Japan How to get food in Japan without knowing how to speak Japanese Mark Frauenfelder

Science Here's a charming giant paramecium made of felt Andrea James

Japan Photo of a homeless man's homemade shelter in a Tokyo park Mark Frauenfelder

Japan Absolutely brutal single color jigsaw puzzles David Pescovitz

happy mutants A field guide to the incredible scissors of Japan Cory Doctorow

art Watch this guy turn wood into an extremely sharp knife Andrea James

Technology Japanese inn with "self-driving" robotic slippers and other autonomous amenities David Pescovitz

photography Nihon noir: Tom Blachford's gorgeous midnight shots of Tokyo Andrea James

Japan Midori Traveler’s Notebook, an invaluable tool from Japan Seamus Bellamy

Japan Short video about Japan's museum of rocks that have faces Mark Frauenfelder

Japan Japan TV show pranks unsuspecting people with elevator problem Rob Beschizza

art Waiter collects 8,000 tiny artworks made from chopstick sleeves Andrea James

Japan Watch: interviews with Japan's homeless Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants Blocks of laser-perforated note-cards that reveal architectural models as leaves are torn away Cory Doctorow

books Beautiful photos of Japanese vending machines in the elements Andrea James

Gadgets Watch a Japanese egg poacher that cooks yolks into stars and other shapes Andrea James

Business For 20+ years, Japan's largest companies have been riddled with corruption and fraud Cory Doctorow

Science Female adolescent macaques practice sex by mounting male deer Cory Doctorow

books Slanted bookshelf that's climbable and earthquake resistant Andrea James

art A misty archway artwork that leads to a beautiful Japanese temple Andrea James