This article may be a little old, but its value is undeniable. In Japan (or what I like to call “Robot Jerusalem”) they have robots which can act as sommeliers. They use lasers and shoot it at wine to tell their human follower what the wine tastes like. But here is the sweet part: When the laser [...]

Softbank just introduced their latest lines of cell phones, and among the cool new models for civilians are a couple of Gundam themed cells to help celebrate the anime and pla-model favorite’s 30th anniversary. Click here for more pics and info in English from Akihabara News and here for Softbank’s official Gundam phone site. //

Is anyone shocked that the first wedding presided over by a robot was located in Tokyo, Japan? These recent nuptials were preformed by a robot (with a feminine voice) and don’t think the bride was tricked into this like certain Star Wars wives. She works for a robotics company and he teaches robotics at a Tokyo university. [...]

These will surely see the rounds, but are pretty cool. We have seen art like this before but on the Japanese Art vs. Star Wars meter these lean more on the Japanese side, which is pretty cool. The pic above is artist Steve Bialik’s look at Boba Fett. Check out more at Buzz Feed. //

The opening of Ep. 016. Sci-Guy-Jim gets a surprise! And so do the rest of the Sci-Guys as they examine their gifts from the 100 yen shop from Japan. //

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Here is the first part of a walkthrough of the Mandarake store in Umeda, Osaka, Japan. This store is filled with manga, toys, mooks, card games, cosplay costumes, gacha-gacha, and fan service up the yin-yang. Part two takes you to the “inner depths” if you dare… //

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I was a little surprised to see this poster at a train station earlier today for the DVD release of Fringe on February 24 in Japan. Though The X-Files was a huge hit, so maybe it isn’t that surprising. The tagline in white says something along the lines of “A separate field of science you do not [...]

Actually I have to admit that I am not in Asasaka, but in Akasaka…Oops. Sorry about that. //