Japanese sewage trucks now smell like chocolate
The new technology has been developed to help mask unpleasant odours. Four Osaka-based companies recently got together to develop a new technology to help mask unpleasant odours emanatin…
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Saya the CGI girl
This is very impressive where computer graphics is now. The CGI people can be truly human now or at least not creepy :)
Horse Festivals of Japan
For horse lovers, here is a quick list of festivals involving horses: Yabusame Festival - Nikko Souma Wild Horse Chase Festival Yabusame Festival - Kamakura…
What are popular autumn dishes in Japan?
In Japan autumn is called "the season of appetite". I can definitely agree, because the intense heat and humidity makes me lose appetite and weight, and I start playing catch up in October …
Mark Ryden's show in Tokyo
One of my favorite artists is having his show in Tokyo at: Hidari Zingaro Nakano Broadway 3FL 5-52-15 Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164-0001 JAPAN if I understand …
Any Japanese cities or attractions that you found boring?
While "boring" is subjective, it might be good to share our views about places that are either overhyped, or just boring even though it is easy to get to them. Nagoya is my choic…
Mount Aso Erupts Again!
Mt. Aso, a famous volcano (and sightseeing spot), erupted again yesterday. Luckily, the eruption occurred at late night, and nobody was in the mountain. But still, ash and rocks went very far and cau…
Matsuri Takahashi's overwork related suicide
The story of 24 year old Matsuri Takahashi's suicide that happened on December 25 last year was brought back in the media by the official recognition as being work related. There aren'…
Any good places for viewing Cosmos flowers, around Tokyo?
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The Microsoft-created artificial intelligence bot has fallen into a suicidal depression
Back in the spring, Microsoft Japan started Twitter and Line accounts for Rinna, an AI program the company developed and gave the personality of a high school girl. She quickly acted the part of an o…