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Sam Fisher Sets Up Twitter Account

It seems like twitter is not only for real people but fictional game characters too. We are about one month away from the release of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction on the Xbox 360 and Ubisoft has created a twitter account for Sam Fisher, the...
18 Mar 16:10 JST
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Today’s Japan Photo: Yubitsume 指詰め

Last night while playing Yakuza 4 [龍が如く4 伝説を継ぐもの], there was a scene where one of the yakuza was apologising after he had performed Yubitsume 指詰め, and I thought it would be an interesting topic for Today’s Japan photo.
This great shot...
18 Mar 10:48 JST
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Today’s Japan Photo: Shuni-e 修二会

Today’s Japan photo promises to be really exciting as we explore the unique ceremony of Shuni-e 修二会, and the most famous one takes place at Todai-ji in Nara.
This photo was taken off minoriの思いつくまま. In the photo you can see the torches bein...
17 Mar 10:38 JST
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Another Yakuza Game On The Way

Today I just managed to obtain my copy of Yakuza 4 [龍が如く4 伝説を継ぐもの], and Famitsu reports that Sega has unveiled their new “Project K”, which was a new game developed under the Yakuza franchise.
A trailer was being shown at the press confer...
17 Mar 02:49 JST
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1/6 Tamaki Kosaka PVC Season 2

Kaitendo has announced preorder for sexy figure of Tamaki Kosaka based on the visual novel To Heart 2. (I think there is just way too many figures of her!!)
She is scheduled for release in June 2010, and will be retailing for around 8,000 yen. Inter...
16 Mar 20:38 JST
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Another Special Episode of 『TRICK』 Being Produced

The last we heard, a third movie was produced for the 10th anniversary of the highly popular drama series TRICK. Now we are two months away from the movie premier in 8 May 2010, and TV Asahi has announced that they will be producing a 2 hour TV speci...
16 Mar 16:38 JST
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1/6 Tamaki Kosaka PVC [Beach Ball Whitening Ver.]

Alphamax has announced preorder for sexy figure of Tamaki Kosaka based on the visual novel To Heart 2 XRATED, which is the adult version of the visual novel To Heart 2.
She is scheduled for release in June 2010, and will be retailing for around 7,60...
15 Mar 21:08 JST
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Today’s Japan Photo: Konomiya Hakada Matsuri 国府宮裸祭り

Japan has losta interesting festival that involves Japanese men running around in their loincloth. For Today’s Japan photo, we shall take a look at one of the most famous hadaka matsuri – Konomiya Hakada Matsuri 国府宮裸祭り which is usually held in...
15 Mar 10:22 JST
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figma Sakuya Izayoi Preview

Here’s a preview shot of figma Sakuya Izayoi from Touhou Project, which is being showcased at today’s Reiseitai event.
Image Source: Figure/GK
I wonder how many knives will she have bundled along with accessories. I think she would make a wonderful...
14 Mar 20:53 JST
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Medal of Honor 2010 Tier One Trailer

Here’s a first look at the upcoming Medal of Honor, first-person shooter video game, which is being developed by EA Los Angeles and DICE, and is due for release on all platforms in Fall 2010.
The trailer gives us a peek of the “Tier One Operatives”...
14 Mar 17:26 JST
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BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Second Trailer

Here’s the second trailer of the upcoming arcade adaptation of BLAZBLUE CONTINUUM SHIFT that is set for release on the PS3 and Xbox 360 on 01 Jul 2010.
The trailer has quite a few cut scenes and gameplay footages. Anyway, I’ve decided to purchase th...
13 Mar 20:37 JST
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Today’s Japan Photo: Sea Grapes 海ぶどう

After playing traditional Japanese games consecutively for five days, I’m sure everyone is exhausted. For Today’s Japan Photo series, we shall take a break and refresh ourselves by tasting one of Okinawa’s unique food – Sea Grapes 海ぶどう.
This pho...
13 Mar 11:27 JST
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Yakuza 4 Hostesses Tells You The Time

I had previously featured the iPhone Application Bijin Tokei [美人時計], and now the company is having a promotional tie-up with Sega’s upcoming PS3 game Yakuza 4 [龍が如く4]. As reported on Kotaku, a trio of ladies (Shizuka Saitoh, Noa Mizutani and...
12 Mar 17:25 JST
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Kirin FREE CM – Mommy Can Drink Too!

Kirin is a famous brewery in Japan, so if I was quite taken aback when I saw their commercial that featured many pregnant mommies and mothers carrying their children having an afternoon gathering in the park to drink beer.
Of course, at the end of t...
12 Mar 13:38 JST
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AKB48 Members Take Tuition Too

You might imagine that the members of AKB48 just dance and sing everyday. But behind their glamorous lives, they still have to do their schoolwork like other teenagers of the same age.
In these two commercials by Try-Shiki Gakuin [トライ式高等学院],...
11 Mar 16:01 JST
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Police Discover 265 Pantsu In Man’s Truck

I never get bored of all these news about Japanese pantsu thieves. Here’s another hilarious news story about this truck driver who was arrested after he allegedly stole two pairs of women’s underwear, and when police searched his truck, they found a...
11 Mar 13:21 JST
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Nendoroid Plus Nanoha & Fate Preview

Mika-tan has uploaded a couple of preview photos of the kawaii pair of upcoming Nendoroid Plus Nanoha & Fate Plush based on the recent 『Nanoha The MOVIE 1st』.
Source: GSC Blog by Mika-tan
The kawaii duo will be up for preorder tomorrow and I fo...
10 Mar 20:18 JST
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Resonance of Fate Preview

Resonance of Fate is an upcoming RPG that I’ve been looking forward to more than FFXIII. If you haven been following the rest of my preview reports, then you should at least check out this preview video of GamesTrailers of the upcoming action-RPG fro...
10 Mar 16:40 JST
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Nendoroid Puchi Touhou Project – Syameimaru & Ibuki Preview

Mika-tan continue the preview of Nendoroid Puchi Touhou Project with preview photos of Nendoroid Puchi Aya Syameimaru and Suika Ibuki.
Mika-tan has also revealed the preorders information. Preorders will commence on 11 March 2010, and as expecte...
09 Mar 20:11 JST
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Sora Fesu 空フェス

Sora Fesu [空フェス] was held last Sunday and Gigazine was there to cover the event and record down the flight of the many Flying Pantsu ornithopter.
Don’t be disappointed that you were not there because here are two videos taken of the event:
Sou...
09 Mar 13:45 JST
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Star Wars AT-AT DIY Kit Helps Organise Messy Cables

IF you have problems organising your messy cables from all your gadget, then you might want to check out this really cool Star Wars AT-AT DIY Kit that is created by GeekCook.
You can check out his auction page to get the DIY kit for 55 yuan (approxi...
08 Mar 20:35 JST
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Today’s Japan Photo: Hanafuda 花札

On Saturday evening, I went out to catch the awesome anime move Summer Wars, and I’m so inspired by the movie that for Today’s Japan Photo we shall take a look at this interesting card game Hanafuda 花札.
Folks who have seen Summer Wars would be fam...
08 Mar 10:48 JST
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New Gatsby CM Featuring Kimura Takuya & Kawaii Puppy

Here’s a new Gatsby commercial that features a new kawaii puppet puppy together with Kimura Takuya.
I love the initial scene where both of them were taking off the sunglasses together. LOL
07 Mar 18:52 JST
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Today’s Japan Photo: Red Bean Rice 赤飯

While out shopping last week, I chance upon some interesting rice that was colored in red. I went home and googled it and found out that it was called “Sekihan” 赤飯, so for Today’s Japan Photo we shall take a look at this interesting Red Bean Rice....
07 Mar 12:51 JST
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Summer Wars Wins 33rd Japan Academy Awards Best Animation

The 33rd Japan Academy Awards was held yesterday at the New Takanawa Grand Prince Hotel in Tokyo.
If you had been following Mamoru Hosoda’s (細田 守) twitter, then you would know that Summer Wars (サマーウォーズ) won the Best Animation Award for the...
06 Mar 17:41 JST
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Rockman Wagashi

In conjunction with the release of Rockman 10 on 9 March 2010 on the Playstation Network, Capcom is releasing some yummy Rockman Wagashi 「ロックまんじゅう」 for a limited period of time.
There are two different version of packaging, one is the Roc...
06 Mar 13:08 JST
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SOCOM 4 Trailer

This morning I read about SOCOM 4 being developed exclusively for the PS3 and is scheduled for release this fall. Now the debut trailer for the game has also been released.
The game is expected to be release
According to the Playstation Blog and IG...
05 Mar 20:51 JST
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Domo-Kun Helps Out Olympics Highlight Show

Its really tough to take any news seriously when you have Domo-kun as an assistant host.
I was so distracted by Domo-Kun waving his arms around that I didn’t know which athletes they were rooting for. LOL
Source: Japan Probe
05 Mar 17:18 JST
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Aya Ueto To Play Detective

Fuji TV has been announcing many interesting dorama for the upcoming season. Today, they announced that Aya Ueto 上戸彩 will be staring in her first detective drama – “Zettai Reido ~ Zettai Reido ~Mikaiketsu Jiken Tokumei Sousa ~ ” 「絶対零度~未解決...
04 Mar 16:22 JST
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Today’s Japan Photo: Nakatsu Castle 中津城

After visiting the Takarazuka Revue 宝塚歌劇団, its time for us to head back on track to explore the wonderful castle of Japan for our Today’s Japan photo series. Today we will journey to Oita prefecture to visit the Nakatsu Castle 中津城.
This phot...
04 Mar 10:33 JST
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1/8 Natsume Takahashi PVC

ALTAiR (Alter’s new franchise) has announced preorder for their first figure – Natsume Takahashi from the manga series Natsume’s Book of Friends (夏目友人帳).
He is scheduled for release in Jul 2010, and will be retailing for around 6,800 yen. As of...
03 Mar 20:17 JST
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Miss Mister Donut

In conjunction with its 40th anniversary, Mister Donut brought together 40 lovely ladies from all over Japan to announce their new line-up of donuts for Spring season. The lovely ladies included actress Saki Aibu, 24, front 3rd from left, who is this...
03 Mar 15:39 JST
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Sengoku BASARA 3 Ekiben

While we are all eagerly awaiting Sengoku BASARA 3 「戦国BASARA3」 to be released in Summer, you can tuck into some yummy Sengoku BASARA 3 Ekiben if you travel along the JR line passing Nagoya.
The ekiben will be sold starting this weekend on 6 Marc...
02 Mar 21:02 JST
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Otosan Goes Bowling

To spend some quality father-son bonding time, Otosan heads to the bowling alley. This scene of otosan polishing his bowling ball is just awesome!
During the game, Otosan and his son talks about the Otosan chocolate giveaway for the upcoming White D...
02 Mar 16:35 JST
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Nendoroid Puchi Junjou Romantica

GSC has announced preorder for Nendoroid Puchi Junjou Romantica featuring Misaki Takahashi (高橋 美咲), Akihiko Usami (宇佐見 秋彦), and Suzuki-san from the yaoi series Junjo Romantica: Pure Romance.
This is an exclusive set of Nendoroid puchi and...
01 Mar 16:43 JST
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Today’s Japan Photo: Fushimi Castle 伏見城

For Today’s Japan photo series, we will continue our tour of some of Japan’s finest castles. Today we shall visit Fushimi Castle 伏見城, or otherwise known as Momoyama Castle 桃山城.
This photo was uploaded onto flickr by user smsalamon. Loved how t...
01 Mar 10:31 JST
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