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    Tomohiro Kato is mentally stable

    It has taken 3 months, but a psychiatric exam have determined that Tomohiro Kato is competent enough to stand trial, and thus able to receive the maximum punishment for his killings. I’m glad that this this decision was made as I believed he definitely knew what he was doing when he killed those innocent people. […] More

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    Making stripper poles more flashy

    I’m always posting articles on Japanese technology innovation. However, I will admit that they tend to be very geeky type of articles, so today I wanted to take a step back and look at a really cool technological innovation that’s pretty much the furthest away you can be from the scientific community… stripper poles. Japanese […] More

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    3D invisible force field you can feel

    Remember that post I made about games you can actually feel talking about a haptics system that Japanese developers created that uses ultrasound to create a 3D representation of an object that you can feel with your hands? Yea, that one. Well a video has now surfaced! Check it out. Via Geekologie. More

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    Designer fire extinguishers for your designer kitchen

    When most people think of fixing up their kitchen, and getting the latest new kitchen appliances, one faithful must have in your kitchen gets overlooked… your fire extinguisher. Don’t despair. Bicycle maker Miyata Industries has you covered. Miyata’s new line of stylish fire extinguishers come in 4 eye pleasing colors, and have been approved by […] More

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    Japanese researchers prove amoeba are smart

    I didn’t know that there was such a thing as the Ig Nobel Prize. Apparently it’s a parody of the Nobel Prizes, and it has been going on since 1991. This year a group of Japanese researchers won the cognitive science prize for their research on amoeboid organisms. Toshiyuki Nakagaki, Ryo Kobayashi, and Atsushi Tero […] More

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    86-year old nun writes cell phone novel

    Jakucho Setouchi is an 86-year old nun from the Buddhist temple in Iwate prefecture (northern Japan). She is a well known writer, and has been credited with being one the the first people to translate The Tale of Genji, the world’s first novel. However, she has kept a secret from her fans till now. Setouchi-san […] More

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    Human bobsled vs Motorcycle

    This is one of those things that would be really exciting and scary at the same time. This guy has created a suit that allows him to be human bobsled. It’s able to obtain speeds of around 116km/h (72 MPH). What do you do when you can go that fast? Race a motorcycle of course! […] More

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    Single seater maglev coaster

    Still think Segways are the hottest thing in personal transportation since the bicycle? Well, the Segway’s now old school. Tyco and Gakken have teamed up to create this maglev personal transportation system that lets the rider glide on air…. sorta. In all truth, it’s actually held above the rail by magnetic levitation. However, in a […] More

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    Japanese inventor creates needle-free injection

    Were you one of the kids who were scared of needles? Are you still scared of them? Well inventor Yoshoi Oyama has developed a needle free injection which he has lovingly dubbed, “Mother’s Kiss”. The container uses air pressure in order to deliver the medicine. In poorer countries, where needles are sometimes reused and spread […] More

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    Calamete fork makes eatting spaghetti easy

    It’s not often we see innovation in the spaghetti twirling industry. But how does one improve upon getting spaghetti to stay on a fork better? They turn to something almost everyone has two of… your hand. What’s better than the human hand at picking up things? Sanyo Precision has designed a fork which they call […] More

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    Dragonball drawn by popular manga artists

    This is the coolest idea I have seen regarding Dragonball in awhile. Dragonball Perfect Edition was just released in Japan, and to help celebrate, popular manga artists drew Dragonball scenes in their style. If you are lucky to have a the DVD box set, you will find a very special surprise in the form of […] More

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