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Back in Florence, Japanese girl atones for graffiti

ROME (AFP) - A Japanese teenager who was caught on video daubing graffiti on the Duomo in Florence flew back to the Renaissance city at her own expense to apologise, Italian media reported on Wednesday.

Back in Florence, Japanese girl atones for graffiti

ROME (AFP) - A Japanese teenager who was caught on video daubing graffiti on the Duomo in Florence flew back to the Renaissance city at her own expense to apologise, Italian media reported on Wednesday.

Jeffery: Sega Not Trying To Be 'A Japanese Company In The West'

Jeffery: Sega Not Trying To Be 'A Japanese Company In The West' Talking to Gamasutra at E3, Sega of America president Simon Jeffery has been discussing pulling back from a traditional Japanese reliance on "a small number of huge games", and suggesting: "We're trying to make sure that we don't make the mistake of being yet another Japanese company trying to be a Japanese company in the West."

'Dhoni is right, back-to-back games tough'

BANGALORE: Indian Test captain Anil Kumble endorsed his ODI counterpart Mahendra Singh Dhoni's view that back-to-back matches are taking a toll on the players' bodies. ( Watch )

Crawling Businessman Robot Is a Critique On Japanese Salarymen

Japanese Performance artist Momoyo Torimitsu built a crawling Japanese businessman robot and took it to the streets of Australia to creep out little kids and turn on weird dudes with camcorders. The bot is her critique on the Japanese salaryman lifestyle and the apparent upcoming Asian economic crash. All we know is that dressing up like a nurse and pulling down an old man's pants in the middle of the street is going to attract some lookey-loos. Oh, and I wouldn't want to scrape along the street with my undies down. Ouch. [Diagonal View via Dvice]

Isozaki's Uffizi loggia in doubt

(ANSA) - Florence, August 8 - Controversial plans to add a Japanese-designed loggia to Florence's famed Uffizi Gallery were back in question this week after Culture Minister Sandro Bondi gave the structure the thumbs down.

Japanese Hardware: Sony Falls Behind Nintendo DS, Xbox 360

Japanese Hardware: Sony Falls Behind Nintendo DS, Xbox 360 As game sales reach a recent high in the Japanese software sales charts, the hardware charts have finally seen a change in the status quo.

Back to the Future€™s hoverboard drifts onto eBay

Make like McFly with a genuine Back to the Future hoverboardAnybody who’s seen Back to the Future Part II wants to get their hands (or should we say feet) on a hoverboard in order to replicate some of Marty McFly’s gravity-defying tricks and stunts. And guess what? Thanks to eBay, one fan is going to have that dream come true. The first part, anyway.

Back to the Futures hoverboard drifts onto eBay

Make like McFly with a genuine Back to the Future hoverboardAnybody who’s seen Back to the Future Part II wants to get their hands (or should we say feet) on a hoverboard in order to replicate some of Marty McFly’s gravity-defying tricks and stunts. And guess what? Thanks to eBay, one fan is going to have that dream come true. The first part, anyway.

Media Create: PSP sitting pretty once more at top of Japanese weekly sales charts

Japanese console gaming market analyst firm Media Create releases its sales chart for the week ending June 30th. Though the DS and Wii still enjoy signifigant lifetime-to-date sales numbers globally, the weekly race for pole position in recent memory has seen Sony's PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3 consoles rise to the occasion thanks to major, exclusive software offerings like Metal Gear Solid 4 and Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G. For the better part of June's final week, it's the PSP which reclaimed its throne at top of the Japanese console hardware sales charts.

Japanese Retailer Recalls Sony's PSP Go!Cam Over Fire Fears, Says Rumor

Stories that some PSP Go!Cam units are defectively "running extremely hot, and have emitted a burning smell" have apparently caused one Japanese retailer to issue a recall for the devices bought after July 1 this year. PSPFanboy is reporting that the unnamed company is worried about the potential fire risk if a Chotto Shot (the unit's Japanese name) gets really hot, and has alerted Sony. As yet there is no official response from the makers, and the device isn't on sale yet in the US, though it is available in Europe. [PSPFanboy via RegHardware]

Mystery "iPhone girl" found

Web User:iPhone girl traced to China The riddle of the 'iPhone girl' has been solved. The international mystery began when a UK customer, going by the name of Markm49uk, purchased an iPhone.

Bob Florence: Jazz composer and band leader

Only the best musicians succeed in Los Angeles. The pianist Bob Florence, who was born there, won on two fronts: he led one of the finest big bands in the city, Bob Florence's Limited Edition, and he was one of the most sought-after composers and arrangers of music for the city's commercial studios. His often complex compositions ranked with the finest jazz writing of the last 50 years. Yet, despite the fact that he was regularly called to work in London, he was not as well known in jazz circles in Britain as he should have been.

NRF: Back-To-School Spending Mixed For Consumer Electronics

WASHINGTON — While parents plan to spend more on electronics products for their youngsters during the back-to-school period this year, college-bound kids are cutting back on their CE purchases, a new survey suggests.

Getting back to basics in software development to keep the community in open source

In a recent post, I said the open source software (OSS) community needs to go back to basics because the “us vs. them� thing has become so tiring. But what are the basics the OSS community needs to get back to? What do you need to know to recapture the era before Microsoft even existed when, as Dennis Ritchie—one of the “inventors� of Unix—said (according to the Alacatel-Lucent web site):

Sushi in space? Japanese astronaut plans meals for ISS crew

Sushi in space? Japanese astronaut plans meals for ISS crewWashington - Astronaut Koichi Wakata's preparations to become the first Japanese crew member to live long-term aboard the International Space Station won't neglect his tastebuds.

Mystery "iPhone girl" found

The worldwide hunt for the 'iPhone girl' who turned up on a Apple iPhone in the UK has been traced back to China after a web frenzy.

Prosecutor: Vermont girl's death a homicide

BURLINGTON, Vermont (AP) -- A 12-year-old girl found dead last week in a shallow grave near her uncle's home was killed, a federal prosecutor said Monday at an initial appearance for the uncle on charges of kidnapping the girl.

Kiwi Pride: Graffiti Artists Go Spray Can Crazy In Germany

Congratulations are in order once again for New Zealand graffiti crew TMD (The Most Dedicated), who triumphed at the World’s Largest Graffiti competition at Splash Festival in Germany. More >>

Bringing Street Art Graffiti into the Home - 19/07/2008

Digetex’s bold, vibrant and striking new Urban Graffiti range takes centre stage in any home and is perfect for making a dramatic statement. The Urban Graffiti collection takes inspiration from street art to create a range that features bold graphic 80’s prints and bright colours that have been adapted to indoor living. Digetex reflects these prints in various home décor accessories including blinds, cushions, sofas and wallpapers.

Bikini Guitar Hero Girl Rocks Out!

In our effort to out-do the overrated "Wii Fit Girl", we're bringing you "Bikini Guitar Hero Girl". Check out this very hot chick in her bikini play Guitar Hero!

Teenage boy sneezes in girl's scarf

USING public transport might be a nightmare as one smartly dressed girl recently found out. The girl, who was aboard a Mbuya-bound taxi last week, not only abandoned the taxi, but threw away her scarf after a boy sneezed into it.

Nintendo DS Used in Japanese School to Teach English

Try to imagine a classroom of 32 giggly seventh grade Japanese students at Tokyo's Joshi Gakuen all-girls junior high school. They chant together loudly: "Two hamburgers and two colas please." It's not your typical English lesson; these Japanese students are learning to speak English with the Nintendo DS.

NASA May Hire Japanese Spacecraft For ISS Service Mission

schliz writes "NASA is talking to Japan's space agency about using one of its spacecraft for servicing missions to the International Space Station, according to Japanese media reports. NASA has been considering various options to maintain its commitment to the Space Station after the Space Shuttle is retired from service in 2010. According to Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun, 'unofficial negotiations' between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) began in February."

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