For years, SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Executive Masayoshi Son has talked about building a global renewable-energy empire capable of carrying solar power across continents.
The Japanese investor sough…

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Even in an age when whiteboards and computers are ubiquitous in classrooms, Hagoromo chalk has seen its popularity grow thanks to the huge market in the internet lecturing field in South Korea.
(Phot…

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"Let's take Bon dance to the world!"
and "Call Me" while dancers moved in sync, following the traditional moves of Bon dance.
"Children's eyes shined, and Bon dance reached people's heart where words…

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"We have many products to fight heat, such as foldable fans, cool sprays and cool bandanas, but this year the portable fans are the most popular among such items.
(Portable fans on display at a store…

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A new Japanese research effort aims to use cutting-edge AI to deliver robots capable of assisting the elderly and people with disabilities.
What’s new: Toyota is teaming up with Preferred Networks, a…

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“It’s like a fob or a toggle, a giant button,” says Robert Mintz, deputy director of the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco and a scholar of Japanese art.
When shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu ascended to power…

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A foreigner recently arriving in Tokyo seems to be getting way more enjoyment out of very ordinary things, according to several long-term foreigners.

A simple street sign is reportedly more than enou…

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Japan will ban the gaijin smash in preparation for an influx of foreigners coming to Tokyo for the 2020 Olympic Games.

Authorities have predicted traffic chaos in the nation’s capital with recent con…

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Abstract Kawaii (a Japanese word meaning “cute”) things are popular because they produce positive feelings. However, their effect on behavior remains unclear. In this study, three experiments were co…

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In 1991, Bugatti debuted the EB110, meant to be as high-tech a car as possible. It had a daring five valves per cylinder. In 1994, Ferrari followed suit with the 40-valve V8 355, then its own 60-valv…

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