Japan articles

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  Watch tiny fighting robots vie for the Robo-One championship

  By Adi Robertson on March 27, 2012 09:34 am + 8 comments

  Japan's Robo-One tournament for humanoid boxing robots took place last weekend, and Robots Dreams h Continue reading…

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  Google ordered to censor some autocomplete results in Japan over privacy concerns

  By T.C. Sottek on March 26, 2012 09:30 am + 10 comments

  A Japanese court has made a provisional order for Google to delete specific terms from its Continue reading…

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  Bandai announces Smartpet, a robot dog with an iPhone for a face

  By Sam Byford on March 26, 2012 07:41 am + 16 comments

  Bandai, the creator of the original Tamagotchi, has announced another big move into the world of Continue reading…

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  Olympus OM-D EM-5 underwater housing out in July

  By Sam Byford on March 26, 2012 02:50 am + 1 comments

  The Olympus OM-D E-M5 may be the company's first weatherproof Micro Four Thirds camera, but that Continue reading…

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  Facebook now has 10 million Japanese users, catching up with Mixi

  By Sam Byford on March 23, 2012 06:43 am + 16 comments

  There are now over 10 million active Facebook users in Japan according to the company, a number that Continue reading…

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  Leica M9-P coming in white for $31,695, only 50 to be released

  By Andrew Webster on March 22, 2012 05:17 pm + 30 comments

  If the $7,995 price tag of the Leica M9-P wasn't expensive enough for you, there's now a white Continue reading…

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  Panasonic Eluga available in Japan on March 29th, Europe in April

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 22, 2012 04:52 am + 9 comments

  Panasonic's 4.3-inch water- and dust-resistant P-04D Android handset — also known as the Eluga — Continue reading…

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  Nikon D800 'out today' in Japan, sold out everywhere

  By Sam Byford on March 22, 2012 02:02 am + 5 comments

  The Nikon D800 is officially out today in Japan, with pre-orders shipping around the country and Continue reading…

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  Sony A57 out April 13th in Japan, "around" April 20th in the US for $799.99 with kit lens

  By Sam Byford on March 20, 2012 11:10 pm + 10 comments

  Sony's latest SLT camera, the A57, was announced last week with a release window of April, but we've Continue reading…

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  '100 Yen' explores the mysterious world of Japanese arcades

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 19, 2012 11:54 pm + 4 comments

  Where have all the arcades gone? Well, if you live in Japan, they've been here all along, packed Continue reading…