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A Japanese software company is stepping up international promotion of its Web browser in the hope of carving out a 5% share over the next few years of a market dominated by Internet Explorer and Firefox. read more »
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Scientists in Japan have developed a new form of flash memory which promises much longer lifetimes, can be operated at lower voltages, and can be fabricated on smaller transistor sizes. The new devices also run at a different voltage from ordinary flash; 6V instead of 20V read more »
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Kentaro Tohyama is proud of his new iPhone. He stood overnight in line to get it when the device became available in Japan for the first time. But the 29-year-old computer engineer isn't about to part with his made-in-Japan cell phone either. read more »
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E3 is in high swing and the press conferences of the big three are already over. One of the more interested trailers that I've seen at the show is the latest trailer for Red Alert the upcoming sequel to the grand daddy of strategy games. read more »
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JapanSoc is all about the community, and although we get together here to vote for and comment on Japan-related articles, we don't do enough bonding! The JapanSoc Community Blog, or JCB, is like a group Twitter, allowing us to update each other on what we're doing and any other SPAQUOs! Read the read more »
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Utilizing big honkin' displays for advertising purposes is nothing new, but East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and East Japan Marketing & Communications have decided to try "digital posters" out for reference. In short, ten 65-inch Sharp PN655R LCDs have been installed within "the internal co read more »
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Japanese Anime movies have a certain cult backing. For the ones that love to see them it sometimes becomes an obsession. Either way, the gadgets, vehicles, and characters always look so cool in the movies and these Anime inspired vehicles definitely take the cake. read more »
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Google Video is a great source of free documentaries and they are so popular they dominate the top 10 most viewed videos on the site in Japan. The list might surprise you as every video is a conspiracy video of some sort. read more »
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On a trip to my local disaster management center, Mike and I got to have a cup of tea in a 150,000 yen cardboard box! These are new cardboard houses for earthquakes and other emergencies, and slot together like a puzzle. Would you like to live in a cardboard box the size of a small apartment? Now y read more »
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A new market in Japan for bug detectors to counteract the tiny surveillance devices that can snap images of you at inopportune moments. read more »
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Cute Japanese gadget, some pig earphones from Japan.
Three colors and three sizes available, so cute!! read more »
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Spending a bit of time on Japanese forums I was able to find some nice glossy brochures so I am starting to feel a bit better that I will be able to get an iPhone on the 11th July, however I am not convinced it will be a 16gig model, I am sure I will be subject to more bureaucracy before I get my h read more »
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It is official; Japan loves FireFox 3.0 Japan is the number one downloader of the newly released FireFox 3.0 in Asia! It is worth taking note of and the The Ghost Letters have included this event in its pages. read more »
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What happens when a Nissan Skyline dies a horrible, unexpected death? Well its kind of like when worlds collide, stars align, and a phoenix rises from the ashes just like in an ancient Indian myth fairy tale thingy! read more »
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