YouTuber Norm Nakamura, better known as Tokyo Lens on social media, recently visited a bizarre tiny apartment located at the top of a small building in the city, complete with an extremely narrow stairwell.
Japanese artist Mozu specializes in turning seemingly normal-looking electrical outlets that open to reveal extremely detailed tiny rooms. It all started years ago when he decided to build a miniature version of his own room, and since then, his creations have become a hit on social media.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA’s) Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) touched down on the Moon in an unexpected position, or more specifically, upside down. This makes Japan the fifth country in history to reach the lunar surface, but trouble with the probe’s solar batteries made it hard at first to figure out if the spacecraft made it in the target zone.
Super Nintendo World’s Donkey Kong Mine Cart Madness ride at Universal Studios Japan will have guests jumping the rails, literally. Put simply, each cart is attached to a hidden track that holds it in place when traveling over seemingly damaged parts of the rail.
TOMY’s Omnibot 2000, first introduced in 1984, may not be as interesting as 2.6 billion-year-old water, but it was designed to serve drinks. This high-tech toy retailed for around $600 USD ($1,759 in 2023) and came equipped with a built-incomputer, cassette deck (used to record and playback movement and sounds), wheels, a microphone, as well as speakers.
Camshop’s R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R tissue box holder just might be the coolest we’ve seen yet, and it comes in Sonic Silver, Bayside Blue as well as Black Pearl colors. There are two issues: it will cost you nearly $47 USD and that does not include the shipping cost.
Universal Studio Japan’s Super Nintendo World expansion will have a Donkey Kong Mine Cart Madness roller coaster, and here’s a first look ahead of its opening next spring. We can’t see too much of the attraction, but we do catch a glimpse of the spinning mine cart.
To get an up-close look at E-Defense, the world’s largest earthquake simulator, Vertiasium’s Peter Lebedev headed to The National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) facility in Tsukuba, Japan.