Kids Web Japan

August 5

Disaster Prevention Training

Suddenly, the ground begins to shake. It's an earthquake! As yet, no one has figured out a way to predict exactly when or where an earthquake will strike.

March 25

Capsule Toys

'Capsule toys' that roll out of vending machines when you insert a coin and turn a lever have long been popular in Japan.

August 26

Tunnel-Digging Machines

In Tokyo and other big cities, underground space is used for all kinds of things, from subways and shops to the gas, water, and power lines that bring us the basic things we need for daily life.

July 22

Voyage to Venus

In 2010, Japan launched its first mission to Venus. Named Akatsuki, after the Japanese word for "dawn," this is the first attempt ever to put a satellite in orbit to measure conditions on another planet, just like a weather satellite on Earth.