Creating a real ghost in the shell
Yasuo Kuniyoshi is a man with an extraordinary plan. Kuniyoshi, a professor at the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, has been attempting to produce an utter…
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Stupid Tourists?
What are things that foreign tourists should avoid doing, so that both locals and tourists can avoid problems? There have been a few cases of very srtupid tourists, like those who vandalised Mei…
Naha firm to open miniature model theme park in Okinawa
A company based in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, is aiming to open a theme park in the prefecture around 2022 featuring exhibitions of famous cities around the world using miniature models. The attr…
Event to taste various types of jam in Komoro
Jam-lovers tried out many varieties of the fruit spread at a promotional event in the central Japanese city of Komoro on Sunday. Komoro in Nagano Prefecture is said to be the birthplace of …
Samurai parade held in Kofu
About 1,300 people dressed as samurai warriors have paraded in a city in central Japan to celebrate a 16th-century warlord. The parade in the streets of Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture on Saturd…
End of the Line for Big Industries?
We have been regularly seeing stories about big names like Toshiba and Sharp ending up with losses. Is this the end of the line for big companies in Japan? What is the next big thing for Japan? Let…
Using drones to study bears
A group is using drones to study the activities of brown bears on Japan's northernmost main island, Hokkaido. The group consists of members of a Hokkaido-based NPO and IT firms in Toky…
US court rules against soldier, returns baby to Okinawa mom
Child abduction has long been a concern for U.S. servicemembers and some in Congress, who initially called on Tokyo to ratify the Hague Convention and have since called for tougher enforcement within…
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Robot Hotel Near Tokyo
Major travel agency H.I.S. Co. on Wednesday celebrated the opening of its second robot-staffed Henn na Hotel. The new location is near the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture. …