The 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan has been followed by dangerous aftershocks, and now the death toll in the region resulting from the quake is up to 41, according to the Asahi Shimbun And while a number … Read More
UPDATED 9:10 p.m. PT with new count of dead and injured Toppled buildings and destroyed roads could be seen throughout the Kyushu island of Japan on Saturday local time as people began to assess the damage of an overnight 7.3-magnitude … Read More
A strange sea of bubbles filled streets in a southern Japanese city in the early hours of Saturday morning, after an earthquake and several aftershocks rattled the south of the country. In the Tenjin area of Fukuoka city, motorists and pedestrians … Read More
For any popcorn fan who prefers hair appliances to kitchen appliances, we have a simple trick for you. In a Twitter video retweeted more than 10,000 times, a food genius uses a flat iron to pop a popcorn kernel. Seriously, cannot … Read More
This horse ain’t big enough for a human. But it is the perfect size for an owl. A staff member from Bibi & George, an owl café in Kobe, Japan, posted three delightful videos to Instagram last Saturday of one owl … Read More
Paper airplanes are coming back, this time with style. Long the bane of teachers, students at one Japanese high school recently made some powerfully aerodynamic paper airplanes. One such plane made a round-trip journey lasting a total of 24 seconds. … Read More
In an apparent attempt to regain some of the innovation cachet it enjoyed in decades past, Japan’s Sony has announced its Future Lab Program Described as a research and development initiative, the project will focus on creating prototype devices that … Read More
Contradicting the Japanese government’s encouragement for new fathers to take paternity leave, a 34-year-old member of parliament has been chastised by both colleagues and members of the public on his decision to take paternity leave next month. Kensuke Miyazaki from … Read More