N Seoul Tower.
Inside N Seoul Tower. Recommended visit if you want to enjoy some great night views.
Taken inside N Seoul Tower using a mirroring ceiling.
The day before yesterday Japan Airlines (JAL) declared bankruptcy. It was Asia’s largest airline by revenue, which doesn’t mean the most profitable. Prime Minister Hatoyama and the Transportation Minister announced on TV that they will help as much as possible in the whole restructuring process (although 15,000 jobs will be lost). The current CEO of [...]
Somebody sent me this picture of a vending machine serving Japanese porn magazines. Notice that to buy the material it is required to introduce a driving license in the slot that is just above the coin slot. I have never seen one of these, I think they are not very common; however I have lately [...]
I guess there are some Naruto fans who read this blog, so let’s analize one detail I don’t think many people know. I’m talking about the origin of the name of the main character. If you are not a fan, you can still keep reading because there are a few things about Japanese culture I [...]
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