“For over a decade, Pillsbury has made long exposure photographs using only available light. Across several series and in many cities, he has focused on the passage of time and people within spaces b…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 3 months ago | 2 comments

Kansai International Airport is an international airport located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, 38 km southwest of Ōsaka Station, Japan

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 3 months ago | 1 comment

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. said Monday that it now doesn't expect to deliver the first plane until mid-2020. That's two years later than the previous schedule and the fifth time in less than eight yea…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 3 months ago | 1 comment

If that uncanny shot of the kitty above has already piqued your curiosity, then MdN Corporation’s newest photo book Nora Neko Ken has your name written all over it!

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 3 months ago | 1 comment

Based on preprogrammed map information and using high performance sensors and advanced collision-avoidance algorithm, the robot can move about while staying aware of its surroundings, enabling it to …

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 3 months ago | 1 comment

One of Apple's main screen suppliers, Japan Display Inc. (JDI), has revealed a 5.5-inch LCD smartphone screen that can be bent like OLED displays from Samsung and LG. While not quite as flexible and …

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 3 months ago | 1 comment

Citizen science usually isn’t this personal. In 2011, roughly 65,000 Japanese citizens living near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant started measuring their own radiation exposure in…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 3 months ago | 1 comment

The new main menu features characters and recreates eating scenes from nine different series including Mobile Suit Gundam, the very first series, Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, and the currently ongoing…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 3 months ago | 1 comment

Are you excited to be planning an epic tour across Japan in the coming months? Or perhaps you’re already an expert in one region of the country and are thinking of exploring some new areas. Either wa…

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 3 months ago | 1 comment

Sumo is generally considered Japan’s national sport. There are currently three other yokozuna-ranked wrestlers active in sumo — Kakuryu, Harumafuji and Hakuho — all of whom were born in Mongolia. Hak…

posted by  Sergey | 8 years, 3 months ago | 0 comments