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Mitsubishi develops robot that solves Rubik’s Cube-style puzzle in 0.305...
It’s literally faster than a speeding bullet. Since the dawn of humanity, we have strived to put nine squares of the same color onto a single side of a cube, which was really difficult prior to 1974...
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Japanese telecom giant to make AI filter to soften angry customers voices at...
New system lets AI take a piece of someone’s mind and passes on the rest to a human. For years now there has been a lot of talk about the problem of “power harassment” in which employees are pushed to...
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A wild trader appears in Sendai for Pokémon GO Fest 2024
Don’t be alarmed, he poses no threat outside of Pokémon stadiums. It’s the oft-quoted slogan of Pokémon that one has gotta catch ’em all, but few have strived to do this in Pokémon GO as earnestly as...
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Lawson to bring back 47% volume-boosted foods by insanely popular demand
Mark your calendars because this may go fast again. Last February, convenience store chain Lawson announced the triumphant return of its Morisugi Challenge or “Too Much Challenge” in which it...
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Lawson Store 100 starts their own free upsize campaign to match its parent...
More for even less! Hot on the heels of Lawson convenience stores’ surprise announcement of another Morisugi Challenge (“Too Much Challenge”) coming in June, their sister discount chain Lawson Store...
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Fender releases Made in Japan Limited Cyclone with domestically made pickups
Get big in Japan with a Made in Japan. After nearly a year since opening its first flagship store in Tokyo, guitar maker Fender has been making itself at home in Japan while serving up delicious ham...
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Daiso to change Japanese closing-time music because foreign tourists aren’t...
This looks like a job for Semisonic! One peculiar aspect of life in Japan that people discover soon after moving here from abroad is that there’s a special culturally accepted song that is played by...
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Osaka man arrested for trying to rob woman with necktie that says “Police”
Suspect stands accused of impersonating the long tie of the law. I’ve long been a fan of police procedural dramas and always loved it when the detectives would flash their neckties with “POLICE”...
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Morinaga releases “hunger management” drink that turns into jelly in your...
Hunger games in a can. A lot of jobs these days are sedentary which can result in the dangerous combination of excessive snacking and inadequate exercise. While it’d be nice to have the luxury to eat...
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Increasing number of Japanese people unable to squat like a yankee
Japanese people sitting more like Yankees than yankees these days. Every once in a while, on social media, I see a video like the following which depicts a morning after a wild night in Kabukicho and...
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Lighting up some luxury Japanese sparklers bought from a supermarket checkout
You’d be hard-pressed to find a better sparkler than these. As the temperature steadily rises in Japan, it’s once again summer and as always, people’s thoughts turn to lighting explosives on fire for...
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Woman charged for driving suitcase without a license in Osaka
Charge is the first of its kind in Japan. It is often said that when visiting another country it’s important to get acquainted with the laws of the land to avoid serious trouble. Although it’s good...
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Fighting mild hunger with a Japanese soda that turns into jelly in the...
Solidifies in your stomach, not in your hands. A little while back we reported on a new drink by the makers of the In Jelly brand of nutritionally fortified pouches of gelatin. This drink, called In...
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Dodger Stadium’s exclusive Cheese & Guacamole Takoyaki coming to Japan for a...
American Japanese food coming to Japan! Not a day goes by that I don’t brag to everyone I meet that I discovered Shohei Ohtani way back in 2012, knowing full well that he would go on to great things....
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Family Mart convenience stores add “See-Through Pudding?” to their summer...
Now I’ve seen through it all. The temperature has been steadily rising in Japan, and with these exceptionally hot and muggy days, it can be hard to work up an appetite. Luckily, Japanese cuisine has...
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Garlic-stuffed whole chickens sold at vending machine in Okinawa’s Naha Airport
Muy bueno. Japan has a very diverse array of regional food and the cuisine of the remote islands of Okinawa is probably the most unique among them. One example of food found there is a roasted whole...
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Ado and GRe4N to perform at One Piece Day 2024, live and streaming
This year’s event includes full concert lineups. August is fast approaching, which means it’s once again time to break out the old One Piece tree and start practicing your One Piece carols. Yes, One...
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Officials in Japan baffled by mystery road someone built inside country’s...
Uncivil engineering. Roads are the veins through which the very lifeblood of modern society flows, and yet we tend to take them for granted as we trample all over them and spit gum out onto them so...
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New Japanese banknotes selling online for up to 40 times original value
It’s a good time to get some great deals on… money. Japan has a rich culture of online selling and you can find all kinds of things at Internet flea markets and auction websites from curses to vintage...
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Deadpool & Wolverine pop-up cafe coming to Tokyo, raffle for merc merch included
Break the fourth wall of hunger for a limited time. Deadpool has come a long way in Japan. The first film was unceremoniously delayed by nearly half a year here compared to virtually everywhere else...
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