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Shibuya’s “Transparent Toilets” Don’t Always Work, Says Japan Internet
An online streamer revealed that a set of gimmicky toilets in Shibuya Ward in Tokyo don't always function the way they're supposed…
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CULTURE
Japan’s Wild Boar Problem Keeps Growing
As the hunters who would normally hunt them get too old, Japan finds itself under attack by an onslaught of wild boars.
AFFILIATE
4 Amazing Tools for Media and Content Publishing Businesses
How do you build a great news and media Web site? Here are a few of the tools we've used at Unseen…
NEWS
Falcon Roosts to Rotors: Yamagata Prefecture Employs Drones to Save Crops
In rural Yamagata Prefecture, an aging population is having difficulty dealing with agricultural pests. Enter the drones.
TECHNOLOGY
Robot Testing in Fukushima: From Hoofbeats to Rotors
As Fukushima Prefecture continues to recover from the triple-disaster of a decade ago, a new Robot Testing Field hopes to do its…
TECHNOLOGY
Japanese City Pioneers New Drone-based Warning System
The city of Sendai launches Japan's first-ever drone-based system to alert citizens in hard-to-reach locations of impending disaster.
TECHNOLOGY
Japanese Company Shows Off New Hoverbike at Motor Show
A Japanese technology startup turned heads with its new hoverbike at the Detroit Motor Show. Just don't look at the price tag...
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
New App Promises Greater Convenience in Reading Old Japanese Cursive
Kuzushiji, the “crushed letters” found in historical Japanese documents, have long been the bane of scholars. A new app may change all…