The behind-the-scenes tales of hit products and creations from Japan: this is Japan's Top Inventions. This time, we focus on utility knives whose blades, when they become dull, can be snapped off, ...

Dive into the intriguing world of Japan's cutting-edge technology, where robots play a crucial role in maintaining the ...

Discover the innovative bus-train, a groundbreaking type of transport launched in Japan! This short video explores how this ...

Purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. "The untold story of how Japan became a cultural superpower through the fantastic inventions that captured-and transformed-the world's ...

The new photographic experience achieved through the fusion of analog and digital has received high praise.Tokyo, Japan, ...

An invention to keep from splattering your clothes and hair with broth as you slurp your noodles. Also worthwhile if you want your friends to think you are a flower. Chindogu are Japanese inventions ...

TOKYO & NOVI, Mich. & DÜSSELDORF, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Asahi Kasei has received the 2025 Imperial Invention Prize from the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation, the highest award ...

Kazuya Shibata, 27, is a Japanese engineer who makes what he calls "barely useful" inventions. His comical designs are often overly complex, but they've let him quit his job to do inventing full-time.

Masato Iida of Shiga International Patent Office explains what types of bio inventions are deemed eligible for patent protection in Japan and draws comparisons with US practice The patent law in Japan ...

The behind-the-scenes tales of hit products and creations from Japan: this is Japan's Top Inventions. On this episode, we discover conveyor belt sushi, an invention that's trundled its way to ...

Asahi Kasei Receives Imperial Invention Prize in Japan for Nickel-Coated Absorption Layer - Mitigating the Deterioration of Electrodes and Contributing to a Stable, Long-Term Electrolyzer Operation ...