From Wirebot: Polyphony Digital, noted for being the developer of Gran Turismo 5, will be transferring a third of its 150 employees to a new location in Fukuoka, which ends up 500 miles away from their main headquarters in Tokyo. More »

From Ningin: First of all, apologies if the picture scared you all. Ever heard of the bagelhead trend? No, not eating deliciously toasted bagels with cream cheese, but injecting saline (the stuff boob implants are made of) into your head. Say what? More »

From Ziggytek: Yes, that is right. Under Japan’s new legislation, anyone who is found guilty of creating or distributing viruses could face up to three years in prison, or pay a maximum fine of ¥500,000 (about $6,200). More »

From Ziggytek: Japan’s Ministry of Defense have showed their skill in creating hovering drones. The latest one, the Japanese Ball Drone, has been unveiled though I’m not sure of what it is suppose to do just yet. More »

This Sasuke toy is a McDonald’s Happy Meal Toy only available in Taiwan and Japan. It has become such a huge hit that it’s currently a meme. The original design is to do a back flip, but it is not always successful… More »

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From Wirebot: During the week ending on May 31st, Japan’s sales of the 3DS rose, but the top selling handheld was still the PSP. With the top home console title going to PS3 once again, achieving more than twice the Wii’s sales total. More »

It is already known that world star, Lady Gaga has been helping victims of the 4Japanese earthquake, that destroyed parts of it shattered and destroyed, through the sale of her bracelets with the message “We Pray for Japan”. With that alone, she was able to raise $1.5 million. Now she has sent a short, yet sweet, video, like she previously did, through Universal Music Japan for the victims. Check out the video below: More »

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“Street fashion“. The word is used to describe fashion where the wearer customizes outfits by adopting a mixture of current and traditional trends. The country that had really emphasized that aspect is Japan. Japan street fashion has been the boldest street fashion. It has so much character that…you simply get blown away. (or scared away…depends how you take it) More »

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From Ziggytek: Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has said that renewable energy will form a lot of Japan’s energy policy, after the worst nuclear crisis in the world in 25 years. Also, he said that its nuclear policy must be reviewed from scratch. More »

From Wirebot: One of the more successful attempts to help the victims of the March 12 Japan earthquake and tsunami has been Play for Japan. It kicked off festivities on March 16 and within less than a month, it had been to raise a whopping $100,000. Amazing! More »