Pop Culture
Tomica to release special Warlords collection
Tomica is most often associated with toy-cars aimed at kids, this year though Tomica is releasing a series of cars aimed at more adult audience. (more…)
Japanese Culture
Beautiful Japanese Paper Craft
An artist calling herself “Cutting Sword Masayo” (切り剣Masayo) has lately been seen on the internet in various outlets for its beautiful and meticulous papercraft art. These papercraft pieces really come to life and you wonder what you are actually looking at, can this be done by just cutting in a piece of paper? (more…)
Japanese Culture
Dystopian “water world” dioramas from Japan (super cool!)
These cool and dystopian dioramas are created by MASAKI (all caps, yes!). They display a real eye for detail as they show a ruined submerged world. He uses Geocraper (scale 1:2500 city blocks), paints them and makes them look worn and torn as any dystopian building should. (more…)
Japanese Culture
Japanese arcades: a beginners guide
Japan seems to be one of the few countries where the arcade hall has yet to die. Quite the opposite, it feels quite bustling. In Tokyo, you are sure to find an arcade in almost any large city centre. One of the reasons why arcades have survived so well, compared to other countries, has a lot to do with its socio-economical context. (more…)