Savage fire breaks out close to Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo
A fire destroyed several buildings outside Tokyo's famed Tsukiji fish market on Aug. 3, the Tokyo Fire Department said.
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Olympic Mascots
Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics have begun accepting design entries for the Games' mascots. Acceptance of the Internet-only applications began at noon on Tuesday.…
Kumamoto's Teletubbies-style homes built to withstand earthquakes
They might look like something out of a kid’s TV show but these bizarre foam houses are actually built to withstand earthquakes.
5 Things in Japan I’ll Never Get Used To
During my first few weeks in Japan, I went to the convenience store looking for some familiar food — to aid the homesickness a little. Finding something familiar, I bit into some bread, only to be as…
Nara allows capturing of deer for 1st time
Local authorities in the city of Nara, western Japan, have decided to capture some of the city's free range deer to reduce farming damage. The deer, including those in and around Nara park,…
Video of a river of salarimen at rush hour
Every weekday morning, office workers come pouring out of Shinagawa Station as they head work in one of the nearby skyscrapers, and in this facinating and frightening time-lapse video from Japan…
Majority of Japanese live with cockroaches
This research asked a very simple question - are there cockroaches in your home? And the result is unsurprising - most people in Japan live with cockroaches. Those huge and disgusting ones.…
Disrupting Japan Podcast #97: This Is Why Japanese Startups Can’t Pivot
Japanese enterprises are particularly susceptible to disruption, and Japanese startups have a harder time than most pivoting. Both of these problems stem from the same root, and today we are going to…
It's opened! Onsen Amusement Park
A Japanese hot spring resort is providing a rare chance for visitors to enjoy 3 days of spa and amusement park attractions simultaneously. The "spamusement" park opened on Saturday in …
Japan’s potential SpaceX competitor achieves mixed results in first launch
A Japanese startup commercial rocket launch attempted to launch a 10-meter tall ‘Momo’ rocket to orbit on Sunday, but while the rocket achieved liftoff, it only made it about one-fifth of i…