From Wirebot: Nintendo is planning to build a new research and development facility in Kyoto, Japan. A previous report by Nikkei has announced Nintendo’s plans for it in 2009 and a small follow up in March, but now it seems as though it is actually happening. More »

From Girlybubble: Now you can get a personalized Hello Kitty stamp to put on all your personal letters, or even use them for your business. You can add your name, address, or a short message. More »

From Ningin: The Japanese rock band, FLOW, has just released the promotional video for the title track of their new single entitled “CALLING.” Keep reading to check it out! More »

From Ningin: In Japan, a woman was arrested for leaving her baby in a car for three and a half hours while she was at a pachinko parlor which resulted in her son’s death. More »

From Wirebot:

How I love cheezy micro-sized iPhone games. They make me so happy, because not only do they cost less then 2 dollars, but they bring me the joy of cute addictive flash gaming on the go. Even though I have Final Fantasy on my iPhone, I still can’t bring myself to boot it up if I only have 3 minutes before I need to do something. Though with games like “Ninjatown: Trees of Doom, “I can make my way up the Dark Forest a few times before my Dentist even makes his way to the waiting room. More »

From Girlybubble: The other day I received a Kawaii Etude Hello Kitty mini lipgloss courtesy of YesStyle, and I’ve only two words for it: god send. Why I feel this way could only be explained by my makeup recklessness. Sometimes, I’m just too lazy (or too busy) to figure out what lipgloss to take with me when I’m on-the-go. I usually employ this, grab-whatever-I-see technique. It hasn’t been the most efficient method for me since I usually end up misplacing lipglosses in my bag. The mini lipgloss is designed to prevent this from happening for me. Behold: More »

From Girlybubble: Although Hello Kitty iPad accessories are few in number due to the recent release of the iPad, the Hello Kitty Pop Art iPad case isn’t the only iPad accessory for Hello Kitty fans. My search for Hello Kitty iPad accessories yielded the following: More »

From Ningin: In most American high schools, May is the time to bust out the yearbooks, go to prom and maybe say your final goodbyes. Everything done this month has to be memorable. It’s no different at Mixr High. Only, we’re not saying goodbye to you — nor are we an actual high school. We’re also probably won’t go to prom with you if you ask us. (We’ll sign your yearbooks though.) We just want you to have a Memorable May with Mixr. More »

From Wirebot:

We know how long and boring the beginning of Final Fantasy XIII is. We know how linear and uneventful our adventure starts. We know the battle system is extremely streamlined. We know a lot of things about the newest installment in the Final Fantasy series, and we know that not everyone is happy about it, but there is one thing we can agree on: the beautiful girls Square-Enix always delivers! My question to you is, who is hotter, Lightning or Vanille? More »

From Girlybubble: With close bonds to her mixed Japanese-European heritage, Nanami Cowdroy grew up amid contrasting cultures and surroundings that greatly influenced her distinctive style of art and creative expression. Her work is fluid and elaborate, given strength and depth through her intricate pen and ink techniques. More »