asahi You are so worth an Asahi synthetic rubber cutting board Andrew Yi

tech Wired editor grows extra arms in Tokyo Popkin

television Legendary Irish journalist and "Going for Gold" host Henry Kelly dead at 78 Rob Beschizza

deaths Horror manga pioneer Kazuo Umezu dead at 88 Rob Beschizza

Games You can now play AAA games on Linux on Apple Silicon Rob Beschizza

artificial intelligence New AI converts customers' abusive phone rants into calming tones Mark Frauenfelder

animals Cat falls into vat of deadly chemicals, puts Japanese city on high alert Mark Frauenfelder

sculpture Street sculptor creates beauty from cracks and potholes Jennifer Sandlin

Japan Stash of 100,00 ancient coins found at construction site David Pescovitz

Robot wolves guard Japanese towns from boars, bears Rob Beschizza

Japan Japan's flowing noodle restaurant closes after mass food poisoning Mark Frauenfelder

crimes Creep installed hidden cameras on the bumpers of his delivery truck to see up girls' skirts David Pescovitz

Games Kirby and Smash Bros. creator publishes game development advice on YouTube Grant St. Clair

magic Physicists identify new quantum state called "magic" Thom Dunn

Japan Mysterious metal sphere washes up on Japanese beach, baffles authorities Mark Frauenfelder

Funny Japan zoo employs person in silly black bear costume for escaped animal emergency drill (video) David Pescovitz

salivary stories Restaurant chain in Japan suffers $125 million stock market loss after video of customer spitting on conveyor-belt sushi goes viral Mark Frauenfelder

Japan Ashamed aide to Japan's PM apologizes after putting hands in his pockets while in U.S. (video) Carla Sinclair

Japan Japanese convenience stores introduce hot bottled water Mark Frauenfelder

baseball Japanese high schooler dubbed "the most annoying batter of all time" Andrew Yi