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This Little Robot Acts as a Real-Life ‘Avatar’ for Humans

04.13.16

By Emiko Jozuka
Tech

A Japanese AI Almost Won a Literary Prize

03.24.16

By Emiko Jozuka
Tech

Death Is a High-Tech Trip in Japan’s Futuristic Cemeteries

03.02.16

By Emiko Jozuka
Tech

Japanese Researchers Want to Row to Taiwan on Rafts to Solve an Ancient Mystery

02.17.16

By Emiko Jozuka
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This GIF Artist Imagines What Edo Japan Would Look Like If People Had Computers

02.15.16

By Emiko Jozuka
Tech

The Woman Who Makes Prosthetic Pinkies for Ex-Yakuza Members

02.09.16

By Emiko Jozuka
Tech

This Disaster Simulator Prepares Tokyoites for the Next Big Earthquake

01.26.16

By Emiko Jozuka
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I Met a Japanese Meteorite Dealer Who Believes in Space Healing

01.25.16

By Emiko Jozuka
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The Buddhist Monk Who Uses Space to Teach Spirituality

01.21.16

By Emiko Jozuka
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This Japanese Band Makes Music With E-Waste

01.20.16

By Emiko Jozuka
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Japan’s 87-Year-Old Patent King Is Trying to Invent Treatment for His Own Cancer

01.11.16

By Emiko Jozuka
Tech

I Went to a ‘Forget the Year’ Party With a Japanese Robotics Lab

12.25.15

By Emiko Jozuka

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Gaming

Xbox Game Pass Surprises Users With a New 2025 Game Today

Xbox Game Pass adds a 2025 title today and gives players a chance to catch up on the latest installment in the franchise.

04.03.26

By Denny Connolly
Screenshot: The Pokémon Company

Gaming

Pokémon Champions Mega Abilities Leak Reveals Overpowered New Forms

A new leak might have just revealed most of the new Mega Abilities in Pokémon Champions. If true, it makes some Pokémon overpowered.

04.02.26

By Brent Koepp
PlayStation 5s – Credit: Sony

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Amazon Is Still Selling the PlayStation 5 at Its Old, Lower Price

I don’t often urge people to run, run, run and buy a deal, but if you want a PS5 before the price hike kicks in, I wouldn’t wait long past lunch.

04.02.26

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan
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Life

This ‘Healthy’ Ingredient You’re Probably Eating Might Give You a Stroke

If you’ve had a protein bar that wasn’t inedible, it’s probably because of erythritol. It’s just too bad that it might give you a stroke.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada
Sugar, The Surfing Dog

Life

Remembering Sugar the Surfing Dog, World Champion Dog Surfer

RIP Sugar.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada