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Translator earphones in shape of Japanese popular snack

A woman holds a wireless translator earphone (L) shaped to look like the popular Japanese chocolate snack "Kinoko no Yama" produced by Meiji Holdings Co. next to the real snack (R) on March 25, 2024, in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo. The earphones are capable of translating 74 languages and will hit the shelves later in the week at the price of 29,800 yen ($190).

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Translator earphones in shape of Japanese popular snack

Photo taken on March 25, 2024, in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, shows wireless translator earphones in the shape of popular Japanese chocolate snack "Kinoko no Yama" and their cases, designed to look like the snack's packaging, produced by Meiji Holdings Co. The earphones are capable of translating 74 languages and will hit the shelves later in the week at the price of 29,800 yen ($190).

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West Japan farm develops giant "shiitake" mushroom

Yasuhiro Takano, president of mushroom producer Takano Kinoko Plant in Tokushima ciy, western Japan, shows off a box of his giant "shiitake" mushrooms on May 21, 2015. Takano spent 12 years developing the new variety, which averages about 15 centimeters in diameter and contains three times as much "umami" tasty flavor as the conventional shiitake. Tokushima Prefecture is Japan's largest producer of raw shiitake. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo