Suppose that tennis superstar Kei Nishikori serves to you in virtual reality, or a 3-D image of Mashu Baker, a Rio Olympic gold medalist in judo, appears like magic on a stage and powers into action.…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 1 month ago | 1 comment

Inside a modest-looking office building in Tokyo lives an unusually clever industrial robot made by the Japanese company Fanuc. Give the robot a task, like picking widgets out of one box and putting …

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 1 month ago | 3 comments

Who said cakes have do be made of sugar and spice and crap like that? Behold, meat cakes.

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 1 month ago | 1 comment

The Nintendo Switch has sold an estimated 330,637 units in its first three days on sale in Japan.

That’s according to Famitsu, which adds that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sold an estimate…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 1 month ago | 3 comments

There are no shortage of startup accelerators, innovation spaces and startup community hubs, and sometimes it can be difficult to put your finger on what makes one a success and another a failure.

Ti…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 1 month ago | 1 comment

In Tokyo, white button-down shirts are about as ubiquitous as the poorly concealed nipples underneath, and, according to a 2013 survey, most folks do not welcome the sight. One might suggest simply l…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 1 month ago | 1 comment

Today marks the last day of the life-size Gundam in Tokyo, as it is now going to be dismantled. However, not only are there plans to create a life-size Gundam that walks by 2019 but we are also getti…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 1 month ago | 2 comments

Whether you want to stay in the labyrinths of the station’s many internal streets or venture out into the business central of Marunouchi, you’ll have plenty to see in and around Tokyo Station. Althou…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 1 month ago | 1 comment

The center of the complex, which is set to open on April 20th, will also host an exhibition space overseen by Mori Art Museum’s Fumio Nanjo. The debut exhibition will be an installation by Yayoi Kusa…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 1 month ago | 1 comment

Although the TPP wasn’t an integral part of the US-Japan relationship, it certainly represented a cornerstone for its future. It’s no coincidence that as soon as Trump said he would be leaving the TP…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 1 month ago | 1 comment