Tag: japan

Kaguya sends back Earth in High Definition

Less than a month after launch from the small island of Tanegashima off the southern tip of Kyushu Island, southern Japan, the

Pro-Democracy protests in Burma

I rarely blog about such serious topics but it looks like the political situation in Burma (Myanmar) is getting worse and wors

Tokyo Game Show 2007 Cosplaying

Aspiring cosplayers like myself look forward to events like TGS to get a peek into the country that invented the “hobby&

JAXA being Privatized?

It seems that the Japanese government is planning to privatize the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) so that it will q

Top 30 Countries With Fastest Internet

Remember my post about the average internet connection in Japan, while surfing around today I ran into a detailed chart showin

Tokyo VR Project

Every time I here or see anything related to Virtual Reality (VR) the stupid VR Troopers theme song plays in my head (we are,

X-Seed 4000 – This building this is possible

The Shimizu Mega City is just one of the many buildings completely planned out for Japan and only waiting on the materials, fu

Otaku – they come in all shapes and sizes

There are lots of fans of Japan in the world, we geeks dont have hide in our basements or hide or “otakuness” to r

Veronica Campbell – chases down victory in the 100m

Winners never quit and quitters never win � anonymous All the qualities that I stated that Asafa Powell lacked in his def

The 2007 World Championships in Osaka Japan has begun

The 2007 IAAF World Championships in Athletics 2007 have started in Osaka Japan and already Jamaica has been up front and gett

Videos showing Japan’s Pre-WWII years

Japan Sugoi has posted some really interesting videos on Japan in the 1930’s before their their ill-fated war with the A

International World Skills Competition in Japan

Jamaica will be sending a team of contestants to take part in this year’s World Skills International Competition. Why am

In Japan even furniture is “high tech”

An interactive table and chairs that can change colour has been developed by Japanese researchers. On display at the Siggraph

Japan’s Kiha E200 Commercial Hybrid Train begins operation

Starting tomorrow Japan will begin to operate a commercial hybrid train service on the Koumi Line of the East Japan Railway Co

Infrared Astronomy Satellite AKARI Maps the Universe

The infrared astronomy satellite AKARI started the regular observations in May 2006. In the last one year, AKARI has carried o

Strong Earthquake Hits Japan

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the Japanese coast on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, hours after another q

America still refusing to sell F-22s to Japan

The producers of the F-22 Raptor, America’s newest and most advanced warplane are in trouble. The U.S. airforce has slas

Frozen baby mammoth headed to Japan

Imagine this, You are a reindeer herder, it’s the middle of May and you are going about your reindeer herding business i

The three places in Japan I would love to visit

Yes it’s known that I am Japan enthusiast, but where will I go when I someday finally realise my dream and can afford a

Proper explanation of the origins of the term “Otaku”

I have already branded myself as one but learned so much more about the term from a short post on a new Japan related blog I r

11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 2007, Osaka Japan

Football, Cricket and Athletics are the top 3 sports in Jamaica, but lately the Reggae Boys have been struggling, their most r

Nintendo one most Valuable Japanese companies

What timing eh? less less than 2 weeks after my Nintendo fanboy splurge my fanatic ego was massaged this morning when I woke u

HRP-3 Promet Mk-II

Wondering why this robot looks pretty cool? It�s probably because it was designed by Yutaka Izubuchi, who worked on desig

Pythagora Switch – Algorithm March

It’s Tuesday, I’m at work, it’s the end of my lunch hour, my stomach is full, I am fighting off sleep and I