Most robotpets may not be easily mistaken for the real thing, but that's not likely to be the case with the ChouChou Electric Butterfly, which might even have a few people reaching to free it from its jar. Unfortunately, it's the jar that keeps the butterfly "alive" -- it has some AA batteries in its lid that apparently allow the butterfly to respond to vibrations and flutter about. That may not sound like much, but the effect is pretty striking -- see for yourself after the break. Of course, just because it's simple doesn't mean its cheap. You'll have to shell out a hefty $76 to bring this one home.
Not wanting to be done by the United States who turned bar room brawls into a sport called mixed martial arts, the Japanese have upped the ante with the new sport of “neon light fighting.”
As the name suggests, the sport is fairly simple: big Japanese men hit each other with neon lights in a battle of wills and broken glass.
There’s not a lot of information online about any other rules the sport might have, but I’d presume that maybe there is no rules, except that neon lights must be used when at attacking your opponent.
A small sample of neon light fighting pics as follows:
Now, with the game due to release later this month in North America and Japan, publisher Tecmo is at it again.
If you didn’t already know, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 will allow players to move the polygonal breasts of female characters using the motion-sensing capabilities of the PlayStation 3’s SIXAXIS controller. That’s right: shaking the pad up and down lets you – for no discernible reason – jiggle some motion-controlled breasts.
Yes, it’s a bit perverse and brazen, and it hardly does much to combat well-worn gamer stereotypes, but let’s not be too po-faced: it’s also cheeky and mildly amusing, at least for the first two seconds. This commercial, featuring a bunch of transfixed men, shows off the unique feature:
Tokyo, Japan (AHN) – Incoming Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama announced Monday his administration will have a more ambitious greenhouse gas emission cut target of 25 percent by 2020.
The rate announced at the Asahi World Environment Forum in Tokyo is 17 percent higher than the target set in June by the outgoing prime minister Taro Aso.
However, Hatoyama said in his speech that higher reduction targets by other major countries will be a precondition for Tokyo’s new target.
Hatoyama said he will give more details about his climate policy at a summit to be held at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Sept. 22.
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