It’s no surprise that the decade long recession that Japan’s economy has been suffering has hurt it’s real estate market. On the upside, this has resulted in some very interesting uses of office spaces. One such company, Orix, has decided that what Japan needs more of are aquariums. More »

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So that Marine base in Okinawa that the Japanese like to complain about so much? Well it’s not going anywhere for awhile. Good news for the base, and good news for Japan. More »

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From Wirebot: I’ve had the new Pokemon Heart Gold version for about a week now, so I think I’ve had ample time to gather my thoughts on the game and give one final stab at telling you guys what it’s really about. More »

From Ningin: It has been reported that Big Bang’s anticipated next Japanese song is to be the theme song of Japan Fuji TV’s Saturday morning information program “Mezamashi Saturday.” More importantly, Big Bang has become the first Korean artist to do so! More »

From Ningin: The World Figure Skating Championships were held in Turin, Italy this week. It was an event where Mao Asada finally beat longtime nemesis Kim Yu-na, the 2010 Winter Olympics champion. Like the Winter Olympics, Mao Asada attempted the triple axel once again. But this time, it was different story. More »

From Wirebot: The director of the highly popular Kingdom Hearts franchise, Tetsuya Nomura, recently mentioned in an interview that three additional Kingdom Hearts games are currently in the works. More »

It’s more or less exactly like it sounds. Japanese McDonalds is now developing software to use with the Nintendo DS in order to better train it’s employees. Just when you thought the Japanese couldn’t get any more Nintendo DS obsessed we find out about this. More »

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From Ningin: It seems to me that there is a direct correlation between the number of music videos Ayumi Hamasaki releases and the sheer size of the dresses that she wears in them. That being said, Ayumi Hamasaki’s new PV for her song called “Microphone” is no exception. More »

From Ningin: Not only is Ayumi Hamasaki a Japanese music idol but she is also a fashion idol, as well. A teaser for yet another music video off of her new upcoming album called “Rock ‘n’ Roll Circus” just hit the internet. The song is called “Don’t Look Back.” More »

From Ningin: From what I could gather through Babelfish and what other people are saying, people will be able to watch the Black Rock Shooter anime by streaming it. The voice actors for BRS and Dead Master have also been decided on. There’s also new merchandise available, specifically a figma and nendoroid for BRS. More »