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Kintsugi: Japan’s ancient art of embracing imperfection

JAPAN| Meaning “joining with gold”, this centuries-old art is more than an aesthetic. For the Japanese, it’s part of a broader philosophy of embracing the beauty of human flaws. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of putting broken pottery pieces back together with gold — built on the idea that in embracing flaws and imperfections, you […]

Japan University Offers Ninja Studies Degree

Mie University produced its first every ninja studies graduate this summer; 45-year-old Genichi Mitsuhashi. While you do not have to physically train as a ninja, Mitsuhashi embraced his studies wholeheartedly and starting living a ninja way of life. Speaking to Japan Times, he explained, ‘I read that ninjas worked as farmers in the morning and […]

The Beloved Cat Stationmaster In The Southwest Japan City Of Taketa, Died In An Accident

Nya, the beloved cat stationmaster in the southwest Japan city of Taketa, died in an accident on the night of June 8. Nya, whose name means “meow,” began to appear around Bungo-Taketa Station on the JR Hohi Line in the Oita Prefecture city more than 10 years ago. With a friendly and gentle character, the […]

USA’s Suni Lee wins gold in the women’s individual all-around gymnastics final

Team USA’s Suni Lee won gold Thursday in the women’s individual all-around gymnastics final, defending the title despite the absence of the team’s reigning champion, Simone Biles. An American has now won each of the last five Olympic titles.Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade won silver, the first medal for the country in women’s gymnastics. And Russian athlete […]

The Japanese Flying Squirrel Is Possibly One Of The Cutest Animals In The World

Japan| Have you ever seen these cute little furry animals? These are the Japanese flying squirrels, small mammals capable of soaring from branch to branch thanks to a furred membrane (patagium) located between the front and rear legs. Although they do not fly, these pretty mammals can hover a distance of 100 meters. This remarkable […]

Japan Is Working To Create The First Ever “Space Elevator”

Advances in science and technology are taking us by surprise yet again! New and innovative pieces of technology are getting us closer and closer to space, including the recent development of a “space elevator”. A team of scientists in Japan are working to create the first ever “space elevator,” that will launch us nearly 60,000 […]

Meet Japanese Schoolgirl Gangs of 70’s That Become a Menace to Patriarchy

Nearly 50 years ago, Japan’s schoolgirl ga‌‌n‌‌gs known as the “sukeban” successfully defied the immaculate image of the Japanese sch‌oo‌l girl. The subculture of sukeban (loosely translated as the slang “girlboss”) emerged in the late 1960s and persisted throughout the 70s in Japan. While the term itself mainly refers to the female g‌a‌n‌g leader of […]

The Amazing Mirror Cups And Saucers Use Science And Technology To Be Unique

ART| You may think you’ve seen all kinds of designs, shapes, and sizes of cups and saucers there are in the world, from the Victorian times to the modern-day. Although the creators to come up with spectacular designs for these cups and saucers, a scientific approach to their designing is something unheard of. Well, Luycho […]

Toyota is quietly pushing Congress to slow the shift to electric vehicles

TOYOTA| While the United States is slowing down in adopting policies to increase electric vehicle use, Toyota says it is not slow enough. The Japanese automaker is the largest in the world and has quietly lobbied Washington DC policymakers to resist the desire to switch to all-electric vehicles. This is partly because Toyota is behind […]

53-year-old Japanese woman arrested for squirting water gun at Olympic torch

JAPAN| A 53-year-old woman in Japan has been arrested after she sprayed a water gun at the Olympic torch as a runner carried it past her, Japanese media The Mainichi reported. Police have said that the woman has since admitted to her actions and said that her motive was to protest the Olympics. Shouted anti-Olympic slogans as […]