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You're protected against H1N1, and outside odors--except your own. Japanese Business Suit Repels Swine Flu, Germs : Read more

The International Space Station welcomed the first Japanese cargo ship as the spaceship docked alongside the ISS yesterday. ISS Welcomes First Japanese Cargo Ship : Read more

Japanese scientists figured out a way to add feelings to holograms, but without the emotional baggage. Japanese Scientists Create Touchable Hologram : Read more

Konami polled 500 Japanese men to find out their love habits with game characters. Japanese Men Want Date Game Characters : Read more

Two Japanese scientists have figured out a way to crack WPA encryption in sixty seconds. WPA Encryption Cracked in One Minute : Read more

This all sounds very familiar. Japanese Probe Crashes Into Moon : Read more

With the multimedia industry finally divulging into 3D technology, it was only a matter of time before portable devices followed suit Japanese Cell Phone Displays Real 3D : Read more

The next version of Nintendo’s DS hit Japanese shelves a while back and so far, there’s no esitmate as to when we can expect to see it in North America other than Spring/Summer. Reports today emerged that we could see it as soon as April. Report: Nintendo DSi Hitting U.S. April 4 : Read more

According to a report from media and research company Enterbrain, Japanese gamers have scooped up a truckload of Nintendo DSi units Nintendo DSi Sells Over 500K in Japan : Read more

A Japanese company has launched a website that helps people predict the future, or so it claims. With the financial crisis hitting just about everyone and everything across the globe, more and more people are desperate to know what the future will bring. Pretend to Know Future; Make Money ...

Taking revenge out on an online partner - whether it's a teammate or a virtual spouse - could mean trouble in the real world Japanese Woman Kills Online Husband : Read more

A look at JVC's IFA stand made one thing clear - the Japanese company is going for especially thin TVs which it fittingly calls Super Slim LCD TV. Measuring a mere 3.9 cm in the thinnest place, the 46" LT-46S90BU is one of the slimmest TVs around. IFA 2008 - JVC's TVs do 4096 x 2400 at 180 Hz ...

Nissan has become the third Japanese manufacturer to announce hybrid and/or electric cars. Next to Toyota/Lexus and Honda, the company has been offering the Altima Hybrid sedan for some time; this model however uses Toyota's synergy drive system. Nissan Unveils Hybrid Vehicle, Promises...

Bertelsmann will sell its 50% stake in Sony BMG to Sony in a $900 million deal, the companies announced Tuesday, giving the Japanese company full ownership of the joint venture whose roster of artists include Alicia Keys and Leona Lewis. Sony To Buy Bertelsmann's Sony BMG Stake For $900 Million...

Nintendo has reportedly filed a lawsuit in a Tokyo District court against 5 separate Japanese games companies, which they hope will prevent the sale of R4 cartridges and other similar accessories that allow users to pirate Nintendo DS software. Nintendo Sues Over R4 Cartridges : Read more

Tokyo (Japan) - A USB flash drive containing valuable deployment maps of Japanese and US military forces was stolen last year and the culprit has be caught. Stolen USB Flash Drive Divulges Japanese-U.S. Troop Deployments : Read more

Kinokawa (Japan) - A Japanese government official has been demoted after he visited porn sites nearly 800,000 times at work. Government Worker Logged Into Porn Sites 780K Times : Read more

Tokyo (Japan) - The Japanese government has proposed a new tax on iPods and other digital music players. Japan Proposes 'iPod Tax' : Read more

The Japanese are moving a number of functions to their mobile phones. One of the latest innovations is replacing cash and credit cards. Maybe some day this technology will find its way into our mobile phones.

For a reasonable budget, I have found these 2 DVD Players as the perfect ones to own : - DENON DVD 2910 - NAD DVD T524 Of course, you Americans, you may not be familiar with the superior and legendary quality of european and britain based NAD, and you trust only Japanese stuff... So, I am...

Archived from groups: rec.games.video.classic (More info?) Recently I was going through my old games and found an Odyssey^2 game of Monkeyshines! This game looks normal, except that on the outer spine there is a silver label with what appears to be Japanese writing and a second instruction...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) Warning: located in Europe. These things are heavy so take shipping cost into account! These catalogs are in Japanese language! All catalogs in very good condition. Sorry for the rather poor picture quality. 1. Laserdisc, VHS, SVHS...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) I was wondering if it were possible to use the Japanese remote on the black US DVL-919? Will the shuttle function work? -- martians@sdf.lonestar.org

Archived from groups: rec.games.video.classic (More info?) >From page 28 of the June 2005 issue of EGM: "MARIO KART ARCADE GP", set to debut in Japanese game centers this fall, differs only slightly from the GameCube chestnut, "MARIO KART: DOUBLE DASH!!"

Archived from groups: rec.photo.digital (More info?) "Kodak Retains Lead Over Japanese Giants in U.S. Digital-Camera Market, Research Firm Says" http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/050509/digital_cameras.html?.v=3

Archived from groups: rec.games.video.classic (More info?) Hi Folks, I have been seriously getting into retro-gaming recently, and decided to pick up a PC Engine - these were around when I was a kid, but as they were all imports, and I didn't know the rest of the world existed I didn't really...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) I would appreciate any tips on this subject. I have a number of original imported Japanese LDs I'd like to sell. Some won't fetch much and I could just as well put them up at any site, but some have some value for collectors (e.g...

Archived from groups: rec.games.video.classic (More info?) I'm enjoying SNES emulation on the Xbox oh so much. Any recommendations for obscure, quirky Japanese SNES games? Language is not a concern, though I'm not fond of RPGs even in my native English. And what's the story behind all those...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) Those of you who spent big bucks to get the Japanese LD release of Song of The South may want to seriously consider selling it to recoup the investment. Disney is reportedly working on a DVD version for release in 2006.

Archived from groups: rec.photo.digital (More info?) Anyone read Japanese? http://buy.163.com/2005w01/12803/2005w01_1106204933780.html

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) I heard about the japanese HiVision(or something like that) discs and was wondering what's known about them? I know they're 1125 lines of res. Also, I have a japanese import laserdisc on the way to me in the mail right now. It's Genesis...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) I put a Japanese CLD-R7G back together to test against the CLD-99 and DVL-91. I connected them to my NTSC Pioneer RPTV to check sharpness of the picture, I did not check color purity. I went in thinking the R7G would test equal the 91...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) If Japanese laserdiscs have subtitles on them. can they be turned off?

Archived from groups: comp.sys.handhelds,tnn.sys.zaurus (More info?) I have problems finding out the details about the Zaurus and its Japanese dictionary. Please have a look. * I don't believe that the Zaurus sold in the UK contains a Japanese / English (JE) nor a English / Japanese (EJ)...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) I have an opportunity to buy a Japanese 1991 issue box set called the GAMERA PERMANENT PRESERVATION BOX SET. Basically it's all the 60s Gamera movies in one big box. I can find out almost nothing about this set despite numerous searches...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) 2 Japanese releases just listed on eBay: The highly desirable 2 LD set of Josef Von Sternberg's UNDERWORLD and DOCKS OF NEW YORK THE WORLD OF ALFRED HITCHCOCK collecting 20 trailers for his films...

Archived from groups: alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) Does anyone know how to remove Japanese subtitles from Japanese LaserDiscs? Thanks. --Leonid