Japan

From The Feed: Big in Japan

October 22, 2008 - Gettin some feeds from across the Pacific...

FAQ: G-8 summit

July 8, 2008 - The 34th annual G-8 summit began Monday in Japan—the last time President George Bush will either hobnob with or inappropriately massage the world's foremos...

From The Room: 2 bits: Inside Inochi

March 10, 2008 - 2 bits are here! The 1st I found. The 2nd I made. The 1st is the muse. The 2nd, the musing. Found a lil' bit I should see? Write to kevins2bits@gmail.com. And don't miss previous bits below! Rock on, dudebros. Rock on. Bit #1...

From The Room: Breasts Save a Model

March 7, 2008 - Charges were dropped against a bikini model in Japan, who'd been convicted of kicking a hole in her boyfriend's door and crawling into his house after discovering he'd cheated on her, when the a...

Japan must suspend its robotic development program

December 19, 2007 - Just days after Toyota unveiled its violin-playing automaton, Japanese automaker Honda showed off the newest version of their humanoid robot ASIMO. Created in 1986—the same year as the Olsen twins—ASIMO has, like the Olsens, gotten creepier every year since birth. Click to watch the vi...

From The Room: Who Needs Writers When You've Got Reality

November 9, 2007 - Less than a week into the writers strike and already the fickle network executives--rather than giving the writers what they want--are looking to the rest of the world for answers. Reality shows are being pitched like tents at Burning Man, and every nation on earth is sending Hollywood...