Science & Tech
What’s on ocean floor after March 11 Japan earthquake?
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) has recently released a few photos of cracks on the seabed believed to have been caused by the powerful earthquake on March 11 as well as aftershocks that followed. The images were taken near Japanese coast around the epicenter of the quake… Read More
New Japan energy policy officially shifts away from nuclear power
Japan’s revised energy policy is moving forward. On Friday, Japanese government released an interim report that vows to reduce reliance on atomic energy, officially shifting its energy policy away from nuclear power. Prime Minister Naoto Kan has previously pronounced that the country should reduce its dependence on nuclear energy and… Read More
New Geo-Cosmos globe at Tokyo’s Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
Miraikan, the Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo — which was closed for nearly three months following the March 11 earthquake — has last month unveiled its new gigantic Geo-Cosmos globe, the symbol exhibit of the museum. Read More
Japan’s NHK unveils new broadcasting technology
Japan’s national broadcaster NHK this year unveiled some of their new broadcasting technology that might change what you see on TV. Read More
Panasonic to build eco-conscious smart town in Japan by 2014
Panasonic is planning to develop a comprehensive eco-conscious ‘smart town’ in Fujisawa City in Japan by 2014. Read More
Japan plans solar panels on all new buildings by 2030
If the 20th century saw a nuclear renaissance, will the 21st century become the golden age for alternative sources of energy? Recent developments in Japan all point in this direction. The enormous scale of the March 11 triple disaster — a powerful earthquake, a tsunami and a destroyed nuclear power… Read More
Magnet-like Slopes: amazing optical illusion
Kokichi Sugihara, a researcher at the Meiji Institute for Advanced Study of Mathematical Sciences (phew!) has come up with an interesting device to create an awesome optical illusion. There are no special effects or magnets here. Watch: Sugihara has won last year’s Best Visual Illusion of the Year Contest 2010.… Read More
Turn your iPhone into your favorite Japanese food
Are you sick and tired of looking at your plain old iPhone case? These wacky Japanese iPhone covers from iMeshi will turn your pet into some highly realistic looking Japanese food. It’s just too bad you won’t be able to eat it. Read More
Japanese animated 3D ASCII art
Japanese tech news magazine Weekly ASCII has published this tutorial (only in Japanese) for making pseudo-3D animated GIF images. With the technique they are describing, it’s possible to make all kinds of 3D environments. They have included this pretty cool 3D ASCII art! Read More
Japan’s latest humanoid robots are more realistic than ever
Japanese humanoid robots of series Geminoid F and Actroid F are a frightening example of just how incredibly lifelike robots have become. Read More
