Battle of the Robot Cleaners

Robot contests have been around fro a while, but a new one tests the skills of its student robot builders in a overcoming the unique problems of navigating across sand and sea. In an environmental twist, the robots also complete to clear garbage off the beach.

¥100 Shoppers' Paradise

A 100 yen coin used to buy very little in high-priced Japan, but the booming new ¥100 Shops now offer a huge range of goods, all for the same price. Home-makers have been inspired to create useful new objects by combining ¥100 items in inventive ways.

A month of Memories 2002 FIFA World Cup ^TM

The events and excitement of the month when Asia was the center of world soccer attention will never be forgotten by Japanese fans, and the teams and many supporters who came from around the world look back with fond memories to their stay in Japan.