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Five hours of a professional production of the 18th century play Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura are free to watch on an official YouTube channel! Then there’s bunraku, or puppet theatre, plays perform…
A few weeks ago we introduced you to the world of traditional Japanese woodwork, a technique that uses no nails or hardware, just precise joints, to keep furniture and even buildings together. A…
A helpful science experiment shows that masks, whether bought in a store or made at home, can help protect you against coronavirus. Essentially, he tested whether masks of each of the three vari…
One of these essential businesses is the humble convenience store, which will be helping locals out with all their daily shopping needs during the crisis. While convenience stores will be provid…
A handgun for your KURATAS costs $70,000 US, and a carbon shield costs $75,000. A drink holder for your cockpit costs $100 US. The body includes a cockpit area which allows one person to si…
Come this spring, Yokohama will be getting another museum, and this one is filled with crap. And no, we’re not trying to be dismissive of art or science, because it really is dedicated to poo.…
Instead, you should have a dedicated business card case, something stylish or elegant…or super, super steampunk. Really, though, it’s the Mechanical Card Case that Opens with a “Kasha!” (Steampu…
I’m sure we all remember that one kid from our grade school days that was scarily good at drawing. He probably works in the cafeteria at your old middle school because he never paid attention in…
One reason why is that net cafes in Japan provide a little more than just Internet service. So with so many people already using Internet cafes like hotels, Manboo, one of Japan’s biggest Intern…
Survey of live-action and vocal performers shows startling number who’ve already used up their savings. So as the country adjusts to life under the pandemic, voice actors and actresses are …
