Smartphone Gazers
I remember when iPhones first started coming out a few years ago. All those who didn’t own an iPhone talked about how large the iPhones looked and questioned whether they would buy one or not because of the size. Many said they thought the phones were too big. They said they were happy with their old-style cell phones and liked how they could easily punch in their text using the number keypad with their thumbs. That kind of thinking has slowly changed over the years as more and more...
Read MoreRinging in the New Year Watching TV
How will you spend New Year’s Eve? People around the world spend the special evening celebrating the old year and the new year about to start in different ways. Some go to parties. Some will visit shrines or temples or even churches. However, as for Japanese, a vast majority will sit in front of their brand spanking new HD TVs this New Year’s Eve. Why? Japan is going completely digital in 2011. In November last month, a huge number of nihonjin (Japanese) bought HD TVs so they would...
Read More200-inch Curved HD TV at KIX
Last week, Kansai International Airport unveiled a 200-inch curved plasma display. It the largest display of its type measuring in at 4 meters by 3 meters. KIX uses the screen to display videos introducing visitors to the airport giving them guidance how to get around the airport along with information on sightseeing spots in the Kansai area.
Read MoreJapanese-language Education Symposium
On March 8th from 10am to 4pm at Tajiricho in Osaka Prefecture, the Japan Foundation’s Japanese-Language Institute in Kansai will hold a symposium on teaching Japanese. Nonnative speakers will be able to hear what the institute has been doing since its establishment. The speakers will be experts from different fields involved in development of “Nihongo de Care-navi”, an online Japanese-English dictionary developed by the institute featuring useful expressions for nursing and...
Read MoreDriving with Keitai Phones Enforced Now
Law enforcement officers are no longer allowing drivers to slide by with using cellular phones while driving in Japan. As of today, officers are stopping motorists for holding their cellular phones while driving, reading email while driving and of course talking on them while driving. Police officers set up check points throughout Japan today and pulled everyone over doing any of the previously mentioned no-noes. The fines for driving while using a keitai (cellular phone) depend on the vehicle...
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