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Japan's biggest social networking site plans to roll out new Terms of Use that will give the company the unrestricted right to use any information that users post, without compensation and applied retroactively.
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AkibaBlog, one of the most well-known Japanese blogs about Akihabara and otaku culture, now has a translated English version available, courtesy of HimeyaSoft USA.
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An Osaka-based research institute has developed a robot that detects people who seem lost, then gives them directions.
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How can you tell that cell phones in Japan have become too advanced? When you need exam-licensed specialists to explain the phone's features to you.
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Unversity of Tokyo researchers and the Japan Origami Airplane Association are teaming up to develop a paper aircraft that can survive a flight from the International Space Station to Earth.
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Japanese youth are apparently very pessimistic: more than 40% think their lives will be harder than their parents, and future generations will be even worse off.
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"Urban mining" could be a boon to Japan's economy. With all the technology that gets thrown away every year, the junk in Japan contains thousands to millions of tons of rare metals and other natural resources.
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Yoko Kanno's "Tank!" - the theme song of the anime series "Cowboy Bebop" - performed by one man and many instruments.
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According to a survey, these are the ways you can tell someone is an otaku. A perfect guide for all the otaku hunters.
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Impressive technology and smart design make Tokyo's new Peninsula hotel possibly the most comfortable place in the world to stay at... for 60,000 yen a night.
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The SciencePortal website estimates that producing a life-sized Gundam would cost a total of $725 million.
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SXSW has revealed the tour dates for the 2008 Japan Nite tour, which features Petty Booka, The Emeralds, ketchup mania, detroit7, and SCANDAL.
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Education is the problem. These Japanese children suffer from a lack of education...The Dems,under Bill Clinton or any other Dem' president, have never treated Japan...But I want an interesting looking face mask. Not one of those plain white things....The Vampire Cafe looks interesting....Agreed. I have not been to a bad one yet....I do not think the education standards are the problem. I think the problem goes...That survey is clearly flawed. If they're lonely, it's because they are stuck in a...X-san: Where are you from?
Nick: Aichi-ken.
X-san: I mean...Well, I have no clue how Obama will treat Japan. He really was not said much about...LOL funny but true....
Nick: Aichi-ken.
X-san: I mean...Well, I have no clue how Obama will treat Japan. He really was not said much about...LOL funny but true....
