Sharp GALAPAGOS E-book Readers
Sharp has announced that it will enter the e-book reader market with its new line of Android-based Galapagos tablets. Here are a couple vi....
29 Sep 8:55 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Love Digi: A Camera That Turns Old Women into Cute Idols
An Asahi TV news program takes a look at Takara Tomy’s Love Digi, a little gadget that takes a series of photos and creates cute little l....
28 Sep 9:50 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The State of PS3 Jailbreak
It’s been just over a month since the sudden debut of the world’s first PS3 mod device. The original release was purely commercial and ....
26 Sep 4:54 pm  from  Dark Mirage   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan by the numbers (09.24.10)
78% of those who polled by the Sankei Newspaper and FNN replied that they prefer the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan to remain as the opp....
24 Sep 8:31 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Brain Controlled Gaming: Win a Kiss
“Mezamashi TV” shows off an iPad application that uses a headband to measure neural concentration. If you concentrate hard enough, you....
22 Sep 9:18 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
U.S. Global Hawk Drones in East Asia
The United States military has begun to deploy RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned surveillance drones to Guam, and some in Japan see it as an impor....
21 Sep 10:43 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Schwarzenegger Rides Japanese Bullet Train
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was in Japan last week to research the possibility of using Japanese technology for high speed ra....
21 Sep 10:11 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
American Baby Photo Becomes Japanese Internet Meme
The New York Times has a very neat story about how an American baby’s photograph became a major internet meme in Japan: Sometime back in ....
19 Sep 10:34 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Privacy not an issue for geolocation apps
Facebook announced that Japan is the second country in the world to receive Facebook Places This week’s news that Japan is the first count....
16 Sep 1:22 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
NTT’s vision of the future
Japan may be experiencing somewhat of a technological malaise at the moment, with the runaway success of foreign products such as iPhone but....
14 Sep 4:30 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Publishers flock to next-generation newsstands
SoftBank's Viewn service allows users to read a wide range of publications for a monthly fee Spurred on by the early innovations of mob....
11 Sep 2:10 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Gundam Phone
Softbank is releasing a special Gundam 30th anniversary version of its 945SH mobile phone. Here are a couple videos of a press conference a....
10 Sep 8:43 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
New MacBook Pro 15″
BAM! Take a good look at my new precious! A 15 inch MacBook Pro Intel Core i5 2.4 GHz. This is actually my first MacBook P....
6 Sep 8:23 pm  from  Yonasu   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Online Coupon Sharing For Tech-savvy Japanese
A short news report about the growing popularity of a new coupon sharing site in Japan: In the first part, they check out a site called Q:....
3 Sep 10:18 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Smile Measurement Technology
A Japanese company called Omron recently developed something it calls “Smile Measurement Software.” The software analyzes an image of ....
2 Sep 2:13 pm  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Robot Arm Gets Rid of Bomb
Japanese police use a robot arm to take care of some suspicious luggage during an anti-terror drill in Roppongi: The drill was part of the....
30 Aug 12:28 pm  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
DIY robots: How to build your own lean, mean fighting machine
Aug. 29 sees the 22nd All Japan Robot Sumo Tournament kicking off with the Tohoku playoffs in Akita.  The tournament is an opportunity for....
26 Aug 12:52 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Touch Panel Vending Machine
“Mezamashi TV” visits Shinagawa Station to observe how people are using the new smart vending machine that can recommend drinks based o....
26 Aug 10:07 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
iPad Self-Ordering System for Japanese Izakaya
Sharp System Products has created this self-ordering system for restaurants that can be run on Apple’s Ipad: With this system, the pictu....
25 Aug 9:17 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Purikura – Japanese Print Club Photos Make Your Eyes Bigger & Skin Lighter
The “Mezashi TV” takes a look at some of the interesting features of Japanese “Print Club” [Purikura] photo booths: For years now,....
24 Aug 8:25 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan by the numbers (08.21.10)
85% of people polled by japan.internet.com and goo Research own an air conditioner; only 64% own a desktop computer and 27% own a video cam....
21 Aug 11:35 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A Keyboard for Long-nailed Women
Have you got long nails (or chubby fingers)? You might want to get a keyboard like the one shown in this news report There is more space ....
21 Aug 8:27 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
3-D Porn
Filmmakers in Hong Kong have hired Japanese AV idols and actors to star in the first ever 3-D pornographic film (local actors were considere....
20 Aug 9:42 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan by the numbers (08.16.10)
67% of people surveyed by Family Mart said they hesitate to use credit cards at convenience stores. 62% of people answering a survey by Mei....
14 Aug 9:30 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Toy cameras use digital to keep it analog
Hot on the heels of the toy camera trend, which saw photography buffs embracing cheaply made vintage cameras like the Lomo and Holga for th....
11 Aug 9:30 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tokyo Maglev Bullet Trains
As part of a plan to fully open a new maglev shinkansen line between Tokyo and Osaka, JR Central has chosen Shinagawa to be the starting poi....
9 Aug 10:43 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Taking social games to the next level
Tonchidot's Sekai Yuusha (Global Hero) allows you to hunt monsters in the real world with the aid of your cell phone Social gaming is ....
4 Aug 6:28 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Keeping track cashless spending
A Suica IC card, which can be charged with money at JR stations in order to make purchases in stores When it comes to credit, the Japanese h....
30 Jul 7:03 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
GPS navigation for cyclists gathers speed
Tokyo Zoo Project allows you to take an animal shaped bike tour of the city One of the best ways to get around Tokyo is by bike: the city’....
28 Jul 9:00 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Internet Service Providers in Japan
In order to use internet, you need to have 2 contracts here in Japan.  One is the Network Service Carrier and the other is the Internet Ser....
23 Jul 1:49 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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