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$1500 Japanese Apartment Tour in Tokyo Shibuya

I take you inside my Shibuya apartment and show you where I have been living in Tokyo for many years now. The average apartment in Tokyo is not very big. My Japanese apartment is 35 square meters a…

A Gundam Bike? In This Economy?

Suzuki recently decided they wanted a Gundam bike, presumably for Gundam-related reasons, so the Japanese company just went out and had one made. AdvertisementIt was done by American compan…

Inside the Definitive Book on Yoshitomo Nara

Photo: Courtesy of PhaidonYoshitomo Nara, Yeewan Koon, Phaidon: Sprout the Ambassador, 2001 (left); Princess of Snooze, 2001 (right). Photo: Courtesy of PhaidonYoshitomo Nara, Yeewan Koon, …

‘Animal Crossing’ Gives Nintendo New Horizons

“Animal Crossing: New Horizons,” Nintendo’s new videogame, has been flying off the shelves. The Japanese company now faces a nice problem: how to make enough of its Switch consoles to meet soari…