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Japan Unveils A Pair Of Massive, High-Efficiency, Floating Solar Power Plants

What’s big, “green,” and able to provide clean power for almost a thousand people?

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After Destroying the City Multiple Times, Godzilla Is Named Tokyo’s “Tourism Ambassador”

The “King Of All Monsters” is given honorary residency in Tokyo’s Shinjuku ward in exchange for bringing in the tourists.

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Artist Mariko Mori Uncovers Parallel Universes With New Show

One of the biggest art stars in Japan brings her intergalactic sculptures to NYC’s Sean Kelly Gallery.

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Japan’s Underemployed are Forced to Live in Internet Cafes

Japan’s internet cafe refugees are a symptom of a larger labor issue.

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How Over 90,000 Photos Were Salvaged From the 2011 Japan Tsunami

Imaging and electronicS company Ricoh helped return 90,000 photos to their owners.

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Japanese City Will Pay for Women to Freeze Their Eggs

Many in Japan are willing to try just about anything to reverse their nation’s tanking birth rates

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Meet the Robot Bear Who Will Care for Japan’s Elderly

“Robear” is three-hundred pounds of high-tech robotics, designed to help get people in and out of bed.

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This Japanese Robot Will Dispense Whole Tomatoes Into Your Mouth While You Run

An 18 pound humanoid robot that perches on the shoulders of runners and feeds them.

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Tokyo Without The Advertisements Is Hauntingly Beautiful

French Artist Nicolas Damiens created a series of GIFs that re-imagine a sign-less Japan.

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Why I Can’t Wait for Japan’s 2020 Robolympics

We may be on the verge of a robo-sports revolution.

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Don’t Get Mad … But Your Anger May Not Have Much To Do With Your Health

A new study shows that Asian societies do not experience the same anger-poor health link prevalent among Western populations

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Japanese Artist Arrested for Her Vagina Art, Again

Japanese authorities apparently aren’t as inspired by female genitalia as Megumi Igarashi.

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VIDEO: Japan's Underground Bicycle Garages Are Amazing

Proving yet again that necessity is the mother of invention, Japan's lack of space has led to the implementation of vast underground bike parking.

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Real Humans as Customer Service: Why Japan Has the Best Public Transportation

If you've traveled at all, chances are you've had that uncomfortable moment of trying to navigate a foreign city's public transportation system.

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Beer as Unifier: The Tipsy Portland-Sapporo Connection

An entire ocean may separate them, but Portland and Japan have more in common than you’d think.