Pillow Talk Japan

Chinese hotel has some anime vibes going on

Want to get get down and dirty while Howl and Sophia are watching? How about catching some Zs while Mr Satan is happily grinning at you? Well you can, kind of. A new hotel in Anhui, China has some rooms built out just for anime fans, complete with fully unlicensed artwork! The hotel itself isn’t [...]

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Japanator Theater 08: BLAP!

Here we are again: Japanator Theater is here for another week, and this time I’ve got a special dose of strange videos, courtesy of your friend Bleeep. Tonight, we go through his collection of videos he created and his personal favorites on YouTube, so we are not in short supply of amazing videos this week. Music: Disco is [...]

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A Japanese Song per Day: Perfume – One Room Disco

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Wait, what? Nico Nico Douga building a dance club

You read that right. Nico Nico Douga – Japan’s nerd video den and home of the scrolling “wwwwwwwwww” – is building its very own dance club. Well, it’s more of an event hall, really, but it’s certainly constructed like a dance club, and is located in glitzy nightlife area of Roppongi, right where the popular [...]

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Top 5 Valentine’s Day Songs, 5: Perfume – Chocolate Disco

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Bubble period disco legend Maharaja, same crowd, return

Maharaja, a legendary high-end disco and symbol of the booming bubble economy of the 1980s, has made a comeback in Tokyo’s Roppongi district, attracting nostalgic middle-aged partygoers along with the younger generation. Maharaja Roppongi opened in November with a floor space of around 280 sq. meters and a glittering interior capable of holding some 300 [...]

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Japanese Phrases for Flirting in Clubs

You’ve digested a salad, a bottle of mineral water and some vitamins and are ready for a big night out clubbing. Fancy that your expert dance moves will help you meet that special someone? Well you may be right! But your dancing will only get you so far, at some point you will have to [...]

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