PM Taro Aso To Deliver Speech In Akihabara

Japan’s newly installed Prime Minster will be delivering a speech in Akihabara, an area that is fitting for this politician who loves manga.

Analysts have been saying that PM Taro Aso is poised to call a snap election. Just last Sunday, he visted a supermarket to check out high prices, and then on Monday, launched a [...]

PSP-3000 Sells 141,270 Units In A Week

Looks like the new PSP is doing well in the portable gaming market. Just within a week, it managed to sell more than 140,000 units.

According to Famitsu, more than 10,357,481 PSPs have been sold in Japan.

I have been considering getting a new psp or Nintendo DSi [...]

Station Master Tama Gets A Train

The ever popular cat Train Station Master,will be getting a really cool bonus. A train that is specially themed after Tama.

The train will have cartoon Tamas painted all over it and the special Tama train will begin service in spring 2009.

Here’s a news report of the press event announcing this news:

Source: Japan Probe
Soon there will [...]

Leah Dizon Press Conference On Shotgun Marriage

Today Leah Dizon held her press conference to share with everyone the news that she had a shotgun wedding last week.

The reason why they got married is because Leah Dizon got pregnant. She met her husband through work, whereby he was in a shoot for one of Dizon’s CD jackets. Of course, work leads to [...]

Pachinko Academy?!

I never knew it actually existed but there is actually a pachinko academy where one can learn there is to know about what is to one of Japanese favorite pastime.

The academy is located near Shinjuku Station, and according to the president,
“Our students either want to change their career, or they are already working in pachinko [...]