Author: Tim Hornyak

Author and journalist Tim Hornyak has been covering Japanese culture and technology for over a decade, and has traveled throughout the archipelago.

He is the author of "Loving the Machine: The Art and Science of Japanese Robots" and writes forLonely Planet and CNET Crave among many others. Follow Tim on Twitter @robotopia.

Latest Posts

2k540: There's more to Akihabara than nerds and maids

2k540: There's more to Akihabara than nerds and maids

Named for a geeky railway term, 2k540 Aki-Oka Artisan puts a futuristic spin on craftsmanship
Eye in the sky: Climbing the new Tokyo Skytree

Eye in the sky: Climbing the new Tokyo Skytree

We join the first Western media group to scale the world’s tallest tower
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Get your soy joy at Tokyo's 5 best vegan restaurants

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