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- February 25, 2015

Japanese Government Ministry Launching Universal Free Wi-Fi Symbol

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s special wireless LAN task force will begin accepting applications to receive one of the designating signs in just over a month. They also plan to launch a multilingual website to assist foreign travelers with getting their Wi-Fi situation squared away. Sigh…that's a bit of a harbinger.

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- February 25, 2015

Logicool Launching Updated G300 Series 9-Button Programmable Gaming Mouse

Building on the success of their entire G series of mice, the G300r model in particular, Logicool Japan will release the new and improved G300s on March 6, 2015.

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- February 24, 2015

The mobile internet was born 16 Years Ago in Tokyo with Docomo's i-Mode

While Docomo never managed to capture global value from inventing and first introducing the mobile internet, the No. 1 top-grossing company globally, and five of the top-10 globally top-grossing Apps for iOS and Google-Play combined are Japanese.

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- February 24, 2015

Chinese Tank Scooter is a Jet Ski on Land

EDITOR'S NOTE: SameZone, the company mentioned herein, is currently under investigation by AkihabaraNews for being completely full of shit and straight-up KIRFing the BPG Werks Shredder. Updates to come.

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Editor - February 25, 2015

Japanese Government Ministry Launching Universal Free Wi-Fi Symbol

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Editor - February 25, 2015

Logicool Launching Updated G300 Series 9-Button Programmable Gaming Mouse

Building on the success of their entire G series of mice, the G300r model in particular, Logicool Japan will release the new and improved G300s on March 6, 2015.

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Eurotechnology Japan KK - February 24, 2015

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The mobile internet was born 16 Years Ago in Tokyo with Docomo's i-Mode

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Chinese Tank Scooter is a Jet Ski on Land

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Editor - February 23, 2015

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Tokyo Marathon Brings out the Cosplayers (SFW GALLERY)

It comes as no surprise then that the subculture-gone-mainstream finds purchase in a 36,000-strong public sporting event. All we really have to say about that is: “WELL DONE! BRAVO! YOU ALL LOOKED FABULOUS!”

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Contributor - February 23, 2015

Terrie's Take: Who Wants a Weak Yen? Who Want to Eat J-Goat? Who Wants Translation?

Terrie’s Take is a selection of Japan-centric news collected and collated by long-time resident and media business professional Terrie Lloyd. AkihabaraNews is pleased to present Terrie’s learned perspective; we all could use another take on the news - here’s Terrie’s:

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TokyoStreetView - February 23, 2015

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TokyoStreetView: Tokyo Daiba to Shimbashi on the Yurikamome Line (4K VIDEO)

We did not expect to receive a request to post a non-lapsed, realtime version of our Yurikamome Hyperlapse, but we did, and here it is. Enjoy the unaltered, 15-minute long 4K Video of the ride on the Yurikamome line from Daiba Station to Shimbashi Station on the privately owned and operated Yurikamome commuter line.

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Editor - February 20, 2015

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Japanese Marketing: Buy the Rakuten Kobo Aura H20, Win a Year of Bath Salts!

Intrinsic awareness of these cultural pillars and their heretofore non-combinable status has resulted in what might be - for those looking in from the rest of the world - the domestic tech industry’s goofiest marketing effort of 2015 (thus far).

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Editor - February 19, 2015

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Meet the AQUOS K Android Flip Phone: No Touchscreen! No Google Play!

Yes, feature and flip phones are still widely available in Japan (not huge sellers these days), but we’re pretty sure this is first time anyone’s bothered to shoehorn Google’s Android OS into a device that doesn’t even have a touchscreen.

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Editor - February 17, 2015

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World’s First: CASIO to Release Standard Scientific Calculator that Displays Arabic Script

The series’ high-end models, including the ClassWiz fx-991AR X and ClassWiz fx-570AR X, include spreadsheet functionality and a new feature that creates smart device-readable QR codes which, when scanned by a smartphone or tablet, automatically generate graphs or connect to instructional information on a dedicated website.

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