JapanSugoi

Like stuff from Japanese store Muji? Play MUJI is a nice new blog widget calendar which every day shows a  different product with a video of the characteristics, way of use and/or a closer look at size and shape of the product.  The play Muji blog widget has great e-commerce potential and  was created by the Agency Tha in Japan.

Source:8 Tokyo

Attention Japanese graphic designers. Here are some great web icons designed by the folks at Messaliberty for the Japanese prefectures of Tokyo, Aomori, Hyogo, Kyoto, Okinawa and Shimane . They are in png format (256×256) and free to download from their site.

Tokyo

Aomori

Hyogo

Kyoto

Okinawa

Earlier this year, wanting to create some publicity,  Japanese hair fashion magazine HairMag.jp. hired some bald models to walk around Harajuku and Shibuya.  The Japanese girls with no hair (wearing bald wigs actually) created quite a stir everywhere they went.

Ever wonder why Japanese search engines are better for searching for gravure idols and maids? a) the results are geared for otaku b) they search in Japanese c) they don’t have family filters or d) they index content better than Google. The answer is probably b) searching in Japanese as most web content about gravure idols and maids is in Japanese language.

We base our answer on the following funny TV commercial from top Japanese search engine and portal “goo” owned by Japanese phone giant NTT. Type a search for “gravure maid” in your local area and get the following results.  Read more...