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[Hands-On] Pentax K-01 MILC Camera Designed by Marc Newson

Pentax Ricoh Imaging have developed the Pentax K-01, a mirrorless interchangable lens camera, designed by the world-famous Australian industrial designer, Marc Newson. “In most mirrorless cameras, the fact that there’s no m[...]
[Hands-On] Pentax K-01 MILC Camera Designed by Marc Newson

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NICT demonstrate the World’s Largest Full HD Glasses-Free 3D Display

NICT, in collaboration with JVC Kenwood, has developed a 200″ auto-stereoscopic Full HD 3D display which shows video from 57 different angles. This means multiple people can walk around in front of the screen and see around corne[...]
NICT demonstrate the World’s Largest Full HD Glasses-Free 3D Display

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Actroid-F Robot Gets A Brother And An Eye Implant

AIST has developed a male version of its android robot Actroid-F, which was first shown to the public last year. These human-like robots imitate the movements of the people they are watching, and are currently being placed as observers[...]
Actroid-F Robot Gets A Brother And An Eye Implant

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Japan getting new Panasonic full HD 3D home theater projector this fall

Although Panasonic is known for its line of home theater equipment, until now there hasn’t been a 3D projector from the company that offered more than a 720p resolution. That recently changed when Panasonic unveiled the PT-AE7000[...]
Japan getting new Panasonic full HD 3D home theater projector this fall

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Let’s Visit Tokyo – Too HOT!

Sorry folks but it is WAY too hot here in Japan for me to shoot our usual let’s Visit Tokyo series, so let’s take a break until the weather cool down shall we?
Let’s Visit Tokyo – Too HOT!

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Japan new super Hero… Testicle-Man!

Totally out of topic but I could not resist sharing with you these photos of a new promotional character for Japanese “Genki Drink” Testicle-Man! To be very honest with you I made-up the “Testicle-man” thing, but I don’t know what the [...]
Japan new super Hero… Testicle-Man!
Japan new super Hero… Testicle-Man!Japan new super Hero… Testicle-Man!

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Japanese farmer sold a Black-rind watermelon for up to 300,000 Yen ($3800 USD)

Japanese love Suicas (Watermelons) and apparently their love for this delicious fruits! Indeed, the Mainichi Daily News in Japan reported that a Black-rind watermelon from an Hokkaido farmer fetched a winning bid price of 300,000 Yen, [...]
Japanese farmer sold a Black-rind watermelon for up to 300,000 Yen ($3800 USD)

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Let’s Visit Tokyo – Osaki

There is in any city in the world an area that really does not fit in, a place where whatever people try to do it will never work, and Osaki seems to me like one of this place. Osaki feel like a place that nobody really cares, people p[...]
Let’s Visit Tokyo – Osaki

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SANYO expanding eneloop New-Type Battery Series in Japan

In need of even higher capacity rechargeable batteries? If you live in Japan, you’re in luck because today SANYO announced the new additions to its line-up in the eneloop rechargeable battery series, the eneloop pro, the eneloop [...]
SANYO expanding eneloop New-Type Battery Series in Japan
SANYO expanding eneloop New-Type Battery Series in JapanSANYO expanding eneloop New-Type Battery Series in JapanSANYO expanding eneloop New-Type Battery Series in JapanSANYO expanding eneloop New-Type Battery Series in JapanSANYO expanding eneloop New-Type Battery Series in Japan

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Japan is planning to cover all its new Building with Solar Panels

According to AFP, Japan official are considering to actively enforce the installation of Solar Panels on every new structures in Japan either Houses or New building by 2030. While we did not hear anything official yet on this matter, t[...]
Japan is planning to cover all its new Building with Solar Panels

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Let’s Visit Tokyo – Toda in Izu

The Let’s Visit Tokyo series is back and we hope for good, but since we do not like to do things like they should, we will not visit a specific area of Tokyo today but rather a small little beach and temple located in Toda City in Izu,[...]
Let’s Visit Tokyo – Toda in Izu

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Kawaii shojo helps you recover from the big earthquake

Latest news from Otobank Inc., the release of Rodoku Shojo – Story Time Girl. It is a program focused on “entertainment for readers,” in which a girl in a school uniform recites a story just for you! “Rodoku girl” mea[...]
Kawaii shojo helps you recover from the big earthquake

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‘Wii 2′ to be revealed at E3 in June, coming 2012

Early this morning Nintendo revealed that the successor to its popular Wii will be coming next year. There have been many rumors leading up to this, as it is also rumored that the new video game system will be codenamed Project Cafe, b[...]
‘Wii 2′ to be revealed at E3 in June, coming 2012

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Let’s Visit Tokyo – Ishigaki

Things are slowly going back to normal here in Japan and we hope to be able to soon resume our weekly “Let’s Visit Tokyo” series and to provide you with your weekly fix of video! Meanwhile here you are a rather long video I shot last w[...]
Let’s Visit Tokyo – Ishigaki
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Are Japan aid programs really helping Japan?

By now, most of you know about the Japanese Red Cross, which is putting it’s heart and soul to help people whose homes and possessions were destroyed by the tsunami’s destructive force. It’s logical after large-scale [...]
Are Japan aid programs really helping Japan?

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Pixar working on an Adaptation of Totoro for Xmas 2011? – April Fool Warning -

Not sure what to expect here and if I am quite found of Pixar’s work I just worried when someone is talking about working on a modern adaptation of my favorite Anime. Anyway according to JapanCinema.net, Pixar is planning to release it[...]
Pixar working on an Adaptation of Totoro for Xmas 2011? – April Fool Warning -

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Joe is Japanese and he is Back for a good cause!

Back in 2007 we stumble upon a nice little teaser of an upcoming Anime: Joe is Japanese. Anyway we loved the Teaser, we loved the spirit behind the character of Joe Mc Cunney and when we received an email from the guys behind this Anim[...]
Joe is Japanese and he is Back for a good cause!

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Hatsune Miku aids in Japanese support relief

Just announced by Mikatan’s blog, Good Smile company will be producing a nendoroid edition (cute-ified mini PVC figurines) of the famous Japanese vocaloid Hatsune Miku. After the earthquake hit Eastern Japan a couple of weeks ago[...]
Hatsune Miku aids in Japanese support relief
Hatsune Miku aids in Japanese support reliefHatsune Miku aids in Japanese support reliefHatsune Miku aids in Japanese support reliefHatsune Miku aids in Japanese support reliefHatsune Miku aids in Japanese support relief

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DOCOMO and KT Agree to Launch Cross-border NFC Services

NTT Docomo, one of Japan’s 3 biggest players in the telecom market, recently announced an agreement with Korea’s leading telecom operator KT Corporation, to use their NFC-technologies (Near field communication) for cross-bo[...]
DOCOMO and KT Agree to Launch Cross-border NFC Services

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Japanese iPad 2 Fans Turn Attention and Piggy Banks Toward the Relief Effort

With iPad 2 releases going ahead around the world as originally scheduled tomorrow, spare a thought for the iPad loving masses in Japan, who were recently told that in light of the Great Tohoku-Kanto Earthquake, that release of the iPa[...]
Japanese iPad 2 Fans Turn Attention and Piggy Banks Toward the Relief Effort
Japanese iPad 2 Fans Turn Attention and Piggy Banks Toward the Relief Effort

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Amazing collection of pictures on the Big Picture about this week-end tragic events in Japan

If you want to grasp what is going on in Japan, we strongly advise you to go and check the Big Picture on Boston.com where they have an impressive collection of… really sad pictures but it will give you the raw fact that you may look f[...]
Amazing collection of pictures on the Big Picture about this week-end tragic events in Japan

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Fukushima Dai-Ichi: How a nuclear power plant works

Although we’re not nuclear scientists here, we felt this thead might be of help for al those who wish to keep a clear interpretation on what your local news broadcast is announcing. A major number of high end press agencies was a[...]
Fukushima Dai-Ichi: How a nuclear power plant works
Fukushima Dai-Ichi: How a nuclear power plant works

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