Who would have thought? Montenegro, this tiny country in the Balkans, was officially at war with Japan until just recently — until 2006 to be precise.
This is certainly not…
On March 11, 2011 at 2:46 PM local time, a massive earthquake of magnitude 9.0 struck northeastern Japan. Because it’s hard to describe in words what a quake like this…
Today is one week and two days after the deadly earthquake and tsunami devastated northern Japan. The search for survivors has already turned into a search for bodies. What is…
Yokohama-based architectural firm LEVEL Architects has designed an unusual three-story family house that features an indoor slide.
Upon client’s request to include a slide in the design, the architects came…
At a recent press conference, Japanese robot company Vstone and Osaka Institute of Technology have announced the world’s first full robot marathon which will take place on February 24 in…
Kanchu Misogi is a traditional midwinter festival of purification that is still practiced in Japan today. The event includes a ritual called mizugori, where participants are poured with ice cold…
Robotized toilets, talking vending machines and restaurants without chairs* are just some of the wonders that a tourist will encounter upon landing on the island of the samurai.
According to…
Heard of the FREE HUGS campaign where people offer hugs to total strangers in public places? Most certainly you have. This viral random act of kindness, started in 2004 by…
Fans of Ghibli’s animated films are looking forward to this year’s release of Ni No Kuni (二ノ国), a highly anticipated RPG game for Sony PlayStation 3. The exact release date…
It’s time we check up on Tokyo Sky Tree construction again. In the current phase, the transmitter antenna for digital terrestrial television is being mounted on top of the main…
