74-year-old ninja's crime-spree comes to a close in Osaka
He evaded police and cameras for nearly a decade but time always has a way of catching up with us. Higashiosaka is relatively small suburb on the eastern side of Osaka city. Just the occasi…
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Ninja house in northeastern Japan faces risk of demolition
KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 18:45 | All, JapanA historic house supposedly used as a ninja base hundreds of years ago in northeastern Japan faces risk of demolition as its owners are seeking …
Review: Takako Yamaguchi turns white and gray paint into illusions of startling intensity
The first visual sweep of the gallery walls at the Pico-Union gallery As Is leaves an impression of extreme restraint. Takako Yamaguchi’s 17 oils on linen are all of the same modest size (1…
Here’s what the PlayStation 5’s controller might look like
We already know that the PlayStation 5 is coming next year, and that its controller will have a few new tricks up its sleeve (more on those later). And now, we might have an idea of what that ne…
Observatory Utilizes Canon Optical System
Canon (Tokyo) — Canon Inc. announced today that 84 of the Company’s ultra-high-sensitivity CMOS sensors provided to the University of Tokyo Institute of Astronomy’s Kiso Observatory have be…
Entertainment Vehicle by Yamaha and Sony
Yamaha (Iwata) — Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announced today that the company will commence services from November 1, 2019 using the SC-1 entertainment vehicle – sociable cart jointly developed with …
Queer Eye in Japan: Behind the scenes of new Netflix special currently being filmed in Tokyo
One of the hottest shows on Netflix right now is Queer Eye. Tan then introduced us to 28 year-old Kiko Mizuhara, an American-Japanese model, actress, singer, and designer who will be a…
This famous Princess Mononoke scene took almost two years to draw by hand!?【Video】
Princess Mononoke, which has the honor of being the fourth-highest grossing Japanese film in history, has a great soundtrack, great animation, and a great story. It was also the first Studi…
Line Merger with Yahoo Japan Aims at Artificial Intelligence
Akihabara News (Tokyo) — The merger of online firms Line and Yahoo Japan is aimed squarely at the Artificial Intelligence (AI) industry, hoping to give the combined holding company, Line and Z Holdin…
The Yakuza 7 mobile is on the streets of Seoul, hoping to get PS4 owners excited for its January rel
The Yakuza 7 mobile is on the streets of Seoul, hoping to get PS4 owners excited for its January release in South Korea. In case you missed it, read Kotaku’s impressions of the game from this ye…