Irrational Want of the Day? Who am I kidding? I haven't posted in ages! It sounded catchy, though. Anyway, what you're really here for the newest utterly random, totally cool microclimate-controlling gadget from Japan, … [Read more...]
[yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMtzNv7pqfA'] Okay, I thought Dave Matthews was weird. I was wrong. This is weird. Hatsune Miku is a character made up for Vocaloid, which is basically some software that lets … [Read more...]
Passing the JLPT at any level requires being able to read some Japanese and of course the best way to learn to read is well....reading stuff. The problem with reading is that it's really hard. For most of us below the … [Read more...]
I'm guessing a lot of you know how to type in Japanese (hint: you don't need a Japanese keyboard), but did you know about all the "hidden" special characters you can type out while you're in Japanese input mode? You aren't … [Read more...]
I get all kinds of weird questions in my e-mail inbox. Sometimes they're creepy, sometimes they're hilarious, sometimes they're interesting, and sometimes they're a part of a pattern. This is one of those patterns. A few … [Read more...]
As if Twitter itself wasn't a big enough time waster, right? This is a Japanese flash game (so is this) that takes your Twitter icon and pits you against another Twitter icon. After you've chosen the opponents, Twitter … [Read more...]