This looks like the set of the latest sci-fi fi…

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Whatever next? The Japanese designer of this is a god, he’s achieved something Disney have never managed; An appealing Mickey Mouse.

In a similar vein to the Ramones bears by Toxic Teddies and the Sex Pistols Kubricks by Medicom, here’s another take on the punk toy theme. This time it’s Japanese brand ROEN who have teamed [...]

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Am I going to complain about this fashion going mainstream? No siree bob, it’s all fine by me.
ELG started in Japan in 1999 and has been gaining in underground popularity ever since, until this year. This year it’s making it big and not every ELG fan is happy.
An elegant Gothic Lolita, EGL or Gothic Lolita [...]

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I want to go to some of these Otaku festivals. I’d come back a lot poorer, I know that.
This past Sunday, the Dream Party was held in Osaka. The bishoujo convention takes place twice a year in Osaka and Tokyo and features very Japan-only PC games and PS2 titles like Festa: Hyper Girls Party. I [...]

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Linux powered butch robot? Sounds fun. Though nothing like as fun as this Femme Robot.
Come on Japan, more female robots and less butch anime based ones.

… the Choromet. Powered by Linux, this 35-centimeter tall version can perform most of the same tricks as its big brother (such as standing on one leg, or delivering a [...]

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I love this shirt on J-List, after we’re settle…

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Akihabara - I just know that I’d spend a fortune there. When I’m living in Canada I wonder if Japan is cheaper to get to?

Japanese companies face tougher times as competitors horn in on their turf, but Tokyo’s “electronic city” of is far from giving up the ghost. Massive new building projects completed during the [...]

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Geekbind enables lots of hotkeys in OS X to man…

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