In a similar bit of news to my earlier post on the Chinese fish necklaces, traders in Qingdao have also begun selling live fish inside keychains. Qingdao is the site for the Olympic sailing events for the Beijing 2008 games. On the front of the keychain itself is an unofficial copy of an Olympic mascot. […] More
Bakumatsu were the final years of the Edo period in Japan. It was a turning point in Japanese history as it was the end of the period of isolation in Japan. The feudal way of governing was coming to an end, and the start of the Meiji government, which would later take Japan to the […] More
I must admit, the Naruto: Broken Bond trailer does look very impressive. The days of feeling like you are actually taking part and shaping the story in an anime are not far off. By the time they make it to the Shippuden series, I can only imagine what the technology will be like. Check out […] More
On August 7th, Asagaya Tokyo held its annual Tanabata festival. Tanabata means “Evening of the seventh” and is one of the Japanese star festivals. Pingmag was there to capture all of the great floats that filled the streets. They caught everything from original characters designed by school children to our favorite anime characters. The original […] More
Have you ever thought about the blind not being able to enjoy Karaoke with songs they do not know? Neither did I. Two Japanese companies, Telesoft and Seika, are set on creating a Karaoke system that doesn’t leave them out. The Braille Karaoke system synchronizes the on-screen lyrics with a special braille device that allows […] More
This was bound to happen someday, too bad Nintendo had nothing to do with it. Seems a group of Wii coders have made an application that allows the Wii to have DVD playback. The technique installs a tiny, hidden channel on the Wii that features a DVD access library. Then using the MPlayer application, you […] More
Good enough to eat? We have all seen cakes that look like sushi. However, this wedding cake is a bit different. It’s actually made of real sushi ingredients! This wedding cake was made for Jef and Jin Yoon who seems to really love sushi. So a friend made this cake for their reception. The couple […] More
Here’s a leaked clip from the upcoming Dragonball movie. Seems an extra had his mobile phone recording while they were filming. I’m sure this won’t wont be up long once FOX finds out. At the end, you will see Chi Chi yell and then run to Goku. More
Pokemon means big money in Japan. That may seem like an obvious statement. With the 11th Pokemon film still showing in Japanese theaters, the movie franchise has reached 50 billion yen (460 million dollars). The first Pokemon was released in 1998 and brought in 7.2 billion yen. Since then, one movie has been released each […] More
I would definitely consider Kosuke Kitajima the face of Japanese olympics this year. Kitajima lived up to expectations and took gold for the 100m breaststroke. When preparing for the Olympics, it takes years of tough training and physical preperation. However, many times we don’t hear about the mental prepreation taken by the athletes. Kitajima told […] More
While this piece of salmon may look like the start of a perfect dinner, you are more likely to end up sleeping with it than eatting it… I hope. This amazing replica salmon is actually a pillow. You can get your own from Rakuten for only 2,500 yen ($23). The attention to detail is pretty […] More
Since everyone’s fixated on China these days, for obvious reasons, I thought I would take a look at a new trend among Chinese youths and entrepreneurs. It seems like the Chinese population can’t get enough of wearing fish as fashion. In Chengdu city, teens are snatching up plastic pendants that houses small fish inside. These […] More
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