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Cyber Chakai aims to make Japan’s tea ceremony traditions more accessible with modern technology

Unobtrusive guidance helps tea ceremony guests understand centuries-old etiquette.

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Floating hologram registers coming to Japanese convenience stores【Video】

Contactless self-checkouts make Japan’s konbini even more konbinient.

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Japanese company engineers soft toys that will nibble your finger, for folks who are into that

Finally, a toy for masochists who only want to be nibbled at a teeny-tiny bit!

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Japanese rail fans heartbroken as Tokyo-area Keikyu chooses to retire its last pata pata sign

It’s a sign of the times as sign loved for its sound and style gets swept aside for more modern alternative.

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Gorgeous Pokémon sculpture made from beer bottles and crystal candy

Creative YouTuber also makes Pokémon that actually charge phones, act as speakers, and more.

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Sega builds “world’s fastest gaming PC,” is giving it away for free (processor speed unknown)【Vid】

Video backs up claim that this is the fastest PC ever made (by one metric), and also possibly the craziest.

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Tokyo police admit to losing 38 citizens’ personal data…that was stored on floppy disks

Data for 2021 investigation was provided on format most people stopped using more than a decade ago.

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Final Fantasy scene plays out on 3-D billboard in Tokyo

Shinra goes on the hunt for Red XIII, who winds up taking a nap and falling into a box of toys.

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Major Japanese phone company rolls out a brand-new flip phone

Shiny new old-school tech isn’t aimed only at people not ready to let go of what’s always worked for them.

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Lawson convenience store sets up shop in Japan’s Parareal Akihabara metaverse

Those stores really are everywhere.

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Japanese company starts paid service to attach protective film to your smartphone for you

Docomo, Japan’s largest telecom provider, launches Film Attachment Support program, but it’ll cost you.

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Revolutionary technology: Japanese company’s new vertical monitor for social media browsing

New design promises benefits for content creators too.

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Vintage coin-operated “weight machine” found in Kyoto stationery store

Somewhere along the way we forgot how to make weighing yourself fun.

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Hyogo man arrested for stalking woman through her bank account

Suspect made dozens of one-yen transfers in two weeks.

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Convenience store Family Mart employs its first robot stocker

This is not the cat-monster robot future I was promised.

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We buy the lowest-rated alarm clock on Amazon Japan

How bad can it really be?

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Honey, I’ve shrunk the Japanese bath controls! New miniatures celebrate a home icon

Tiny panels talk to you and play melodies, just like the real thing. 

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Man uses AI to “destroy” censor mosaics in Japanese adult videos, gets arrested by Kyoto police

It’s debatable whether or not what he did was actually destruction, but the police say there’s no question it was a crime.

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New “boss’ treat” vending machines in Japan give out free drinks if you use them with a coworker

You don’t need to bring any money as long as you remember to bring a buddy.

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TeamLab collaborates with vegan ramen shop, creates the most photogenic noodle spot in Tokyo

Need some stunning digital art with your plant-based vegan ramen? We’ve got just the place for you!

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