Asia Pacific (APAC), Global Politics

Face Analyzers, Graphics Tablets, Frame Rate Tech: The Headlines in Tokyo for Dec. 16

Here is the daily roundup from Japanese consumer tech and tech business websites for December 16, 2014.

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Asia Pacific (APAC), Global Politics

au Shinjuku, Bioelectric Pads, Black Solar: The Headlines in Tokyo for November 24

Here is the daily roundup from Japanese consumer tech and tech business websites for November 24, 2014.

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Asia Pacific (APAC), Global Politics, Japan, VR World

HaptoMime is a Floating ‘Solid’ Touchscreen

Ever wondered how it would feel like to touch objects on the screen as if they’re real? Researchers at the University of Tokyo give us a glimpse of this concept.

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Analysis, Asia Pacific (APAC), Global Politics, Japan, Opinion

Japanese Research Takes Another Look At Violent Video Games

Does violence in games really have an effect on gamers after all? A recent study at the University of Tokyo reopens this long time issue in video games, albeit with a little twist. If you’re a gamer, don’t worry. This won’t be about reflected behaviors and supposed killer instinct issues, though some of it may sound a little bit familiar. The research’s primary objective is to find out some of the long term neurological effects of violent video games.  In order to learn more about this, the researchers sampled a small group of adult men and women, and gave them one popular, mainstream violent and

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