Lisa Katayama
Lisa Katayama is a Tokyo-born journalist living in San Francisco. She is the author of Urawaza: Secret Everyday Tips and Tricks from Japan and has guest blogged for Boing Boing.Author of these Magazine Articles
Iron Man
Japanese blacksmith Kogoro Kurata forges ahead.
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20: For Kids of All Ages page 47
Homestar
Takayuki Ohira creates planetariums for everyone.
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Maker
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19: Robots page 36
Flight of Fancy
Kazuhiko Hachiya mines cartoons for his real-world inventions.
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Maker
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17: Lost Knowledge page 38
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