Author: Mark Hiratsuka
After a past life as a sportswriter in the UK, Mark turned to the always-in-demand field of Japanese consumer technology and even moved to Tokyo to be closer to the action.
While he claims it's immense fun interviewing folk as different as creators of 'adult' games that are played on cellphones in packed commuter trains and humanoid robots like Honda's Asimo, Mark says none of it comes close to a pleasant afternoon spent watching cricket at The Oval.
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12 March, 2010
Come spring every year, savvy Japan residents who know and fear the onslaught of the country’s notoriously high pollen levels reach for an unusual high-tech product that nips the hay fever problem in...
8 March, 2010
Dog tired after your afternoon dragon boating? Enervated by economy class syndrome? Then, why not drop your tired bones into Panasonic’s US$4,500 massage chair and let it rub, knead and even heat...
19 February, 2010
Japan’s notorious obsession with personal privacy took a step further recently when telco giant NTT launched the Wan Nyumber pet-finder, a new lost-pet finder service based entirely on helping owners...
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