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Tag Archives: Japan
Hatsune Miku Promoting Toyota Corolla
Hatsune Miku + Corolla = ? Hatsune Miku is a “vocaloid,” which means, rather than synthetic music, she is a synthetic singer with an unnaturally high pitched voice through the use of a computer program. Being a product from the … Continue reading
Crazy Japan: Mind-Controlled Nekomimi (Cat Ears)
…Wow. Straight from “Oh my GOD!” territory comes this story from Popular Science magazine, detailing nekomimi (lit. “cat ears”) that rise and flatten out on command from human brainwaves. A video is posted after the break.
Posted in Culture, Japan, Weird Stuff
Tagged cat, crazy, ears, high tech, Infinite Stratos, Japan, nekomimi, sci fi, Tabane
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Japan Gaming Culture: Super Turrican
Old Times, Good Times Super Turrican is one of the games for the Super Nintendo that, owing to the system, had “Super” tacked onto the front. Featuring a man in an armored suit, with some similarities to Metroid, this action … Continue reading
Posted in Japan, Music, video games
Tagged 90's, culture, gaming, Japan, music, sci fi, Super Turrican, synth, video games, YouTube, Zen
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Auto Culture: Honda Goldwing 2012
A Short Demonstration Once upon a time in my former career as a translator, I came across a company called DigInfo (as in, digital information) that regularly posts videos about cool things from Japan on YouTube. This is one example: … Continue reading
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Tagged auto, automotive, cars, Diginfo, Goldwing, Honda, Japan, motorcycle, YouTube
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Origami: Hearts
Have A Heart The heart is yet another type of origami design. As I explained in my original origami post, origami is the word we use for paper folding regardless of the culture the design is from. The heart is … Continue reading
Japan: Anime, Video Games, and Art
“In this sense, we don’t play the game; the game plays us.” Continue reading
Anime Review: Gundam Unicorn ep 3
Literally Action-Packed Episode 2’s last part was a lot of foreshadowing for an explosion of violence punctuated with mobile suit combat in space. Episode 3 is that explosion, with very little character-to-character time away from mobile suits. This reflects a … Continue reading
Origami: A Rose By Any Other Name
薔薇 （ばら、bara): Rose Well, an origami rose does not smell just as sweet… though with the scent-free environments dominating schools more and more, this might be a good thing? At any rate, this post is about pretty origami roses.
Japan: Sengoku Jidai Weapons: The Yari
The Footman’s Bread and Butter The Japanese yari (槍、やり), or spear, was not originally a dominant weapon of war. My own research into this issue should not be thought of as authoritative, but this post contains my impressions on this … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Japan, video games
Tagged Japan, samurai, sengoku jidai, spear, warriors, yari
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