What it’s like to visit Tokyo’s famous Robot Restaurant
The Robot Restaurant in Tokyo is one of the most intriguing shows in the world. The cabaret-style show has live music, dancing, singing, and, of course, robots.Follow BI Video: On TwitterJoin the...
View ArticleThis video of a crowded Japanese train makes the Tube seem like a breeze
This video shows passengers boarding a subway train in Tokyo during rush hour. Despite the train looking overloaded, people keep squeezing in until there is almost no room to move.Video provided by...
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You can eat a Michelin-starred meal for under $10 in Tokyo
The INSIDER Summary:In more recent years, Michelin has started to broaden its horizons, peeking past traditional fine dining in favor of more casual hole-in-the-walls.Nakiryu offers Michelin-starred...
View ArticleThis bakery in Japan gives familiar desserts an unexpected twist
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Nintendo is holding a big event tonight to unveil more details about its new...
Nintendo's got a brand new video game console. Well, Nintendo almost has a brand new video game console — the Nintendo Switch (as it's called) is getting a big official unveil on Thursday night.Are you...
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Nintendo's new console will release on March 3
Nintendo on Thursday finally announced the official release date for its new console, the Nintendo Switch, in North America. Nintendo Switch will release on March 3. It starts at $299.What is the...
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Here are all the games that will launch on the new Nintendo Switch console
Nintendo unveiled more details about its new game console, the Switch, on Thursday night. In particular, we learned more about the mess of great games coming to the Switch. We will be updating this...
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Amazing images of Tokyo before it was a city
Before Tokyo matured into the gleaming, dense city it is today, it was a small fishing village called Edo.Now home to over 13 million people, the Japanese capital has changed dramatically since its...
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22 incredible candid photos show life in Tokyo's 'golden 60s' and 70s
Between the end of World War II and the end of the Cold War, Japan underwent what has been coined an 'economic miracle'. By the end of the 'golden 60s', Japan was the second-largest economy in the...
View ArticleThese are the 15 best airports in the world
The consumer-aviation website Skytrax published its annual World Airport Awards. The rankings are based on the impressions of nearly 14 million flyers from 105 countries. More than 550 airports were...
View ArticleThis projector tracks and transforms human faces in real time at super fast...
These face-changing effects are being done in real time.Creative Director, Nobumichi Asai of WOW inc and production company TOKYO collaborated to make the project INORI. It's done with an...
View ArticleThe best fries in Japan are these potato ribbons
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'Mario Kart' is coming to virtual reality — check it out
One of Nintendo's most popular properties is speeding towards a full-fledged virtual reality experience. Bandai Namco has announced that their flagship virtual reality arcade, VR Zone Shinjuki, will...
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These will be the world's 10 biggest cities in 2030 — and none of them are in...
The human population is growing at an alarming rate. By 2050, there will be almost 10 billion people on the planet.We've been hearing this for years, but where is all this growth happening?Today, Tokyo...
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32 cities around the world where the most rich people live
New York City remains the wealth capital of the world.According to a new report from Wealth-X, a firm that does research and valuations on ultra-high net worth (UHNW) individuals, the New York metro...
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Japan aims to slash suicide rates as situation becomes 'critical'
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan aims to cut suicides by 30 percent over 10 years, with the government Tuesday approving a plan which seeks to curb extreme work hours seen as contributing to one of the world's...
View ArticleThis is what morning rush hour looks like in one of Japan's busiest train...
Out of 51 busiest railway stations in the world, all but six are located in Japan. But just how clogged up is Japan's infamous subway system? A time-lapse at the Shinagawa Station in Tokyo spanning 30...
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Hiroshima: The moment the US deployed the most powerful weapon known to man
On August 6, 1945, at 8:15 a.m local time, the world entered the atomic age.The Enola Gay, a B-29 Superfortress bomber, deployed the most powerful weapon then known to man over Hiroshima.The southern...
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