Tag: japan

Wakamaru – Humanoid Robot for Hire

Get your artificial receptionist/valet while supplies last. Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has announced th

Temporary Nintendo Museum

If you don’t know now you know, I am a Nintendo Fanatic. I am a big fan but not only of their games but of the entire co

Shimizu Mega City, proposed Tokyo Bay Pyramid

I first got news of this proposed structure way back in 2004. When I first watched the Discovery Channel program detailing the

One Love Jamaica Festival 2007

If you don’t already know, reggae is the string that binds us to the hearts, minds and ears of many Japanese. Artists su

Tamanoi Vinegar Robot

Yes oh yes, another post about robots/androids/machines following in the vein of my posts about the people lifter, Gundam 1.0,

Media Immersion Pods – Social Escape Hatch

Of course I would want to experienced being in one of these “pods”, surrounded by technology, music and manga, isn

Toko Komura – Japanese Salvation Army School Teacher in Kingston

Toko Komura is from Kanagwa (Chigasaki) near Tokyo in Japan. Trained in tutoring the blind, she now teaches swimming and physi

Japan, China relationship getting better

I rarely will ever blog about politics, war, international disputes, crimes and such topics, but I think I will blog about the

Japan Drafts Guidelines For Robot Use!

Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has drafted a 60-page set of proposals for managing the development of r

Japanese Android shows off people-lifting skills

In a public demonstration held in Tokyo on March 28, a human-sized android showed off its weightlifting skills by successfully

Kitano Tsunetomi

A very good friend of mine who I met through this site and fellow Japan, Anime, Gaming enthusiast has introduced me and will c

Japan’s Empire of Cool

Ran into this interesting article written way back in December 2003 for the Washington Post. I thought I’d share it with

Two words that describe me – Japanophile and Otaku

Anime, video games and technology are some of my main interests and that naturally led me to become interested in Japan becaus

Yokoso! Japan Weeks January 20 – February 28 2007 – includes free tour of Akihabara

The period from January 20 through February 28, 2007 is designated as Yokoso! Japan Weeks. A variety of unique events will be

Offical name Land Walker, my name Gundam 1.0 ^o^

Japanese machinery and robotics manufacturer Sakakibara-Kikai has released the first genuine bi-pedal exoskeleton at a landmar

Robot Menagerie – pictures on bbc.com

The “in pictures” section has once again been updated with something of interest to me so I decided to share. Japa

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

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

University Of Tokyo student creates cloak of invisibility

Harry Potter and Capt. Kirk would be proud. A team of American and British researchers has developed its own cloak of invisibi

This Year’s JET Seminar has come and gone

As I have been saying for a while last Monday evening there was a little meeting to discuss the JET program at the private sch

Japan royal baby named Hisahito

Japan’s new imperial baby – the first male born in 41 years – has been named Hisahito during a traditional c

Japanese royal family welcomes baby boy

Japan’s Princess Kiko gave birth on Wednesday to a baby boy, the first imperial male heir to be born in more than four d