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Less overtime for some workers means more for others if no one’s changing how much total work needs to be done. One of the biggest buzzwords in Japanese business these days is hatarakikata kaika…
Simulated sky slice might actually be better suited for a different environment, though. But Mitsubishi Electric has an idea on how to alleviate that unique kind of stress: add a fake skylight.…
As she approached the temple gates, Masami couldn’t help but wonder if the rumors about Tandenan allowing people to write on its walls were really true. However, when she arrived, true enough a …
Added by Nintendo research and development head Masayuki Uemura, the second player microphone was hardly the console’s main draw. In the game, Pols Voice are depicted as ghostly rodents with eno…
14 Americans that were on board the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess were tested positive for the coronavirus. They are among the 3,700 passengers that have unfortunately been quarantine…
Slightly plump (39 percent)Not only was a heavier-than-average build the top pick, slim physiques earned less than 20 percent of the votes. 1,206 did, and those in the under 20, 20…
Why not join The College Women’s Association of Japan (CWAJ) for a dynamic and interesting lecture, A Touch of Love from Shakespeare, given by Stuart Varnam-Atkin. A delightful presenter, S…
Japan scrambling to prevent 70 cases of coron... More than 37,000 people have been infected with coronavirus in China and more than 800 have died. Outside of China, there have been more than 300…
Digirect, a leading Japanese provider of companion robots, seeks to meet this need by expanding on their product line with Neko-chan. The cat robot companion also comes with voice recogniti…
190 participants filled out the survey titled “Valentine’s Day Confessions”. First, the main question pitched at female participants:When you confessed on Valentine’s Day, were you successful or…
