Kanagawa government hard disks swiped, sold online
Officials of Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, say hard disk drives with taxpayers' personal information were auctioned online. An employee of an outside contractor is suspected of selling the di…
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Japanese crane game serves up actual slices of cake - and we got some!【Photos】
When we heard about the prizes being offered in a crane game center in Sweets Cranes Yokohama, we just had to check it out. ▼ If you’re in Yokohama’s Minato Mirai neighborhood, we highly recomme…
Christmas and New Year's Eve in Tokyo
9pm – late¥1,000-¥4,000ContactB2F Shintaiso Building No.4, 2-10-12 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-kucontacttokyo.comNov 30 – Dec 25Now in its 13th year, the German Christmas Market in Roppong…
Fine line between neglect and independence for Japanese kids
The Japanese word for such children, "hochigo" (literally, left-alone child) even came into the lexicon from around 2010. Japan is considered safe, a country where kids are allowe…
Top 10 Foreigner-Friendly Bars and Clubs in Sapporo
A trip to the Sapporo Beer Museum will take you through the history of this widely-loved beer brand. Keep the beers coming and hop over to the Sapporo Beer Garden next door for all you can …
How to Experience Yamagata City Like a Local
Yamagata Prefecture’s capital city of the same name is one such countryside locale that is the embodiment of humble. Photo: Randiah Camille Green The view over Yamagata City from Yamadera’s Goda…
Fukushima melted fuel removal begins 2021, end state unknown
Fukushima melted fuel removal begins 2021, end state unknown Melted fuel removal at Japan’s tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant begins in 2021, but details on how the complex should look at …
Japan Is from Another Time and Space, This Video Shows Why
This guy shot a video in Japan for a day which demonstrates interesting innovations of Japan. And if you've ever visited Japan, you must be familiar with all of the Blade Runner kind of tec…
The environmental impact of a PlayStation 4
Far from being detached from the environment, the PlayStation 4 is an object hewn from its materials and inhabitants. Grid View Photo: Lewis GordonPhoto: Lewis GordonPhoto: Lewis GordonPhoto: Le…
It took two decades for PlayStation’s best JRPG series to find itself
Twenty-five years after the launch of the original PlayStation, however, its greatest offering is also its most improved: the Persona series, created by Atlus. In 1996, Atlus, best known fo…