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io9 - Nov 20, 2008
During this weekend's Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Peru, a very important question will be discussed. Japanese Prime Minister Tarō Asō and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will begin preliminary …
![Five Japanese Monsters I Encountered Before I Turned 20 [Mangobot]](http://imageserver.news.speeple.com/b/8/9/0/2/c/b/d/7/0/5ccf18c966ded8d42ef5c8.gif) |
Five Japanese Monsters I Encountered Before I Turned 20 [Mangobot]io9 - Oct 24, 2008 Welcome back to MangoBot, a biweekly column about Asian futurism by TokyoMango blogger Lisa Katayama. In Tokyo, teenage girls don't worry about date rape and theft nearly as much as they fret over monsters (and train … Also tagged: feature, top, monsters, mangobot, yokai attack, yokai, gegege no kitaro |
![My Virtual Journey On A Ribosome Spaceship And To The Far Ends of the Galaxy [Mangobot]](http://imageserver.news.speeple.com/e/3/1/f/3/9/2/1/a/e/a583e23f96e434c6912e9a.jpeg) |
My Virtual Journey On A Ribosome Spaceship And To The Far Ends of the Galaxy [Mangobot]io9 - Oct 10, 2008 Welcome back to MangoBot, a biweekly column about Asian futurism by TokyoMango blogger Lisa Katayama. The International Space Station is flying straight at me. "This is a glimpse into the future," a voice says from … Also tagged: feature, top, planetarium, mangobot, synra dome |
io9 - Oct 7, 2008
The Busan International Film Festival in South Korea wrapped yesterday, and everyone was buzzing about two major superhero flicks hitting Asian countries this winter. The sequel to 2003's Cicak Man from Malaysia will …
Also tagged: india, china, korea, phillippines, asian superheroes
io9 - Sep 26, 2008
One of the latest crazes in Japan is virtual boyfriends, which you can order up special on the newly-launched Web-kare social network. Two of the possible boys for you are pictured here, and I have to admit they're …
Also tagged: social networks, virtual boys are hott, web kare
io9 - Sep 26, 2008
Welcome back to MangoBot, a biweekly column about Asian futurism by TokyoMango blogger Lisa Katayama. Earlier this week, I joined a team of experts from Gizmodo Japan on an expedition to the world's most famous geek …
Also tagged: travel, feature, top, manga, akihabara, anime, cosplay, akiba, figurines, mangobot
io9 - Sep 8, 2008
Though certain Western politicians may act like supervillains, you’d be hard-pressed to find one who admits to digging comic books. Not so in Japan, where the love of manga runs deep: Meet 67-year-old Taro Aso, who in …
Also tagged: comics, manga, taro aso, manga politics
io9 - Aug 29, 2008
Party 7 is the touching tale of seven people coming to terms with their pasts, learning to care for their families, and finding out why it's important to carry on the traditions of voyeuristic superheroes. Captain …
Also tagged: movies, comedy, superheroes, found footage, party 7
io9 - Aug 29, 2008
Welcome back to MangoBot, a biweekly column about Asian futurism by TokyoMango blogger Lisa Katayama. Back in the 1920s and 30s, when Asian immigration to the US and Europe was picking up steam, prominent science …
Also tagged: feature, china, top, race, asian american, joss whedon, william gibson, hp lovecraft, fu manchu, jack london, mangobot, william f wu, yellow peril, philip nowlan
io9 - Aug 8, 2008
Easy to build, lightweight, and multifunctional, the dome house has long been the domicile of choice in science fictional futures, but rarely seen here on Earth. Now that's all changing. In Aso Farm Land resort village …
Also tagged: architecture, futurism, dome houses