Japan Small Buildings of Kyoto Rob Beschizza

freebies Buried in the TOS: free Starbucks refills Mark Frauenfelder

tragedies Arson attack on Kyoto animation studio leaves at least 33 dead, dozens injured Mark Frauenfelder

religion Japan's robot deity delivers Buddha's teaching David Pescovitz

Delightful Creatures What it's like to work at a Japanese snow monkey park Mark Frauenfelder

crumbling infrastructure Video of depressing first class train service between Boston and Washington DC. Mark Frauenfelder

music Toto on a koto: Africa performed with traditional Japanese instrument Rob Beschizza

climate change Extreme weather has caused Japan cherry blossoms to bloom in fall, when it's supposed to be in the spring Carla Sinclair

cleanliness is next to "Bob"liness This nose hair ripper-outer I bought in Tokyo works great Mark Frauenfelder

Japan Looks like a geta, feels like a sneaker Rusty Blazenhoff

discrimination Women helping to save collapsed mayor's life ordered to leave "sacred" sumo ring in Japan Carla Sinclair

Games Chimpanzees learn to play rock-paper-scissors David Pescovitz

video Beautiful film on a Buddhist ritual only 46 monks have completed Andrea James

coolest starbucks on earth Traditional Japanese-style Starbucks opens in Kyoto Carla Sinclair

happy mutants Make: an Aeropress/water bottle cold-brew dripper Cory Doctorow

books What I've been reading – recommended books Mark Frauenfelder

Japan A wonderful 4 minute video tour of Japan Mark Frauenfelder

bacteria Scientists discover bacteria that eats waste plastic David Pescovitz

Japan Rude tourists in Kyoto receive politeness lessons Mark Frauenfelder