td;dr - not much :)

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 4 months ago | 0 comments

Not surprisingly, reporters have flocked to this remote corner of the country to see if there is something that promotes fecundity in the water flowing down from Mount Nagi. The cause appears to be m…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 4 months ago | 0 comments

A Japanese astronaut has apologised for wrongly stating he has grown 9cm (3.5in) since arriving at the International Space Station (ISS) just over three weeks ago.

posted by  Yubi | 7 years, 4 months ago | 1 comment

This is a pretty cool idea. So many vehicles already have car navi devices, and they can be put into good use.

posted by  Yubi | 7 years, 4 months ago | 0 comments

A Japanese kayak racer who drugged a rival at a national championship event has been banned from competing for 8 years.

Yasuhiro Suzuki, 32, was penalized after he admitted he drugged a fellow compet…

posted by  Yubi | 7 years, 4 months ago | 0 comments

Ninjas-clad security guards are all the rage in Japan.

Security Service Association (SSC), a firm in western Japan, has started issuing new uniforms to its fleet of security guards. Ditching the usua…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 4 months ago | 0 comments

First Sony killed Aibo, the little dumb robot dog. Then, like a phoenix, Aibo rose from the ashes, new and improved, with LED eyes and a soft little back. This good boy, who went on pre-order in Japa…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 4 months ago | 0 comments

Toyota, the second biggest automaker in the world, announced an ambitious plan today to tackle mobility and delivery services in the age of autonomous cars. Apparently it involves weird, see-through …

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 4 months ago | 0 comments

A group of young people have celebrated Coming of Age Day in Japan on Monday by climbing up the steps to the top of the country's tallest building.

The national holiday honors people reaching age 20,…

posted by  Yubi | 7 years, 4 months ago | 0 comments

No money to pay for a meal? No problem - just work for 50 minutes.

That is the recipe to combat hunger for Ms Sekai Kobayashi, 33, a former engineer who will not turn away penniless customers at her …

posted by  banzaitokyo | 7 years, 4 months ago | 2 comments