The delicately succulent Foie Gras was presented with gingerbread puree, strips of kabocha or Japanese winter squash, pomegranate reduction, gingerbread streusel and Japanese micro greens. The next course, the wickedly rich Beef Marrow, which was carefully …

This week, Japanese carrier Softbank unveiled a number of smartphones that it will be carrying in the near future, and the Panasonic LUMIX Phone 101P is one of the them. The LUMIX Phone 101P borrows heavily from Panasonic’s experience with its LUMIX line …

The third largest Japanese carrier SoftBank has just announced that its 007SH KT: Hello Kitty Android clamshell will hit shelves next month. Based on Sharp’s AQUOS PHONE THE HYBRID 007SH model, which was dubbed world’s first clamshell Android phone, 007SH …

What’s small, black, has a codename associated with Japanese artwork and a spec sheet that is likely to underwhelm even the most ardent fandroid? The Sony Ericsson ST18i, that’s what – a handset which also goes by the codename of the Sony Ericsson Urushi …

The Toshiba AC100-10U was, in many aspect, the precursor of the Chromebook and we’d dearly like the Japanese company to bring out a revamped version of the AC100 but with Chrome OS (or Gingerbread) rather than Android 2.1.

It looks like the HTC EVO 3D and LG Optimus 3D will have some more competition in the 3D Android smartphone space this summer, as Sharp has just announced a new model for the Japanese market. The Aquos Phone SH-12C packs dual cameras and a 3D display in …

The traditional Japanese art of making the dried persimmons called hoshigaki is a mind-bogglingly labor-intensive artisanal process. The fruits of the acorn-shaped Hachiya variety are harvested firm, peeled by hand, strung up to dry for a month or so …

PlayStation Portable owners should get ready for a brand new firmware update, as Sony will soon release a new version of the handheld console’s software, version 6.35, in the following weeks. According to the Japanese company, the new firmware is just a …

The coup de grâce, fat slices of chocolate-chestnut cake with gingerbread ice cream, had most of us bursting from our shirts. Surrounded by the glass walls of Nomiya’s Zen-smooth space, I felt like a puffer fish in a Japanese aquarium.

David Fair may be known for his role as a musician, starting Half Japanese with his brother in 1974 but, in his words, “I’ve always been an artist,” and at the time, Fair considered the band an art project. “Neither of us played music in traditional …