The K supercomputer just got a bit quicker—boosting its computational output to 10.5 quadrillion calculations per second and making it the speediest number-crunching system on the planet. More »
Japan is hoping to have the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant safely shuttered by the end of the year, but a little radioactive wrench just got dropped: inspectors have discovered evidence of very recent fission. That's bad news. More »
I really do like Japan, so I wanted to plan a trip to Japan with my wife; however, I don't know where to start.
Would anyone be able to tell me some activities to do, romantic places and otherwise nice places and scenes to visit, along with an estimate of how much currency I should bring for a...
The radiation at the Fukushima plants has gone up, rather than down, since June. This may be because contaminated water has become more concentrated due to evaporation. The release of radiation from the plant into the air continues, although a covering over Reactor 1 is almost completed. The...
With the war for Europe over and the U.S.'s Pacific "island hopping" strategy seeing long-range bombers within striking distance of Japan, all that stood between the Allies and and end to World War 2 was taking that tenacious island nation. More »
The U.S. version of Nintendo's reward program, Club Nintendo, never seems to have quite the same caliber of awesome schwag as the original Japanese version. Items like the Wiimote TV remote that was never available here, and now this pixelated 8-bit Super Mario throw cushion. More »
I'm taking my iPhone to Japan tomorrow and I want to use it out there - not to make calls or texts or e-mail, but just to use my apps while I'm gone. Things like my dictionary app and my online translator for example. How much is that going to cost me, or is it going to cost me data instead?
My buddy is planning to take me to Japan for a 3 day vacation, all expense paid trip by him. He is a British Passport holder (working & staying in the Philippines) while I'm a Philippine Passport holder. What papers or documents do I need to present to the Japanese Embassy? Do I still need to...
The latest update on the crisis in Fukushima. The hot spots are everywhere. Be careful where you step!
But first, we'd like to introduce the handy-dandy Fukushima Post and Ana's Feed search engine. This search engine will return results from this series of posts we've done. This is a good...
i am going to japan in a month on exchange and i want to have a phone to communicate with my host family, i have a nokia n8 and i am with optus, will my phone work if i am in japan if i get a different sim card? oh and i live in australia.
Japan Nuclear Disaster Update # 37: Glow in the dark fish, and the meaning of "Power"
As a result of our last posting on Fukushima, we had a discussion initiated by commenter Daedelus2u about radioactive istopes of Cesium becoming concentrated in fish. I thought I'd take this opportunity to...
You're looking at the Toilet Bike Neo. It's the creation of Japan's commode-king TOTO and is just what it looks like—a toilet-motorcycle hybrid. That runs on human excrement. Wait, wha? More »
Hi I am currently an exchange student in Japan, I'm gonna be here for 1 year. I have already open a bank account with JP post bank (and complete all the Alien registration stuff), and now I'm wondering if I can apply for a Visa debit card at the bank. I have beginner level Japanese so it's...
I have engaged in Shorinji for five years before, but I am currently taking Aikido class (which is the only option among martial arts). I know that Aikido is used in many organizations including police or security agency, but I am still finding myself asking "Which is more practical art?" I...
Well, I'm planning to actually live in Japan for a couple of years and I have an iPhone 4 right now. I was wondering, should I just cancel my current plan and get a new phone in Japan? I dont want to get roaming fees and all that.
And what kind fo phones do they even have in Japan if I were to...
I heard that in japan the radioactivity level is so high in the human body and there is a big conspiracy against Japanese government, that they may be lying about radioactivity levels in sea food and water. and although that this is not hazardous to Japanese who have been experiencing it...