All the useful, wacky and downright weird tech I saw on my recent trip to Japan. Jefferson Graham. USA TODAY. TOKYO – We've all run out of smartphone juice during the day.

Japan seems to thrive with playfulness and creativity unbound, and their computer industry in the 1980s was no exception. With that in mind, let's take a look at a handful of wacky and wonderful ...

Japanese TV to Take Weird Worldwide. BACKLOT: The country's five major broadcasters are banding together for the first time.

Play it safe. Follow the rules. Respect authority. And, above all, don't stick out like that silly proverbial nail. That's Japan's recipe for social harmony. Student, salaryman, office lady ...

There are just under 5 million vending machines in Japan, according to the Japan Times, a little more than the 4.6 million estimated in the United States by Vending Marketwatch.. However, since ...

By Hayden Field Japan is the world capital of themed cafés and restaurants, offering everything from a Gundam café where guests can eat and drink while expressing their giant robot fandom to a ...

Check Out These Wacky Japanese Game Shows. Offbeat. January 11, 2018. The craziest TV shows you've ever seen are made in Japan. Why is one guy biting a shoe?

How to Get Wacky Japanese Products Shipped to Your Door. If you covet some of the crazy things Japan turns out, you don't have to buy a ticket to Tokyo.

No kidding. Microsoft's started airing TV ads for Kinect in Japan, aiming at the lack of need for a controller. It also features a Japanese music duo, known as SKE48, who are promoting the motion ...

The Japanese have a history of producing outside-the-box ideas to help people grab a few z's, but even for that part of the world the Giraffenap is an oddity. It allows office workers to literally ...