What happens if you're in a Japanese subway and your fare card stops working? Some folks found out the hard way recently. Here's how to avoid finding yourself in the same pickle.
For over half a century, passengers on Japan’s high-speed rail lines have relied on trusty food carts, pushed by polite, uniformed staff, for drink and sustenance needs during the long rides between the island nation’s major cities. Sadly, these days may be coming to an end.
A science & engineering student at Waseda University tried to use smart glasses to take pics of an exam and feed them to X, where other users gave him the answers. Someone busted him & now he faces charges. (The kicker? He still failed the test.)
A milestone in Japan this week: the country's first-ever 7-11 convenience store celebrates its 50-year anniversary. The store is still run by its original owner, Yamamoto Kenji, who opened the franchise in Toyosu, Tokyo on May 15th, 1974.