Japanese women will soon be able to have the wisdom of a beauty consultant in the palm of their hand. On November 27th, Sega will release their latest Nintendo DS title called Project Beauty. The DS title takes digital images of the users face, and then analyzes the position of their eyes, lips, cheeks, and […] More
This amazing waterfall art piece is located in the Canal City shopping center in Fukuoka. I don’t think I have ever seen anything like it. It starts getting really good about the 4 minute mark. Canal City is a shopping center modeled after American shopping centers. You can find anything from stores and restaurants to […] More
For those of you not living in Japan and want a subscription to the legendary Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu, you now have an option. National Console Support (NCSX) has begun offering the weekly magazine subscription in July. However, this glimpse into Japanese gaming doesn’t come cheap. There are 3 options for receiving the magazine. Regular […] More
Japan is facing an increasing marijuana problem. The number of marijuana cases reported for the first half of this year has risen 12 percent (1,202) from last year. If this trend continues, police fear that 2008 will be a record year for marijuana cases. While this number would seem like something a small city in […] More
Seems Best Buy took a cue from Japan’s vending machine addiction. In the Dallas/Fort Worth airport, someone spotted this new Best Buy Express vending machine. They are located at Terminal B’s Gate 29 and Terminal E’s Gate 32. What’s inside? Since this is Best Buy’s vending machine, it obviously has electronics. You can purchase IPods […] More
I think it’s going to be tough to top this lego creation for the time being. To celebrate the 2008 Beijing Olympics, this lego replica of the Olympic grounds is on display in the Grand Century Place in Hong Kong until August 31st.The attention to detail is amazing. I would love to see this in […] More
For the most part, Japanese has syllables that are easier to pronounce than a language such as English. Most of the Japanese syllables only have two letters. If you’re anything like me, when you listen to a person fluent in Japanese, sometimes you may miss the actual syllable. It may be because they have been […] More
Business Week has a pretty interesting article about Kadokawa Holdings (released The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and Lucky Star in the U.S). While I wrote about Kadokawa’s Youtube channel opening in April, I had no idea of their true intentions. Kadokawa had pretty good sales numbers of their Haruhi DVD here in the U.S. What’s […] More
The origins of the Fukushahado begin with Indian scientist Rakshata Chawla. Her specialties include medical cybernetics, and she is the director of the Black Knight’s R&D team. Her past is shrouded in mystery as she usually doesn’t speak of it. But from what we do know, she was a student at Imperial Colchester Insitute where […] More
I’m surprised more sites aren’t talking about this since it was talked about on Japan Probe. Google’s street view is now available for Tokyo!. I almost instantly started to search around Akihabara to see what I could find. It seems the Google street view car cruised around Tokyo during the mornings to avoid traffic. Sadly, […] More
We need more established companies in America that are a bit more willing to try new things, even if they do seem a bit crazy. Just think about the publicity they would get even if the new product turns out to be horrible. They say there’s no such thing as bad publicity. Take Pizza Hut […] More
I’m starting to consider NTT the mad scientists of Japan. All the cool stuff that you think no other company is working on, like smell-o-vision, you can be sure NTT is doing it. Now, they are working on a music interface that’s controlled by your eyes. Yes, your eyes. You will soon be able to […] More
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