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When the Datsun Fairlady Z—called the 240Z in the United States—exploded onto the market in 1969, it played a major role in changing attitudes about Japanese cars internationally. Even with the …
Do you remember when your teachers would urge you to break a world record during your school days? Either way, The Guinness Book of World Records is a household name that you’ve no doubt heard o…
Car ownership rates are low in Japan, and the cars people do own tend to be on the small side. Because of that, if you’re moving you probably need to pay for a professional moving service, but t…
'”But there is one shrine that has a reputation for having real power: Yasui Konpiragu Shrine in Kyoto. Several have had their wish granted, but, much like making a wish with a sly genie, t…
Mistletoe is an incubation office started in 2016 by serial entrepreneur Taizo Son, the younger brother of billionaire Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son. Mistletoe functions as a quasi-residency f…
Previously, planetary scientists had assumed that Saturn’s rings were as old as the solar system itself—about 4.5 billion years old. “The rings look young, but that doesn’t mean the rings are re…
Eight and a half years after the tsunami, we revisited some of the worst-hit cities along the Sanriku Coast in Miyagi and Iwate prefectures on September 25-26, 2019. The highlights of …
That got us wondering, though, if we could go even further, and to find out, we contacted Mr. Kudo, a Fuji Soba PR representative. As we entered, Mr. Kudo introduced us to Mr. Takahashi, the Kic…
Just like it’s a little shocking to learn that Osamu Tezuka, the creator of Astro Boy, kept a stash of sexy mouse drawings locked in his desk. In Japan’s sizeable pantheon of beloved comic artis…
A landmark report by the UN’s children agency UNICEF released Tuesday shows Japan topping the charts for childhood health indicators, with low rates of infant mortality and few underweight children.…
