Shogi board maker busy amid Fujii sensation
A shogi board maker is being flooded with orders amid a boom in the traditional board game inspired by teenage prodigy Souta Fujii. 14-year old Fujii set an all-time record for the lon…
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Japan to mull sending man to moon
Japan's space agency has proposed to a government panel a plan to send Japanese astronauts to the moon after 2025. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency or JAXA presented the idea to the s…
Square watermelons shipped in western Japan
Farmers in Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, have started shipping square watermelons across the country. Such watermelons were first developed by farmers in the district of Fudeoka in the city …
SNES Classic gets Famicom look and tweaked game selection
Everyone’s excited about the SNES Classic Edition, what with its twee 90s look and fantastic selection of games. But as with its NES predecessor, the Japanese version of the device is significantly d…
Research about main blockers to purchasing an electric car
Full electric cars are getting a bit more practical these days, so this look at electric cars has interesting results; I’m especially surprised that that people are more curious about diesel eng…
WWII Zero fighter takes to the skies over Japan
Salvaged from the Papua New Guinean jungle, a restored World War II Japanese Zero fighter has taken to the skies over the land that gave birth to the once-feared warplane. The aircraft — em…
Ninja birthplace cities jointly promote tourism
Two cities in central Japan regarded as the birthplace of ninjas, or feudal era secret agents, have launched a council to attract more tourists from home and abroad. The cultural assets related …
Failed tattoos exposed
The author of this blog receives photos of people's tattoos containing (mainly Chinese characters) and explains if what they really mean. Some of them are hilarious. I have no idea how people de…
Bitcoin Adoption Grows in World’s Leading Electronics District
I am not sure how trustworthy a source of information Nigeria Today is. Personally I have a difficulty of trusting anything Nigerian online :) But it is quite cool if some offline shops in Akih…
Kurobe Dam releasing water for sightseers
Sightseers are flocking to Japan's highest dam to watch the spectacle of water gushing from it. An electric power company releases water from Kurobe Dam, in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan…