
A recent sexological survey of Japanese women reveals just what they want in terms of a man’s penis; hardness trumps length and girth by a considerable margin.
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Bellicose beggar-state North Korea may threaten Japan with missile over-flights, but any such launch is doomed by Japan’s superior technology, as the above missile defence diagram illustrates quite clearly.
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Stem cell therapy now offers the prospect of “naturally” enlarged breasts, free of surgical implants.
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China has been implicated in a global online spying network which infected some 1,300 government computers from over a hundred nations; the network, dubbed “GhostNet”, stole industrial and commercial secrets but also targeted Tibet and Taiwan.
The computers compromised included those from a variety of embassies and ministries the world over.
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Wakata Koichi, the first Japanese astronaut to live aboard the International Space Station, has been given a vital (though somewhat unusual) assignment: testing of new odor-free briefs.
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The recently unveiled HRP-4C humanoid bishoujo android delighted the world’s media, but few questioned the wisdom of showing a “fashion model” robot off to the world in the nude.
It seems they should have; the addition of a maid outfit propels the robot from mechanical marionette to appealing moe servant.
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Japan’s latest robot creation is an impressive combination of bipedal humanoid locomotion and simulated human interaction.
The robot, charmingly known as HRP-4C, can walk and talk with reasonable aplomb, being able to manage a self-introduction and a saunter which is optimistically described as being “just like a fashion model.”
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What a difference thirty years makes. In this case, the technology of the Dutch wife has clearly advanced in leaps and bounds, with the crude and expensive models of yesteryear being replaced by sophisticated and expensive models.
For the sake of nostalgia, or more likely, horrified curiosity, you may like to examine the synthetic wife of years past:
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We saw previously just how Sony’s new lightweight Vaio Type P could “easily” fit into a back pocket. Sony Pocket Style may have come in for some flack, but now “The PC you can’t keep your hands off” (as it will fall out) returns in “Pantsu Style”, perfect for when you lack a pocket.
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Finally, this technology is applied to the world of anime figures: doujin figures are born. You may be familiar with the rapidly developing technologies of personal fabrication, where “3D printing” allows objects to be cheaply fabricated from 3D models created on computer. You may also be familiar with the intriguing and highly innovative company, FigurePrints, offering 3D prints of your World of Warcraft characters (though with a huge waiting list) – I must admit it occurred to me on seeing those that they would make a essential addition to the world of anime figurines, and it seems that this development has finally taken place, provided by Tsukulus.
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Road safety brought into a new age by frogs; innovative industrial company Saftex brings us a novel take on temporary road barricades, under the name of “Kero Guard”. These fences are sure to delight children and bring a smile to the face of adults, and they are not just pleasant to look at: they incorporate proven road safety technology ensuring utility, functionality and durability.
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Look closely at the photos. I saw this slightly bizarre story over at Asahi. A Japanese company is apparently pioneering a new technique for demolishing high rise buildings, one floor at a time, starting from the bottom floor, whilst the structure remains standing. Asahi likens it to darumaotoshi. Details follow. Read the rest of this entry »