I remember an absolutely bulletproof Trinitron tube TV my parents bought. I loved my Walkman. And I loved so much about the Playstation. But it's been downhill from there. (<a href="http://daringfireball.net">via</a>)

one of the implications of 3D printing tech is that you can make an action figure of yourself.

poor Japan. what a nightmare

40-minute doc about a pretty exceptional teacher. (via funkaoshi)

new Japanese name for Twitter

"The Sharp 912SH for Softbank, for example, comes with an LCD screen that swivels 90 degrees, GPS tracking, a bar-code reader, digital TV, credit card functions, video conferencing and a camera and is unlocked by face recognition."

holy shit

I'd like this train to come to Canada and smack VIA around.

they put mayonnaise on pizza in japan...?

right on!

In Japan, PS3 outsells Wii for the first time thanks to the price cut

???

new innovative Japanese games