In April 1979 a TV series called Mobile Suite Gundam featured a giant robotic suite piloted by a human who was seated inside machine. Not only innovative in the world of manga and anime this serie, still popular 3 decades later, inspired creation of biosuites and robotic design.
Sunrise studio started construction of a full scale Gundam at Tokyo’s Odaiba to mark the anniversary. gundam30th
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Gundam 30th anniversary
Friday, May 22nd, 20093G iPhone launched 45 minutes ago in Japan
Thursday, July 10th, 2008It is 45 minutes past midnight here in Tokyo but very few people are lining up in front of Softbank stores to wait for opening hours and get their hands on the new 3G iPhone. Although previous Apple novelties saw much more interest among fans that were literary camping in front of Apple stores, this one is not going to be even available in Apple stores in Japan! What a disappointment.
Just to remind that Japan is one of rare countries that uses only 3G mobile phone networks. Mobile phone is like having a watch around the wrist. People are quietly sitting (or rather standing) in metro watching TV, surfing the Web on their mobiles or chatting with friends. Mobile sets have large displays that can rotate, touch screens, multi-cameras and many other features that the rest of the world is only discovering.
Both travel guides that I’ve brought from Europe, although quite recent (published 2007), incorrectly stated that European mobile phones will not operate in Japan. That is simply not true if one owns a 3G phone. Both my Nokia N95 and my wifes Sony Erricson W880i work perfectly well, and mobile Internet is very fast!