Tokyo’s subway is offering free soba to flexible commuters
Tokyo Metro is offering free soba and tempura to induce commuters to change their travel times.
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'KONDO HAD STRUCK A NERVE'
What White, Western Audiences Don't Understand About Marie Kondo's 'Tidying Up'
Backlash to the Netflix show ignores an essential aspect of the KonMari method: its Shinto roots.
QUITE A BIG SECURITY GAP
Japan's Cyber-Security Minister Has 'Never Used A Computer'
"Since I was 25 years old and independent I have instructed my staff and secretaries. I have never used a computer in my life," he said, according to a translation by the Kyodo news agency.
AS THIN AS HUMAN SKIN
How The Thinnest Paper In The World Is Made
A captivating look inside the Hidaka Washi factory, where mulberry fibers are woven into a delicate material that's used to restore old books.
AS THIN AS HUMAN SKIN
How The Thinnest Paper In The World Is Made
A captivating look inside the Hidaka Washi factory, where mulberry fibers are woven into a delicate material that's used to restore old books.
BUCK WILD WITH BUCKWHEAT
Japanese Noodle Master Describes How To Make Soba Noodles
"When I close my eyes, I can see soba in ten dimensions."
KANPAI, MATE
There Are Sake Vending Machines In Japan And They're Awesome
The vending machines alone are reason enough to leave everything behind and move to Japan, in our opinion. This guy has been completing a cycling challenge across the country and deserved the reward.
BUT THEY LOOK SO GOOD!
Japanese Fast Food Chain Mos Burger Is In Trouble
Last August, twenty-eight customers at Mos Burger restaurants across Japan got food poisoning. According to Kyodo News, twelve of those customers had the O-121 strain of E. coli bacteria.
SO MUCH FOR BEING GOOD HIDERS
How Ninjas Moved From Obscure To Mainstream In American Popular Culture
Why is everybody a "ninja" these days? And where did this "secret spy soldier" trend come from?
WHAT'S OLD IS LUNAR AGAIN
Japanese Startup ispace Is Tapping Apollo-Era Expertise To Build Lunar Landers For NASA
ispace is teaming with Draper, General Atomics and Spaceflight Industries to pull off missions to the Moon.
TIDES ARE A CHANGIN'
Here's The Evolution of Hokusai's Great Waves, Captured In One Glorious Tweet
When you spend nearly 40 years capturing a subject matter, your style is bound to evolve and change.
TODAY'S REMINDER THAT SPACE IS COOL
Japan Lands The First-Ever Rover On An Asteroid, Captures Footage From The Surface
After a three-and-a-half year journey through space, Japan's MINERVA-II1 rovers successfully descended onto the Rgyugu asteroid, making them the world's first rovers to land on the surface of an asteroid.
MAGNETIZING
This Super-Strong Magnet Literally Blew The Doors Off A Tokyo Laboratory
Already, it has created one of the most intense magnetic fields ever generated on Earth. And it keeps getting more powerful.
ACROBATICS & TRICKS
A Ton Of Pro Trickers Flipping Out In A Japanese Mall
Most tricking gatherings are tucked away inside gymnastics gyms or private event spaces. But in Kobe, japan, they do things a little differently.
CAN AMERICA HAVE ONE? PLEASE?
The Story Behind Japan's Innovative Bullet Train
Post-war Japan was booming with industry but the old railways couldn't handle the stress.
IT TAKES A LOT TO MAKE A LITTLE
How To Break Down Eleven Fish Into Twelve Pieces Of Gorgeous Nigiri
Cody Auger, the chef/owner of Nimblefish in Portland, goes step-by-step, illustrating how to de-scale, breakdown and flavor fresh fish from all over the world.
CAN AMERICA HAVE ONE? PLEASE?
The Story Behind Japan's Innovative Bullet Train
Post-war Japan was booming with industry but the old railways couldn't handle the stress.
Japan Says Goodbye To Its Queen of Pop
This weekend, iconic J-pop star Namie Amuro will hold her final concert. After that, she will apparently never perform on stage again.
DOING THE DIRTY WORK
Are Japan's Part-Time Employees Working Themselves To Death?
The country's labor policies, and a tight job market, have some people cobbling together 70-hour work weeks out of multiple jobs.
DIZZY HEIGHTS
It's Not Easy Being Japan's Tallest Man
"Japan just isn't designed to fit large people."
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