Guinness World Records have officially recognised Yu-Gi-Oh! as the top selling trading card game of all time with more than 22.5 billion cards sold since its introduction a decade ago.
Yu-Gi-Oh! was first created as a manga by Kazuki Takahashi in 1996 before spawning into a huge franchise, which includes anime series, video & online games, and trading card games etc.
The collectible card game is developed and published by Konami since 1999; more about the game on Wiki [image from Yugioh-card]
A Japanese ramen restaurant in Tokyo, Japan, is experimenting with two robotic-chef to cook the noodles; would be really cool if the whole restaurant’s operation is automated, with robots serving the dishes as well…
Heart-kun, the chihuahua that made headlines in 2007 with his perfect heart-shaped birthmark, is having a brother that shares similar cuteness…
Named Love-kun, the new puppy was also born in Odate, northern Japan. The pet owner must have done something good in her past-life; having a cute dog like this is quite a blessing, having two is just heaven [image via Petsugar]
Korean songs by Outsider and 4Minute; Japanese song by AKB48; and Cantonese song by Hong Kong singer Eason Chan…
Outsider – Alone
English subbed MV of “Alone” (외톨이) by Outsider, dubbed as Korea’s fastest rapper; song from “Vol.2 Maestro” album, released in June 2009…
Japanese folks are shocked by two high profile celebrity drug scandals last week.
Actor-singer Manabu Oshio, 31, was arrested on Monday for illegal drug use and is under investigation for the death of a woman.
Oshio admitted that he was taking drugs with the lady before her death, but was coerced to do so… the media are not buying the story though, considering how poor his image has been in the past few years.
The woman’s cause of death will be determined in a week or two, and it’s still remained to be seen if Oshio was further involved in the case.
His management agency Avex is swift to cut off his contract though; and his actress wife Akiko Yada, 30, is filing a divorce. It’s also revealed that the couple has been separated for about six months, with Oshio’s extra-marital affairs one of the major reasons.
Music video for “Tone of Everyday” (日々の音色; Hibi no Neiro) by Japanese band Sour from their first mini album “Water Flavor EP”.
The song is just ok, but the MV super cool. The cast were selected from actual Sour fan base around the world; and each person and scene was filmed purely via webcam and stitched together to make the awesome video…
Music video directed by Masashi Kawamura, Hal Kirkland, Magico Nakamura and Masayoshi Nakamura [via Yellow-menace]
The 4th Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial, dubbed the world’s largest outdoor art festival, is currently held (July 26 to Sept 13, 2009) in the Echigo-Tsumari region, encompassing Tokamachi City and Tsunan Town in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
Artists from 38 countries collaborated with local residents and urban supporters to create over 350 artworks in rice paddies, abandoned houses, and closed schools etc. Check the event’s official website for more pics and details.
Paperclips dancing under the influence of electromagnetic field on the floor of a Kobe train in Japan; the effect is produced by the electric current that drives the motors located under the floor…
Although harmless to human body, the magnetic field could damage electronic devices left on the floor. The train company is installing extra shielding on these trains as countermeasures for the issue.
[video via kinchangnoodle@Youtube & Pinktentacle]
