I have recently come across a large number of photos of Japanese architecture, so I figured that it was time to make a blog about it. Some of these photos are just amazing. Wouldn’t it be awesome if we all had a personal Japanese architect to make a house for us? Yea, it would. Anyways, these pictures show mostly modern Japanese architecture, which is known for minimalism, the incorporation of gardens into buildings, and difficult design...

Do you ever wonder what your role is in the music community is, as a fan, or possibly as a musician? You have more power and influence that you may realize. Everyone knows that you “vote with your dollar”, and that supporting your favorite bands includes the basics–buying CDs and iTunes downloads, merchandise, and attending shows. More passionate fans involve themselves in the industry, joining street teams, volunteering to supp...

Photo from LA Weekly Blog This past weekend was the Power Morphicon, the fan convention for Power Ranger enthusiasts…be they fans of the original series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers or any of the numerous spinoff series that are still actually on television. Growing up, I was ADDICTED to Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, watching it every single day and tirelessly wanting more. Yeah, I was obsessed. The show, which was originally based on a Jap...

Hey guys, so me and my husband finally found out what purikuras are this weekend! We attended the Aloha Galifornia party at Kira Kira in the City of Industry put on by Tune in Tokyo and were very impressed with the fashions displayed and the high-tech photo booths they had to offer! If you’ve never seen one before, purikura is a mix between a photo booth and a video game. These are not the regular Knotts Berry Farm booths we are talking a...

With its 4-1 victory over Hawaii in the Championship game, Japan won the Little League World Series on Sunday. The Japanese team, a solid unit with stellar pitching and defense, held the kids from Hawaii to only a few singles and one run, easily dispatching them for the title. This recap from Yahoo! Sports tells the story, as The All-Star team from Tokyo’s Edogawa Minami Little League became the first international squad to take the crown sinc...

This kid has been an internet phenomenon for a while now, apparently he was on Ellen a while back? Anyway, this is new AND awesome. At the recent Ozzfest ’10 tour, Ozzy himself had Yuto come onstage during “Crazy Train”. Wow. This kid looks stoked, and maybe a little nervous. But he freaking nails it and shreds so hard core! And, to top it all off, Ozzy lifts the kid on his shoulders while he is playing, just like he used to do...

This is an interesting manga comic that is in the middle of being translated at the moment. It’s astro boy teaching the ‘legend’ of John Lennon. It’s funny how his life is being told is such a fantastical way, but  it’s interesting nontheless. Here are a few example pages: Check out the rest here! a2a_config.linkname="Astro Boy John Lennon Manga"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://kawaiikakkoiisugoi.com/?p=4124"; a2a....

So, here we have Tommy Lee Jones starring in his own line of Japanese commercials. You don’t even have to be able understand the language to appreciate the awkwardness of Tommy Lee Jones, who is playing an alien that has been sent to Earth to spy on humans. a2a_config.linkname="Weird Japanese ad of the day"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://kawaiikakkoiisugoi.com/?p=4120"; a2a.init("page");

Check out these awesome photos of Gion, a district of Kyoto. I like how they have a familiar feel to them, although the photographer doesn’t have much information about himself on his site, I feel like he grew up here and knows all the best little views of the town. Which looks so beautiful and picturesque!  I’m impressed. Gion is definitely going on my travel-to list. You can go to the photographer’s page here “Am 4:30....

Tune in Tokyo has become a regular hang out for the J-music fans in LA. Usually a dance/hip-hop DJ event, every once in awhile they have special hold special events with performing guests. August 19th was one of those events. The night started off with Nightmare For Robots and while the style seems like it could be interesting… it was really hard to tell since they had multiple problems with the in-house system. In fact, most shows that I ...

We posted about this bizarre contraption recently, but then I found this article that goes more in-depth about it, so consider this an update filled with juicy details. Leave it to a hi-tech Japanese company to create something that will make the rest of the world supremely jealous. Toto, a company that manufactures various types of toilets and bathroom gadgets, unveiled the “Dr. John” toilet, which, among the obvious purposes, also ...

Wow. Just wow. Yoshifumi Takashe, a 30-year old guy living with his mother in Kasai, Hyogo prefecture, burned down the house they shared after his mom threw out some boxes of Gundam robot action figures. Takashe is quoted in this article as saying, “The Gundam figures are like the partners I spend my life with,” he reportedly said after pleading guilty at western Kobe’s District Court. “I wanted to die with them in a fi...

This is an odd magazine cover, that’s for sure. American pop starlet (ex-diva?) Britney Spears is on the cover of the Japanese Pop Magazine, dressed as a bride in an anime costume. She teamed up with photographer Takashi Murakami, who this article calls “The Japanese Andy Warhol”. The result is a vibrantly colored photo adorning the front cover of the upcoming issue of the mag. I’m not sure why I decided to post about thi...

Hello Everyone! We want to thank everybody who attended Sakura Bomb at 2nd Street Jazz last week! On Thursday, August 19th we welcomed Lemon Drop Kick, Keshiki, Stephanie Yanez, and Nightmares for Robots to Little Tokyo for an awesome night, with cool music and great friends!. We were privileged to have these fantastic bands at Tune in Tokyo, and look forward to hosting them again! Sakura Bomb will return to 2nd Street Jazz in October! More detai...

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