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Drones for disaster responseDrones, or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), can quickly and safely be deployed over disaster areas. The test flight demonstrated a Nokia drone which used a private LTE…
Organizing Committee considers relaxing rules for the Games during Japan’s always hot and humid summer. With the Tokyo Olympics less than a year away, excitement continues to grow as the city ge…
That’s when AKB48 released its first chart-topping single, “River.” I’d like to argue that the J-pop decade ended early, too. And between Oct. 21, 2009, and March 14, 2019, the pop gro…
Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License PhotoSEOUL, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Messaging app Line is in talks to merge with Yahoo Japan, the two companies said. Line is held by Korea's Intern…
As young people continue to relocate to major cities, rural towns are looking for ways to boost their population. Japan’s population is set to lose up to one-third of its population, down t…
Take a load off by watching a Japanese man feed stray cats. I discovered Niiyan1216, a series of videos where a Japanese man feeds stray cats, over a year ago. It’s not exactly mind-bl…
(CNN) The "fastest accelerating car in the world" was unveiled at the Dubai Motor Show this week. The fully-electric Aspark Owl is capable of reaching 60mph in just 1.69 seconds, …
Over the years, we’ve seen a number of video tutorials showing us the amazing power of makeup. And while many of these tutorials are often aimed at young women wanting to glow-up, today we’…
Just last month, the host of Comedy Central’s The Jim Jefferies Show, Jim Jeffries, came to Japan to investigate the reasons why “Millennials in Japan Aren’t F**king”. Take a look at the clip be…
KFC occasionally offers all-you-can-eat fried chicken in Japan, which is both a blessing and a curse. But there’s now a raw of golden-fried hope on the horizon, as KFC is jus…
