Japanese mobile phone developers, companies and the recording industry of Japan are in talks currently to agree on new anti-piracy measures to fight music piracy in Japan according to the Financial Times. The proposed solution offered by the recording industry suggest digital rights management to be build into every mobile phone sold in Japan. The [...]
The Silent Japanese Game Show
Silence can sometimes be really funny. The following videos are taken from a Japanese game show where the candidates have to be silent most of the time. The “do not laugh” or “gaki no tsukai” show is funny but might be unsuited for some of the viewers, it can be quite disturbing at times if you are used to European or American tv shows. The first videos show the candidates in various situations where they are not allowed to laugh, the last two shows take part in a library where they play a silly game. It is a little bit like jackass..
Japanese Daily Life Tips
This is not really tech related but I think it has a nice geek factor and I therefor decided to post the link to videos that show fantastic tricks that you can use for your daily routine. Japanese people show tricks like a fast and easy shirt folding technique, how to refresh 5 hours old sour coffee or How to put on a Band Aid so it stays on all day.
