TOKYO SHOW SPECIAL - MONKEY MAGIC
We know some of you out there have pretty trick Honda Groms, and the odd tweaked-up Monkey bike. But we're saying that this chassis kit is the absolute top of the tree for minibike fettlers…
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The Future of Coworking Is at a Hooters in Tokyo
Hooters, the casual dining establishment which is best known for the skimpy, skintight outfits that its waitresses wear and the bad puns about boobs that it scatters throughout its locations. But it’…
Facial recognition to make Olympic debut at 2020 Tokyo Games
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics are set to be the first games in history to use facial recognition technology, according to the organizing committee's security plan guidelines revealed t…
New Makita coffee maker runs on power tool batteries
From sophisticated wooden coffee mills to robotic baristas, latte art, and green tea espresso machines, the Japanese coffee industry always seems to offer something new and interesting. And now …
Igor Oleynikov and Japanese author Eiko Kadono have won the 2018 Hans Christian Andersen Award
Japanese author Eiko Kadono has written picture books and novels. Her best-known book is Kiki’s Delivery Service, first published in 1985 in Japan. According to IBBY, she has published some 250 …
Japanese Commercial Land Prices Increase by Most in a Decade
Commercial land prices in Japan rose by the most in a decade last year, thanks to a years-long tourism boom and ultra-low lending rates. The average price of commercial land nationwide…
DisruptingJapan 116: How Startups Can Attract, Retain, and Develop Staff in Japan
Last month 500 Startups and Disrupting Japan held a joint event that focused on how Japanese and foreign staff can work best together at startups. As the event, I had a great discussion with three st…
AnimeJapan 2018 wraps up 5th anniversary celebrations in Tokyo
AnimeJapan 2018 wrapped up a four-day stay in Tokyo today, the anime extravaganza in town on its largest ever scale as organizers looked to deliver on an all-inclusive message while celebra…
Meet COLOURFUUUL, Japan’s “first all foreign male idol group"
Idol groups come and go in J-pop at a quick clip. A new one debuting isn’t particularly newsworthy unless they hail from one of the huge talent agencies in the country (think Johnny &…
DJI’s biggest order of commercial drones is headed straight to Japan’s construction industry
Gadget lovers helped the drone industry take flight, but its future looks to be more industrial, with increasing numbers of drones sold for tasks like surveying and inspection. A good example of this…