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Japan is often said to be very conformist – but no-one seems to have told this man, who is displaying his very individual dress-sense in Harajuku in Tokyo – an area more usually frequented by teenagers. And yes, the goldfish are alive. (CC)
Not everything fits into a neat category – so here is where you will find all the odds and ends about Japan that have grabbed my attention. Please enjoy.
- Superdry 極度乾燥（しなさい）: A lingual conundrum
- Only in Japan: Products you’ll find nowhere else
- Animal Tails: Japan’s newest fashion phenomenon
- Rolling Stones: An alternative view of moss
- The World’s Fastest Train: China, Europe or Japan?
- Pasona Urban Farm: Growing rice in an office building
- Serving Sake: Drinking from a box
- 変な日本語 (Strange Japanese): Misuse of Japanese the world over
- Japanese Wildlife: Beautiful, weird, scary and cute animals
- Cycling in Japan: Bicycles everywhere
- The Self Defence Force: Japan’s ‘not an army’
- Kyudo: Archery meets Zen
- Urban Fishing: Outside, inside and at restaurants
- Japan’s Trains: A smorgasbord of locomotion
- Hanafuda: Gambling with flowers
- Ninja: Japan’s Secret Warriors
- Kojo Yakei: Industrial Sightseeing after Dark
- Electric Chrysanthemums: The Lightbulb Fields
- Sitting on the Floor: Etiquette and how to say it
- Incredible Bridges: Fifteen unusual footbridges
- Spaceport Japan: Tanegashima Space Centre
- Battleship Island: A concrete jungle in the sea
- Hokkaido Ice Pavilion: The coldest place in Japan
- Tin Toys: From Japan to the World
- Marimo: Super-cute Algae
- Kintsugi: Beauty from misfortune