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[28 Jan 2010 | 6 Comments | ]
Akihabara Installs Security Cameras

In June 2008, a 25-year-old man named Tomohiro Kato got out of a van and started stabbing bystanders. 7 ended up dead and 10 were injured. [...]

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[27 Jan 2010 | One Comment | ]
One Piece Theme Park Attraction This March

The Laguna Gamori marine resort complex has announced on Monday that it will host a “One Piece Memorial Log in Lagunasia” theme park attraction from March 20 to June 27. There have been theme park exhibits [...]

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[26 Jan 2010 | One Comment | ]
Phone Recycling With Hatsune Miku

Hate to recycle? It’s possible with Hatsune Miku as the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) of the Japanese government has posted a music video, featuring illustrations and a song of the virtual [...]

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[25 Jan 2010 | 4 Comments | ]
Potato Chip Hand

Do you like to eat chips in front of your computer? I’m just one of them too! I sometimes have my chips while blogging.. And the keyboard becomes a little oily after that ^^”[...]

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[24 Jan 2010 | 10 Comments | ]
Gundam Statue To Bring In 40 Billion Yen

The famous 1/1 scale Gundam Statue will be back this July in Shizuoka City. It is unknown how long the statue will be stationed in Shizuoka, however, it be moved to another prefecture and will eventually be erected near [...]

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[22 Jan 2010 | 3 Comments | ]
Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker PSP Bundle

A first look at the upcoming PSP bundle, MGS style! As seen in the pictures below, Peace Walker will have 2 Limited Editions:
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[22 Jan 2010 | 6 Comments | ]
Free Smoking Space

How many of you are smokers? Can’t resist the urge to have a puff? You have to be careful when you’re in Japan, strict regulations are placed for some cities. Light a stick along the sidewalk and you’ll be fined ><

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[18 Jan 2010 | 5 Comments | ]
Cycling Over Water

Check out this interesting clip of Japanese celebrities attempting to cycle over water using the 300-meters flimsy floating bridge. Of course some made it halfway through, some barely even made it even at the beginning ^^”

Last two folks in the clip managed to cycle over the water. Impressive! The second last guy who was the first to cycle over the 300m floating bridge however, dropped into the water after crossing the end point. LOL?
Source: Japan Probe

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[15 Jan 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
Giant American Burgers In Japan

Fast food wars are heating up in Japan! McDonald’s is aiming to draw customers with four new limited edition “Big America” burgers, which will be released between January and March. Here is a clip that shows Fuji TV and Asahi TV news reporting abou the burgers and their rivals:

Each burger supposedly contains ingredients that give it the kind of unique flavor one would expect from hamburgers (California, New York, Hawaiian, Texas) named after the regions. The burgers is rather pricey, but folks at Mac are hoping that customers would want …