THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Harika Tsujisawa is nicknamed Hazure, which means “drawing a blank.” Abandoned by her parents and having no home, the 19-year-old introduces herself using her nickname. But her life takes a sudden turn when she meets a woman who has found piles of money hidden under the floor of ...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Japanese anime might be most famous for the likes of Your Name or Studio Ghibli’s offerings, but it actually has a history that goes back 100 years.
This video, produced by the Association of Japanese Animations’ [sic] Anime Next 100 promotional project, introduces an incredible 12...

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Visitors to the Abeno Harukas in Osaka, Japan, can currently enjoy games of the classic game Tetris on a giant wall located on the top floor of the skyscraper.
The game is projected onto a space measuring 12 meters (nearly 40 feet) in height and 3.5 meters (11.4 feet) in diameter. ...

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Slipped into a comfortable beer nap and missed your stop?
TheOversleeping Rescue Bus is here to help!
Public transportation companies in Japan pride themselves on precision and punctuality. This is, after all, the country where a train leaving 20 seconds early is grounds for an offi...

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We previously wrote about the initial release of the UnlimitedHand haptic wearable controller in 2015.
We are pleased to see that start-up H2L’s development on the prototype continued, now configuring it to work with a new pair of virtual reality goggles, the FirstVR.
 
Though ther...

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Karaoke continues to evolve. From wedding cosplay karaoke services to karaoke boxes combined with convenience stores, the archetypal modern Japanese leisure activity has survived so long because it is always coming up with more novel ways to commercialize singing.
Cosplay costumes ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - For generations, the artisans of Ishikawa Prefecture, located in the Hokuriku region along the northern coast of Japan’s main island of Honshu, have been renowned for their skill with gold leaf.
Ishikawa-produced gold leaf covers Japan’s famous Golden Pavilion, and in more r...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Though entrepreneurship and the gig economy are seeing an uptick in Japan, full-time roles in large and established Japanese companies remain the employment of choice for most job-seekers in
Tokyo. Satoko Kawagoe, however, was willing to forgo that security to pursue a caree...

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The Wearable Neck Speaker SRS-WS1 is a new release from Sony that immerses you in a personal audio experience.
Ergonomically designed, this wearable sound device is ideal for watching movies, playing games, or listening to music. Each SRS-WS1 has two speakers integrated into the li...

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If you find it hard to encourage your kids to clean their teeth properly, then RoBoHon is here to help. Sharp has announced a new app for the robot designed to improve dental hygiene awareness.
Working in tandem with the smart toothbrush GUM Play by Sunstar, RoBoHon will tell you h...

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