A Japanese engineer has invented a new way to travel: a transporter called the WalkCar. Small, light and apparently completely easy to use and suitable for carrying in a backpack, it is expected to transport its first passengers in the spring of 2016.
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For the first time in Slovenia, we will be able to visit a truly large international convention of Japanese pop culture Sakuga Gaiden, which will take place on Saturday, June 20 at the Economic Exhibition Center in Ljubljana. Fans of the latest computer games, table top games, "cosplay" contests, singing contests, richly stocked stands, dance rehearsals, anime cartoons and their knowledge contests, comedy performances, and more will be able to get their money's worth. We will also be able to see and hear one of the biggest Japanese music pop groups, An Cafe (Antic Cafe).
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.
This time, traditional roadside cafes with glowing neon signs are replaced by a sophisticated design surrounded by reflective mirrors. The unusual architectural form grew out of ideas from the Japanese studio Bandesign.
For all fans of Japanese culture, anime, manga and cosplay, the 13th Makkon festival (previously known as Novoletka) is coming back, which will be held on Saturday, December 13 in the Šiška cinema. You are invited to discover and spread the colorful Japanese culture together.
French photographer Alexandre Bonnefoy has collected photos of wild cats that he took in Japan in an interesting collection entitled "Neko Land".
Architects from the Kidosaki studio built a house with a dreamy view at the foot of the Yatsugatake mountains in Japan. From a distance, the overhanging house acts as a springboard, which is attached to solid ground on only one side.
Japanese art has been considered exceptional and unique for many centuries. This time, it is presented in their own way by Japanese painters who poured their imagination right onto the walls of the rooms of the Tokyo hotel.
Cristiano Ronaldo is considered one of the greatest football virtuosos, but he is not only known for his skills on grass. Aside from trading girls as jerseys, he's also the face of many non-football brands. Let's not only stick to the ball and the girls, but also the money. And since Ronaldo is banking on his seductive smile as much as his abs, he's probably landed a role in two bizarre Japanese TV commercials.
The Japanese Azuma Makoto did not gather a gallery or maybe a flower shop for the exhibition space of his botanical installations, but space. He sent a Japanese white pine (bonsai) and some carefully designed flower arrangements into the weightless space. Since I'm sure you haven't seen the exhibition live, a photo gallery awaits you below.
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.
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.