After an early morning breakfast at 7 to avoid the rest of the hotel crowds I went for a walk. It was rush hour, plenty of people in suits off to work but most of central Akiba isn’t awake until 11 which meant, no maids around. Pretty good time to take the Osmo Pocket I bought to record my own walking tour video. The Chinese camera from DJI is...

College student and Manga assistant Chika Suzugamori won a newcomer prize but after starting to work officially her drafts are rejected. Feeling down, a travel programme inspires her to go on a trip. After posting to social media where she should go, she receives some overwhelming response and feels she couldn't back out. And so...

In Japan you've got services like these but it's nothing as seedy as escorts as it's mostly lonely people wanting some company to do something such as play a video game together. Believe it or not, there are even rent-a-family services which people can rent a pretend family member such as a mum for people who have moved far away and...