Gotta Catch ’em All! Oh wait, she already did
21-year old Lisa Courtney of Herfordshire, UK has done it. Due to her amassing, in her words, over 13,000 pieces of Pokemon memorabilia, she is...
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McDonald’s Japan trying to make its image cuter
Through my browsing of countless other Japanese-related blogs and websites, I came across this post with a picture of McDonald’s efforts to change its image...
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The Battle for Video Game Industry Domination rages on….
I found this interesting editorial discussing the battle between the American and Japanese video game industries for ‘domination’ in the video game business. An interesting...
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Amazing rice field art in Japan….
This is just….really impressive. My dad forwarded me this email, and I had to share it here. Some rice farmers and villagers in Inkadate, Japan...
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Will Final Fantasy XIII be the savior of the Japanese gaming industry??
The game’s producers seem to think that it will. Joystiq reported about an interview between the European Playstation Blog and Final Fantasy XIII producer Yoshinori...
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Japanese iTunes charging people for things they haven’t purchased
Apparently, some Japanese iTunes users have recently been charged money for downloads they never made…and this has created a bit of a stir, as the...
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FIFA execs like Japanese stadium for potential 2022 World Cup bid
The World Cup may be over, but that doesn’t mean you won’t hear anything about it until four years from now. Quite the opposite, in...
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Nintendo DS a bigger hit in Japan than US, but why??
I read this article over at the New York Times website, thought it warranted sharing. Among other issues, the article concerns the Nintendo DS and...
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Japan’s oceans filled with abundance of marine life
Congratulations, Japan. As this article describes, “apparently” Japan’s waters are home to 33,629 different kinds of sea creatures living beneath the surface. This was a...
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“Smart” vending machine with gender-sensing abilities??
More proof that the Future is here….gender-sensing vending machines! This contraption is….cool and scary at the same time. According to this article, When a customer...