A new record has been claimed by UK based battery company Moixa, which now manages what it claims to be the largest fleet of battery systems in the world.
It launched its GridShare software program i…

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Crows don’t really have the best reputation in Japan.
For example, Japanese Twitter user @beat_flying was recently out and about in Nagoya when he spotted two crows engaged in a perfectly wholesome a…

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Tokyo has no shortage of eateries that take inspiration from the 2-D media world.
There’s a permanent Sailor Moon musical restaurant and cafes for both the Pokémon franchise and Square Enix Cafe vide…

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Yoshinoya’s beef bowl is the archetypal fast, filling, and financially friendly meal in Japan.
So it might surprise you to learn that Japan’s most popular beef usually isn’t Japanese.
Yoshinoya keeps…

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We caught up with the show’s design expert Bobby Berk at Adobe Max, where he gave a talk on how he balances running his own interior design business while juggling Queer Eye.
I know you’re a spokespe…

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Morita Miyata is a Japanese company that was originally established in the late 1800s.
But despite their many achievements, they struggled with the fact that disaster preparedness continues to be rem…

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In Japan, Zen rock gardens are considered, if nothing else, a source of serenity and relaxation.
Another source of relaxation – enjoying Japanese sweets – doesn’t necessarily go hand-in-hand with roc…

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Not quite as well known is the unique and innovative method they use to protect their important cultural property from fire.
In order to maintain the authenticity of the landscape, officials decided …

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We talk about the specific challenges that Japanese companies are facing and the strategies we’ve used — with varying degrees of success — to help overcome them.
And, I’m sure you will not be surpris…

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‧We’ve looked at lots of notoriously bad game translations into English over the years, so a common question I get is: Does Japan have famous bad game translation quotes too?
This is probably one of …

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