Softbank Mobile Corpration starting today through May 31 will be offering the 8GB iphone for free with a 2 year contract. The 16GB will be offered at a reduced price. Monthly fees for internet usage will also be cut. The campaign is most likely due to the unusually slow adoption of the device in Japan. With the internet capabilities of the iPhone, the company will most likely see a boost in revenue from software downloads and e-mails, if the campaign succeeds.
Pikko over at Adventures in Bento Making, makes some very creative bento's. She even shows steb-by-step how she creates each one. Go over and check out her creations!
At different temples in Japan throughout the year a contests called, Konaki (Crying) Sumo, are held. The winner is obvioulsy the one who cries first or loudest. The tradition is thought to bring good health to the participants.
If you are on Facebook, there is an Akihabara fan page with groups of current pictures from around Akihabara. Someone recently posted 35 new pictures of Super Potato, the retro gaming store.
You are waiting around with nothing to do. You forgot you portable media device. What do you do now? Well, if you have a pen on you, you could try the art of Japanese pen spinning.
Took me forever to find this. I was watching Japanese TV on KeyHole TV and spotted a commercial for Strong Zero (ストロングゼロ). I will be adding it to my list of things to get when I am in Japan this spring.
What were your first thoughts after installing the new Skype 4.0 for windows? Usually there is an adjustment period with a major upgrade, but I must say, with this one someone threw logic out the window. Although the core functions are all there, they changed many things that did not need changed. If they wanted to give it a facelift, ok, but don't dismantle the entire flow.
For the ladies. Smartly styled and highly fashionable Japanese and Korean street clothing. They were selling online as early as 2001 and went under the name of Jacco in 2007.
Jacco is selling trendy street fashion clothing to worldwide on a host of brands. We stock items of Style by Shez, KOKO by SZ, Bibubibu, Waha,QFM, Cicicam, Toto, M2M, JK2. We ship internationally and support small orders. No MOQ (minimum order quantity) is requested.
Elecom has released some new LCD cleaners for your computer and mobile devices.
Above photo: Memristor close-up: An atomic force microscope image shows 17 memristors in a row. Each has a bottom wire that contacts one side of the device and a top wire that contacts the other. The wires in this image are 50nm, or about 150 atoms, wide. J. J. Yang, HP Labs
Hotaru works for a famous interior design company. It's a glamorous job but Hotaru's private life is totally the opposite of glamorous. She lives alone, and when she isn't working she's mostly lazing about her rented house in training wear. She's not interested in men. In fact, she isn't interested in anything. "I'd rather lay around than fool around," is her motto.
Her landlord is a bar owner, and one day his son, who has just separated from his wife, comes to inspect the rental property, not knowing that someone is living there. He is shocked at the mess, but not as shocked as Hotaru. He turns out to be her boss, Takano. --Japan Times Online
Now you can say, "Yeah, but I got milk cartons." Yorozu Audio says you can turn anything into a speaker. I have my own ideas what this would sound like, but I could be surprised. Looks interesting enough.
What on earth could be more fun than a Manner Beans Chopsticks Practice Kit! Distributed by none other than Strapya-World.
Not anymore!
If you think so you may want to move to Japan. Sounds more like a horoscope but there may be some merit to our genetic makeup effecting our persona. At least in Japan there is.
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