Hello Kitty Robot
Japan to debut Hello Kitty robot
FANS of Hello Kitty will get a chance to realise their dream of chatting with the hugely popular cartoon character later this year with the launch of a hi-tech robot of the feline. The Hello Kitty Robo, equipped with a camera, speakers and sensors, will make its debut in Japan on November 1 to coincide with the cat's 30th "birthday", a group of Japanese companies said Monday...priced at around ¥400,000 yen ($5,080), by mainly targeting women in their 30s who are among the cat's biggest fans.
More about the robot in French (with kickass diagrams).
July 12, 2004 in Japanese Stuff, Sanrio | Permalink
Yoshinoya Playstation 2 Game
The perfect Playstation game (okay, well, the most perfect game ever) for for those who want to run their own Yoshinoya Restaurant. Even if you can't get the game, you've got to check out hot beef bowl action from the game.
From gamespot:
You'll take the role of a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed trainee at a Yoshinoya store who must work his way up through the ranks of the apron-and-hat-wearing set to be the best employee to ever seat a customer, pour tea, prepare a bowl, and shout "Arigato gozaimashita!"
Purchase game from Amazon.jp (you'll need a Japanese region PlayStation).
via waxy.org
See also:
CoCo Curry
PlayStation Japan
Web-based Lemonade Stand The beginning of many a child's entrepreneurial ambitions.
Lemonade Tycoon Download a jazzier version for Windows.
June 5, 2004 in Japanese Stuff, Video Games | Permalink | TrackBack
