This day in history we feature the Tokyo Skytree. A broadcasting and observation tower in Sumida, Tokyo was opened on this day in 2012. Trivia – Tokyo Skytree Tokyo Skytree became the tallest structure in Japan in 2010 and reached its full height of 634 meters in March 2011, making it the tallest tower in […]
This day in history we feature the SONY. The company started as Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering was founded on this day in 1946. Trivia – SONY Sony Group Corporation, commonly known as simply Sony (stylized as SONY), is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. As a major technology company, it operates as […]
Tokyo: Regular consumption of sufficient amounts of vegetables and fruits rich in dietary fibre and vitamins reduces the risk of death by almost 10, according to a report of a group of Japanese specialists published on the website of the National Cancer Center of Japan. Since the beginning of the 90s of the last century, […]
Tokyo: An 83-year-old Japanese adventurer returned home after completing his solo, nonstop voyage across the Pacific, thereby becoming the oldest person to reach such a milestone. Kenichi Horie arrived in the Kii Strait off Japan’s western coast, completing his trans-Pacific voyage in 69 days after leaving a yacht harbour in San Francisco in March. It […]
Giant panda twins born at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo in June got their names — Lei Lei for the female cub, and Xiao Xiao for her brother. They were chosen from hundreds of thousands of suggestions sent from fans around Japan. The twin cubs, which were palm-size pink creatures when born on June 23, have grown […]
In an age of rising demands for contact-free, human-less services, Japan Post Co. unveiled on Wednesday a self-driving mail delivery robot to address the citizens postal needs amid the coronavirus pandemic. Designed with built-in cameras and sensors, the bright red, trolley-sized robot wheeled down Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward, dodging people on the sidewalks, utility poles in […]
