A new home for Japan’s startups
Japan has always been a nation of forward thinkers. From the bullet train and the walkman to the lithium ion battery, Japanese ideas have shaped the modern world—and now a new generation of Japanese …
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Google launching startup accelerator, campus in Tokyo, Japan
Today Google announces that it is opening the Google for Startups Campus in Tokyo, Japan, which will also include a startup accelerator. “The new Campus means we’re better able to help many more…
Tatsuo Horiuchi - the Michelangelo of Microsoft Excel
When Tatsuo Horiuchi retired, he decided to try his hand at art. But instead of spending money on paints and brushes, Horiuchi used what he already had pre-installed on his computer—Microsoft Ex…
Amazon Japan's manga-centric Kindle is all about storage
Japanese comics, called manga, are hugely popular. Although you probably knew that, you probably don't know the extent of it. In 2015, Japan's bestselling manga series, One Piece, sold more…
Join Akihabara.Tokyo to receive a free Gundam
We have been working hard on Akihabara.Tokyo and we’ve accomplished a lot. Our machine learning algorithm knows how to find news about Japan all over the web and post it here. But our goal is not jus…
Average Daily Living Cost in Tokyo Japan
If you are moving to Japan you might want to know how much does it cost to live in Japan? Or more specifically how much does it cost to live in Tokyo? This is the expected average daily cost living …
Is Naruto Running FASTER? (vs. Gold Medalist Sprinter!)
Does anime-style running actually make you faster? I asked a gold medalist to help me tackle this trope. Thanks to The Outer Worlds from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division for spon…
New pikachu anime trailer
In a forest somewhere in the Kanto Region, there was a Pichu who was all alone. When this Pichu was still just a young child, it met someone, but then they parted ways. This happened a short while be…
Tokyo overtime in a timelapse video
Tokyo worker is a channel that posts videos of office buildings in a timelapse form and it is quite scary. As you can see a lot of lights are still on even past 10pm. It shows that the overwork condi…
Weathering With You [Official Subtitled Trailer, GKIDS]
GKIDS proudly presents the highly-anticipated new film from director Makoto Shinkai and producer Genki Kawamura, the creative team behind the critically-acclaimed, global smash hit Your Nam…