Japan’s ‘flying car’ gets off ground, with a person aboard
The decades-old dream of zipping around in the sky as simply as driving on highways may be becoming less illusory. Japan’s SkyDrive Inc., among the myriads of “flying car” projects around t…
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Artist Transforms 70-Year Old Countryside Train Station into Immersive Art Installation
A 70-year old train station in Inakadate Village, located in the Northern region of Aomori prefecture, has received an unexpected facelift. A local artist who goes by the name Goma was commissio…
Japan's PM Abe to step down after record-long tenure
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday he will step down as Japan's leader as he needs to be treated for a flare-up of the intestinal disease that led to his first resignation as premier in …
Japan haunted house goes drive-in
Drive through haunted house opens in Tokyo
Tokyo has a drive-in haunted house. And it's terrifying
We can all agree that screaming is a pivotal part of a great haunted house experience. But at a time when exhalation is discouraged because of the Covid-19 pandemic, a Japanese company has …
Tokyo SkyTree Live Webcam
With our friends at Juyoh Hotel we have installed this webcam so you could see the live stream of the beautiful Tokyo SkyTree.
Visible Minorities: Japan’s Cult of Miserable Happy
This column marks one full year of writing a monthly column for SNA, so let’s take a break. Instead of writing about current events, let’s focus on something more cultural about life in Japan. T…
Japan running out of credit card numbers amid online shopping boom
Covid and a campaign to encourage cashless payments prompts credit card companies to consider adding 17th digit Japan is running out of credit card numbers amid a surge in online shopping during…
Tokyo Video Gamers, a new bar with free-to-play arcade games, opens in Akihabara
Tokyo’s Akihabara district is losing two landmarks this month, but it’s not all bad news for the neighborhood. The newest member of the neighborhood is Tokyo Video Gamers, which differentiates itself…
Revamped "Gundam" theme cafe opens in Tokyo's Akihabara district
A bigger and more immersive version of a themed facility based on the popular Japanese science fiction anime "Mobile Suit Gundam" has opened in Tokyo's Akihabara electronics district.