Snake legs: 蛇足 (dasoku)Image: by RakuboBut wait, snakes don’t have legs … do they?
From this episode, the expression “snake legs” has come to mean something additional that is unnecessary and possibl…

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As Sam, players scale jagged mountains, slickened by pouring rain, and fall down backward, damaging the cargo that is key to restoring communication between isolated cities.
“That’s why I added this …

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Tohoku Electric Power's Onagawa nuclear power plant is seen in 2011 after an earthquake and tsunami damaged one of its reactors.
2 unit at Tohoku Electric Power's Onagawa plant was cleared to restart…

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That even applies to something as seemingly mundane as office supplies, as is evident by this new see-through eraser that enhances precision by providing an unobstructed view of what’s actually being…

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The man behind the Internet’s giant Starbucks mug meme drinks from a jumbo mug inside a jumbo mug.
Every few months Starbucks brings out a new line of cool drinkware, but one of our all-time favorite…

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Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Central) has unveiled the inside of a tunnel under construction in Gifu Prefecture for use as part of its ultrafast maglev train line, scheduled to go into service in 20…

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Yuriko Nakao/ReutersThroughout Japan, store clerks and other service industry workers are trained to use the elaborate honorific speech called “manual keigo.” But change is coming.
Manual keigo swept…

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Nikkei recently posted a clip tracking an FPS vision while playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and compared the data that was taken from an amateur player.
Gif : NikkeiEsports pro Leisia of Libalent…

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Nissan 2013 Nissan IDX Nismo ConceptLike many concepts that never come to fruition or overseas models that aren't available Stateside have proved, hype doesn't necessarily mean there's a profitable b…

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Our reporter leaves convinced that Ogami Island is the hidden home of countless gods.
Within that list of power spots is Ogami Island (大神島 / “Island of the Great Gods”), a little known and off the be…

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