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Robots from the very near future at CEATEC Japan Expo

Robots from the very near future at CEATEC Japan Expo

A man tries out robot table tennis tutor Forpheus at CEATEC Japan 2016 in Chiba, suburban Tokyo on Monday, October 3, 2016. Japanese electronics maker Omron received certification of the […]

Features, Traditional Japan

American becomes Japan's first full-time salaried foreign ninjaAmerican becomes Japan's first full-time salaried foreign ninjaAmerican becomes Japan's first full-time salaried foreign ninjaAmerican becomes Japan's first full-time salaried foreign ninjaAmerican becomes Japan's first full-time salaried foreign ninja

American becomes Japan’s first full-time salaried foreign ninjaAmerican becomes Japan’s first full-time salaried foreign ninjaAmerican becomes Japan’s first full-time salaried foreign ninjaAmerican becomes Japan’s first full-time salaried foreign ninjaAmerican becomes Japan’s first full-time salaried foreign ninja

The first american professional ninja in Japan greets the press on Saturday April 23, 2016, in the grounds of Nagoya Castle, Aichi prefecture, Japan. (Photos by Richard Atrero de Guzman/AFLO) […]

Bizarre, Fushigi

Penguin Bar in Tokyo

Penguin Bar in Tokyo

Four penguins work at the Penguin Bar in Ikebukuro on April 11, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. (Photos and video by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/NipponNews.net) The store which opened in 2013 allows customers […]

Bizarre, Fushigi

Zebra Zoo escape drill

Zebra Zoo escape drill

An escaped zebra at Ueno Zoo during an annual Escaped Animal Drill on February 2, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. Every year zookeepers at one of Tokyo’s zoos organise an escape drill […]

Features, Traditional Japan

Japanese New Year's Ice Bath at Kanda Myojin Shrine

Japanese New Year’s Ice Bath at Kanda Myojin Shrine

Participants dressed only in loincloths and flimsy underwear pray before pouring buckets of freezing cold water over themselves during a traditional New Year ice bath ceremony. The ceremony took place […]