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Countdown to Fujiko F. Fujio’s Doraemon Museum begins
A countdown signboard was set up at a railway station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, in early September to begin countin....
14 Sep 11:48 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Chihiro Onitsuka assaulted, arrest warrant issued
Reports surfaced today that singer Chihiro Onitsuka (29) was the victim of an assault last month. Shibuya police revealed t....
14 Sep 11:06 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Google to launch e-book service in Japan in 2011
US Internet giant Google said Monday it would launch an electronic books service in Japan next year despite a chilly recept....
14 Sep 11:00 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
130 million dollars not protected in Japan as IBJ bank fails
Some 130 million dollars deposited to the failed Incubator Bank of Japan (IBJ) will not be covered by the state-backed depo....
13 Sep 8:18 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Coming of Age Day
If you are one of the many people who love Japan and the Japanese culture then it is very likely that you will be trying to....
13 Sep 6:50 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan successfully launches satellite to improve GPS services
Japan successfully launched a satellite Saturday to improve car navigation and other services using the global positioning ....
12 Sep 7:52 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tokyo’s electric taxis
Yoshihiko Takahashi chuckles politely when asked if he’s weary of having the same conversation with passengers, day in an....
12 Sep 7:46 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kami Anison – Godly Awesome Animation Songs – Part 5 – Bokurano -Uninstall
Uninstall This song is from an animation “Bokurano” meaning “our”. The story is about 15 boys and girls who have to....
12 Sep 7:46 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ozawa vows to stay on even if indicted
Ruling party kingpin Ichiro Ozawa, seeking to become Japan’s new prime minister, said Tuesday he would not step down even....
8 Sep 1:17 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan detects superbug NDM-1
Japan on Monday said it has detected its first case of an antibiotic-resistant "superbug" that surfaced in South ....
7 Sep 10:42 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
“Cherry Nights” manga gets live-action show
Dragon Odawara’s comedy manga "Cherry Nights" is being adapted as a live-action television series, starring com....
7 Sep 2:40 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan gives anti-whaling activists suspended sentences
A Japanese court has given two Greenpeace anti-whaling activists one-year suspended jail sentences for stealing a box of wh....
7 Sep 2:33 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tomare–Astor Place
One of the things I love about Japan is that the ground is painted like a giant asphalt canvas, with street signs in bright....
6 Sep 1:43 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sony debuts Prototype of Google TV
Sony Corp will exhibit a prototype of an LCD TV compatible with Google TV, a platform that Google Inc is developing for TVs....
6 Sep 12:25 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sanyo’s solar-powered container ship to curb carbon emissions
There’s good news for the environment this week. A trio of Japanese companies announced plans to make the auto industry c....
5 Sep 10:42 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sharp debuts iPad Self-Ordering System at Izakaya
With this system, the pictures shown on the iPad can be exactly the same as those on the conventional menu. The system make....
5 Sep 4:11 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Cooling off in ghost houses – Tokyo, Japan
Ghost houses are set up especially for the summer in amusements parks in Japan with the tradition linked to Japanese Buddhi....
5 Sep 3:09 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
‘Gran Turismo 5′ – Tokyo readying for games show
Gentlemen (and ladies, too), start your engines. Racing simulator "Gran Turismo 5," has been given a release date....
5 Sep 1:12 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan’s Twin Panda Cubs – First Look
These new-born twin giant pandas made their media debut at a zoo in Japan on Friday. Related Posts Tokyo Ueno Zoo to....
5 Sep 12:38 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Festival more than a blip for chiptune artists
Taking Nintendo’s Game Boy to places it was never meant to go, a lineup of international chiptune artists will be converg....
4 Sep 10:08 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Eriko Sato to star in Bonnie Pink short movie
Singer-songwriter BONNIE PINK (37) is celebrating the 15th anniversary of her debut this year, so she is teaming up with fi....
3 Sep 10:56 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Pink Lady returns!
The famous idol duo Pink Lady is back in action. On Wednesday, they held a press conference to officially announce their co....
3 Sep 8:01 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
NHK to air live broadcasts of sumo again
Japan’s public TV broadcaster is to resume live sumo broadcasts, after canceling coverage of July’s Nagoya tournament o....
3 Sep 12:46 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Taiji Opens Season on Dolphins
Each year in early September, Japan opens season on dolphins, and today marks the start of the season in Taiji, a now notor....
3 Sep 12:45 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan Public Pension Fund to Sell $48 Billion in Assets to Pay Aging Nation
Japan’s public pension fund, the world’s largest, will sell about 4 trillion yen ($48 billion) in assets this fiscal ye....
3 Sep 12:40 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Marine life frozen in time at Japan’s Ice Aquarium
Turn on the TV in Japan and you’re bound to see someone slicing up a tuna on a cooking show while commentators ooh and aa....
2 Sep 10:25 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan beyond the Ginza – Touring Japan
I can’t think of another museum that embodies the spirit of Japanese innovation quite as well as Miraikan: The National M....
1 Sep 10:58 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese resort for men with virtual girlfriends
One recent sweltering summer’s day, a tour bus from Tokyo pulled up at a sun-kissed beach at Atami, a Pacific coast resor....
1 Sep 1:07 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Nagano MaN computes value of pi to 5 trillion digits
A company employee in Nagano Prefecture calculated the value of pi to five trillion digits this month using a self-made per....
31 Aug 3:44 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Alberto Zaccheroni hired as Japan national soccer team coach
Former Juventus and AC Milan coach Alberto Zaccheroni was appointed to lead Japan’s national football team on Monday. The....
31 Aug 12:18 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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