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Photos: 50+ years of Japanese concept cars
Here is a selection of concept cars designed by Japanese automakers from 1957-2009. Toyota Proto, 1957 Toyota Proto, 1957 Toyota Publica Spo....
29 Sep 9:58 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Monster illustrations from Ultraman sonosheet book
These Ultra Monster illustrations by Toshio Okazaki are from 'The Return of Ultraman' sonosheet book (Volume 1) published by Elm in 1971. Ta....
27 Sep 11:37 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Evolta mascot robot walking from Tokyo to Kyoto
As a publicity stunt to demonstrate the durability of Evolta batteries, Panasonic's mascot robot is hiking the historic 500-kilometer (300-m....
22 Sep 10:46 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Video: 100
This video -- directed by Kousuke Sugimoto, with music by Takayuki Manabe -- was created in celebration of the 100th issue of IdN magazine. ....
22 Sep 1:26 am  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Cyber-Shinto videos by AUJIK
AUJIK, a mysterious Shinto group that believes all things in nature -- including the products of human technology -- possess a soul, have c....
21 Sep 3:36 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese cityscapes with monster-sized wildlife
Artist Shuichi Nakano's "Searching for Paradise" paintings depict Godzilla-sized animals towering over the urban sprawl of Japan. 夢の途....
17 Sep 2:20 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Fade Out: Laser-excited luminescent image display
Fade Out, an eye-catching visual display system developed by media artists Daito Manabe and Motoi Ishibashi, uses laser beams to "print" eph....
16 Sep 4:53 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
HRP-4: Athletic robot worker
Kawada Industries and Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) have updated their 10-year-old line of....
16 Sep 1:21 am  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Mecha art by Naochika Morishita
Hagane Bito, a book of collected works by freelance artist Naochika Morishita, is teeming with illustrations of anime robots. Here are a few....
15 Sep 10:46 am  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Addictive ads, 1894-1954
Here is a collection of Japanese advertisements for drinks and smokes (1894-1954). Hero Cigarettes, 1894 Tokio Beer, 1896-1906 Chūyū Cigar....
14 Sep 12:19 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Video: Surreal animation by Naoyuki Tsuji
Here is an excerpt from artist Naoyuki Tsuji's "A Feather Stare at the Dark" (2003), a simplistic, yet hauntingly surreal, hand-drawn animat....
10 Sep 3:52 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Animated simulation of asteroid hitting Earth
A dramatic computer-animated simulation, produced by NHK Japan and the National Film Board of Canada, depicts what would happen if an astero....
8 Sep 5:44 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Video: Inter // States
Inter // States is the latest Tokyo time-lapse piece by photographer Samuel Cockedey. The soundtrack is "Paradigm Flux (Tokyo Cut)" by Woob....
8 Sep 11:35 am  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Medical woodblock prints from 19th-century Japan
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) maintains a collection of 400 health-themed woodblock prints from 19th-century Japan. The....
6 Sep 2:33 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Photos: Good Design Expo 2010
This year's Good Design Expo, which took place at Tokyo Big Sight over the weekend (Aug 27-29), showcased over 2,000 design-conscious items....
30 Aug 11:06 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Post-apocalyptic Tokyo scenery
The illustrations of TokyoGenso (a.k.a. Tokyo Fantasy) depict a post-apocalyptic Tokyo devoid of people and overtaken by nature. Shinjuku s....
19 Aug 4:25 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hello Kitty spectacle in Tokyo Bay
Gundam videographer darwinfish105 has captured some dazzling footage of the 8-meter-tall laser-shooting Hello Kitty spectacle at Odaiba Beac....
17 Aug 6:42 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Vintage Tokyo subway manner posters
Here are a few manner posters that appeared in the Tokyo subways between 1976 and 1982. Three annoying train monsters (October 1982) The thr....
9 Aug 11:37 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Animated map of nuclear explosions, 1945-1998
Japanese artist Isao Hashimoto's "1945-1998" is an animated map showing the 2,053 nuclear explosions that took place around the world during....
6 Aug 1:07 am  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Video: Shizuoka Gundam time-lapse
+ Video This time-lapse video of the 18-meter (59-ft) Gundam robot in the city of Shizuoka, Japan is the latest in a series of YouTube uplo....
4 Aug 2:03 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
99 cute trademarked characters from Japan
Here is a collection of 99 cute characters summoned from the depths of the Japanese Figure Trademark Database. These friendly critters appea....
3 Aug 9:35 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Telenoid R1 minimalist humanoid robot
Researchers from Osaka University have teamed up with the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute (ATR) to develop a minimalist human....
2 Aug 4:16 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Macabre kids’ book art by Gojin Ishihara
Here is a collection of wonderfully weird illustrations by Gōjin Ishihara, whose work graced the pages of numerous kids’ books in the 197....
26 Jul 7:48 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
iDish for iPad
While the iPad may or may not revolutionize the way we consume media, it does have the potential to enhance the way we eat. “Let’s sta....
23 Jul 12:38 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Japanese Tradition – Apologizing
“Shazai (謝罪)” — from “The Japanese Tradition” series of videos by Japan Culture Lab — is a useful and entertaining guide to ....
21 Jul 9:51 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Floating point: Tokyo time-lapse
“Floating point,” the latest Tokyo time-lapse video by photographer Samuel Cockedey, features views of Rainbow Bridge, Shinagawa station....
15 Jul 11:11 am  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Gong – How To Stay Alive
+ Video Tokyo-based animation team Mood Magic created the video for “How To Stay Alive” by veteran psychedelic prog-rock band Gong (fro....
14 Jul 12:46 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Photos: Rice paddy art (2010)
This year’s selection of rice paddy art has begun to crop up in fields across Japan. Rice paddy art in Inakadate (Aomori prefecture) [phot....
13 Jul 7:23 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Chameleon vs. human (in super slow motion)
Described as a “mixed martial arts match” between man and lizard, this super slow motion encounter captured by goomo, a Tokyo-based medi....
12 Jul 6:12 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Proletarian posters from 1930s Japan
In the 1930s, as the masses came to dominate Japanese society, a bold new style of poster emerged. These artistic posters incorporated eleme....
8 Jul 12:40 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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