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It was the triumphant return of Tapioca Land, a business centered around 2019’s trendiest drink in Japan, Tapioca (aka, bubble tea, boba, pearl milk tea, etc.). However, this time, rather than a…
Hikvision -- the world's largest video surveillance company -- employs image sensors supplied by Sony in 180 of its surveillance camera models and sensors from Sharp in two c…
Through January 5, 2020, we are excited that Japan House in Los Angeles is hosting Japan 47 Artisans, an exhibition that explores the diversity of Japanese craft traditions through the eyes of contem…
Japanese artist explains why turning your ashes into a pencil is a better choice than turning them into a diamond. Cremation is the norm in Japan, and the ashes of the deceased are usually divid…
The rubber eraser is said to be roughly 250 years old. Osaka-based stationery company Seed, who has been making erasers since the 1950s, has developed a translucent eraser. Seed says t…
Animation isn’t supposed to be this rad. As we’ve established more than once, Lupin III: The First, the upcoming CG animated film entry in the Lupin III series of high-flying anime thievery…
The same anomaly that makes foreigners feel icky is harnessed by Japanese people to get breathing room on public transport. ▲ “On a flight the young guy in the seat next to me was invading my sp…
While many men who dress as women are perfectly happy with their masculine features, others prefer a softer, curvier look. But not everyone is blessed with a feminine bodyline or androgynous loo…
Producers for A Silent Voice are planning to accommodate fans who, like the series’ female lead, can’t hear. As such, it’s only fitting that theaters nationwide will be showing the film with Jap…
Brand-new middle school to let students of any gender wear whatever uniform components they feel comfortable in out of consideration to LGBT youths. In 2012, Kashiwanoha Elementary School w…
