Japanese designer Mariko Tsujimoto has created a playful series that transforms a simple folder into a functional pop up interior piece using the traditional origami technique. Convenient and easily portable, it thus brings a unique novelty of functional furniture.
Have you ever received something at a restaurant that you didn't order? And it was precisely these frustrations that the Japanese restaurant used to its advantage. They employed people with dementia who almost never bring you what you ordered.
There are many unusual museums in the world, including one that exhibits stones that resemble human faces. The Chinsekikan Museum, which translates as Hall of Curious Stones, is located in the Japanese town of Chichibu, northwest of Tokyo.
Japan is the land of all excess. Its inhabitants are considered very capable people. With the abundance of skills they possess, they are also among the best knife manufacturers in the world.
Driving across the Eshima Ohashi Bridge feels like riding a death train. The 1,700-meter-long and 11.4-meter-wide bridge in Japan is built with a frightening slope, namely with the aim of allowing ships to sail under it on Lake Nakaumi. Fasten your seat belts or you'll end up on the windshield!
If you thought that the idea of "spamusement", a combination of a spa and an amusement park, could come from anywhere but Japan, you have not learned anything from us. Japan is the cradle of bizarre ideas and inventions. Beppu, a Japanese town known for its hot springs, is set to launch a wellness center packed into an amusement park. After the mayor of the city issued an online challenge - a million views and let's build it! - and if the internet users were up to it, the world's first "spamusement" park is in store for us.
If you're tired of the usual selfies and don't want to take the risk of a hands-free selfie, you can try a new challenge that's spreading like wildfire on the Internet – the 1 Finger Selfie Challenge. Your task is to a) stand in front of the mirror, point the camera at it and cover both private parts with one finger, i.e. crotch and nipples, and b) take a naked photo. Do you accept the challenge?
More and more people are looking for information online, and most of the time we turn to Google. And because we love statistics, Google Trends regularly supplies us with lists of the most searched things. This time he tickled us with a list of the most searched countries. This one is a bit surprising, because the countries that have not much in common ended up at the top. But they all share at least one characteristic. They arouse great interest among people.
How would you feel if you saw yourself on a jumbo poster the morning after a night of too much alcohol? You have been warned! In Japan, the dazed stars of the night became the disgraced 'stars' of an ad campaign.
What does the Year of the Dragon bring and how can you take advantage of your luck in 2024? The Japanese Horoscope 2024 reveals a unique perspective on destiny.
From October 21 to 24, the Slovenian Cinematheque, in cooperation with the Embassy of Japan, will take a closer look at the indigenous genre of samurai film, more precisely, the Japanese film of the 50s, when the samurai genre experienced its heyday.
Photographer Fubirai has spent the last five years on the Japanese island of Fukuoka, which has been taken over by cats.