Articles Tagged with Tokyo

09Jun

Japanese Troops To Train With US Military Off California Coast

Japanese Military Training

Japanese troops are scheduled to begin a military training exercise with US ...

05Jun

World War II Bomb Discovered In Tokyo, Detonated Near Busy Train Station

World War II Bomb Tokyo

An unexploded World War II bomb was discovered and detonated near a busy train station in Tokyo on Tuesday. Officials from Tokyo’s bomb squad were called in to deal with the World War II relic, and it took experts 10 feet of sand bags and a detonator to ensure the device’s safe removal. According to… Read more »

01Dec

Japan’s Sasago Tunnel Collapses On Highway, At Least Five People Trapped

Police officers and firefighters gather at the exit of the collapsed Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Otsuki Yamanashi Prefecture in central Japan

At least five people are feared trapped inside a collapsed motorway tunnel about 80 kilometres west of the Japanese capital. The incident took place at around 08:00 am Sunday (local time). Multiple news services say that a “100m (328ft) section of the tunnel caved in on the Tokyo-bound lanes on the Chuo Expressway, in Yamanashi… Read more »

30Nov

3D Photo Booth Turns People Into Dolls

PARTY photo booth dolls

A Japanese “creative lab” called PARTY is showcasing a 3D printer photo ...

28Nov

Be A Kuratas Robot Owner For Just Over $1 Million

Be A Kuratas Robot Owner For Just Over $1 Million

Piloting a giant humanoid robot has been something that you could only do in ...

11Jul

Justin Bieber Selena Gomez Pic Shows Couple AREN’T On The Rocks, Contrary To Reports

Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez put photo on Twitter to combat rumors

The Internet has been a-buzz about the potential breakup of Justin Bieber ...

27Jun

Zombie-Themed Restaurant Opening, No Word If Brains Are On The Menu

Zombie-themed restaurant opening soon? Yes, please

Though zombies and sit-down dining don’t really seem like they’d ...

ROSHAMBOBOT: Japan Creates Rock, Paper, Scissors Robot That Cannot Be Beaten [Video]

The rock, paper, scissors robot wins every time

Mankind’s fascination with creating robots capable of outperforming ...

13Jun

Tokyo Tops Most Expensive Cities For Expats

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Tokyo is the most expensive city in the world for expats, a new living ...

29Mar

MLB Opener: Mariners Triumph As Ichiro Suzuki Excels

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The MLB opener on Wednesday night saw the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland ...

26Oct

Boeing 787 Takes Maiden Commercial Voyage

Boeing 787 Dreamliner

All Nippon Airways welcomed their first 264 passengers aboard a Boeing 787 ...

02Oct

Chicago and Tokyo knocked out of 2016 Olympic voting

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Despite appeals by the Obamas and Oprah, Chicago has been fallen out of the ...