August 21, 2008

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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