Harvest Moon
What bird is this? A harvest moon doesn’t happen every year, but it happened yesterday. The previous one was in 1991. So what is a harvest....
24 Sep 7:24 am  from  Think Twice   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hayabusa Space Capsule: News on Reentry
Greeting space buffs in Japan this morning as we woke up was an interesting piece on JAXA’s MUSES-C space probe, affectionately called t....
22 Sep 2:27 pm  from  Akihabara News   [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] 
Shinjuku Ward Office greening on sidewalk, facade and roof
A friend told me to check out this green “bus stop” between Kabukicho and Hanazono Shrine. This incredible vine providing shade for the....
30 Aug 6:30 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Park and green roof provide cultural window at 3331 Arts Chiyoda
A reminder that tomorrow night is the Tokyo DIY Gardening Workshop at 3331 Arts Chiyoda, a great new arts space in a converted junior high ....
20 Aug 4:28 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Building around existing trees
After watching my neighbor’s home and then garden get scarped to dirt last week, it’s great to see a cafe like this one at Waseda’s O....
3 Aug 9:08 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Nature-themed restaurants with beautiful landscapes
These two restaurants, Shizen in Sendagaya and Green House near Omotesando, make interesting use of narrow, vertical, and roof landscapes t....
2 Aug 9:08 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Passion flower vine brightens inner city
Vines are a perfect city plant: requiring relatively little soil and space, covering large vertical areas, providing seasonal foliage and c....
23 Jul 12:46 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Black Hole’s Bubble
We are looking at history This is a gas bubble shooting from a black hole. It may not seem a very big bubble, but it is about 1,000 light ye....
15 Jul 4:14 pm  from  Think Twice   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Solar eclipse
Taken from Easter Island, Chile Probably for the first time in history hundreds of people are in Easter Island and they are not interested i....
12 Jul 7:49 pm  from  Think Twice   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A star is born
This is not a Hollywood star This is a NASA photo which shows an area of space where new stars (like our Sun) are being born. Makes me feel ....
27 Jun 9:29 am  from  Think Twice   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sci-fi illustrations by Shigeru Komatsuzaki
Here is a collection of sci-fi illustrations by the prolific Shigeru Komatsuzaki (1915-2001), whose fantastic work appeared on plastic model....
21 Jun 7:45 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese space capsule recoverd in Australian Outback
Junichiro Kawaguchi A team of scientists flew to the Australian Outback on Monday to recover a Japanese space capsule they ....
14 Jun 1:02 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Futuristic mega-projects by Shimizu
Japanese construction firm Shimizu Corporation has developed a series of bold architectural plans for the world of tomorrow. Here is a previ....
1 Jun 7:35 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Gorgeous tree garden despite lack of ground space
People often complain that there space is too limited to have a garden. This amazing single family residence in Sendaji has a tiny front ya....
31 May 9:20 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
A sun eating a planet
Have you ever heard of a man-eating squid? Or a plant that can eat insects? Well here is the best one: a sun that can eat a planet! A NASA p....
25 May 3:00 pm  from  Think Twice   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan’s Akatsuki Probe on its way to Venus
A few days ago the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched the Akatsuki probe from the Tanegashima spaceport in Kagoshi....
23 May 11:38 pm  from  Jamaipanese   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Beautiful “walklet” replaces parkings spaces in San Francisco
Rebar, an art and urban planning project in San Francisco, has just unveiled their first prototype of a street-side “walklet.” Rebar b....
20 May 11:34 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Pasona’s new farm and landscaped building
Some friends and I visited Pasona’s new office last week. They are a large Japanese staffing farm that had a highly publicized basement f....
7 May 10:05 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Maido-kun: Japan plans to send humanoid to the moon by 2015
According to the Osaka edition of the YomiuriOnline newspaper the “Lacuna Oriented Higashiosaka Important Conjunction”, also known as SO....
29 Apr 4:26 pm  from  Akihabara News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Maido-kun humanoid robot to the moon in 2015
A group of Osaka-area businesses have expressed their determination to put a humanoid robot on the moon by 2015. The business group, known....
28 Apr 8:17 pm  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sun 2
The power here is too huge to measure This is another great photo of the sun from NASA. Using solar power must be the answer. ....
25 Apr 6:02 pm  from  Think Twice   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sun 2
The power here is too huge to measure This is another great photo of the sun from NASA. Using solar power must be the answer. ....
25 Apr 6:02 pm  from  Think Twice   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sun
This photo is from NASA Haven’t seen much of the thing in this photo recently. At the moment it is being photographed by a special NASA ex....
23 Apr 3:37 pm  from  Think Twice   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A beautiful magnolia grows in a tight space
Walking home last week, first we smelled and then saw this beautiful magnolia tree. In the dark, the petals looked pink, but when I returne....
23 Mar 9:50 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Madagascar from space and Google Earth
@Astro_Soich, a Japanese astronaut that delight us with pictures from the space using his twitter account, posted this time a video in youtu....
20 Mar 3:53 pm  from  zuco   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Mars’ moon Phobos
Another moon We use the term ‘the moon’ to describe the rock that circles the Earth. But it is not the only moon. Most planets have a ro....
17 Mar 11:12 am  from  Think Twice   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Space Sushi
Soichi Noguchi, a Japanese astronaut decided to do something rather unique and try to make sushi in space. 220 miles above Japan via a spa....
1 Mar 2:26 am  from  DailyOtaku   [Profile]  [Recent] 
NASA dropping Nuclear Hummer on Mars
The Mars Rovers may be the most impressive and successful space program of our era and NASA isn’t stopping there. Presenting the new Mars ....
23 Feb 7:00 am  from  Daily Bento   [Profile]  [Recent] 
What to do with an obsolete airport
The media is reporting that Osaka governor Toru Hashimoto is thinking of demolishing Itami Airport and building an international academic....
25 Jan 10:14 pm  from  Mutant Frog   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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