Showing posts with label Video game. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Video game. Show all posts

Wednesday, 2 July 2014

Japan Expo

Japan Expo is a huge annual event that takes place in the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center and is commonly accepted as the biggest festival about Japanese Culture in Europe. It runs from the 2 of June all the way to the 6th. It is definitely on my bucket list.

History of Japan Expo

In France anime is quite popular and over the years a rather large fan base has been created. People watching anime become more and more drawn to Japanese culture and want to learn about it and experience some of it. The Japan Expo was created to fulfill this need, it is mainly and anime convention but also has Games and many other attractions including special guests and even ninjas!

What Happens at Japan Expo

There are many events over the course of Japan Expo ranging from Fashion to anime to manga to video games and toys. There are contests and games to play and screening of different animes. There is even a place for aspiring artists to draw and the chance to meet some of the voices in some of the animes in France. It's definitely something that anime hardcore anime/manga/Japan fan should experience at some point in their life.

Their Website for more information
http://www.japan-expo-paris.com/

Thursday, 17 April 2014

10 Things that Japan invented

PlayStation brand logo
PlayStation brand logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)


  1. PlayStation: That gaming console we all know and love was invented by Ken Kutaragi and has been making Nintendo weep ever since!
  2. Nintendo: rival to the PlayStation (well it tries) the virtual boy and game boy were both created by Gunpei Yokoi who also did extensive work in other areas.
  3. Instant noodles: mm that instant lunch that students everywhere adore was created by none other then Momofuku Ando
  4. Compact Disc player (CD Player): back in the day when we didn't have mp3s or Itunes.
  5. Nintendo
    Cover of Nintendo
  6. Pocket Calculators: And thank goodness
  7. Ninja Robot: if you aren't in love with the title then this seven ton building climbing robot's going to impress you but helping prevent landslides.
  8. Blu Ray disc: We can thank Sony for this one.
  9. Quartz wristwatch: revealed in 1967 who couldn't love it?
  10. Katana: A sword all Manga/Anime fans know and love.
  11. Bullet Train: Traveling up to 210kmph speeds through Tokyo, Nagoya, Kyoto and Osaka!
Well that's our top ten, comment below with your suggestions for the next top ten

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