Gundam models are called "Gunpla" (ガンプラ) in Japanese. And at this year's Gunpla Expo, there were plenty of them. The…

Rena Matsui isn't the one percent. She's the less than one percent. As far as idols go, she's quickly shot to the…

When Microsoft launched Kinect in Japan, it roped in schoolgirl idols from girl group SKE48 to sell the thing. Just…

Publisher Jiyu Kokuminsha (via Pink Tentacle) revealed its annual list of the sixty most important Japanese words…

PS3 exclusive Gran Turismo 5 might be released a week after Kinect hits Japan on November 20, but the game already…

Two girls from SKE48, a spin-off act of Japan's most popular female group, are appearing in Kinect television…