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China Bans Japanese Anime, Manga Comics Including ‘Death Note’, ‘Attack On Titan’

Aditya Tejas reports: China’s ministry of culture on Monday issued a list of 38 Japanese animations and comics that would no longer be allowed in the country, online or in any other form. The anime and manga comics include well-known [...]

China Cites Cartoons, Film Development in Defending Human Rights Record

Josh Chin writes: China offered an almost exclusively positive portrait of its human rights situation in a white paper released Monday that cited progress in a wide range of areas. Near the top of the list: development of the country’s film and [...]

More Avengers with a Floral Chinese Twist

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[VIDEO] Toshiba’s Communication Robot Chihira Aico’s Debut as a Receptionist Impresses Department Store Customers

“Humanoid robot capable of expressing various feeling.” According to RocketNews24, Toshiba has plans to expand its robotics business outside of customer service and into healthcare, especially as companions for Japan’s aging [...]

Chinese Government to Put 3D Printers in All 400,000 Elementary Schools by Next Year

Brian Krassenstein reports: Education is probably one of the areas that will benefit the most from 3D printers in the long run. The problem though is getting the machines into the schools in the first place. With prices generally ranging from [...]

Malaysian political cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque, better known as Zunar, played with fake handcuffs during his court case in Kuala Lumpur on Friday. PHOTO: EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY

Malaysian Cartoonist Zunar Charged With Nine Counts of Sedition

Zunar says he will ‘draw until the last drop of ink’ KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—A cartoonist known for lampooning Malaysia’s ruling coalition has been charged with nine counts of sedition over a series of tweets criticizing the country’s [...]

Industrial Robotics: Why China May Have the Most Factory Robots in the World by 2017

A perfect storm of economic forces is fueling the trend Timothy Aeppel reports: Having devoured many of the world’s factory jobs, China is now handing them over to robots. China is already the world’s largest market for industrial [...]

China’s Mysterious ‘Dark Sword’ Could Become World’s First Supersonic Drone

China’s mysterious “Dark Sword” combat drone could become the world’s first supersonic unmanned aviation vehicle, reports the website of the country’s national broadcaster CCTV. The Dark Sword — known in Chinese as [...]

Vintage Japanese Pulp: ‘The Practical Science for Boys & Girls’, November 1949

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EXCLUSIVE: Hong Kong Democracy Demonstrations, Day 13 — Comics and Cartoons

The talks between protest leaders and government representatives didn’t happen — the students backed out when they felt the agenda for the first meeting was to be too limited. They called for a surge in attendance at the main [...]

China to Mass Produce Industrial Robots

SHENYANG (Xinhua) — China’s first industrial robot production line is expected to start operation in the northeastern city of Shenyang this month. “China became the world’s largest industrial robot market in 2013 with 37,000 [...]

Japan: World’s First Android Newscasters Are Here to Replace Cable News Hosts

For Gizmodo, Casey Chan writes: In the future, we’ll get the news from fair and balanced android newscasters that’ll somehow terrify us more than the cable newspeople we have today. These android newscasters are frighteningly [...]

Rise of Robot Laborers in China Could Change Global Trade Game

Frances Martel reports: 2013 was a banner year for uncalled for expansion of China’s borders, from the Senkaku Islands Air Identification Defense Zone to a state TV show claiming the entirety of the Philippines for China. But on the [...]

Nissan to debut eyeglass-like wearable device at 2013 Tokyo Motor Show

Nissan recently announced Nissan 3E, an eyeglass-like wearable device that is currently under development by the company. The device is said to be capable of being connected to the Internet in real time, allowing the users to overlay acquired [...]