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First-ever electronic taiko developed with help from world-famous Japanese drum troupe

Casey Baseel
Aug 16, 2017
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Kodo drummers help modern technology blend with one of Japan’s most traditional instruments.

Japan
(cool • culture • drums • Earth Celebration • Kodo • music • Roland • taiko • technology)

Crummy Japanese dish dryer still gets five-star reviews on Amazon for unexpected reason

Master Blaster
Aug 16, 2017

Many are calling this a “high-performance” product even though it’s apparently terrible at drying dishes.

Japan
(Amazon • cool • dish dryer • drying booth • models • technology • weird • Yamazen)

AI website’s automatic anime character designs are cute, quick, and free for anyone to create

Casey Baseel
Aug 15, 2017

Picking parameters and having a brand-new anime-style character made takes only a few seconds.

Japan
(AI • anime • art • artificial intelligence • cool • illustration • technology)

New Japanese “friendfunding” app lets you ask your pals for money crowdfunding-style

Casey Baseel
Aug 12, 2017

Platform allows you to set up projects that only your friends can contribute funds to.

Japan
(campfire • crowdfunding • social media • technology • weird)

Chinese artificial intelligence gets shut down for slamming the Communist Party

Koh Ruide
Aug 4, 2017

The programmers sure did a heck of a job on this AI.

China
(AI • artificial intelligence • Chinese Communist Party • communism • funny • politics • technology • Tencent)

CG saleswoman deployed by Japanese brewer to hawk beer at supermarket【Video】

Casey Baseel
Jul 27, 2017

The future of pitching alcohol has arrived in Japan.

Japan
(ads • alochol • Asahi • beer • CG • cool • technology • video • weird)

Sushi-delivering robots to go into operation in Japan next month

Casey Baseel
Jul 15, 2017

If we can put a man on the moon, why can’t we have robots deliver our sushi? Oh, wait, apparently we can do that too.

Japan
(awesome • cool • food • robots • sushi • technology)

Think mosquitoes suck? Japan’s Shock Extermination Stick lets you suck some mosquitoes instead

Casey Baseel
Jul 15, 2017

Eliminate your insect enemies with the powers of vortexes and electricity.

Japan
(bugs • cool • crazy • gadgets • insects • mosquitoes • technology • Thanko • weird)

There’s a KFC smartphone going on sale in China【Video】

Casey Baseel
Jul 13, 2017

Is Colonel Sanders ready to join Steve Jobs and Bill Gates as a technological icon?

China
(crazy • fast food • fried chicken • Huawei • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC • Smartphones • technology • video • weird)

Japan Railways wants to build a team of robots to help travelers, catch criminals in its stations

Casey Baseel
Jul 7, 2017

JR East sets up new company to help make its robot-filled vision of the future a reality.

Japan
(cool • crime • Japan Railways • JR • robots • technology • trains • travel)

Japanese quality! Antique 70-year-old battery still works great to power a modern calculator

Scott Wilson
Jun 27, 2017

This WWII-era battery still has what it takes to tumble with modern devices.

Japan
(battery • cool • history • technology • twitter)

AKB48 mega-fan creates labour-saving CD packaging-opening machine【Video】

Richard Simmonds
Jun 24, 2017

Although presumably created at great expense and effort.

Japan
(AKB48 • crazy • funny • Idols • technology • video • weird)

Artificial intelligence crafts gorgeous anime sequences four times smoother than originals【Video】

Casey Baseel
Jun 16, 2017

Researcher cranks up the silky smoothness with AI-assited in-between animation.

Japan
(AI • anime • art • artificial intelligence • illustration • technology • video)

Pikachu becomes a phone-charging butt plug in knockoff Pokémon merch from China

Casey Baseel
Jun 6, 2017

And it doesn’t get any better when he’s looking at you.

China, Internet
(crazy • funny • gadgets • Pikachu • Pokemon • scary • technology • weird)

Japanese company builds elevator so fast it could “carry you to Mt. Fuji’s peak in three minutes”

SoraNews24
Jun 5, 2017

But the elevator won’t be operating in Japan.

China, Japan
(elevators • Hitachi • science • technology • world records)

Japanese lab develops wearable robot arms controlled by feet

Master Blaster
Jun 3, 2017

Swamped with work? Let MetaLimbs lend you a hand…or two.

Japan
(Inami Laboratory • MetaLimbs • prosthetics • robot arms • robotics • technology)

Japanese bakeries can now use a Robocop-style bread recognition checkout system

Master Blaster
Apr 12, 2017

Overkill or overkill like a fox?

Japan
(bakery • Bakery Scan • business • image recognition • technology)

Japanese researchers redesign electric car to go farther than ever before on a single charge

Master Blaster
Apr 10, 2017

The Wireless IWM Unit 2 turns a flaw of a electric vehicles into a strength, opening a world of possibilities.

Japan
(cars • electric vehicle • in-wheel motor • science • technology • University of Tokyo • Wireless IWM)

Tokyo IT firm is looking for “Beer Interns” who’re willing to drink while on the job

Casey Baseel
Apr 7, 2017

No need to wait until the workday is done before knocking back a cold one, and it just might lead to a full-time position.

Japan
(alcohol • beer • crazy • internships • technology • Tokyo • weird • working in Japan)

“Drunk Mode” added to Japanese rail navigation smartphone app

Casey Baseel
Mar 24, 2017

Too tipsy to type? One tap will find the way home for you, plus tell you how much time you’ve got before your night out becomes an all-nighter.

Japan
(alcohol • apps • cool • drinking • last train • smarpthones • subways • technology • trains)

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