Twice a year, the village of Takayama in the Japanese Alps parades its treasures through town: 23 carved wooden floats covered in gold and lacquer. These ornate yatai date back more than 350 years to ...

Edo from Pink Tentacle blogs about the use of robot technology in classic bunraku puppets in Japan. Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest examples of how media committed to ...

A fascinating behind-the-scenes video shows how mobile metal cabinets TARS and CASE really walked among the actors of Christopher Nolan's sci-fi opus. Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV editor, ...