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Pope Francis’ fascination with the devil took on remarkable new twists Tuesday, with a well-known exorcist insisting Francis helped “liberate” a Mexican man possessed by four different demons despite the Vatican’s insistence that no such papal exorcism took place. The case concerns a 43-year-old ...
Kazuhiro Shiraishi, 66, is a guest-house manager in the Izu-kogen Highlands, a famous resort area on the Izu Peninsula of Shizuoka Prefecture. Looking out onto the Pacific Ocean, and just 90 minutes by train from Tokyo, Izu has a warm climate all year round ...
“I was stopped by two men in a government-registered vehicle, blindfolded and dragged off the street. They took me away to a house in a place I did not know. I was forced into a room with blood all over the walls and floor, ...
Guitarist Dustin Wong hesitates for a split second. It’s a pause that would go unnoticed during most other sets, but Wong has spent the last 40 minutes seemingly in a trance while playing guitar and looping the notes via an array of pedals in ...
Tim Duncan saves the day as the Spurs hold off the Grizzlies in overtime
The holidays are just around the corner, so for those who subscribe to a little late-December consumerism, here are a few ideas for your gift list. Cocorobo In the steady march of machines that will one day replace us mere humans, the robot vacuum ...
It’s so small that it could easily be mistaken for a small pack of mints. In fact, if you actually have a packet of Frisk on you hang on to it, it’ll come in handy. Pocket Geiger, one of many gadgets on display at ...
When talking about Japan’s advanced technology, many may imagine that it’s mostly developed by huge household-name firms such as NTT, Sony and Toyota. However, much of Japan’s “unique” or quirky technology is developed by individuals and small groups of geeky inventors — hundreds of ...
Late last month, Nintendo issued a press release, regarding its smash hit “Animal Crossing: New Leaf.” The game, a simulator in which cute characters do things like collect items and decorate their houses, hit No. 1 on the game charts thanks to its dedicated ...
With so many different types of screens to choose from, it’s a wonderful time for home entertainment these days. Whether you opt for the latest HDTV, or a shiny new tablet computer as your second screen, there’s something for everybody depending on your specific ...
Despite the fact that Japan has the world’s largest market for digital-manga, which are primarily read on cellphones, and that Amazon has recently brought out its Kindle platform in Japan — after a delay of 5 years — the e-book business here has yet ...
Takara-Tomy has a habit of producing or distributing weird and wacky toys that incorporate interesting uses of technology, and two of its most recent releases are no exception. New Furby If you were one of the millions of people who owned a Furby back ...
This is a tale of controllers: the Wii U GamePad and the Wii U Pro Controller. For years, Nintendo gamers have wanted a hardcore game controller like those that come with Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s PS3 consoles — instead they have the Wii ...
With the recent closely-timed releases of new tablet devices by Apple, Google and Amazon, the battle for control of the 7-inch tablet market has turned into an all out war. And with Japanese cellphone carriers wading into the fray by releasing tablets in the ...
When Minnesota-native Angela Salisbury moved to Tokyo, she ditched the guidebooks and explored the city by crafting. She had always enjoyed sewing, and quickly developed an affinity for a traditional Japanese form of embroidery called sashiko. To display her work, she began posting her ...
With the spread of smartphones and high-speed communication networks, so-called Internet-tethering services are now a possibility in Japan. But what is actually involved in such services can be confusing — such as what phones are tethering-ready, how much the service costs and if there ...
Fujitsu tends to get left out of the conversation when it comes to the world’s top PC-makers these days, but it’s still an important player in its home market of Japan — where it holds about 15 percent of the market, placing it second ...