Heroes come in all shapes and sizes, including this team of workers who used their own local brand of heroism to prank visitors at night.
Every single night people come to challenge themselves in tes…

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Now, guests coming to Asahi Ryokan have the option to pay just ¥100 (about $1) per night to stay in room number eight -- if they agree to have their entire stay livestreamed.
Room number 8 at Asahi R…

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After three years of consultations, the fate of Tokyo’s oldest wooden station building has finally been revealed.
▼ The old station and its narrow footpath become heavily congested during events, and…

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Sapporo Snow Festival 2020The most famous snow festival is the Sapporo Snow Festival held on Japan’s northernmost island, Hokkaido.
Close to Nishi River, Nikko City, Tochigi - MapTokamachi Snow Festi…

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A resident of Chiyoda Ward in Tokyo has declared to himself that the time has come to beat the crap out of his futon.
Parts of Kyle Mansfield’s body has been touching the floor through the futon for …

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Derry Moore, the acclaimed British photographer of interiors, gardens, and portraits, has traveled the world since the 1970s, amassing a portfolio of images that has signally enriched the pages of AD…

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With Shenmue III finally out today, we’re revisiting this look back on how this quirky franchise forklifted video games into the new millennium.
At the time, it was the most expensive video game ever…

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An engineer at Toyota took his own life after being abused by his boss, local officials have ruled.
The employee was constantly called an “idiot” and told he should die, according to Yoshihide Tachin…

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Scientists from Japan have used machine learning for the first time to identify a new figure among the ancient motifs of Peru’s Nazca Lines.
“It’s a large achievement.”The geoglyph was discovered dur…

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Perhaps that is why its refreshing to see Murakami's new show at Perrotin in Tokyo, Superflat Doraemon.
From Japanese art critic, Yoshio Suzuki:In creating works of contemporary art based on the Edo …

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