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Total Recall is a look back at the history of video games through their characters, franchises, developers and trends. In January of 1992, a novel—not a manga, a novel—was released in Japan base…
This was the dawn of Japan's "bullet train" era, widely regarded as the defining symbol of the country's astonishing recovery from the trauma of World War II. The Shinkansen …
Japan's first bullet train left Tokyo in 1964 running an average of 80 mph. High speed lines now run all over the world and the newest ones are pushing 370 mph. Source: CNN
On this trip, I made an overnight trip from Kansai International Airport to Koyasan in Wakayama and the port city of Sakai in Osaka. Koyasan Station stands at over 800 meters in elevation, and t…
Finally, a tool for those who cannot even boil water properlyAs a regular consumer of Cup Noodles and other instant-noodle-based foods, I think it says a lot about the character of myself a…
Keep your saliva in your mouth, not on things other people are going to touch, taxi company says. Yokohama-based cab company Sanwa Kotsu has an undeniable quirky, fun-loving side to it…
(CNN) — It's considered one of the best sushi restaurants in all of Japan, yet a famous restaurant bible won't recommend it. Tokyo's Sukiyabashi Jiro is legendary, not only for it…
The Star Wars franchise is about to breach the artistic final frontier with a one-off performance of a kabuki adaptation starring one of Japan’s most revered stage actors. Ten days after th…
But sometimes the driving factor is who they don’t want to sit by instead. To examine one criteria, Japanese website Shirabee polled 1,400 men and women between the ages of 20 and 69, asking if …
Here are five reasons why you should choose Japan for your next bargain trip. Private rail networks across the country also offer a big range of special train pass packages that include meals, s…
