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In recent years, the West has developed a growing taste for this intricate art form, with some pieces selling for tens of thousands of dollars. Bringing together more than 70 bamboo artworks, th…
Japan is scrambling to ensure it has a future in an electric-car world. Toyota, the country’s largest automaker, pioneered gasoline-electric hybrids but has long been skeptical about consum…
So much is Dr. Berger hated by denizens of Japanese-oriented subreddits that one subreddit has even made an annual tradition of warning Americans in Japan (or looking to relocate there) away fro…
Officials in Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, say dead birds found at a local poultry farm have tested positive for bird flu in a preliminary check. The officials received a report from the far…
td;dr - not much :)
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…
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.
This is a pretty cool idea. So many vehicles already have car navi devices, and they can be put into good use.
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 c…
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. Ditchin…
