Lockers have been installed in public areas across super-efficient Japan, allowing people to safely store their umbrellas. Footage captured by Wen Baratheon shows her friend demonstrating how the ...

Correction: The Stay-brella is not a $1,000 umbrella, as previously reported.The cost in Yen was converted incorrectly — it costs a far more reasonable $54.

Western umbrellas will just overlap the sticks. But in Japanese wagasa, we fold into the umbrella itself and then twist it and, anyway, to fold it. Narrator: ...

There’s nothing worse than being caught out in the rain without an umbrella. (There are worse things, but whatever.) If you happen upon a DyDo vending machine, however, you can borrow one for free!

Another clear advantage is portability. One umbrella can be deflated in about ten seconds, quickly folded up and put into a bag or purse. Interestingly the creator of the product, Hiroko Yoshida, used ...

Japanese inventions have a reputation for being incredibly awesome, incredibly bizarre, and, um, even more incredibly bizarre. And this latest creation is no exception: say hello to the chair-umbrella ...

Moonbat Co., which sells umbrellas, scarves and other fashion items, recently launched an online shop to showcase their high-quality goods.