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Japanese auto manufacturer Mitsuoka has been tinkering on its 'distinctive' Orochi sportscar again and has now unveiled the Orochi Gold Premium which is headed for Asian markets.

Triumph International has chosen agriculture as its theme for its twice yearly entrance into the world of crazy underwear design.

How the heck does it do that? Japanese telecom giant NTT DoCoMo has used the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to demo a very cool new handsfree interface you can use to control an MP3 player using gestures you make with your eyeballs.

A company in Japan has release an iPhone app to tell you the latest pollen count.

The HRS-I is a sensor that can be worn on the chest which can then send medical information to a remote location.

Suzuki's middleweight Gladius 650 has gained the most prestigious award of the Japanese market, taking the honours in the motorcycle category of the famous 'Good Design Awards'.

PARO is an animatronic baby seal companion robot designed by some very clever people with one simple purpose in mind - to make you love him. From everything we've seen, he's exceptionally talented at his job.

As part of a New Year’s promotional sale Japan’s Sogo, Seibu, and Robinson’s department stores will offer people the chance to buy a humanoid robot custom-built to look, move and sound just like them.

Japan’s Sapporo Breweries is launching the world’s first beer produced using malt made 100 percent from “space barley,” which is the fourth generation descendant of the Haruna Nija malting barley that was kept in space for five months during 2006.

One of the stand-outs at the IRex robotics expo in Japan this week was the Yurina Care Robot from Japan Logic Machine. Essentially a robotic bed, the 3.5 million Yen (around US$41,000) Yurina reconfigures electronically, on-the-fly and does 4kmh

Japan’s biggest mobile phone operator, NTT DoCoMo, has unveiled a raft of new phones – 19 in all – along with a 3G-capable digital photo frame, so there’s sure to be something to suit whatever market segment you find yourself in.

The latest concept bra from Triumph International doubles as a putting mat and is designed to appeal to the growing numbers of female golfers in Japan looking for a unique way to practice their putting.