LISA KATAYAMA

11/7/08

Black Jack, the Greatest Gory-Cute Scifi Manga Ever

Welcome back to MangoBot, a biweekly column about Asian futurism by TokyoMango blogger Lisa Katayama. Mad…

LISA KATAYAMA

PublishedNovember 7, 2008

10/28/08

Why Zen Software Design Does Not Come From Japan

Japan is the epicenter of Zen, a concept with deep religious roots and a mandate for simplicity of appearance and…

LISA KATAYAMA

PublishedOctober 28, 2008

10/24/08

Five Japanese Monsters I Encountered Before I Turned 20

Welcome back to MangoBot, a biweekly column about Asian futurism by TokyoMango blogger Lisa Katayama. In Tokyo,…

LISA KATAYAMA

PublishedOctober 24, 2008

10/10/08

My Virtual Journey On A Ribosome Spaceship And To The Far Ends of the Galaxy

Welcome back to MangoBot, a biweekly column about Asian futurism by TokyoMango blogger Lisa Katayama. The…

LISA KATAYAMA

PublishedOctober 10, 2008

9/26/08

How to Buy Figurines in Tokyo: An Illustrated Guide

Welcome back to MangoBot, a biweekly column about Asian futurism by TokyoMango blogger Lisa Katayama. Earlier this…

LISA KATAYAMA

PublishedSeptember 26, 2008

9/12/08

Tokyo Zombie: Zombies, Cage Fights, Oral Sex, and Martial Arts

Welcome back to MangoBot, a biweekly column about Asian futurism by TokyoMango blogger Lisa Katayama. What if…

LISA KATAYAMA

PublishedSeptember 12, 2008

8/29/08

The Yellow Peril, Fu Manchu, and the Ethnic Future

Click to viewWelcome back to MangoBot, a biweekly column about Asian futurism by TokyoMango blogger Lisa Katayama.…

LISA KATAYAMA

PublishedAugust 29, 2008

8/15/08

Coming Soon from China: Dystopic Futures, the Next Steve Jobs, and a World Full of Drumming Androids

Click to viewWelcome back to MangoBot, a biweekly column about Asian futurism by TokyoMango blogger Lisa Katayama.…

LISA KATAYAMA

PublishedAugust 15, 2008

8/1/08

Mac Funamizu's Gadget Designs of the Future

Welcome back to MangoBot, a biweekly column about Asian futurism by TokyoMango blogger Lisa Katayama. Mac Funamizu…

LISA KATAYAMA

PublishedAugust 1, 2008

7/18/08

Futurist Japanese Artists Show Us Life in the Next Century

Welcome back to MangoBot, a biweekly column about Asian futurism by TokyoMango blogger Lisa Katayama. There's a lot…

LISA KATAYAMA

PublishedJuly 18, 2008

7/12/08

Prevent Body Odor with Baking Soda and Lemon (and Book Signing Sunday)

Sick of your store-bought, baby powder-scented deodorant? James shows us how to smell better using baking soda…

LISA KATAYAMA

PublishedJuly 12, 2008

7/5/08

Four Anime Robots That Made Me More Human

Welcome back to MangoBot, a biweekly column about Asian futurism by TokyoMango blogger Lisa Katayama. My childhood…

LISA KATAYAMA

PublishedJuly 5, 2008

6/28/08

Get Drunk Faster

Update: Real Simple (on CNN) reports that pairing energy drinks and alcohol can cause heart palpitations and…

LISA KATAYAMA

PublishedJune 28, 2008

6/22/08

Clean Pen Marks Off Your Hands with a Teabag

Whether you've got ink blots on your hands from working too hard or snagging that cutie's number at the concert…

LISA KATAYAMA

PublishedJune 22, 2008

6/20/08

How Alternate Reality Helped Me Survive the Dentist

Welcome back to MangoBot, a biweekly column about Asian futurism by TokyoMango blogger Lisa Katayama. While Dr. Wong…

LISA KATAYAMA

PublishedJune 20, 2008

6/15/08

Five Urawaza Solutions for Avoiding Weekend Picnic Disasters

It's summer, and if you're anything like me, you're planning on spending a lot of time outdoors. It's sunny, people…

LISA KATAYAMA

PublishedJune 15, 2008

6/7/08

Urawaza Video Contest—Even a Baby Can Do It!

On Monday, we posted five secret Japanese tricks that make life better, excerpted from my book, Urawaza: Secret…

LISA KATAYAMA

PublishedJune 7, 2008

6/6/08

Five Reasons Why Aliens Will Make Contact with the Japanese First

Click to viewWelcome back to MangoBot, a biweekly column about Asian futurism by TokyoMango blogger Lisa Katayama.…

LISA KATAYAMA

PublishedJune 6, 2008

6/2/08

Five Secret Japanese Tricks to Make Life Better

Editor: Meet io9 contributor Lisa Katayama. When she's not blogging about robots and futurism, she's spreading the…

LISA KATAYAMA

PublishedJune 2, 2008

5/29/08

Wearable Motorcycle Makes Biomechatronics a Reality

Riding motorcycles is so last century. In the future, according to art student Jake Loniak, people will be wearing…

LISA KATAYAMA

PublishedMay 29, 2008

LISA KATAYAMA's posts

Black Jack, the Greatest Gory-Cute Scifi Manga Ever

Why Zen Software Design Does Not Come From Japan

Five Japanese Monsters I Encountered Before I Turned 20

My Virtual Journey On A Ribosome Spaceship And To The Far Ends of the Galaxy

How to Buy Figurines in Tokyo: An Illustrated Guide

Tokyo Zombie: Zombies, Cage Fights, Oral Sex, and Martial Arts

The Yellow Peril, Fu Manchu, and the Ethnic Future

Coming Soon from China: Dystopic Futures, the Next Steve Jobs, and a World Full of Drumming Androids

Mac Funamizu's Gadget Designs of the Future

Futurist Japanese Artists Show Us Life in the Next Century

Prevent Body Odor with Baking Soda and Lemon (and Book Signing Sunday)

Four Anime Robots That Made Me More Human

Get Drunk Faster

Clean Pen Marks Off Your Hands with a Teabag

How Alternate Reality Helped Me Survive the Dentist

Five Urawaza Solutions for Avoiding Weekend Picnic Disasters

Urawaza Video Contest—Even a Baby Can Do It!

Five Reasons Why Aliens Will Make Contact with the Japanese First

Five Secret Japanese Tricks to Make Life Better

Wearable Motorcycle Makes Biomechatronics a Reality