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    Spore the next Pokemon?

    Well I’m sure you have heard of Will Wright’s next major game release. Who is Will Wright? You’ve heard of The Sims right? That’s Will. His latest project is creating waves across the Internet and there are still months before its release. It’s called Spore. In a sense, Spore will allow you to create the […] More

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    Italian soldiers fear Samurai Granny

    This is one granny you don’t want to mess with, and Italian soldiers know it first hand. The Italian military has just hired 77 year old Keiko Wakabayshi, who bears the nickname “Samurai Granny”, to train recruits in hand to hand combat. Wakabayshi-san is trained in the disciplines of jujitsu, jojitso, kenjitso, judo, kendo, and […] More

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    Is Japanese hard to learn?

    With Japanese basically being the sole languages of Japan, how hard is it to really learn Japanese? That’s a question that I believe everyone interested in learning Japanese has wondered at one time or another. The Japan Times has tried to tackle that very broad question. Japan Times writes, Contrary to popular belief, linguists agree […] More

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    Akihabara Cafe: Miko-san Cafe

    The Japanese tradition of Miko-san or shrine maiden, goes back thousands of years. They are the female attendants of Shinto shrines. Their duty is to assist the priests in ceremonies and weddings, and to perform ordinary shrine functions. However, in Akihabara, the Miko-san also have a new duty. To perform popular JPop songs, while serving […] More

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    Ultraman from tiny Ultramen

    Here’s a giant Ultraman statue made up of hundreds of tiny Ultraman figures. This photo was snapped at the Tokyo Toy Show 2008 by Hobby Media. Who is Ultraman? Ultraman was a TV show from TBS (Tokyo Broadcast System) that ran from 1966 – 1967. Even though there were only 30 original episodes, and the […] More

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    Masi Oka writes his own lines in Heroes

    TokyoMango caught a pretty interesting article from the LA Times about Masi Oka called, “10 things you may not know about Masi Oka.” Masi Oka plays a Japanese otaku named Hiro that has the power of time travel.  He’s most known for throwing his arms in the air and yelling “Yatta”, which basically like saying […] More

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    New Japanese Words

    Language is one of the many things that is constantly evolving. Here in America, the news of Webster adding new words into their dictionary is always a news worthy event. In Japan it is no different. Kojien has adopted a “few” new words into their dictionary. This is the first time in nearly a decade […] More

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    The Trons: Robot Rock Group

    Even though this one’s from New Zealand, when I think of robots, I instantly think of Japan. New Zealand has their own four piece rock band with robotic members. The robots play real instruments, and are pretty good. Ham, Wiggy, Swamp, and Fifi make up the 4 member rock band, “The Trons”. Get it? Check […] More

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    Solar Panel Plants

    Mitsubishi Corp has taken a little hint from mother nature in their new solar panel setup. They have created a “solar plant” that features leaves made up of solar panels. The faux plant mimics nature’s leaves gathering sun from all directions. Mitsubishi hopes to have these sort of plants in homes as a means to […] More

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    Japanese Love Piggy Bank

    Love can be a very expensive thing, especially when dating. First there are all the dinners you have to pay for, the movie tickets that must be bought, the hotel rooms when you are traveling. It’s almost like you need to start saving before you even fall into love. The Ikemenbank, “handsome men bank”, may […] More

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    Pokemon Haruhi Dance

    It was only a matter of time before I lied again and posted another Haruhi dance video. This time it’s the Pokemon Haruhi dance! More

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    Dance Dance Revolution Community

    I’m not going to lie. I used to be one of those people that played Dance Dance Revolution when I was in high school. I loved it, and it burned calories like nothing else. I was pretty good. Handling 8 steps on Mainiac (Heavy for you new DDR fans). However while DDR is still going […] More

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