Japan Post Deliveries from the Sky
Japan Post is joining forces with Autonomous Control Systems Laboratory (ACSL), a domestic drone manufacturer, to start delivering mail by air. Japan Post Group announced its plans to collaborat…
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Spotlight: The Story of Japan’s Schindler, Chiune Sugihara
Sugihara was born in the rural town of Mino in Gifu Prefecture on the first day of the 20th century. He spent his early years living with his family in a borrowed temple. As a youngster he dreamed ab…
With Japan Closed To Tourists, Empty Buildings In Akihabara Are Increasing
With Tokyo still under state of emergency orders due to covid-19 and the country closed to tourists, businesses relying on visitors have been hit especially hard by the pandemic. As John Da…
Nintendo is converting its old Kyoto factory into a new museum
The museum will sit on the site of the former Nintendo Uji Ogura Plant and will highlight the company’s extensive history of making toys and games. There’s not a whole lot of detail on the museum jus…
Nintendo to open its own museum, ‘Nintendo Gallery’ in Kyoto by 2024
The former Nintendo Uji Ogura Plant — built in 1969 — and the land surrounding the building will be repurposed into the Nintendo Gallery, which will showcase the many products the company has launche…
Nintendo set to open Nintendo Gallery museum in Kyoto in 2024
After launching Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan, Nintendo has revealed plans to open a museum called Nintendo Gallery in Kyoto by spring 2024. Nintendo plans to repurpose an old …
New Museum to Add to the Nintendo Legend
Nintendo, Japan’s largest video game company, is set to open its Nintendo Gallery Museum in Kyoto by 2024, the firm has announced. The gaming giant has revealed its plan to repurpose an old fact…
Japanese bookstore simulator translated into English after 24 years
Usually, a Google Sheet is the site of bureaucratic misery and numbing digits; the exact sort of place you wouldn’t want to find yourself on a weekend night. Yet there I was: five hundred rows d…
Homeless woman lived in man's closet for year
A homeless woman who sneaked into a man’s house and lived undetected in his closet for a year was arrested in Japan after he became suspicious when food mysteriously began disappearing. Police f…
How a Japanese Company Cut 80% of the Time Needed to Manually Count Pearls
Since Eiko Pearl was established in 1963 in Mie, they have been operating as a specialized pearl trading company. They have managed to adapt to changing times and have delivered pearls all over the w…