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Mitsui Garden Hotel Ginza - Tokyo's Sanctuary above the Streets

From the deep dark elegance of Italian Piero Lissoni's interior to the hug oak bar hugging the lounge music, Tokyo's Mitsui Garden Hotel in Ginza is the boutique hotel for those of us who hate the name "boutique hotel". Tokyo is rife with hotels catering to the ultra-wealthy, ultra-short, and ultra-"I have a meeting in the morning and I don't want… [More]

Trained Dogs find Pirated DVDs in Asia

Malaysian authorities are now training dogs to find pirated DVDs. The celebrated canine crime-fighting cop counterparts can sniff out polycarbonate in DVDs and CDs, and they sit down when they identify… [More]

Tokyo's Sexy sushi Parties

Tokyo's hip elite have evidently embarked on a journey to redefine sushi, that ubiquitous traditional Japanese food which for so long was Japan's own secret. Now though, myriad versions can be found in any city in the world, and a group of Japanese designers, sushi-chefs, and architects, have creat… [More]

Turn your Mac-mini into a Recording Studio!

Why buy a Full iMac, when you can create a professional recording studio with nothing more than a Mac-mini (and of course, cables, wires, software, and instruments). Many in the garageband and amateur musician scene worried about the power and speed capabilities of the Mac Mini, but the nice folks … [More]

Japan's Alcohol Culture (VIDEO)

After the night’s last train leaves just after midnight in star-less Tokyo, train stations become littered with the inebriated bodies of Japan’s “salary-men” sporting identical suits, 1000 Yen ($10) cookie-cutter haircuts, and company loyalty pins. The fact that on any night, myriad respect… [More]

Windows Vista free for a year

Smart computer users everywhere are sticking it to the man by taking advantage of a LEGAL loophole in Windows Vista which allows users to continue using the popular new operating system free for 1 year. What Microsoft is calling a "hack" is actually, as Windows expert Brian Livingston says, a delib… [More]