According to a recent study, Japanese people, particularly the younger generation, are engaging in sexual activity less …
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The National Research Institute for Cultural Properties in Nara announced a discovery: a wooden strip containing part of Japan’s oldest known multiplication table. The ruins of the ancient Japanese capital,…
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Archaeologists from the Berlin State Office for the Preservation of Monuments uncovered a remarkable relic during excavations of World War II ruins at Molkenmarkt Square, the city’s oldest market. Excavations…
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What looks like a whimsical medieval comic about rats turns out to be a detailed record of how food was prepared in elite Japanese households, says Eric Ratt, a history…
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The flower with “glass-like” petals was named Spiranthes hachijoensis, honoring the genus Spiranthes and Hachijo Island (Tokyo Prefecture), where researchers found it. The white-pink petals of this previously unknown orchid…
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Imagine shouting, ‘Hey, Sato!’ and every Japanese person turns to look. Statistical modeling suggests that, under current laws, every resident of Japan could end up with that surname. This is…
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This launch is a preliminary test of using wood for space research. The palm-sized device weighs one kilogram and is intended to inform plans for the Moon and Mars. The…
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The environmental innovation was developed by Koji Enoki, an associate professor at the Tokyo University of Electro-Communications. Enoki says generating electricity from snow can be as effective as harnessing solar…
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This machine is a hoverbike — a flying motorcycle that can hover. The developers at the Japanese startup Aerwins Technologies are dreamers inspired by science-fiction films. From that vision they created…
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In Japan, telegraph lines often go silent at sunrise. Operators tap at their keys, but the receiving equipment stays quiet. What causes that? Any telegraph worker in Japan would simply…
