Japanese mobile carrier NTT Docomo and materials developer Toray have been working on joint projects for a while and now they're publicly announcing one. Welcome Hitoe (Japanese for "one layer"), ...

People who come to live in or visit Japan from other countries often have a humorous encounter with a Japanese person who informs them that “Japan has four seasons.” This often leaves the foreigner ...

Furoshiki is the Japanese art of aesthetically folding square-shaped material for practical purposes, such as gift wrapping, transporting daily items or even decoration. Incorporating traditional ...

Japanese clothing giant Uniqlo has plans to take over America. To accomplish this goal, the brand, which has 1,500 stores around the world, is going to great lengths to attract male shoppers. Apparel ...

Japanese companies Toray and NTT Docomo have collaborated on a a cloth that uses nanofibers that can offer metrics resembling a cardiogram. Last week, we reported on a Japanese-developed bra that only ...