X user @Msamlam shares this map owned by the Natio...  ...Library of Australia. It dates back to 1932, when Japan felt quite confident of its ability to be a major...  ...es a reference to the 1932 Summer Olympics, where Japan did quite well in swimming events. Japan is surroun...

Spoon & Tamago, a design blog that informs Eng...  ...h-speaking audiences about design developments in Japan , introduces us to the ZZZN Sleep Apparel System....  ...for taking an immediate nap anytime, anywhere.The Japanese government is promoting the device in response to...  ...ice in response to a study...

Japan is rightly famous for its vending machines from w...  ...machine that sells only Swedish products. Unseen Japan visited and photographed this wonder.The correspo...  ...'d.I wonder why the sign is in English instead of Japanese or Swedish.

For many years it was a tradition for local stud...  ...ven by this driver, who famously did not fall (in Japanese fall/fail can be the same word). Everyone remembe...  ...025 Wrath of Gnon, a culture critic who lives in Japan , shares this story about the Great Hanshin Earthq...  ...e Great Hanshin Earthquake,...

Due to Japan 's shrinking population, some schools are closing...  ...portunity. Would it not be fun to pretend to be a Japanese high school student, just in your favorite anime...

Strictly speaking, all mayonnaise is drinkable if...  ...n. The British newspaper The Times reports that a Japanese food company is offering a smooth-sipping variati...  ...company is offering a smooth-sipping variation of Japan 's favorite condiment.The convenience store chain...

Okay, that headline is a lot, but it is about as s...  ...y.A taishoku daikou is a company that a worker in Japan will hire to inform his/her current employer that...  ...itting. This is apparently a thriving industry in Japan for cultural reasons that elude my understanding....

グラスに満ちた月 pic.twitter.com/uh8tfTY...  ...ay, September 17, is harvest moon festival day in Japan . It is a traditional time, a Japanese tourism website explains, for viewing the moon at...

I had two hamburgers for breakfast this morning. T...  ...s exotic as this culinary marvel from, of course, Japan . Perhaps I should have scrounged for a pear, slic...  ...ks.Dom Dom, a well-established hamburger chain in Japan , now offers Asian Pears (pyrus pyrifolia) on teri...

And I do mean famous, not infamous.The Lazy House...  ...amous.The Lazy House in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan is widely known for its very rude staff. As a dir...  ...ervice experience is that a refreshing break from Japan 's famously excellent customer service.The waitsta...