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Japanese Spherical Flying Machine
Remote-controlled flying spheres developed by the Japanese Ministry Of Defence - look a bit like the mapping probes in Prometheus. (via Neatorama)
18th Jun 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
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Gundam Themed Hotel
Like big robots? Like hotels? Ever thought: "Damn! If only someone could combine the two"? Here's the answer: Room G: Special Type - a Gundam-styled suite in Tokyo. (via AX3)
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13th Jun 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
60s Japanese Graphic Design
Lovely selection of graphic design from 60s Japan over at the iso50 website.
4th Feb 2012 - Add Comment - Tweet
Promo Promo: Matthew Herbert - One Pig
behind the scenes of the new Herbert concept (concpet?) album One Pig
22nd Sep - One Pig Live @ Liquidroom, Tokyo, Japan
23rd Sept - Matthew Herbert DJ @ Metro, Kyoto Japan
21 Oct - Matthew Herbert DJ @ Denis Simachev Shop and Bar, Moscow
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21st Sep 2011 - Add Comment - Tweet
There's An App For That: Yurekuru
BC and I are in the field over in Tokyo this week ....and have been rocked by the frequent aftershocks from last months big quake (a magnitude 7.1 and a 7.4 being the biggest). A frequent sound prior to the tremor is the ding ding of the Yurekuru App, which gives locals a quick heads-up. You can even set a minimum intensity over which you want warning, as most people here don't get out of bed for less than a 7.
Japan doesn't use the same magnitude system as the West, preferring the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale which records quakes in actual relative intensity - rating the quake bigger the closer you are to the epicentre. The ratings are also accompanied by a written description, ranging from "Hanging objects such as lamps swing slightly" through "Hanging objects swing violently. Most unstable ornaments fall. Occasionally, dishes in a cupboard and books on a bookshelf fall and furniture moves" to "Most furniture moves to a large extent and some jumps up".
Update: The USGS has data streams accessible by the "Quakes" app - in English.
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12th Apr 2011 - 2 comments - Add Comment - Tweet
The robots are coming
more advances in the world of Cylon-style robotics
30th Aug 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Muji Village!
coming to Japan: the chance to take micro-living one step further at Muji Village
15th Jun 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
World Tour of Japan 2010
It's long overdue, but I've slung up a load of photos from me and BC's recent Japan tour - mostly inane photos of Japanese stickmen, but also a few other bits and some snow videos. Enjoy.
12th Apr 2010 - 1 comments - Add Comment - Tweet
Ohayou Goizamasu!
8.58am in London, 5.58pm in Tokyo - where me, BC and HHG are on a mission. Fashion, then snowboarding - but not in order of priority.
Barrage of photos to follow for sure, but for now start the day Japanese style.
Arigato goizimasu!
18th Mar 2010 - 2 comments - Add Comment - Tweet