Trains in Japan are incredibly punctual. Being on time is counted down to the centiseconds. And unless there's an accident, Japanese trains simply are not late. » 3/20/14 6:15am 3/20/14 6:15am

This is the future of Japanese train travel. And boy, it doesn't get much faster—or interesting—than this. » 3/06/14 5:00am 3/06/14 5:00am

In most Japanese hotel rooms, you just sleep. In some, you might do other things. But in this Tokyo hotel you can play with toy trains. » 2/12/14 6:00am 2/12/14 6:00am

Nobody asked for the help, but a woman named Zhang Xiner appeared at a Guangzhou Metro station in China dressed in a skimpy bikini. Her goal was to help commuters buy tickets and find their way. Oh, she probably wanted to get famous, too. Well, that seems to have worked! » 1/07/14 4:00am 1/07/14 4:00am

We are days away from the summer Comiket, a huge, self-published comics event in Tokyo that over a half a million people attend. Make that a half a million geeks. This video is a taste of things to come. » 8/05/13 7:00am 8/05/13 7:00am