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Boy Arrested for Cheating after Police Manhunt

Author: Artefact
Categories: Japan, News
Date: Mar 3, 2011 21:02 JST

Tags: Bizarre, Cheating, Crime, Keitai, Mass Media, Police, Sendai, University, Yahoo!

Japanese police have arrested a boy for cheating on his university entrance examination by using a mobile phone to photograph the questions and get the answers from accomplices on the Internet, in what turned out to be Japan’s biggest news story in months.

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Anonymous commented on March 8, 2011 12:17
Hi from Kansas City Community College. I'm prod to say over herre at our fine schoole,we's hardly be cheating on tests and stuff.ALL uf our tefts are in multible choices and sum come in nice crossword... More
Anonymous commented on March 7, 2011 20:01
Hi from The University of Tokyo. That leisure life that some claim after entering the university in Japan may apply to some cases, but in the graduate school here the research activities are really demanding. You... More

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Xperia Play = “$900″

Author: Artefact
Categories: Games, News
Date: Feb 21, 2011 11:45 JST

Tags: Comparison, Keitai, Marketing, PSP, Sony, Technology

Sony Ericsson’s newly unveiled smartphone-cum-PSP the “Xperia Play” (otherwise known as the “PSPhone”) has been revealed to have a nearly $900 price-tag.

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Anonymous commented on February 25, 2011 14:24
Exactly... I was a bit astounded that Sankaku managed to post the retail price for Xperia Play when there were only bunch of speculations on the price elsewhere. Yes, it would probably priced around that. But i... More
Anonymous commented on February 23, 2011 10:24
01:15 fuck the consoles. Shitty ass hardware. Buy a PC and make it to where you can get easy upgrades and it will last through at least one console generation without major hardware changes. Hell... More

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NGP Spec “Nothing Special” “Nowhere Near PS3″

Author: Artefact
Categories: Games, News
Date: Jan 31, 2011 00:10 JST

Tags: Comparison, DS, Keitai, Marketing, PSP, Sony, Technology

The supposed “PS3 level” power of Sony’s newly announced NGP is being called into question, with technical analysis of its capabilities suggesting it is not nearly as impressive as it is hyped to be, and that it is already in imminent danger of being eclipsed by smartphones and tablets using the very same chipset it employs.

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PrinceHeir commented on February 1, 2011 14:33
oh well as long as the games are good that's all that matters :P... More
Ben commented on February 1, 2011 06:17
Is anyone really surprised? Take Nintendo for example on a lesser system's success though, nobody wants to play their games on a damn phone given the choice.... More

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NGP “Finished Because of Monthly Subscription”

Author: Artefact
Categories: Games, News
Date: Jan 29, 2011 12:17 JST

Tags: DS, Keitai, Marketing, Nintendo, PSP, Sony, Technology

Sony’s NGP is touting its 3G mobile connectivity features, but Sony has unsurprisingly confirmed this will not be free, and consumers and even Nintendo’s CEO all appear extremely hostile to the idea.

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Lawence Codye commented on February 1, 2011 08:54
"I won’t deny we’ve been looking into [3G support for the 3DS]. However, with the separate subscription fee required it is a very difficult option to consider.” Why can't Sony think like this more often... “It’s finished.” Sums... More
Anonymous commented on January 31, 2011 13:04
What part of this makes it a worthy article. I just wasted a few minutes of my life for reading such idiotic opinion. I you don't want 3G then don't get it, plain an simple.... More

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Top 10 Ways to Annoy the Japanese on a Train

Author: Artefact
Categories: Japan, News
Date: Jan 28, 2011 20:23 JST

Tags: Chikan, Keitai, Public Transport, Rankings, Tokyo, Trains

Japanese train commuters (i.e. practically all Japanese) supply a ranking of the behaviours they find most annoying on a train, making essential reading for Japanese and uncultured barbarians alike.

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Anonymous commented on February 2, 2011 23:53
and illegal parking costs an arm and leg!... More
Lawence Codye commented on February 1, 2011 08:40
This is exactly why I don't want to get on a train in Japan... Too much traffic & there is really no chance of getting lucky under the circumstances either...... More

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Sony Announces “NGP” PSP2 & PSP for Smartphones

Author: Artefact
Categories: Games, News
Date: Jan 27, 2011 16:54 JST

Tags: Announcements, DS, Keitai, Marketing, PSP, Sony, Technology

Sony has announced its successor to the PSP, the “Next Generation Portable,” as well as the distribution of PSP games over smartphones and similar mobile devices.

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Anonymous commented on February 10, 2011 16:14
Everytime I read "NGP", I keep thinking it as Neo-geo Pocket Color. Only if...... More
Anonymous commented on February 1, 2011 09:47
Ha! If you count "RIPPED OFF" "PWND" Then yes they did. People rip each other off but sony? They have made an art Off of Ripping People off. Also really? Near ps3 graphics? considering the... More

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Shin Megami Tensei Devil Hunter ZERO Released

Author: Artefact
Categories: Games, News
Date: Jan 21, 2011 21:05 JST

Tags: Announcements, Atlus, Continuations, Keitai, RPG, Shin Megami Tensei

The latest addition to the hit Megami Tensei series, Shin Megami Tensei Devil Hunter ZERO, has been revealed. The good news is that it is an RPG, but as for the bad news…

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Anonymous commented on January 24, 2011 19:49
Actually its a pretty smart move from Index really. It's becoming a well known fact that social networking games and mobile phone games pretty much print money since they are cheap to make and are... More
Anonymous commented on January 23, 2011 21:45
Well, happy I got to play the first Disgaea and their other similar RPG while they where good. Good times... And Persona 3 on Ps2... god I love that game... Anyone know if the PsP ver. is... More

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Charming Ruiko Saten Figure

Author: Leon
Categories: Anime Figures, News
Date: Jan 18, 2011 05:08 JST

Tags: A Certain Magical Index, Keitai, Kotobukiya, PVC, Schoolgirls, Skirts

Railgun sub-heroine Saten Ruiko receives a new figure by Kotobukiya, showing off her fine phone and equally fine navel.

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Anonymous commented on January 21, 2011 01:03
Is her seifuku removable?... More
Anonymous commented on January 20, 2011 03:01
We sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo need a figure of Saten uplifting Uiharau's skirt.... More

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Sega, Capcom, Konami “Dump Consoles for Phones, SNS”

Author: Artefact
Categories: Games, News
Date: Jan 16, 2011 03:11 JST

Tags: Business, Capcom, Internet, Keitai, Konami, Marketing, Sega, Square Enix

Top Japanese game companies such as Sega, Capcom and Konami are reported to be drastically scaling back their releases of games for console platforms, whilst drastically scaling up their output of games for mobile phones and social networking services.

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Anonymous commented on September 21, 2011 16:42
sega? why?... More
Anonymous commented on May 1, 2011 22:52
It has to get worse before it gets better. Pride before the fall and all that rot.... More

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PlayStation Phone Ideal vs Actuality

Author: Artefact
Categories: Games, News
Date: Dec 23, 2010 08:40 JST

Tags: Comparison, DLC, Keitai, Marketing, PSP, Sony, Technology

Sony Ericsson’s upcoming PlayStation Phone is coming under fire for its tacky design – particularly when compared to some of the svelte mockups which were circulated prior to it becoming a real product.

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Zavulon commented on June 12, 2012 06:52
I have this thing, kind of sucks as a playstation phone but the buttons make playing GBA games a joy :D... More
Anonymous commented on June 5, 2011 23:32
smart ass... More

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“How Do You Get Someone To Ask You Out?”

Author: Artefact
Categories: Japan, News
Date: Dec 9, 2010 18:44 JST

Tags: Dating, Keitai, Marriage, Rankings, Relationships, Stalkers

Japanese asked how they would try to get someone they have their eye on to ask them out offer up a list of tactics considered likely to elicit the desired advance.

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Anonymous commented on January 3, 2011 02:56
lol dress like them omg im gonna wear maid outifts all the time lol... More
Neferius commented on December 19, 2010 08:29
Yeah, cause coming off as Desperate ALWAYS gets them in the Mood ;)... More

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Trace Plus

Author: Artefact
Categories: Games, News
Date: Nov 22, 2010 15:06 JST

Tags: 2ch, Comparison, Copyright, Keitai, Konami, Love Plus, Plagiarism, Visual Novels

Virtual schoolgirl courting sim Love Plus is either being subjected to the highest form of flattery or the lowest form of plagiarism.

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Hong Xiang Yue commented on June 25, 2012 16:14
"Love Plus EX: Hime Koi... More
Anonymous commented on November 26, 2010 17:45
Wouldn't this count for pretty much every bishoujo game ever made? The same poses, the same expressions, the same backgrounds. Nothing new basically.... More

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