Top 4 Documentaries on the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake

If there’s one good thing we can say about nature’s merciless beating of Eastern Japan on March 11, it’s that this incident became the most studied natural disaster in the world. Aside from Japan’s extensive scientific detection…

2011’s Most Popular (and banned) Japanese Baby Names

The Master of Your Own Domain Name — What .xxx Porn Sites Mean For Us

Paraplegic walks away from accident… What!?

“You’ll never walk again” the doctor said. No one expected a miracle. Until the age…

2011 World Ranking of Most Gender-Equal, Corrupt, Generous and Prosperous Countries

17 Most Tweeted Events of 2011 (You’ll NEVER guess #1)

2011 was an impressive year for Twitter. (Beyonce is pregnant!) Many people, myself included, started taking Twitter seriously this year, and the numbers of users continue to increase, with no sign of letting up. (She’s pregnant!)…

100+ Japanese Students’ Reactions to Black Friday & Boxing Day

Cold Shutdown Achieved at Fukushima Power Plant

CG Advances — Part 2: How Close Are We to “Real?”

CG Advances — Part 1: Getting Realistic, and Already Fooling People

The graphics in video games are improving dramatically every decade. We now have plenty of examples of virtually life-like people and realistic-looking scenery in games. Of course, the in-game graphics (i.e., what…