Renzo Piano's Kansai airport has a mile-long high-tech terminal
Next in our high-tech architecture series is Renzo Piano's Kansai International Airport, which was built on an artificial island in Osaka Bay. Japan's Kansai International Airport…
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How Japanese prints inspired a tattoo frenzy
The rise in popularity and decades-long frenzy for tattoos is detailed in the 2017 book "Tattoos in Japanese Prints" by Sarah Thompson, curator of Japanese art at the Museum of Fine Ar…
Japan's Aeon signs up Ocado in online grocery bet
TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) - Japan’s biggest supermarket group, Aeon Co Ltd has hired British online grocery pioneer Ocado to develop its e-commerce business, hoping to fend off rivals such as …
Reuters | Japan's Aeon turns to Ocado to expand online grocery service
I love these examples, and I wish that I could have put this type of plan into action for the current holiday season. The more we recognize fast fashion/retail and the impact it has on not only …
Cosplay paradise! Haco Stadium Tokyo complex has 33 themed rooms waiting for your photo shoot
That’s was only one limited-time room at the awesome Haco Stadium cosplay complex, though. Haco Stadium also has a branch in Osaka, but the closest to downtown Tokyo is Haco Stadium Tokyo, …
Three reasons why you should definitely visit Taiho Ramen in Fukuoka Prefecture
Taiho Ramen is indeed a type of the tonkotsu ramen for which Fukuoka is so famous, and now let’s now have our Japanese reporter detail three reasons about what sets Taiho Ramen apart from even the re…
Japanese government proposes driver’s license change to make them easier for foreigners to read
While writing the AD year is often acceptable for paperwork in Japan, some documents specifically require the gengo year to be displayed, such a Japanese driver’s license. ▼ Highlighted in blue …
20 horrifyingly tempting seafood specialities from Japan
From potentially life-threatening to overwhelmingly pungent odors to just plain odd, here’s a list of 20 of the weirdest Japanese delicacies from the sea. Fugu (pufferfish)Images: Wikipedia…
Japan's hellish job hunting process “shuukatsu” gets animated, terrifies netizens 【Video】
Recently, an animated short film has been making waves among Japanese netizens for the horror movie-like way it portrays the difficult and often depressing job hunting process in Japan. The…
Doraemon clock unveiled at Tokyo bay area, celebrating 50th anniv.
The face of Doraemon, who travels from the 22nd century to help elementary school boy Nobita, is depicted on the 3.8-meter tall, 4-meter wide automaton clock. One of his secret tools, …