Depending on your point of view, the snooze button can be your best friend or your worst enemy. We've all struggled with waking up on time, and the snooze button can often lull us into a false sense of security, making it … [Read more...]
Japan has never failed to bring the world terrifyingly lifelike humanoid robots. Sometimes I feel like Japan is situated right in the middle of the Uncanny Valley. But sometimes these freakish inventions can actually do … [Read more...]
From baseball teams to giant corporations to even tiny towns, it seems that Japan has a mascot for everything. People claim that Kobe alone has 42 different mascots for everything from the city itself to recycling … [Read more...]
During Japan's economic bubble during the late 80s and early 90s, lots of big corporations proposed outlandish, futuristic buildings. These corporations did this for two reasons: one, to plan for a future with a huge … [Read more...]
Like books? Like free things? Like your books free and in Japanese? I've got some great news for all you mousy nerds looking to get your book fix: there's a Japanese site dedicated to making books free and available to the … [Read more...]
One of the biggest accomplishments in sports in the last hundred years was the 4 minute mile. Running a mile in under 4 minutes was a huge barrier in sports and once it was broken by one person, led the way for lots of … [Read more...]