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KDDI Celebrates 15 Years of Au Design Project and The Morphology of Mobile Phones

  • Category:Event
JAPAN TRENDS
 
Next month, phone company KDDI will hold the “The morphology of mobile phones” exhibition to celebrate the art, design and innovation of their in-house design team: the au Design project.
Running for 10 days, the event marks the project’s 15th anniversary. The au Design project beg...

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Japanese Amusement Park Opens Doors to Dogs, Lets Animals On Rides with Their Owners

  • Category:Park
ROCKET NEWS
 
Dog days are coming to Fuji-Q Highland this summer.
While it can’t compete with the star power of the costumed characters at Tokyo Disneyland or Universal Studios Japan, Fuji-Q Highland, an amusement park in Yamanashi Prefecture, has been attracting day-trippers from the Tokyo area ...

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Play Virtual Reality Mario Kart in Tokyo at VR Zone Shinjuku

  • Category:Experience
JAPAN TRENDS
 
As previously reported, VR Zone Shinjuku opens this summer as Tokyo’s latest virtual reality entertainment facility.
Produced by Bandai Namco, the large space in Kabukicho features a range of VR games and rides based on a number of popular franchises, including Dragonball and Evang...

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M5.6 Quake Rocks Central Japan

  • Category:Event
JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 shook Nagano Prefecture on Sunday morning, the weather agency said.
The quake at 7:02 a.m. originated at a shallow depth of 7 kilometers in the mountainous region and registered upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale...

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Coca-Cola Releases Five New Gorgeous Limited-Edition Bottles in Japan

  • Category:Gourmet
ROCKET NEWS
 
Each of the locally-themed designs will be limited for sale in different regions of the country.
While Pepsi tantalises our tastebuds with new and exciting limited-edition flavours in Japan, Coca-Cola keeps us on our toes with new and exclusive packaging.
Following on from the huge ...

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Koike Faces Test As Assembly Race Begins

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The official campaign period for the July 2 Tokyo metropolitan assembly election began on Friday, a key test for Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike seeking to oust the Liberal Democratic Party as the assembly’s biggest force.
A total of 259 people filed their candidacy ...

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Printoss Instantly Scans, Prints Smartphone Photos

  • Category:Souvenir
JAPAN TRENDS
 
We may be all digital these days but there’s still nothing quite like the joy of holding a precious selfie or romantic snap in your hands.
The need for physical copies of photos is not going to die away, no matter how digital our tools and lifestyles become. Hence the potential mar...

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U.S. Navy Destroyer Collides with Merchant Vessel Near Japan; 7 Crew Missing

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JAPAN TODAY
 
WASHINGTON/TOKYO - The U.S. Navy said on Friday one of its destroyers collided with a Philippine-flagged merchant vessel southwest of Yokosuka, Japan, in the dead of night and the Japanese Coast Guard reported seven U.S. crew members were missing.
The Japanese coast guard also said ...

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Chill Out This Summer With a Refreshing Iced Cup Noodle

  • Category:Gourmet
ROCKET NEWS
 
If you can’t stand the heat, then get out a delicious-looking Cup Noodle Somen.
Japan is quickly entering the summer season, which is also traditionally known as “the suckiest season around.” With its abundance of cockroaches, giant hornets, humidity, sweat, typhoons, and…sweat, the...

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MetaLimbs Give Users Multiple Arm Interaction with Two Wearable Robotic Arms

  • Category:Experience
JAPAN TRENDS
 
Japan is the land of high tech, if you discount the national obsession with faxes. And you might also be forgiven for chuckling at that reputation as you peruse the funky but quite low-fi charms of chindogu “useless” gadgets created by the likes of Thanko or the wacky musical instr...

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