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Japanese Company Plans To Build A Space Elevator By 2050

December 22, 2021 by Japan Informer

A significant Japanese construction firm had revealed an ambitious plan to construct a space elevator by 2050 back in 2012. Now, the actual concept for the elevator are under development. The Tokyo-based Obayashi Corp wants to build an orbital space station 36,000 km above Earth and transport visitors up an elevator car using a carbon nanotube pulley. To put this into … [Read more...] about Japanese Company Plans To Build A Space Elevator By 2050

Heard of unbreakable Japanese cocktail glasses? They are great for adults and fun for kids’ juice and soft drinks.

On every special occasion of our life, we wish to toast with an elegant glass that is new and unique. Not the usual glass that you use daily. If you can invest in cocktail glasses for a toast, it is just going to make your house party more exciting. Though cocktail glasses are very attractive, […]

Japanese Yakuza Gets Arrested In US For Dealing Drugs And Weapons

The United States has arrested a leader of the Japanese Yakuza and three Thai men and accused them of facilitating the trafficking of methamphetamine, heroin, and other drugs and attempting to purchase US-made missiles to arm armed groups within Myanmar and Sri Lanka. Takeshi Ebisawa, Sompak Rukrasaranee (retired Thai military), Sompob Sangasiri, and Suksan Jullanan( […]

14 Golden Rules of Using Chopsticks in Japan

How to eat with chopsticks 1. Set the first chopstick on your ring finger and the gap between your thumb and index finger CHECK: At this moment, your hand should look like you are making a　peace sign. Your thumb pushes toward the back of your hand, and your ring finger pushes toward your palm to give it […]

People Are Freaking Out About This Japanese Woman Walking In Pigeon Shoes

Japanese shoemaker Kyoto Ohata has created a hilarious pair of pigeon-themed high heels and everyone is freaking out. Some people hate it, others love it but probably only a few know that actually these shoes serve a very specific purpose. Ohata often walks through an area that’s filled with pigeons and the birds scatter in […]

Richest People in Japan: Top 30 Billionaires in Japan 2023

Japan has a strong economy and a vibrant business landscape that has produced some of the wealthiest individuals in the world. As of 2023, there are 30 billionaires from Japan on Forbes’ annual ranking of the world’s richest people. These successful business leaders come from a range of industries and have contributed to Japan’s global […]

Japanese First Female League of Legends Champion

Secondary school understudy Miyu Otomo has become the main female victor at the All Japan High School Esports Championship. In the competition, Otomo and her group contended in the round of “Alliance of Legends,” a well known multiplayer online fight field (MOBA) title. Utilizing the handle ShakeSpeare, the capable 17-year-old gamer won the top prize […]

Japanese Way Of Cooking Rice With KFC Chicken aka Devil Cooked Rice

Nothing can go wrong with a little bit of rice in your meal. Rice can be cooked in many ways and can taste different depending on the ingredients! Here we talk about the Japanese way to cook KFC chicken using rice, or what the internet refers to as “devil cooked rice.” What do you need […]

Japanese Giant Rakuten Launches Rakuten NFT Marketplace

Rakuten Group, a Japanese online retailer and electronic commerce company, has launched a marketplace called Rakuten NFT. The announcement noted that there will be new features in the future and that a peer-to-peer service for selling and minting NFT content is planned for 2023. Japanese giant Rakuten has tried some things in the world of […]

How to make your family live as healthily as the Japanese

They may be renowned for sushi and sumo wrestlers – and more recently for their brilliance at rugby – but the Japanese should be celebrated for a less well known phenomenon: being the healthiest people on the planet. According to a major global analysis in the Lancet, a child born in Japan today will have […]

Cosplayers to Watch: Ruu Matsutani (Photos and Interview)

Ruu Matsutani Like a ray of Florida sunshine, Ruu Matsutani owes her seemingly limitless energy and her cheerful disposition partly to her naturally positive outlook and partly to the inspiration she received from the world of Disney. She was already cosplaying in her college years, but after working part-time for four years at Disney in […]