Tsunami-proof pods: Japan launches guest-saving floating hotel

A new floating spherical hotel project claims to offer its guests unique protection against tsunamis. The Japanese enterprise is designed to protect its inhabitants from a sudden tidal influx – by simply rising above it. Japan has created its first floating pod hotel as one possible solution to the country’s risk of earthquakes and tsunamis.

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‘Grocerant’ store-restaurant hybrids gaining ground in Japan

Shoppers in Japan are increasingly eating at “grocerants,” the in-store supermarket eateries that first appeared in the United States, which sell freshly cooked meals made with ingredients sold on the premises. The fusion concept provides economies of scale by sharing food items among the grocery section and restaurant divisions of the same shops, while dishes

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‘Easy on the fries!’, Japan scientists tell hopeful bald people

Japanese scientists have warned that eating french fries will not cure baldness, after research was published suggesting that chemicals used in cooking fried potatoes could help fight hair loss. A research team at Yokohama National University succeeded in producing clusters of 5,000 hair follicle germs (HFGs), the base organs that produce hair, with the aid

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