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Huh.... interesting. So is this guy really a native Japanese speaker and thus his accent? (I don't know David Ury so I can't tell if this is a joke or not).
A man with a video camera is robot
The man happens to be Ken Tanaka*, who filmed this short piece, appropriately titled "I AM ROBOT," for a California art exhibit. This would normally not be news, but the video itself is interesting, and a little disturbing. The text of the email that was sent to Japan Probe along with the video was also rather amusing:
Yes, Ken. We like robots, too. *Who is really comedian David Ury...or is he? Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
Legacy Comments (will be imported soon)Huh.... interesting. So is this guy really a native Japanese speaker and thus his accent? (I don't know David Ury so I can't tell if this is a joke or not). 2:00 PM on 05.21.2013 One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda is sick, wish him wellEiichiro Oda is sick! That's news when you're the creator of One Piece, the biggest manga in the world (and in the running for biggest comic in the world). And it's doubly news if you're sick enough that you ha...
11:00 AM on 05.18.2013 Go West! Week Forty-Seven: Summoning some Muv-LuvGood day, ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the 47th edition of Go West!, your [not-so-weekly] column about Japanese import games and Idea Factory. With the Golden Week rush having come and gone, Japan has once again set...
2:00 PM on 05.16.2013 Oreimo web radio is now taking your fan mailOreimo season 2's web radio show, hosted by Kana Hanazawa and Ayana Taketatsu, is soliciting oversea fans to write to them. One of the corners on the radio program showcases foreign fan letters, and they're asking for mo...
12:26 AM on 05.16.2013 Neptunia PP has an idoltastic new trailerIt's starting to feel like I write way too much Compile Heart news. Nobody tell Idea Factory; they might get jealous. Upcoming Vita idol simulation game, God Dimension Idol Neptunia PP, has a new trailer. Behold Neptune, as ...
9:20 PM on 05.15.2013 Shock? Fairy Fencer F looks like a Compile Heart gameDespite all the hype about bringing Earthbound Papas and Yoshitaka Amano on board, Compile Hearts' next PS3 RPG, Fairy Fencer F, looks exactly like all of their other games. I can't say I'm all that surprised, though I am a l...
7:48 PM on 05.15.2013 New Shin Megami Tensei IV trailer is a right of passageThe Japanese release of Shin Megami Tensei IV looms just over the horizon. For you folks out west, the game is scheduled to release on July 16. The western hype machine has started rolling, and Atlus is pumping out English t...
4:00 PM on 05.15.2013 Behold, a figure that costs 60 million YenYes, friends, you read that headline correctly. Sixty million Yen. As of this writing, that's a shade under $586,000. What a way to celebrate Saint Seiya, right? In commemoration of the tenth anniversary of Saint Seiya's Sain...
6:12 AM on 05.15.2013 New JP Ace Attorney 5 trailer and some familiar facesLots of Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies news going around today, not that I'm complaining. Information from the latest issue of Famitsu has finally come in, revealing that two major Ace Attorney characters will be making a come...
5:40 AM on 05.15.2013 Japanese Ace Attorney 5 web demo available nowThis just in folks, a playable demo for Capcom's Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies (3DS) is now available to try for free. The catch? It's Japanese only, and playable within your browser. I've already given it a try, and I can con...
10:00 PM on 05.14.2013 Curry Refills at Coco Ichibanya in JapanAfter reading a recent article about getting free refills of curry sauce, I had my doubts. I completely trusted in the news, do not get me wrong, but it seemed too good to be true. There had to be some catch. I mean, seriously, we are talking about getting free curry sauce here. Join me as head into my local Coco Ichibanya in rural Japan and try to ask for a second helping of their fine sauce.
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