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A Year After Fukushima, This Japanese Cell Phone Will Detect Radiation

It’s been over a year since the Fukushima meltdown. There have been radiation fears and fear mongering. Both have certainly impacted the lives and psyche of those living in Fukushima as well as people elsewhere. And now here’s a cell phone that might make things better—or worse. Sharp’s upcoming Pantone 5 mobile phone comes with…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 29, 2012

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In China, Diablo III Is Sold Online as, um, “Big Pineapple”

Soon it will be summer. Time for summer fruit: watermelons, pineapples, and Diablo III? In China, online vendors are trying to skirt the law by masking Diablo III as “big pineapple”. If you thought Hawaiian pineapples were delicious, have you tried “Big Pineapple 3 Asian Servers Edition Official Version All Language Support?” Didn’t think so.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 29, 2012

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By Brian Ashcraft Published May 29, 2012

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A Chinese Idol in a Movie About Chinese Gaming Adolescence

Zhao Yihuan, best known as the Chinese Dairy Queen girl, has been making the rounds lately to promote her latest movie Qing Chunqi 3 (青春期3 which roughly translated is “Puberty 3”). While the primary focus of her latest media push has been on her movie, Zhao is also using her movie to promote the new…

By Eric Jou Published May 28, 2012

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Online Game Lays Down the Law with 30-Year Bans

For many online games, the selling of in-game items, in-game gold, and personal information is a problem. It sounds like it’s a problem in free-to-play online title Cocoloa because the game is now trying to combat that with bans that last three decades. In a message on the game’s official site, the game’s operators note…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2012

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This Car’s Trunk Is Open for Illegal Chinese Business

Street vendors in China are a common sight—even those peddling their wares from the back of their car. These vendors sell everything from small animals to counterfeit handbags any thing that can fit in an automobile trunk. This photo, taken by Darnell Gardner Jr. is of a street vendor in Gulou Beijing selling goods from…

By Eric Jou Published May 28, 2012

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Chinese Anti-gaming Expert Turns Out To Be (Surprise!) a Hypocrite

A famous Chinese anti-gaming expert has his foot in his mouth after appearing at a “game tasting” event in Shenzhen last week. Tao Hongkai, a professor studying addiction at Central China Normal University, has been around in China for ages giving seminars and talks about the evils of online gaming. But last week, it seems…

By Eric Jou Published May 28, 2012

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Old Gamer Beaten by His Wife and Begs Judge for a Divorce

Last week, a 50-something Chinese man got on his knees in Baishan City in Jilin Province, China. He begged a judge to grant him a divorce from his wife, even though the two recently retook their vows. The man, Li Gang, makes about US$473 a month working, while his wife Wang Li is a home…

By Eric Jou Published May 28, 2012

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A List of Places To Visit in Japan

Via blogger Danny Choo, here’s a list of places you should visit in Japan. [DannyChoo]

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2012

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White Dude Spits on Chinese Man and Rides Away on Bicycle

Recently, relations between Chinese and non-Chinese have become, to put it mildly, tense. Footage of foreigners apparently doing illicit and unpleasant things has only strained the relationship. This latest one won’t help. The clip features foreigner getting in an argument, spitting on a Chinese man, and then riding away on his bicycle. I do not…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2012

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Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R Will Kick Your Teeth In

Check out the latest trailer for Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R. The game is getting location texts in Tokyo early next month.

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2012

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These Things Japanese People Don’t Want To Do Alone

Some things are fun in a group. Some things are fun alone. And something things are just unpleasant without the company of others. An online research site polled nearly one thousand of its users about things people find painful when flying solo. Here’s a look (those polled could list multiple answers): 9. Eating at a…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2012

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Mark Zuckerberg’s Unintentional Cameo in a Chinese Cop Documentary

Facebook honcho and newly married dude Mark Zuckerberg might be dealing with Facebook stock headaches, but he can take solace in one thing: If his social media business goes south, he can always get unpaid work as an extra in Chinese documentaries. Unpaid? Oh, right, never mind! While visiting Shanghai this past March, Zuckerberg and…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2012

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By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2012

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Rumor: Foxconn Workers Getting Their Salaries Doubled

According to reports out of China, workers at Foxconn might get their wages increased two-fold. But will that mean higher priced electronics (or just lower profits)? MIC]

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 25, 2012

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China’s Stupid Ice Cream Banana Won’t Melt, But I Ate It Anyway

Summer in Beijing is hot, really hot, and it is quickly approaching. For a fat Asian American who grew up in New York City, the summer is a season of pain and moob sweats, and walking around in office clothes does not help. Thankfully a new ice cream sensation has swept over Beijing and much…

By Eric Jou Published May 25, 2012

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It’s Like Laser Tag, But You Look Even Stupider

Growing up in the 1980s, I played my fair share of Laser Tag and Photon. The gear was goofy, but the games were fun. I cannot vouch for whether or not this latest entry is fun, but man, it sure looks silly. This is Mocap Games, a “brand new immersive entertainment system” that’s launching in…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 25, 2012

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This Is the Biggest Selling Game in Japan. (No, Really)

Wonder what the biggest selling game is in Japan at the moment? Wonder no more. The PSP game went on sale May 17 and is based on popular light novel My Little Sister Can’t Be This Cute. In one week, it sold 53,175, twice the number of games as its nearest rival, Mario Party 9.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 25, 2012

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This Game Turns Bad “Engrish” into an Art Form

Onechanbara Z Kagura on the Xbox 360 is a bucket of over-the-top hilarity complete with swords, chainsaws, zombies, demons, jiggle physics, the jabberwocky, vampires, bikinis, and of course, vampires in bikinis. But nothing exemplifies the core of what Onechanbara Z is better than Kagura’s collection of pre-asskicking one-liners. At the beginning of nearly every boss…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published May 25, 2012

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Giant Mecha Make the Best Models. They Really Do.

At the recent Shizuoka Hobby Show, there was a plethora of plastic on display. The standouts? Why, the giant mecha models were—as usual—just wonderful. In particular, the dioramas looked creative and great. The customized Gundam mobile suits were clever, too. Japanese website Asagawo Blog was on have for the event. Check out its photos in…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 25, 2012