Episode 11: Run For Your Life
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Good Music Party in Sarushima: 10 Summer Days, 13th Jul–7th Sep, 2019
What better place to hold a summer rave than an uninhabited island? Known as Monkey Island, it’s the only natural island in Tokyo Bay and is a popular day trip destination. Tickets for the …
Rugby World Cup 2019 Fanzones
This official page présents Rugby World Cup fanzones all around Japan.
Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley Leads Series A Funding Round for Advanced Farm Technologies
“We see tremendous potential in Advanced Farm Technologies’ robotic harvesting solution as a means of helping to meet the growing global market demand for fresh fruits and vegetables. “With this…
Tofugu Went to Hokkaido and Became Farmers 🌽
Anyway, this time in Hokkaido, we did some (cool) things together, so I'd like to share what we did on the trip. We stayed at their beautiful private cottage for five nights in the great wi…
A Wearable Robotic Tail Turns Anyone Into a Furry With Improved Balance
There are lots of companies who make wearable tails for humans, but they’re usually for cosplay or other entertainment pursuits. Researchers at Keio University in Japan have created a wearable a…
Mario Is Officially A Plumber Again
In September, Nintendo crushed hearts across the world by declaring that Mario was no longer a plumber. This week, the publisher has remedied that horrible mistake, changing Mario’s bio to note …
Player Recreates The Dragon Ball Z Opening With No Man's Sky Footage
The No Man’s Sky community is full of creative players doing interesting things with the game, like making a rudimentary version of Rocket League. One player used footage and assets from the gam…
The Glorious, Almost-Disconnected Boredom of My Walk in Japan
My intent is then to respond to the responses in aggregate, long after the walk is finished. And the purpose of time-shifted conversation is to share the walk without being pulled away from…
Elite Athletes Are Changing How They Train for Extreme Heat
It’s so hot that for the first time ever, the marathon is scheduled to start at midnight to reduce the risk of heat stroke. Sweating is how the body releases that heat, and its evaporation creat…