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Spectacular Light Art Brightens Up The Night

by Diana Eid

Cenci Goepel and Jens Warnecke are two artists that like to play with light and dark.

Starbucks Japan Grows While American Stores Close

Coffee Brakes? Not in Japan Where Starbucks Roasts the Competition

by Steve Levenstein

Starbucks is closing over 600 stores in the USA alone this year as the coffee giant goes through a painful contraction, yet its Japanese subsidiary continues to grow while posting very tasty sales numbers. Is Starbucks Japan doing something different, or are they destined to echo the mother company's boom and bust?

Shopping Robots Crawl the Mall So You Don't Have To

Robot Shoppers from Japan, Coming to a Department Store Near You!

by Steve Levenstein

Imagine having your very own shopping robot who crawls the mall while you relax at home? Even better, you remotely control your robot shopper's movements and see through its electric “eyes”. You can also stop imagining... robo-shopper is (almost) here!

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Japan's Asbestos Cancer Time Bomb Defused Using New Technology

by Steve Levenstein

Japan's asbestos cancer “time bomb” ticks louder day by day as the nation's average population gets older and decades-long incubation periods for asbestos cancer and other diseases caused by asbestos exposure end. Now, several new technologies developed in Japan may make cleaning up the asbestos mess not only easier, but safer as well. Hmm, does WALL-E know about this?

Kenner's Blythe Doll Takes on New Life in Japan

Blythe, a 1970's Classic Doll by Kenner, Lives on in Japan

by Steve Levenstein

Girls of a certain age may remember playing with Blythe, a big-headed doll introduced by American toy company Kenner in 1972. A generation later, Blythe has taken on a new life in far-off Japan. Blythe's most devoted Japanese fans hold her in such deep esteem, one might liken it to mania!

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Cool Construction Paper Kaleidoscope Art

by Diana Eid

Jen Stark is an artist that creates what we could only dream of doing when we were kids; art made from construction paper.

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The Top 10 Worst Sports Logos

by Joshua Khan

The following are symbols that haven’t seen positive reviews. The teams may have won many games while wearing these logos, but they didn’t win over the creative minds of individuals around the world.

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Earn Your Bread and Butter With Toast Art

by Diana Eid

What can you do with toast besides slather butter and jelly on it? Create cool portraits with it!

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Cool Handmade Keyboards are Just Your Type

Made to Order, Handmade Decorative Keyboards

by Steve Levenstein

Bored with your keyboard? The NISHI-KI keyboard adds a touch of class & culture to this most utilitarian of peripherals. It may cost a pretty penny, but such is the price of made to order exclusivity, not to mention the gorgeous handmade decorative keys.

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Puff Politely: Japan Tobacco's 'Smoking Manners for Adults' Ads, Part 3

by Steve Levenstein

Welcome to the third installment of Japan Tobacco's 'Smoking Manners for Adults' ads. With a total of 73 ads making the rounds of Japanese ad space, it's unlikely you'll see the same ad twice – but you'll definitely get the message that smoking demands consideration. Here are ads 21 through 30...

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