"Hotel Paraiso": New works by Tomoo Gokita
Continuing his ongoing interest in vintage aesthetic of photographs and movies of the 1960s and 1970s, the Tokyo-based artist created a series of portraits of imaginary visitors of Hotel Paraiso…
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Nintendo Announces Nintendo Labo, A Wild New Experiment For Switch
Nintendo today announced Nintendo Labo, a wild new experiment for the Switch that will allow players to insert the console into assorted pieces of cardboard, creating items like robots, fishing rods,…
Tokyo readies for the rise of the 'guerrilla rainstorm'
Japan’s capital may be known for its earthquake resilience strategies, but a recent increase in intense, sudden storms poses another threat – one that the city’s flood protection systems may not be a…
This Japanese dad totally owned his daughter’s boyfriend at video games
Twitter user @buppa_stone live tweeted meeting his daughter’s boyfriend in tweets that were then translated by SoraNews24 into English. The first tweet reads: “My daughter just introduced her boyfrie…
Nestle Debuts Natural Ruby Chocolate in KitKat-Crazed Japan
Nestle SA will sweeten Japan’s Valentine’s Day with ruby-chocolate KitKats, choosing one of the world’s most candy-obsessed markets for the debut of the first new type of natural chocolate …
NHK's False Alert
NHK is apologizing after issuing a false alert that said North Korea had probably launched a missile and warned people in Japan to take cover. The false message was sent in Japanese shortly befo…
Japan’s Intellectual Property Revenue Is Soaring
From Super Mario to Hello Kitty and robotics advances by Fanuc Corp., Japan’s intellectual property is generating soaring income. The country’s IP revenue has jumped by 74 percent over the past five …
Japan: hunt for deadly fugu fish sold in error by supermarket
A Japanese city has activated an emergency warning system to alert residents to avoid eating locally purchased blowfish after a mix-up saw toxic parts of the delicacy go on sale. A supermar…
Wireless Power!
Hiroshi Amano, a professor from Nagoya University who was awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in physics, is developing together with other researchers a remote power supply system that sends energy to dist…
Godzilla elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Former Japanese baseball star Hideki Matsui has become the youngest inductee into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. The 43-year-old Matsui, nicknamed "Godzilla," was electe…