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If we compare the Tokyo’s tallest buildings with the skyscrapers from other countries, most probably they won’t impress.
However, the Japanese have the merit of having built skyscrapers in a country where strong earthquakes are frequent.
This is my short guide on the Top 10 Tokyo's skyscrapers...

Whether you are a designer working for Japanese clients or if you just want to impress your Japanese girlfriend with your Photoshop skills, you’ve certainly became bored with the very limited set of Japanese fonts that comes with your operating system. Here’s a collection of some of my favorite j-fonts categorized by shōtai.

An extensive photo presentation of this amazing mixture of popular culture and tradition. I admit, it is strange, but I also find it beautiful…
I am interested in other opinions on this matter…

Hironao Tsuboi and Japanese Studio 100% have collaborated to create the absolute minimalist Faceless Watch.

The Faceless Watch has LEDs between the bracelet links that glow to form numbers for the current time.

Via Waylou

Shinkyo is the oldest bridge built over a gorge in Japan, and there's a beautiful legend about its beginnings.

About the Shichi-Go-San tradition, augmented with some of the best CC photos from Flickr.

Looks like this guy passed out mid rock-n-roll power knee-slide... on a train... in Tokyo.

Masami Shioda, 60, holds a large bamboo stick wrapped in leather, facing Vernon Church, a 48-year-old Internet executive wielding a similar bamboo stick. Clack! Bang! The floor shakes with each hit, as they lunge and stomp.

For more than 60 years, an old flag from a Japanese soldier who fought in World War II lay hidden in a closet. When Aaron Sponseller moved to Hiroshima to teach English through the JET Programme, his grandfather gave him the flag in hopes he could find the family to whom it belonged. It was the beginning of a journey that eventually led him to a small town in Niigata prefecture.

See what goes on before the main event as we cover a Sumo practice session up close and personal a day before the Kyushu Basho begins in Fukuoka

Ever wondered why insulation and central heating often aren't used in Japan? This column offers some of the potential reasons for why that is.

Japan's ruling conservative party is suffering a crushing defeat as voters overwhelmingly cast their ballots in favor of the Democratic Party of Japan, which has promised to rebuild the economy and breathe new life into the country after 54 years of virtual one-party rule.

Japanese archaeologists believe they have identified the final resting place of the legendary Queen Himiko, who ruled the Yamatai kingdom in the third century, but are unlikely to ever have conclusive proof as the palace has forbidden further excavation of the site.

Another holiday collection of Bentos- celebrating Easter! Happy Easter everyone!

Despite falling sales Japanese newspapers continue to dominate the world rankings.