Takeru Shoji Architects designs Japanese home with "live-in foundations" www.dezeen.com

Takeru Shoji Architects has completed a home in the Japanese city of Uonuma, with small rooms suspended above a double-height living space which sits in a "live-in foundation".
Takeru Shoji Architect…

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What Sega’s Dreamcast launch keynote would have looked like, 20 years ago arstechnica.com

DreamcastLaunchLivestream — Kyle Orland (@KyleOrl) September 9, 2014Yes, I know there's a typo in here.

DreamcastLaunchLivestream — Kyle Orland (@KyleOrl) September 9, 2014I was probably a bit too en…

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Nissan boss to step down amid pay scandal www.bbc.com

Image copyright iStockNissan chief executive Hiroto Saikawa will step down next week as the carmaker grapples with an executive pay scandal.
Earlier, Mr Saikawa told Japanese media he was "keen to pa…

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Airfares from Japan to South Korea drop to under $10 cnn.com

(CNN) — If you've ever wanted to travel between Japan and South Korea, there's no better time than now -- air fares are as low as $8.38.
As a trade spat between the two countries drags on, travel bet…

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Japan typhoon leaves 100 flights canceled and 1 million without power cnn.com

(CNN) A powerful typhoon in Japan has left more than 100 flights canceled, thousands of travelers stranded at the airport, and nearly 1 million households without power.
Major subway stations in Toky…

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Nissan CEO resigns after admitting he was overpaid cnn.com

Hong Kong (CNN Business) Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa has resigned, dealing a new blow to the Japanese carmaker as it struggles to recover from the ousting of Carlos Ghosn last November.
It named Chief …

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Japanese Clerk Allegedly Stole Over 1,300 Credit Cards By Instantly Memorizing All the Numbers gizmodo.com

Instead of developing an intricate electronic card skimmer, or pulling off an elaborate online scam, a cashier in Japan used the most undetectable tool imaginable to steal the credit card info of ove…

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Nintendo Is Experimenting With Ways to Make the Switch's Joy-Cons Even More Fragile gizmodo.com

Nintendo is not letting recent troubles with faulty Joy-Con controllers deter it from exploring new ways to innovate its gaming hardware.
A recent patent filing with the USPTO reveals a design for a …

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Rugby World Cup 2019 tips for fans in Japan from local customs to public transport www.mirror.co.uk

Addresses, basically, consist of the prefecture, city, ward, block, building number and property number.It’s reversed for more western familiarity when used in English.
Don’t use or make calls on you…

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How Japan's appetite for watching whales is growing www.bbc.com

VideoJapan resumed commercial whaling this year, hunting the marine giants for the first time in more than 30 years.
But evidence suggests that there may now be more of a future in watching whales ra…

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