Japanese Culture

JLPT N5 Vocabulary Series: Au (会う)

December 6, 2016Rob Leave a Comment

Hello, everyone. Welcome to our Japanese learning series hosted by Crystal Base. We hope you enjoy our first video in this ever growing series.

It’s Christmas time in Japan

November 30, 2016Rob Leave a Comment

A beautiful image from Universal stuidos in Osaka.

While in Tokyo a fantastic display in Ginza.

Father christmas is giving Tokyo natives some early snow this year as well.

Star wars joins with Ginza Cozy Corner

October 27, 2015Rob Leave a Comment

Japanese confectionery chain Ginza Cozy Corner to weigh in on the celebrations, with a stunning lineup of cakes, tarts and limited edition tins that feature some of the cutest characters from the movie alongside some edible dark foes. We’ll need to summon up every ounce of the force within to bite into these because these are the most amazing sweets we’ve ever seen!

Available from November 1 until December 21,

there are a number of special sets to choose from. The adorable nine-pack below retails for 2,160 yen (US$18) and contains (from top-left to right) a Storm Trooper cheese tart, a Wicket chocolate roll cake, a C-3PO lemon tart, Jabba the Hutt pistachio tart, a Star Wars Logo rasberry and chocolate cake, R2-D2 yoghurt cake, Darth Vader chocolate cake, The Imperial Army and Rebel Army pistachio and chocolate tart, and Yoda as a matcha powdered green tea tart.

Bibi Lab products: the giant anime-style pigtails pillow.

October 20, 2015Rob Leave a Comment

The creative team at Bibi Lab in the past have been dedicated to bringing unique and interesting items out into the collective and have delighted us with life-sized human-shaped pillows, mosquito net jumpsuits and even sailor-style schoolgirl uniforms for men.