Getting a haircut in another country - in a foreign language - can be a daunting experience. We've all heard stories about that one unfortunate soul who, just wanting a trim, indicated a few centimet…

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When the rest of a phone is a gesture-prone robot, other specifications fade into the distance, but Sharp's given us most of the details. It's not light (390 grams), or small (at 19.5cm tall, almost …

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We live in an age of innovation, where palm-size computers and intelligent gadgets continue to change our daily lives in ways large and small-from our morning commute to our nightly sleep. Of course,…

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(Mamachari video by softypapa) I confess - I own a mamachari. It is a really simple bicycle that you see all over Japan. Usually mothers use them for quick trips to the grocery store or to bring the …

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These popular delicacies of the sea can be savored in a number of different situations and preparations. They're traditionally eaten raw on the half shell or off the grill, but some innovative Japane…

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TOKYO -- Japan's Hitachi plans to raise its annual research and development budget to around 500 billion yen ($4.17 billion) starting in fiscal 2016, a level comparable with rival industrial conglome…

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While many people in the world are worrying that robots will take over human jobs once artificial intelligence (AI) is fully developed, it's a safe bet that no one put "author" at the top o…

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While we do have a load of cars and public transport all over the place - the bicycle is still very much a common way to get around in Japan. So much so that finding a place to park ones two wheeler …

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Edward Snowden, a fugitive and former U.S. National Security Agency contractor who leaked information from the agency in 2013, warned Saturday that all people in Japan are subjected to mass surveilla…

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