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Jaded JRPG fans protest convention, predictability
This is a pretty smart ad campaign. As this article from the Escapist says, an ad campaign in Japan for the upcoming video game Fallout:...
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So worth the $265 a night
Free In-Room Wifi? Forget That! I Want To Stay At This Hotel With A Free In-Room Model Railroad
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Oldest Man in Tokyo turns out to not be quite so old….
Well, he was still old, but not the age officials thought he was. According to this story from BBC, Sogen Kato, believed to be a...
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Tired of beds, wanna sleep in a cubby hole? Head to the Akihabara district…
Yep, that’s right. The Akihabara district in Japan is now home to “capsule hotels”, or small cube-shaped sleep pods where users can cramp up and...
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Sweet DeviantArt Pokemon Figurines!
Art Project of the Day: Gotta put ‘em all out of their misery: “Ugly Pokémon” sculptures, created by DeviantARTist EatToast for Otakon 2010, which took place...
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It may soon become Suntory time for the USA….
Usually when you’re out on the town at local bars and such, the best you can do if you’re looking for something distinctly Japanese, the...
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Throw away the rice and use a “Dryer Box” for your wet phone
Luckily, I have never been in the position of catapulting into a pool only to come to the horrific realization that my precious cell phone...
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Japanese McDonald’s to become a smoke-free zone
Because the folks at McDonald’s CARE about your health and long-term well-being, soon you won’t be able to light up your cigarette inside one of...
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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...