It’s always better to have a local show you around.
Like in Odate City, of Japan’s Akita prefecture, the birthplace of the ever-adorable Akita dog. Here, you can take a tour with the doggos around the city on Google’s Street View, or as the platf…
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eBay boosts its Japanese business with an acquisition
eBay is ramping up its presence in Japan via its latest investment in Asia. The U.S. online retail giant announced today that it has acquired the Japan-based business of pan-Asia e-commerce company Giosis, which is called Qoo10.jp, in an undisclosed deal. eBay originally set up Singapore-based Giosis in 2010 alongside Korea’s Gmarket, and as part of today’s deal it will give up… Read More
This cake is made completely out of salmon
Kouen Sushi Bar in Bangkok, Thailand introduced a heart-shaped cake that is basically a giant piece of sushi. The ‘Salmon in Love’ cake is made completely out of salmon sashimi on the exterior, filled with rice on the interior, and topped off with fi…
View More This cake is made completely out of salmonNissan and DeNA will begin testing a self-driving taxi service in Japan next month
Nissan Motor and DeNA announced today that field tests of Easy Ride, the self-driving taxi service they developed together, will begin next month in Japan. This means that Nissan and DeNA now rank among Uber, Lyft, GM, Didi Chuxing and other comp…
View More Nissan and DeNA will begin testing a self-driving taxi service in Japan next monthSony Corp. to launch an AI-based taxi-hailing service in Japan
Sony Corporation said today that it will build an AI-based ride-hailing system in Japan in partnership with five taxi companies. The service will use artificial intelligence to manage taxi dispatches and forecast demand based on factors like weather, traffic and local events. Sony’s announcement came just before Uber chief executive officer Dara Khosrowshahi, who is currently visiting… Read More
Put your vital signs on show with this ultrathin, stick-on skin display
There’s a glut of devices out there designed to tell all sorts of things about your bodies, but few you’d want stuck to your body for very long.
Perhaps with that in mind, engineering researchers at the University of Tokyo and Dai Nippon Printing hav…
Put your vital signs on show with this ultrathin, stick-on skin display
There’s a glut of devices out there designed to tell all sorts of things about your bodies, but few you’d want stuck to your body for very long.
Perhaps with that in mind, engineering researchers at the University of Tokyo and Dai Nippon Printing hav…
Yep, chicken nuggets and french fries combined with ramen really exists
Of all the wild food combinations one could come up with, the crispiness of chicken nuggets and fries and soupy ramen don’t strike as the best of partners.
Well you’d think that, but Cup Noodle in Japan has released a product combining the three clas…
Coincheck users are suing to get their money off the hacked cryptocurrency exchange
The fallout from the year’s biggest cryptocurrency hack to date continues. On Monday, Reuters reported that 10 traders who used the Tokyo-based exchange Coincheck are preparing to file a lawsuit with Tokyo’s District Court on Thursday. The plaintiffs will be represented by Hiromu Mochizuki, who has been tweeting some updates about the case. During the aftermath of its recent… Read More
China’s Didi partners with SoftBank to launch taxi-hailing services in Japan
China’s Didi Chuxing is preparing yet another market expansion after it inked an agreement with SoftBank, Uber’s largest shareholder, to introduce taxi-hailing services in Japan this year. Didi dominates the Chinese market — thanks in no small amount to its acquisition of second-placed Uber China — but this year it has expanded to Brazil via an acquisition and Taiwan via… Read More
These slippers will drive themselves right up to your feet
Nissan used the ProPILOT technology used in its semi-autonomous vehicles to build “self-driving” slippers. The slippers feature a motor and wheels that sink into the sole once stepped into. The sandals are currently being used at the ProPILOT Pa…
View More These slippers will drive themselves right up to your feetYamaha developed an AI system that translates a dancer’s motion into music
Yamaha Corporation has created an AI-powered system that uses sensors to capture the movements of a dancer’s body and translate them into piano keystrokes. This new system was showcased at a concert that took place in the Tokyo University of the Arts…
View More Yamaha developed an AI system that translates a dancer’s motion into music