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The idea of “smart appliances” has been around for a while now, but has yet to really infiltrate the average household. Even having moderately priced smart machines running your home would add up considering you’d have to replace all of your old stuff.
The young developers of “Pluto” offer a simple solution which would allow you to smartify all of your currently existing home electronics for the reasonable price of 12,800yen (US$140).
Correct short-sightedness without surgery: our reporter tries out orthokeratology1
Osaka Obachan are here to rock your world, make sure you don’t go hungry2
The funniest anime with the craziest collaboration at the best price: Check out Peeping Life!!3
The Top 25 Things In Japan Most Likely To Blow Foreigner’s Minds4
Male-to-Female Cosplayers and Japan’s Cross-Dressing Double Standard5
PlayStation 4 release date revealed?1
Some McDonald’s customers in China are getting a little too close for comfort2
Just Pop It In The Microwave and Charge! But Really, iPhone Owners should Know Better, Shouldn’t They?3Osaka Obachan are here to rock your world, make sure you don’t go hungry4
Series of YouTube videos threaten attacks on commuters at Hakata Station on June 145
The avant-garde art of book stacking in stores of Japan1Just Pop It In The Microwave and Charge! But Really, iPhone Owners should Know Better, Shouldn’t They?2
Chinese Photoshop Trolls Part 3: This Time It’s Personal3
Chinese Photoshop Trolling Part 2: Now with 20% More Shirtless Men!4
China’s Photoshop Experts Will Fix Your Bad Photos, But Be Careful What You Wish For5
We Made Coca-Cola Transparent and Colorless. It Tastes Like…1The avant-garde art of book stacking in stores of Japan2
Chinese Woman on Trial for Killing Man by Squeezing His Scrotum3Chinese Photoshop Trolls Part 3: This Time It’s Personal4Just Pop It In The Microwave and Charge! But Really, iPhone Owners should Know Better, Shouldn’t They?5
The avant-garde art of book stacking in stores of Japan
Family Mart and Hatsune Miku team up to brighten your rainy days with limited edition umbrellas
Japanese island to become real-life Game of Life for the summer
The Question Dividing Japan: Which Girl Would You Rather Date?
Contemporary dancer enlists the skills of Shaolin monks, with amazing results
Powered by Honda: the world’s fastest lawnmower
Proof that not all cats hate water – Korean kitty takes a dip 【Video】
Ukraine’s Anime Girl and Real Barbie Meet Face to Eerie Face!
Amazeballs! Real-Life One Piece Characters Discovered!
Chiba University develops air hockey playing robot, pisses opponents off with amazing efficiency
Philip Kendall
Writer / Translator Hailing from Liverpool in the UK, Philip Kendall made Japan his second home in the summer of 2006 after dolefully abandoning his childhood dream of becoming a ghost buster.
Steven Simonitch
Writer/Translator Though a native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Steven currently resides in Nagano, Japan, where he is known by the old lady at the supermarket as “the white guy who always buys 2 packs of natto.
Master Blaster
Writer / Translator Master Blaster is the two-man translating team of Steven Le Blanc and Masami M.
Kay
Writer / Translator Kay is a native Japanese who has lived in Honolulu, Hawaii and Los Angeles, California. She currently resides in Tokyo and enjoys writing about a wide range of topics, including all things cute and glamorous.
Michelle Lynn Dinh
Writer / Translator Originally from California, Michelle is currently working as an assistant English teacher on the tiny island of Chiburi in Shimane prefecture.
Jessica Ocheltree
Writer / Translator Jessica Ocheltree is a freelance writer and editor living in the exciting, interesting and sometimes perplexing city of Tokyo.
Just Pop It In The Microwave and Charge! But Really, iPhone Owners should Know Better, Shouldn’t They?
