Papercraft is an evolved form of the ancient art of Japanese origami. While with origami, no glue is used, you are free to use glue and other means of holding the paper or card stock together with papercraft. Paper Wars is an English art exhibit that features some very well done papercraft weapons. Among the […] More
With space in the busy areas of Japan at a premium, burying the deceased can be a stress filled, headache inducing, and an expensive event. However, leave it to the Japanese to come up with a ingenious way of solving this problem with a bit of technology. Nichiryoku has created an automated cremation retrieval system. […] More
You may have heard me talk about Twitter before, and I feel like I am addicted to the service. If you haven’t tried it out, it’s sort of like IM, but very more relaxed and casual. For those of you that love to talk and interact with people, Twitter is definitely for you. If you […] More
Well by now I’m sure you have heard about the monkey found walking the train tracks in Tokyo. If not, take your pick from here, here, here, here, or here to read about it. By the amount of fuss about it, its one of those stories that everyone has got to talk about. But leave […] More
I have been seeing these for the past few days on Twitter, and now I know why. Everyone has FaceYourManga fever! FaceYourManga allows you to create a very customizable “manga-esk” avatar for you to use on all your online profiles. There are quite a few options colors and positions to choose from. I can definitely […] More
A man in Kagoshima prefecture has been arrested after he had stolen more than 300 pieces of women’s undergarments Asahi reports. The man had been stealing them over the course of 3 to 4 years. Police searched the house and found the undergarments along with about 5 million yen in other items. He was originally […] More
While some dismiss the green movement as a passing fad, its hard to deny that it has changed the way people think about waste, and caring for the planet. One way you can go green is by not using disposable paper or plastic shopping bags. But what if you don’t want to pay for those […] More
Want to be a Mega Man? Well, I hate to break it to you, but you can’t. However, you can drink Mega Man’s official sports energy drink. Sometime this August in Japan, “Rockman E Can Drink” (Mega Man is called Rockman in Japan). The energy drink is being released to mark the launch of the […] More
With space a premium in Tokyo, one architech has taken it upon himself to let the space given to him define the type of building he creates. Yasuhiro Yamashita has took advantage of this small plot of land that’s no more than 25ft x 25ft. He has not only managed to construct a very livable […] More
Never before have the Decepticons, arch enemy of the Autobots, looked so good. Here’s are the Decepticon’s version of the Lucky Star opening theme. This is one of the best fan made Lucky Star movies I have seen to date. More
PaperKraft.net caught a great piece of paperkraft that’s very fitting for the Japanese summer. This papercraft female is wearing a kimono thats 100% made of paper. If you have never head of papercraft before, it’s sort of like origami for the 21st century. PaperKraft.net houses an amazing collection of papercraft from movie characters and props, to […] More
JooYoun Paek has figured out a way to merge the art of Japanese origami with new age music technology. This odd looking piece of paper is capable of producing dynamic harmonies with just a fold. The sensors have a predefined musical note attached to them. When two or more sensors meet, it produces a vocal […] More
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