Japan has a proud history of science and inventions that can seem crazy to the outside observer. Most of it is just – crazy – but, as you will see at the end of this list, some of the products below ...

In other words, smooth as fuck. Honestly, I could keep on going all day. The number of insane, ingenious, and downright astonishing inventions was almost too much for me to handle. If you’d like to ...

An invention to keep from splattering your clothes and hair with broth as you slurp your noodles. Also worthwhile if you want your friends to think you are a flower. Chindogu are Japanese inventions ...

& Everyday Japanese Inventions You’re Using Right Now! Japan is a culturally rich country with tons to see, do, and experience. From their famous Mount Fuji to the elaborate gardens and, of course, ...

When dreary winter months hit, there's nothing we want more than to crank up the heater, curl up under a blanket and stay there as long as possible. So it's no shock that a piece of furniture that's ...

Purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. "The untold story of how Japan became a cultural superpower through the fantastic inventions that captured-and transformed-the world's ...

The weird and outright inappropriate inventions at Japan’s Digital Contents Expo include a fembot who doesn’t just visit the uncanny valley, she owns it. Plus a helmet that yanks on your ears to guide ...

Located in the industrial city of Chiba, just outside of Tokyo, CEATEC is the biggest electronics show in Japan. Each year, the nation which gave the world the bullet train, the Walkman and blue LED ...

Hello Kitty. Karaoke. Nintendo. The Walkman. Pikachu. All of these made-in-Japan inventions have had an inescapable impact on global pop culture. We’re all familiar with them, but it turns out that ...

Identification and quantification of HER2/neu as a proto-oncogene has led to humoral or antibody-based passive immunotherapy, including the use of trastuzumab (Herceptin®). The invention discussed in ...