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First sushi, now manga — will AI ruin great Japanese inventions?

Back in late 2018, in one of the family’s favourite lunching spots overlooking Tokyo Bay, I had the nastiest mouthful of sushi I can remember. Its awfulness, as it turned out, was groundbreaking. The …
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The Nissin instant noodles story: Japanese invention that went from garden shed to national treasure to outer space

When Momofuku Ando died in January 2007, The New York Times devoted a large part of its editorials page to a man who had earned “an eternal place in the pantheon of human progress”. This was not an in…
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Japanese invention lets you share your baby’s bowel movements online with the push of a button

The country that created the book Everybody Poops now gives you a way to let everybody know. In Japanese, the word “unko” means “poo,” complete with the innocent, child-like nuance of its English equivalent. Because of that, you might mistakenly …
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From a motion-powered hairdryer to a BUTTER grater: The most bizarre Japanese inventions ever made (and some … – Daily Mail


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From a motion-powered hairdryer to a BUTTER grater: The most bizarre Japanese inventions ever made (and some …
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Some, like the hairdryer which is powered by the wearer's footsteps, are plainly absurd and impractical, but amusing nonetheless. Others, the baby's onesie which doubles up as a floor mop, for instance, are actually quite clever. Gadget-lovers could be …

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Invention most Japanese are proud of is instant ramen

Japan’s best minds have contributed quite a few important inventions to the world over the years. Did you know that the portable ECG machine was invented in Japan, for example? So were electric rice cookers, DSLR cameras, CD players, Blu-ray discs, and …
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