They sure do have a thing for bizarre theme parks in Japan. Alongside your Disneys and your Universal Studios comes a whole host of others: your Russian-village-themed parks, your Gulliver-themed parks, and so on. Perhaps as we might expect, the majority of these niche entertainment spots go bankrupt shortly after opening. Such must be the case with the abandoned Louvre theme park that we ...

Common wisdom says Japan is a tiny island nation crammed from shore to shore with people living one on top of the other. Every bit of spare space is used to build Prius factories and grow rice. In actuality, though, there are far more dark spots on the map than you'd imagine. The general view that every square inch of land is worth a bazillion dollars is just not true. There are gaps in the ...

The Tokyo Motor Show is a massive international expo packed with all the hottest coolest cars modeled by lovely ladies in skimpy leather and evening dresses. The show runs for almost two weeks (October 23 to November 4), sucking in all manner of visitors, from entry-level consumers to mid-level buyers to flash-bulb-packing paparazzi slathering after that winning combination of cutting-edge tech ...