It’s no Death Note, but apparently some social media users in Japan think cursing their valuables is an effective form of theft prevention. There’s also a widespread assumption on the part of many ...

I’ve never been the victim of it myself, but umbrella theft is a commonly heard complaint, though in all fairness, at least some of those “thefts” are accidental, owing to the profusion of nearly ...

One of the most beautiful evergreens for the winter garden is the Japanese Umbrella Pine (Sciadopitys verticillata), a slow-growing specimen that always attracts attention. It is an elegant conifer ...

It may be called a pine, but it isn’t a member of the pine family. And no, those lustrous, oversized needles aren’t plastic. By Margaret Roach If you can get around the issue of patient ...

OYAMA, Japan >> An information technology company is developing a drone-based “flying umbrella” that users do not have to hold. Essentially a small unmanned aircraft, the umbrella utilizes artificial ...

Japanese inventions have a reputation for being incredibly awesome, incredibly bizarre, and, um, even more incredibly bizarre. And this latest creation is no exception: say hello to the chair-umbrella ...