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Japanese Olympic Skit
Not quite as impressive as the Chinese opening ceremonies, but this Olympic skit is pretty good! Anyone know the name of the game show? I have been meaning to find out for awhile now. More
August 2008
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Japanese Goblin Shark
This creature of the deep sea is known as the Goblin shark. They can be found all over the world, however, they are best known for inhabiting the deep waters around Japan, where they were first discovered. Their unusually long snout is one of the easiest ways to tell the shark apart from other species. […] More
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Mislabled Sushi: That’s not tuna!
Two teenagers in New York City have exposed a number of sushi restaurants and seafood markets that were mislabeling fish and other underwater staples. Funnily enough, this story starts out at the dinner table. Kate Stoeckle asked her father one night while at a sushi restaurant, “Could you bar code sushi?” Kate’s father is a […] More
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Amphibious Robot Snake
This awesome robot is known as ACM-R5, an amphibious robot snake. It was developed by at the Hirose Fukushima Lab in Japan. Each section of the ACM-R5 has its own CPU, power supply, motor, and paddles that allow it to swim effortlessly through the water and on land. Scientist can also add and subtract sections […] More
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Pop Cutie! Tokyo street fashion on DS
In what seems to be another decent attempt to get a few more Japanese females on board with the every-so-popular Nintendo DS, Nintendo is launching Pop Cutie!, a street fashion video game simulation. And for once, this game isn’t just limited to Japan. It will be out for America on Sept 30th. The game is […] More
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Papercraft weapons
Papercraft is an evolved form of the ancient art of Japanese origami. While with origami, no glue is used, you are free to use glue and other means of holding the paper or card stock together with papercraft. Paper Wars is an English art exhibit that features some very well done papercraft weapons. Among the […] More
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Store the dead in automated warehouses
With space in the busy areas of Japan at a premium, burying the deceased can be a stress filled, headache inducing, and an expensive event. However, leave it to the Japanese to come up with a ingenious way of solving this problem with a bit of technology. Nichiryoku has created an automated cremation retrieval system. […] More
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Japan blogs on Twitter
You may have heard me talk about Twitter before, and I feel like I am addicted to the service. If you haven’t tried it out, it’s sort of like IM, but very more relaxed and casual. For those of you that love to talk and interact with people, Twitter is definitely for you. If you […] More
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Tokyo monkey chaos: The shirt
Well by now I’m sure you have heard about the monkey found walking the train tracks in Tokyo. If not, take your pick from here, here, here, here, or here to read about it. By the amount of fuss about it, its one of those stories that everyone has got to talk about. But leave […] More
Make your own manga avatar
I have been seeing these for the past few days on Twitter, and now I know why. Everyone has FaceYourManga fever! FaceYourManga allows you to create a very customizable “manga-esk” avatar for you to use on all your online profiles. There are quite a few options colors and positions to choose from. I can definitely […] More
in JapanPolice confiscate 300 pieces of underwear
A man in Kagoshima prefecture has been arrested after he had stolen more than 300 pieces of women’s undergarments Asahi reports. The man had been stealing them over the course of 3 to 4 years. Police searched the house and found the undergarments along with about 5 million yen in other items. He was originally […] More
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Furoshiki Bag Folding
While some dismiss the green movement as a passing fad, its hard to deny that it has changed the way people think about waste, and caring for the planet. One way you can go green is by not using disposable paper or plastic shopping bags. But what if you don’t want to pay for those […] More
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