Canon engineers have designed a lens that quite literally and intentionally sucks.
In a newly published patent filing over in Japan (2019-191432), first reported on by CanonWatch, Canon describes a c…

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VideoThe Japanese have said they are the country's greatest invention of the 20th Century - greater even than the Walkman or Tamagotchi.
They are instant noodles, which were created in response to fo…

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They aim to do this through a solar-powered car.
Solar-powered cars offer the advantage of not needing to be plugged anywhere.
If a battery can be created that can give the car power at night it coul…

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Bamboo and carbon fibre can be used together to build earthquake-proof architecture, says Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, whose Bamboo Ring is installed at the V&A for London Design Festival.
Kuma…

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This could be a World Cup with a Billy Ocean-style theme: red cards spell danger, not just for individuals but for all concerned.
But how many fans care about popularity versus their team winning a W…

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It was the centrepiece of a weekend celebrating 150 years of rugby in Japan, which arrived in the country five years before the creation of the Rugby Football Union.
“I suggested he say Japan wants t…

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New research suggests the use of insecticides on rice farms in Japan led to the collapse of fish populations in Lake Shinji.
Photo by Bernard Gagnon/ Wikimedia CommonsNov. 1 (UPI) -- New research sug…

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"Changing of the Seasons" comes to Hashimoto Contemporary SF as an acclaimed Japanese artist Ozabu visits for a solo show entitled Meguru, which reflects the cyclical shift.
In hauntingly beautiful d…

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VideoAs England take on South Africa in the Rugby World Cup final, we take a look at what fans and tourists in Japan should avoid doing so they don't upset people in the tournament's host country.

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Tokyo (CNN) — Often referred to as the world's busiest crosswalk, thousands of pedestrians scramble across Tokyo's Shibuya Crossing daily.
The Shibuya Crossing serves as center-stage for a Times Squa…

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