Learning a foreign language is a complex endeavour. It is more than just learning the grammar and vocabulary. The cultural aspect of the language is important as well.

If you want to master a languag…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 6 years, 10 months ago | 3 comments

Note that the two different kinds of dozing; at 4 we have “sleep”, which implies, perhaps, leaving the office and finding a quiet corner to lie down for 40 winks, whereas 9, “snoozing in the toilets”…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 6 years, 10 months ago | 0 comments

As we entered the Tokyo parasite museum, we were immediately struck by how small the room was. Our research told us this building contained 60,000 samples of parasites (not including the ones I smugg…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 6 years, 10 months ago | 0 comments

Most great startup ideas don’t grab your attention right away. It takes a while before the founder’s vision becomes obvious to the rest of us. On the other hand, the startups that immediately grab al…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 6 years, 10 months ago | 0 comments

Japanese sculptor Keisuke Tanaka works specifically with wooden frames and pillars, “carcasses of wood” that are no longer living. He applies meticulous carvings to this wood and gives them new life …

posted by  banzaitokyo | 6 years, 10 months ago | 0 comments

A giant panda at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, named Shin Shin, gave birth to a cub on Monday. The birth of a panda cub at Ueno Zoo is the first in 5 years.

The zoo observed copulations between Shin Shin and a m…

posted by  Yubi | 6 years, 10 months ago | 3 comments

A research team says it has developed a snake-like robot that can climb over debris and rubble by shooting a jet of air to lift its front end from the ground.

posted by  Tanuki | 6 years, 10 months ago | 0 comments

The driver of a tourist bus that was hit by a car on the Tomei Expressway in central Japan on Saturday says he quickly steered to the left to avert a disaster when he saw something flying towards him…

posted by  Tanuki | 6 years, 10 months ago | 1 comment

Airbnb Inc. will now be able to operate in Japan without the risk of running into regulatory hurdles after the government passed a law that sets out rules for home sharing.

Japan’s upper house passed…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 6 years, 10 months ago | 1 comment

Japan is by far the world leader in one of the most important tech revolutions in the coming decade, the robotics revolution.

posted by  banzaitokyo | 6 years, 10 months ago | 3 comments