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Japanese comedians burn themselves
Reader Matt sends us this funny clip from the Japanese television show Lincoln in which a group of comedians conduct safety tests involving objects that have been heated by the summer sun...
Prince Hisahito celebrates his 2nd birthday
Prince Hisahito, 3rd in line to the Japanese throne, turns 2 today. Kyodo News reported some details on how he's been: Lately, the prince walks lively and spends more time playing outdoors than taking a nap, according ...
A team of Japanese developers have created a system that uses ultrasound to create a 3D representation of an object that you can feel with your bare hands. Let me give that a second to soak in.
Why is Japan's population declining?
Anti-Abortion news site LifeNews.com has pinpointed the exact cause of Japan's population decline. Here's an excerpt from an article by Japan expert and Right to Life of Wyoming president Steven Ertelt...
Tags: japan, japanese, people, asian, life, president, economy, baby, workers, population, google, decline, shortage
Japanese Only Take Average 8 Days Of Annual Leave
According to a recent survey by Expedia, an Internet-based US travel agency, Japanese workers take the least paid vacation among several countries in the world.
Tags: japan, japanese, people, world, us, women, men, online, list, internet, workers, travel
You have to give it to the Japanese people, they sure are innovative with new and unique ideas albeit sometimes a bit weird. Here are two interesting USB devices of dogs, one is doing situps (cute)...
Tags: japanese, new, people, video, cute, weird, dog, dogs, usb
Final Fantasy XIII Demo May Be Pay To Play
Square Enix execs may be considering going the Prologue route with the PlayStation 3 release of Final Fantasy XIII. The Japanese demo for the title, planned to ship bundled with the Blu-ray release of Final Fantasy VII...
Tags: japanese, people, release, series, games, children, interview, sony, injury
Police in Japan have been left red-faced by an apparent murder that turned out to be an unusual case of mistaken identity. It began in the morning with a frantic call from a couple who had spotted a "corpse" while out walking...
Discovering Japanese Rock Music
On a recent trip to Tokyo, I was drinking in Golden Gai with a friend of a friend. The tiny bar played great song after great song, and all of it vintage Japanese rock. I mentioned how much I was enjoying learning about ...
Tags: japanese, new, tokyo, us, music, song, show, album, english, live, book, band, language
What blogs do the Japanese read?
Have you ever wondered what are the top blogs people read in Japan? Asiajin compiled the list that will put your mind at ease, and even added a short English description for each of them. Here are the top 10, for the other 40...
Tags: japan, japanese, people, world, visit, popular, english, blog, list, record, blogs
IaTV and Tokyopop enter anime partnership
iaTV, America's only 24/7 television network for Asian pop culture, announced a program acquisition deal and strategic ad sales partnership with TOKYOPOP, the leading publisher and distributor of manga-oriented entertainment.
Tags: japanese, video, music, asian, anime, popular, english, film, series, art, culture, manga, deal, female, mobile, spring, google, martial arts
...and then there was issue 8 of OTAKU USA magazine! Hey, this one is pretty good and should be hitting subscribers and stores near you starting next week. Big features on Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage, Overman King Gainer...
Tags: japanese, new, tokyo, star, girl, anime, debut, art, war, culture, manga, magazine, interview, review, otaku, haruhi, bomb, naruto
A Stronger Japanese Beer from Kirin
Kirin is releasing a new sub-brand of beer in October. It's called Strong Seven because it has 7% alcohol content. This goes against the recent trend of making lighter beers with 3-4% rather than the standard 5%.
For otakus who didn't like taking statistics classes, this would be the perfect savior. Think you can't have fun learning statistics? Think again. The Manga Guide to Statistics will teach you everything you need to know about...
Japanese government thinks Japan is cool
The Japanese government wants Japanese businesses to take advantage of cool. Sounds like something Jermey Gutsche would be telling those companies if he lived in Japan.
Tags: japan, japanese, china, government, anime, asia, blog, minister, style, fashion, culture, magazine, manga, female, global, otaku, economy, trade
Languages are interesting because each one has its own unique features. For example, double negatives like "I didn't see nothing" are considered incorrect in English, although they're perfectly permissible in Spanish.
Tags: japanese, movie, anime, english, food, family, language, wife, mother, law, figure
Ann Curry discovers her Japanese roots
Today Show's Ann Curry takes an emotional journey to the remote village in Japan where her mother grew up. The trip helps Ann remember her parents and connect with her Japanese roots. HAPA Ann Curry was born in Guam to a Japanese....
Square Enix President Discusses "Friendly" Tecmo Takeover [Yoichi Wada]
Earlier today, we first broke the news that Square Enix had plans to takeover beleaguered game company Tecmo. At the ensuing press conference, Square Enix president Yoi....
Tags: japanese, single, film, games, president, game, growth
Girls shave their heads for cash
Japanese blog Zaeega has discovered something incredibly bizarre: a website that sells videos of pretty girls cutting their hair and shaving their heads...
New Japanese Infinite Undiscovery Gameplay Trailer [Infinite Undiscovery]
![New Japanese Infinite Undiscovery Gameplay Trailer [Infinite Undiscovery]](http://ningin.com/photos/submits/375/7da9d75d09c733f38b77262c40e6f547-thumb100.jpg)
Upon looking at this new Infinite Undiscovery trailer for the first time I was pretty sure I was seeing some of that great CGI I've come to expect from a Square Enix game. However, I quickly realized that this wa...