With all of the different courses, training equipment, and gear needed for golf, it’s sometimes hard to really know if you are truly doing the right thing. Without having an ... Read Full Story

The Japan / Otaku blog scene now has a new way to prank our friends online! Heavyweights in the English Japan-focused blog scene Danny, Hector, and James have teamed up to create a Rick Roll video appropriately known as the Tokyo Stormtrooper RickRoll’d video! Every April 1st (April fools day), it has becoming an internet trend to trick your friends into watching the Rick Astley hit video, Never Gonna Give You Up. Most people send a link to the video disguised as something else, and after... Read Full Story

Who wouldn’t want to win to win a trip to Japan? No, I can’t afford to send you there myself, but Shonen Jump is holding a contest for their 40th anniversary to send one lucky winner! Who’s Shonen Jump? If you know Naruto, Dragon Ball, Bleach, Slam Dunk, Rurouni Kenshin, and One Piece, you should know them! They are behind some of the greatest manga artist and stories the community has ever seen. In the August issue of Shonen Jump, they are giving away a collectable poster along with the... Read Full Story

Nintendo revealed some awesome news for the Nintendo DS fans. Coming this winter, we shall see Grand Theft Auto on the Nintendo DS in the form of Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars. Not only is this the first Grand Theft Auto game set on the Nintendo DS, but it’s also the first GTA game to be set in an Asian theme. Not much is known about this release other than the fact that, like Grand Theft Auto games, it will have some sort of free-range gameplay. With the fact that the DS has built in WiFi... Read Full Story

Bandai Japan has created this tiny robot that actually has characteristics of a real crab. It belongs to the Hex Bug line of Bandai, a line of toys that behave like the real life creature. When you turn on the crab robot, it will run sideways just like a real crab. If you make a noise in front of the approaching crab, it will change direction. (the video below was done on a slick table, so the robot doesn’t change direction very well). Also, if the robot senses its under a protected area, it... Read Full Story

Just announced at E3 are the full tracklisting for the new Rock Band 2 game scheduled hit shelves in September. With almost 100 new songs, Rock Band 2 is going to be an amazing release. I can’t wait! The full song list for Rock Band 2 is after the jump. If you want the mp3’s, just click the song title. New Rock Band 2 Songs # Artist Song Title (Download MP3) Decade 1. AC/DC Let There Be Rock 1970s 2. AFI Girl’s Gone Grey 2000s 3. Alanis Morissette You Oughta Know 1990s 4. Alice... Read Full Story

Nintendo just released their new Wii-mote addition called the Wii MotionPlus. While the Wii’s controller is able to track movement well, this little piece of hardware will boost the remote’s game tracking control to better represent the movement in 3D space. What does this mean for games? In the small press release, Nintendo doesn’t say if in Wii tennis, you will be better able to control backspin and topspin by twisting your elbow, but in a sense, thats what this device promises. In golf... Read Full Story

When a Metal Gear Solid 4 fanboy attended a ordinary wedding in Australia, he had no idea that he would be in the presence of a gaming icon. And no, this isn’t a Pixeloo photoshop. Seems he saw an uncle that he hadn’t seen in many years. Upon seeing him again, it was like deja vu. His uncle looks exactly like Old Snake from MGS4. I don’t think I have ever seen a more gaming look-a-like that this man. It was almost as if the reason the fanboy hadn’t seen his uncle for so long is that he was... Read Full Story

Have you ever wanted to lay next to your favorite anime character as you drift off to bed? Well this photo was taken on the street. The person who owns these pillow covers has a pretty good collection started. Seems anime hug pillows are actually a fairly popular, though pricey, product that you can now own. While the pictured hug pillow cases above are popular with females and yaoi fans, J-List has a few hug pillow cases to choose from for those that perfer female characters. Himena Tokiwa... Read Full Story

If you’re a fan of xorsyst.com, I can guarantee you’re a fan of Japan. I love everything about Japan except the cost of actually visiting Japan. However, I admit I can be really selective about what I post here on xorsyst.com. I post things that I myself find interesting and I hope you find things interesting too. But there is a whole world of Japan focused blogs out there! Billy from 7:10 to Tokyo has created a new site called Japan Blogger that hopes to gather all of the best Japan related... Read Full Story