Month: November 2006

Heroes – first 10 episodes recap

It’s been over two months or 10 episodes since I first got entangled in the sci-fi goodness of what is the biggest new p

Nintendo hails Wii sales success – 600, 000 sold in a week

Nintendo says it has sold more than 600,000 of its new Wii game consoles in the first eight days since they became available i

Over one year of studying Japanese

This term marked many milestones in my short study of the Japanese language, and now since studying over a year, I take great

Robot serves as temp worker in Japan

It can greet people, show DVDs and hand out balloons. “Ubiko,” a robot-on-wheels with a catlike face, is joining t

Wii Launch Frenzy

The third and final “next-gen” console has now been released unto the masses in North America. The Nintendo Wii, c

PS3 Launch Frenzy

It happened a few days ago in Japan and now it’s North America’s turn. At midnight the PS3 went on sale, and with

Japan’s prince makes first trip – Dedication Rite

Two-month-old Prince Hisahito, Emperor Akihito’s first grandson, was taken Tuesday to the Kashikodokoro (Place of Awe),

Tsunami warning in Japan, Russia after major quake

TOKYO (Reuters) – A tsunami warning was issued for northern Japan and Russia’s northeastern coast after a major qu