It’s no Death Note, but apparently some social media users in Japan think cursing their valuables is an effective form of theft prevention. There’s also a widespread assumption on the part of many ...

Companies are finding ways to reuse umbrellas or rent them out as Japan goes through an alarming amount of them each year. About 120 million to 130 million umbrellas, roughly the population of Japan, ...

I’ve never been the victim of it myself, but umbrella theft is a commonly heard complaint, though in all fairness, at least some of those “thefts” are accidental, owing to the profusion of nearly ...

The Asahi Power Service Company has invented a drone- and AI-powered umbrella designed to hover over people and follow them as they walk. It's called the "Free Parasol." The company hopes to sell it ...