Top 6 Clever Japanese Inventions Against The Cold
December 20, 2019
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Anita
Winter is here! Japanese houses are often old, and they are not really known for their good insulation. In true life-hack fashion, there are several clever Japanese gadgets that keep you warm ...
Even if you missed all the Black Friday 2019 and Cyber Monday 2019 sales, you can still find amazing Christmas presents for your loved ones! With our handy 2019 Christmas gift ideas for gadget ...
ANA might well be more famous as one of Japan's two main airlines, but that apparently doesn't prevent it from dabbling in R&D for forms of technology other than aviation: namely, ...
A mix of the new and the old now in Tokyo with this Ghostbusters attraction that uses augmented reality to allow people to recreate the games they played as kids.
Almost anyone now in their late ...
Darth Vader Yoroi Samurai Armor Display Set
The Star Wars villain like you've never seen him before!
Car maker Nissan has developed the ProPilot Golf Ball, a ball that automatically corrects the trajectory and pilots itself into a hole on the course.
While this might seem rather to defeat the ...
Japanese summers are hot -- and we mean seriously hot and humid.
So it's not such a surprise that local innovators have come up with various gadgets to keep cool during the dog days. Our favorites ...
When news reports emerged at the start of the month that a research institute in Japan was "importing" the deadly Ebola virus in preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, many cynics were quick to ...
It was only a matter of time before the current inbound tourism boom crossed over directly with the virtual reality attractions fad in Tokyo. And so it is that we have the VR Ninja Dojo, which is ...
Ice Ball Mold for Perfect Ice Spheres
If you’re going to have ice in your drink, shouldn’t it be eye-catching at least? The Ice Ball Mold is easy to use, has professional-grade quality, and makes perfectly seamless ice balls within seconds!
Kyoto temple creates android version of Buddhist goddess of mercy
February 28, 2019
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William
The old capital of Kyoto is associated first and foremost with classical culture, but what about androids?
The temple Kodaiji in Kyoto has installed Mindar, the world's first android version of ...
Vending machines in Tokyo now let you charge your mobile phone for free
February 22, 2019
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William
If you are caught short of power for your mobile phone while out and about, your options are often limited to buying an expensive portable battery unit or, in the case of certain, service providers, ...
Japanese comedy just got much more robotic.
AIchan and GONta is a pair of robots, created to serve as a manzai-style stand-up comedy act. Developed by a special lab at Konan University, the two ...
JR East has opened a cashierless retail kiosk on the platform of Akabane Station in Tokyo where the shopping experience is fully run by artificial intelligence.
Unmanned retail outlets are nothing ...
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Anime Characters T-Shirt
Get in the mood for the 2020 Summer Olympics in a truly Japanese pop culture style!
The Novera is a mirror that talks to women and provides romantic companionship.
The mirror, apparently only available as a prototype right now, has a sexy male voice that will compliment and chat ...
Whether you are a digital nomad or a millennial trying to swot for an exam, one of the problems with the tech age is that there are so many more distractions now. How can we concentrate in this ...
Unveiled this week, the RidRoid CanguRo is a new robotic three-wheel personal mobility vehicle developed by Shunji Yamanaka from the University of Tokyo and Takayuki Furuta of the Future Robotics ...