Toyota iQ is fuel-efficient and low-carbon-dioxide-emission microcar. It can accommodate three adults, plus luggage space or seating for a fourth, child passenger. According Toyota is “Compact, not…

  [W:Aomori Prefecture] is the northernmost prefecture in the main island of Japan. It is famous for is apple orchards and traditional festivals.   The following picture shows local people…

  It is said that the metro system in Tokyo is the most complicated in the world. Many cities around the world have intricate metro systems, but they pale in…

  This beautiful humanoid girl got talent! She can sing and dance!     Her name is “HRP-4C” or stage name “Mimu (pronounced Meemu),” and she has got media’s attentions at…

  What is Blog Action Day?   Any countries must have some kind of water pollution problem, and Japan is no exception. For example, [W:Kagawa Prefecture] has faced water pollution…

  Touch panel ordering system has been common among sushi-go-round restaurants (Developed Sushi-Go-Round!!).  

  Next month the Japanese electric company, SANYO, introduces the world first rice bread cooker: GOPAN. GOPAN = gohan (rice) + pan (bread). Recently, rice bread has become very popular…

  An IT and electronics exhibition, CEATEC JAPAN 2010 has been held this week at Makuharimesse, in Mihama-ku, Chiba City, [W:Chiba Prefecture]. Various robots from both Japan and overseas are…

  You might have heard of Japanese taxis’ automatic doors, but have you actually ever seen them? Maybe not, because the automatic taxi doors are very unusual and unique to…

  Panasonic Corporation has developed a “Washing Hair Robot,” which washes hair with the most suitable pressure on each scalp shape. The developer aims to release in 2012 for nursing…

  I have found a photo blog on interesting Japanese digital cameras. Let me introduce a part of the blog.   This blogger has purchased a digital microscope camera called…