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Lucky Kids In Japan Are Getting A Pokémon Playground
Chansey’s name in Japanese is Rakkii (ラッキー ) or “lucky,” and that’s exactly what kids in Namie, Fukushima prefecture are. The character is getting its own playground in the city, and it looks sweet.
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Japan’s Most Unusual Bullet Train Has Foot Baths
This is the future of Japanese train travel. And boy, it doesn’t get much faster — or interesting — than this.
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A Year After Fukushima, This Japanese Mobile Phone Will Detect Radiation
It’s been over a year since the Fukushima meltdown. There have been radiation fears and fear-mongering. Both have certainly impacted the lives and psyche of those living in Fukushima as well as people elsewhere.
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Strange Link Between Samurai Swords, Japan’s Nuclear Reactors
As fears rise in Japan about nuclear disaster at the Fukushima plant, the first and best line of defence are the reactor’s 6-inch thick steel-walled chambers, made by a company that still forges samurai swords by hand. [Jalopnik]