Apparently music looks like a smooth river stone.
That’s what Yujin Morisawa, one of the designers of Sony’s new Walkman, thinks. Morisawa is quoted as saying, "I thought, how can I give shape to music?"
Others on his design …

The earliest recorded eruption of Fuji-san is 781 and it seems it has only blown its top about 18 times since then.
It happened 13 times between its first time and 400+ years after that. Between 1500 …

"We’re getting ashed on," my friend told me.
"Huh?!"
"We’re getting ashed on," he said.
I was speaking to a friend of mind who lived very near the southern tip of the island of Kyushuu, which is one of Japan’s …

I did love that car. And then my wife loved it and then my son loved it and now the auction block loves it.
My family owned a GEO Tracker until earlier this year. We …

Quick…what goes Crick Crick Crick? 
Answerw: All the cameras at a Japanese press conference.
Maybe this belongs in the www.amanwalksintoanoffice.com blog but I came across an article that reminded me of this, um, joke.
BTW, the Japanese …

If Fuji-san is Japan’s most famous mountain, then what’s its most famous lake?
Well, many people may not care, but I do, because I had to go all the way around it once, over hill and dale …

It is said in Japan that when America catches a cold, Japan sneezes.
What is meant by that, is whenever something is popular in America, it won’t take long before it catches on in Japa or …

I was in San Antonio last week watching my son swim in the US Jr. College Championships. I hadn’t stayed in a hotel for quite some time. But, every morning a www.usatoday.com was delivered to my …

The Japanese say, "He who climbs Mt. Fuji once is wise, he who climbs it twice is a fool."
Mt. Fuji might be one of the most recognizable natural landmarks in the world. Let’s see, Grand …

Contrary to most responses that I get, there is a more exact answer to the question of where is Japan than "over there."
 Also, Japan is not part of the Asian continent.  Nor are Japanese, Koreans …