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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."

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]

Thomson Reuters Expands Japanese Patent Coverage in Derwent World Patents Index

Addition of English-translated Japanese Utility Models Provides Most Comprehensive Access to Proliferating Asian Patent Data PHILADELPHIA, May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, has further increased coverage of the growing patent activity in the Asia Pacific region with the addition of registered Japanese Utility Models in Derwent World Patents Index(R) (DWPI(SM)). This is the latest addition to the DWPI database, with Chinese Utility Model Registrations added in October 2007. The inclusion of the Japanese Utility Models provides the best access to Asian patents in English, and further enhances the value of DWPI for prior art and patentability searches.

Thomson Reuters Expands Japanese Patent Coverage

Thomson Reuters, a source of information for businesses and professionals, has added a registered Japanese Utility Models in Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI), a database of patent documents. The inclusion of the Japanese Utility Models provides access to Asian patents in English. Japanese Utility Models can be used to seek protection for devices that have a short lifecycle, or for inventions that have a lower technological aspect when compared to a full patent.

Astronauts test Japanese robotic arm

Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide put the robotic arm of the Japanese Kibo module through its paces Monday before stowing it away, as the shuttle Discovery crew completed its mission at the International Space Station.

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.

Astronauts test Japanese robotic arm

Washington - Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide put the robotic arm of the Japanese Kibo module through its paces on Monday before stowing it away, as the shuttle Discovery crew completed its mission at the International Space Station.

Astronauts test Japanese robotic arm

WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide put the robotic arm of the Japanese Kibo module through its paces Monday before stowing it away, as the shuttle Discovery crew completed its mission at the International Space Station.

Astronauts test Japanese robotic arm

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide put the robotic arm of the Japanese Kibo module through its paces Monday before stowing it away, as the shuttle Discovery crew completed its mission at the International Space Station.

Astronauts test Japanese robotic arm

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide put the robotic arm of the Japanese Kibo module through its paces Monday before stowing it away, as the shuttle Discovery crew completed its mission at the International Space Station.

Astronauts test Japanese robotic arm

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide put the robotic arm of the Japanese Kibo module through its paces Monday before stowing it away, as the shuttle Discovery crew completed its mission at the International Space Station.

Astronauts test Japanese robotic arm

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide put the robotic arm of the Japanese Kibo module through its paces Monday before stowing it away, as the shuttle Discovery crew completed its mission at the International Space Station.

Astronauts test Japanese robotic arm

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide put the robotic arm of the Japanese Kibo module through its paces Monday before stowing it away, as the shuttle Discovery crew completed its mission at the International Space Station.

Cyplasin Given Japanese Patent

Cyplasin Given Japanese Patent May 27, 2008 (FinancialWire) Cyplasin Biomedical Ltd. (OTCBB: CYPL) (Current Market Cap. US$7.92 Mil.) has been granted a Japanese patent on its Nr Hei 9-516992 application. The claims cover the characterization of a cytotoxic protein from the mucus of the sea hare Aplysia punctata and its use to treat cancer. Around 160,000 new cases of new melanoma cases are diagnosed worldwide each year. Melanoma is more frequently found in Caucasian males and is more common in Caucasian populations living in sunny climates than in other groups. Market statistics for skin cancer and melanoma show that melanoma currently affects more then 2.4 million people worldwide with 62,000 new cases being reported in the USA every year.

Astronauts open space station's 'beautiful' Japanese lab

The Japanese Kibo Module is moved from the US space shuttle Discovery's cargo bay by The International Space Station's robot arm for installation on the station. A cosmonaut-turned-space plumber repaired the only toilet at the International Space Station on Wednesday, bringing relief while his colleagues worked on opening a new Japanese laboratory.

Attic attached to Japanese lab in space:

The ISS's huge new Japanese lab got even bigger when the astronauts attached an attic.The ISS's huge new Japanese lab got even bigger when the astronauts attached an attic.

PSP Leads New Entries In Japanese Charts

PSP Leads New Entries In Japanese Charts The top of the weekly Japanese software sales charts have swapped one baseball game for another this week, with Konami’s latest Powerful Pro Baseball title for PSP taking the lead. It does so with 117,000 first week sales – beating the 59,000 unit debut of last week’s number one title Let’s Make a Pro Baseball Team! on Nintendo DS.

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.

Cyplasin Biomedical Ltd Announces Japanese Patent for its Antitumor Protein

CYPL: OTCBB EDMONTON, May 23 /CNW/ - Cyplasin Biomedical Ltd today announced that its Japanese Patent application Nr Hei 9-516992 has been granted. The claims cover the characterization of a cytotoxic protein from the mucus of the sea hare Aplysia punctata and its use to treat cancer. "It is gratifying to receive the approval of our patent application since it was obtained after many years of careful in-depth-analysis by the Japanese Patent Office. It describes our intellectual property for the cytotoxic Cyplasin to be used as an anticancer substance, especially valuable in one of the most important economies worldwide. Together with corresponding US and European patents Cyplasin Biomedical Ltd relies now on a solid intellectual property portfolio allowing it to proceed successfully in the rapid development of Cyplasin," said Professor Ch

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."

British Museum showcases photobooks by 3 leading Japanese photographers

The British Museum in London has expanded the content of its already extensive Japanese Galleries with the showcase of three photobooks by leading Japanese photographers from the post-war period, Shomei Tomatsu, Eiko Hosoe and Takashi Homma.

Sanyo says to team up with VW in hybrid batteries

Japanese businessmen walk past an advertisement board of Japanese electronics giant Sanyo Electric in Tokyo in 2007. German automaker Volkswagen AG will team up with Japan's Sanyo Electric to develop a lithium-ion battery for next-generation hybrid vehicles, the Japanese company announced Wednesday.

Idol Talent Shokotan Starts Limited-Run English Blog

has announced today that she started the Shokotan Blog's English Edition (accessible via a personal computer or a mobile device) for a limited run during her appearance at this week's Anime Expo in Los Angeles, California. The English edition backtracks in time to translate her Japanese blog entries from her July 2 arrival in Los Angeles during a bomb scare, and continues to the present. The English content is slightly different from the Japanese version, and the translator adds notes for people unfamiliar with details of the Japanese culture or language.

Japanese astronaut says Earth is 'beautiful'

Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, on his first mission in space, said Sunday he was in awe of the Earth as he spoke with his prime minister in Tokyo.

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