Japan

Exploring what’s next. Stories on emerging ideas, innovations, and trends shaping the future of technology, culture, and the world ahead.

How a 1990s Japanese game console became one of the world’s first GPS navigation systems
How a 1990s Japanese game console became one of the world’s first GPS navigation systems

While it may be clunky, this GPS system paved the way

This futuristic Japanese city would float, store data underwater, and send rockets to space
This futuristic Japanese city would float, store data underwater, and send rockets to space

Taking the exclusive zip code to a new aquatic level

Man paid $80k for a 40ft shipping container from Japan filled with motorbikes banned in the USA
Man paid $80k for a 40ft shipping container from Japan filled with motorbikes banned in the USA

This shipping container had a lot of cool stuff inside

Japan’s Olympic track bike costs more than a brand-new Porsche 911
Japan’s Olympic track bike costs more than a brand-new Porsche 911

With six-figure price tag

How Japan’s 500km conveyor belt road that could replace 25,000 trucks per day will work
How Japan’s 500km conveyor belt road that could replace 25,000 trucks per day will work

This could be the future of logistics