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Chop Up Paperwork With Katana Scissors Inspired by The Swords Of Oda Nobunaga and Other Samurai

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ROCKET NEWS
Chop Up Paperwork With Katana Scissors Inspired by The Swords Of Oda Nobunaga and Other Samurai
If you’re anything like us, you spend a more than healthy amount of time day-dreaming about cutting down enemies with a katana. Not that we really have any enemies or even people we’d glare...

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Winter Is Coming—Get Ready With These Amazing Cat-Themed Kotatsu Covers, Cushions, And Hoodies!

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Depending on where you are, winters in Japan can be bitterly cold or actually rather temperate, but due to a general lack of insulation, it seems like most Japanese homes are always a little cold. But this general chilliness gave birth to that magical piece of furniture, the kotatsu ....

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Damegi Suit is Ultimate Indoor Wear For Lazy People

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JAPAN TRENDS
The Damegi Suit may very well be the ultimate clothing item for lazy folk who want to lounge around at home all day long.
The fleece-style pajamas, whose name means “no-good wear”, covers your face and eyes, leaving just a single opening for breathing. This means you can hide from ro...

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Kennin-ji Temple Masters Project: Craftsmen Make Ornate Watch Inspired by Kyoto Temple

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ROCKET NEWS
Kennin-ji is one of Japan’s most historic landmarks. Founded in 1202, it’s the oldest Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto and its founding monk, Eisai, is credited with introducing the philosophy of zen to Japan. To celebrate the temple’s 800th anniversary in 2002, a pair of dragons were pai...

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UnlimitedHand, a New Haptic Wearable Controller

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JAPAN TRENDS
 UnlimitedHand is a new haptic wearable controller by H2L, a hardware startup that has emerged from the University of Tokyo.
The device was announced by H2L CEO Kenichiro Iwasaki at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2015, with a Kickstarter campaign simultaneously launched.
As start-up observers...

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Apple Puts Two New iPhones On Sale in Japan

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JAPAN TIMES
 Apple Inc.’s iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus smartphones went on sale in Japan on Friday, pitting the country’s three major mobile phone carriers against each other in a fierce competition to win new subscribers.
The new models feature 3-D Touch technology that recognizes how hard users...

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Game Carts That Plug Into Your Phone at Pico Cassette at Tokyo Game Show

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ROCKET NEWS
Not too long ago, we reported on Pico Cassette, a new device which will allow you to play retro video games on your smartphone via a cartridge which you plug into the headphone jack.
Since we absolutely love all kinds of gadgetry here at RocketNews24, and since we’re also big retro ga...

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Subaru Plans $140 mil Expansion of Indiana Factory

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JAPAN TODAY
 LAFAYETTE, Ind. —Subaru announced Monday it plans to spend $140 million to boost vehicle production at an Indiana factory and add up to 1,200 jobs in the next two years.
The Lafayette factory will see its production capacity grow by 100,000 vehicles a year from its current 300,000, t...

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Bamboo Spark by Wacom: A Smart Folio With A Smart Ballpoint Pen

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JAPAN TRENDS
It’s been a while since or anyone got really excited about Japanese tech. What with all the Apples and the Samsungs around, it seems the days when Panasonic, Sony, Toshiba and friends dominated the market and the tech blogs are gone. But this is an awesome development that restores s...

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Japan’s Super “Cute” Robot Vacuum Cleaners

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JAPAN TRENDS
Dyson, the UK vacuum cleaner brand, has chosen Japan to be the first market for its upcoming new robot vacuum cleaner, the Dyson 360 Eye. To get local consumers in the mood, it has opened a mini showroom in Omotesando. Japan is Dyson’s second-largest market, accounting for around 20%...

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