Toyoda Designs 100% Driverless Car: HARU2001. Self-determining vehicles are the future!
"Nissan, Honda, everybody is designing a self-driving car. We thought, ‘Hey, what if we take out the human component altogether?’ And that’s how we came up with the HARU2001,” Toyoda…
Freelance journalist vs “Nuclear Mafia”: the good guys win…for now
Minoru Tanaka’s story is the story of one man, one journalist. He was sued over one year and half ago for one story he wrote about a shadowy figure in…
Fucked Up Puppy? No, Fukuppy is just a mascot lost in translation. (He’s not from Fukushima either)
The text above Fukuppy, announces that he was born as a corporate character for Fukushima Industries. He introduces himself as "Fukuppy" and says the Japanese equivalent of pleased to meet…
Haruki Murakami Wins The Nobel Prize For Literature!….in Japan. For a few minutes.
It was reported on the evening of October 10th that Japan’s much beloved novelist Haruki Murkami had won the Nobel Prize for Literature on October 10…but this turned out to…
Slight rise in birth defects in post-meltdown Japan; more study needed
Former Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko, when asked for his opinion on the current situation Monday (Japan time) said, “The Fukushima nuclear accident has released forces that no one…
Roppongi’s Golden Arches Crushed In The War Dance? McSayonara After 30 Years
Today, September 16th at 18:00 hours, the McDonald’s East Roppongi shop closed after 30 glorious years of serving the hungry masses. One of the reasons for the collapse is certainly…
In Fukushima, the kids aren’t all right, says documentary A2-B-C (Sept.14th)
The title comes from the code that is use to express the results of thyroid cancer screening in the medical world. The Japanese government vehemently denies any links to thyroid…
Future Beauty: 30 Years Of Japanese Fashion…ends today in Seattle.
What does what you wear say about you? Did you know that fashion is wearable art? Great fashion, like great art, requires creativity and skill. All of the fashion that…
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The Prime Minister, The Past, The War, The Shrine and What Is Said In The Unsaid
“The only way to end the controversy is to impose a moratorium on visits to Yasukuni by any serving Cabinet ministers. Officials should honor Japan’s war dead at the official…
As Japan moves toward recognizing joint custody, a father nourishes hope for reunion…
Under the convention, the parents of abducted children will have a legal framework to request their children to be returned if they do not face grave danger, including domestic violence.…