Japan Set to Erect 7.5 Meter Middle Finger Salute to Incoming Tsunamis
Needless to say, Japan has had their fill of Tsunamis. After the devastation of the 11 March Tohoku earth quake, the nation would like to give a huge FU to any future tsunami coming our way. And so,...
View Article1,200 Japanese workers convert above-ground train to subway line in a matter...
On March 15, 2013, the Shibuya Station Toyoko Line above-ground train quietly shut down for good, to be replaced with a new section of subway track connecting Shibuya Station and the nearby Daikanyama...
View ArticleJapan’s “Underground Temple” now up for virtual touring in Google Street View
Running underneath Kasukabe City, Saitama Prefecture, lies the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel – a sprawling network of waterways as long as its name. Its 6.3 kilometers (3.9...
View ArticleNissan has created a wacky concept car for people who aren’t interested in cars
Nissan has created a concept car for a segment of the population who care very little about cars. It’s called the “Teatro for Dayz.” The oddly-named concept will make its world debut later this month...
View ArticleBalloon stuck in a tree? This looks like a job for…Heavy Machinery Girl!
If you only watch one construction equipment themed superhero series today, do yourself a favor and make it Heavy Machinery Girl. Produced by construction equipment manufacturer and retailer Taguchi...
View ArticleJapanese Internet thanks the “Underground Temple” that siphoned off Typhoon...
Users rush to post and gush over photos of the waterlogged caverns beneath Japan’s Metropolitan Area. The G-Cans project (Shutoken Gaikaku Hōsuiro, or the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge...
View ArticleRolled up balls of paper win 1st and 3rd place in Tokyo Tech paper airplane...
Lazy like a fox. Tokyo Institute of Technology has been a trailblazing force in nearly all facets of science and technology from cancer research, to sports science, to pretty boy aesthetics. So, when...
View ArticleFree bus tours of Japan’s famous “Disaster Prevention Underground Temple”...
Take a free ride to one of the most famous storm drains in the world! Out beyond the northern outskirts of Tokyo in Kasukabe City, Saitama Prefecture, lies the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground...
View ArticleWhat happens if you drop your keys into an elevator shaft gap? Kyoto company...
You know, aside from you screaming “Noooooo!!!!!”? Generally speaking, there are two kinds of people in this world, and no, we’re not talking about people who love mint chocolate and those who hate it...
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