Remember crop circles? Yes, those were cool until Japanese farmers came up with something much more creative.
The Japanese rice field art — or Tanbo Art (田んぼアート) — began in…
Japanese construction firm Shimizu Corporation, a company with a history of over 200 years and one of the rare world corporations that thinks about future generations, has presented its vision…
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, this was Japan’s hottest summer in the past 113 years.
From June to August, temperatures rose by 1.64 degrees Celsius higher than average, and…
In Japan, you can find vending machines for drinks, ice cream, noodles, umbrellas (!), and many other things. But bananas?
Japan’s first banana vending machine by Dole, installed recently in…
The psychopathic heat with humidy continues here in Tokyo — today was 36°C or roughly 97°F. Meanwhile, the meteorologists are saying the heat in Japan might last until the end…
Nail painting is a true form of art in Japan! The originality of Japanese nail art (ネイルアート), which is completely different from other styles, has made this fashion item highly…
It’s cucumber season in Fukushima Prefecture. Food producer JA Date Mirai has decided to surprise the hungry population with cucumbers which create heart and star shapes when sliced. How did…
On Japanese products you’ll often find something written in English. For your amusement, you might find something in rather funny Engrish, but sometimes you can also come across a quick…
We are living in turbulent times where bees are dying rapidly in large numbers because of profitable pesticides and pollution. If this trend keeps going on, one day we’ll be…
How is Tokyo prepared for an event of a major earthquake or some other natural disaster? For an answer, we need to go underground!
In the video, a city official…
