This is kind of tongue and cheek because I really have no time to analyze such topics in detail. The title is mostly written in light of professional internet companies that analyze blogs to track such trends (I know your reading this!). But in reality I am so clueless about trends that [insert humorous metaphor here].
1. Yukata's. This very traditional summer outfit can be seen everywhere in Tokyo this year. It looks much like a kimono, using vibrant Japanese patterns, but is made of much lighter cotton material. Most likely to give one a fight chance against the stifling humidity. How naturally this traditional fashion fits into Tokyo's hyper-modern setting could only be accomplished in Japan.
2. GPS equipped cellphones. Just plain cool and something that was only very recently introduced as far as I can tell. It is surprising that cellphones, called keitai here, have not shrunk since I was here in 1999-2000, but there is infinitely more stuffed into them, the latest being GPS. You can follow your movements on a little map on your cellphone to around one meter or so. This is in addition to; MP3s, camera, video, internet, text, and 16-bit soundcard, 1 gig storage (soon to be 4 gig). Cellphones can't really get any smaller or else one would always be misplacing it or sitting on it. Not that that is a major problem since people drape armloads of charms off them.
3. High-def DVD. Kind of nerdy but still cool. I went down to Tokyo's electronics district and some of the major companies were demoing their new HD-DVD technology (released this summer) displayed on the largest flat-screen TVs I would have ever thought possible. The whole set-up could be yours for a cool 15 grand. Honestly, it was like looking through a window, unbelievably bright and clear.
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