Traditional Japanese tattoos are not only ornamental but also have profound cultural and spiritual significance. Cherry blossoms, koi fish, dragons, and other frequent designs all symbolise distinct ...

Tucked away on Mount Hachimantai in northeastern Japan is a lake called Kagami Numa ... Local legend has it that it's caused by some lovelorn dragons in the area. Video by Hiromi Tanoue BBC ...

That seems to be the idea behind the Dragon Fire Fighting robot built by [Professor Satoshi Tadokoro], and his team at Tadohoku University. Their dragon robot is raised by the same directed jets ...