Next time you see an air compressor, remember this story. On Sunday (Dec. 17) police in Saitama Prefecture arrested two men under suspicion of …

If you’re afraid of giant origami cranes, this article is not for you. Much like in other countries, sports teams in Japan have mascots. …

Soooooo cute! A female train conductor in Osaka is proving that some people in Japan actually do sound like anime characters. Tweeted out by …

Looks like smoke breaks are a thing of the past at this Japanese company. Compared to the U.S. and many other Western countries Japan …

Where’s Yajirobe? A cat in Japan with an uncanny resemblance to a character from the popular manga/anime series Dragon Ball has gotten the attention …

Popping, locking and a whole lot more. This past November 19, 71 teams of “street dancers” gathered in Osaka to participate in Osaka Dance …

This is the future of fashion. This past October 30, Fundoshibu (Fundoshi Club), an organization dedicated to promoting the use of fundoshi (traditional Japanese …

A great way to send your Chinese food flying. Nidec Corporation, a Japanese electric motor manufacturing company who has recently developed a reputation for …

In Japan they take foot odor very seriously. The Japanese cosmetics company Shideido has developed a new line of high-tech shoes that connect to …

When the robot apocalypse hits, we won’t even be safe from zippers. From smart refrigerators to smart TVs and even the smartphones we can’t …

Must be quite a lady. On Friday (Nov. 3), the Nara Prefectural Board of Education revealed that they had dismissed a 48-year-old elementary school …

There’s nothing like watching a guy without a pinky make cotton candy for you. Up until relatively recently Halloween wasn’t all that big a …