Japan
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Science
5 Curious Events That’ll (Possibly) Happen In 2020
It’s 2020. This is the year of Cyberpunk. Five years after we were all supposed to get flying cars and…
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Technology
Japan’s Lovot Companion Robot Hopes to Change the World
In 1984, The Terminator promised me a robot apocalypse circa 2029. And yet, we haven’t quite reached our inevitable obliteration…
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Weird
Japan, Cloning, And Soul Transfers: A Pamyu Pamyu Conspiracy
I’m going to be up front with you: This one’s a bit weirder than usual. How familiar are you with…
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Space
Japan’s Space Agency Successfully Lands Rovers On Asteroid
I don’t know if anyone noticed, but this website erupted in a nightmare the other day. Stranger Dimensions went down…
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Technology
Robot Dinosaurs Manage Front Desk At Japanese Hotel
There’s a hotel in Japan staffed by robots. But not just any kind of robots. As you walk up to…
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Weird
Yuki-Onna, The Snow Ghost of Japanese Folklore
In Japanese folklore, supernatural entities and phenomena are known as yōkai, and they come in many different shapes and sizes,…
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Weird
Kuchisake-Onna, the Slit-Mouthed Woman
“Watashi kirei?” she asks. Am I pretty? Your answer will determine your fate. Say “No,” and she will cut off…
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