A new amazing humanoid robot named ROPID was created by Tomotaka Takahashi of ROBO GARAGE Co.,Ltd. This adorable 38 cm tall robot can jump 8cm off the floor. He…

A Japanese board game, shogi is often compared with international chess, and both are originated from an ancient Indian game, chaturanga. Shogi is played on a 9 x 9 grid…

For those who want pets but can’t have them for some reasons, there are robot pets from SEGA TOYS. The company released different robot pets as “Yume Pets” series. Especially…

    Using 4500 pieces of LEGO, this man built an amazing pop-up Kinkaku-ji (Known as Temple of The Golden Pavilion)!!!     Can you imagine how he figures out…

    In Japan Go was kind of an elders’ game, until it got popular among young people in the last decade. They are influenced by a Go manga, titled…

  Go is a territorial game, played with a grid board and black and white stones. It looks like Reversi but it’s different. To learn the rule, check the international…

——Hundreds of adults silently stand in front of an electrical store, with Nintendo DS in their hands everyday.   It’s not a sci-fi movie. It’s actually happening in Japan. Can…

Kyoto Cross Media Experience 2009 (Kyoto CMEX) was held September 26th to October 4th in Kyoto. This was the first regional program of Japan International Contents Festival (Japan CoFest). Japan…

The booths that attracted the visitors the most were, SQUARE ENIX: “Final Fantasy XIII” for PS3 will be released in December 2009. KONAMI: “Metal Gear Solid —peace walker” for PS3….

I would like to report about Tokyo Game Show 2009, which was held from September 24th to 27th at Makuhari Messe. “Tokyo Game Show” is the biggest video game convention…

Akihabara, Tokyo, is a major shopping area for electronic, computer, game, anime and manga goods. People often call it “Akiba” for short. Since there are over 250 electrical appliance stores…