There is a tendency for young people to stay single in recent years in Japan, and the number of late twenties and early thirties’ people who live alone has…

July is almost over and Japan is in midsummer. We are hit by a 35 degree-centigrade heat wave. No wonder I have been thinking it’s hotter this summer. I go…

The most lively spot in Tokyo now is the [W:Tokyo Sky Tree]. It is now under construction. When completed, it will have a height of 634 meters, and become one…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Nothing Can Be Achieved Without Troubles” Today’s story-teller is Japanese alpinist Gota Miura, 40 years old. It is about the advancement in IT….

  I have introduced some unique vending machines including “canned food in vending machines” and “fresh banana vending machine.” This one I am going to show you today is “rice-dishes…

    This samurai robot works at a Japanese restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand, “HAJIME,” which just opened three months ago. The robot was made by a Japanese company, Yasukawa Electric…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Take a Look at Your Work with the Big Picture” Today’s story-teller is [W:Toshihide Maskawa]. Maskawa was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics…

  JAPAN Style has introduced different types of Japanese robots such as singing robot, humanlike robot, and jumping robot. Just like other robot, this TOYOTA robot has a special talent,…

I introduced a banana vending machine not so long ago. And this is another vending machine which I found interesting. A Japanese blogger posted some pictures of it.   It…

  In this economical depression, many Japanese people try to save gas, for example, by switching their commuting transportation from car to bicycle or train. Now, they are presented one…

  Last early summer, the world first waterproof solar phone attracted people’s attentions in Japan. The phone is called Solar Phone, made by Sharp and released by KDDI au.