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All About Akihabara News
Our Tokyo-based team is ideally placed to bring you the latest in Japan & Asia tech news, the cool and the cultural. Our privileged, personal relationships with major industry players allow us to offer previews, reviews and interviews found nowhere else.
Toto's Bedside Flushable Toilet

Toto's Bedside Flushable Toilet

Toilet-maker Toto has developed a bedside flushable toilet for use by people who are disabled, elderly or infirm.

Autumn Colors by Tokyo Tower

Autumn Colors by Tokyo Tower

Check out this gorgeous 4K video from Akihabara News!

Stunning Fuji Footage from Chureito Pagoda

Stunning Fuji Footage from Chureito Pagoda

This gorgeous, five-story pagoda can be reached after climbing about 400 steps and, once there, will give you one of the most breathtaking views of Mount Fuji.

Cat Street View Offers Purrfect Virtual Tour

Cat Street View Offers Purrfect Virtual Tour

Meet friendly felines along a ground-level look at a city's more traditional roads and ways.

Sharp Launching Robot Smartphone

Sharp Launching Robot Smartphone

RoBoHoN talks, walks, gets up, dances and recognizes human faces—and it also works as a phone!

Celviano Grand Hybrid Takes the (Small) Stage

Celviano Grand Hybrid Takes the (Small) Stage

Casio is confident it's created the first digital pianos that truly emulate the sound of a grand—with the obvious advantage of taking up far less space.

Hiratsuka Terraced Rice Field

Hiratsuka Terraced Rice Field

Located 90 minutes from Tokyo by car, Hiratsuka Tanada grows rice with only rain water, without any other means of irrigation.

CASIO PRO TREK 3500 Field Test

CASIO PRO TREK 3500 Field Test

CASIO ups its game as it introduces the most advanced multi-functional timepiece in its PRO TREK series for outdoor adventurers.

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