Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Igano Kabamaru – 伊賀野カバ丸 – كابامارو

    “Igano Kabamaru (伊賀野カバ丸, Igano Kabamaru) is a Japanese manga created by Yu Azuki. The eponymous protagonist is a naive young ninja from the Iga province called Kagemaro (absolute shadow), nicknamed Kabamaru (hippo’s mouth) for his insatiable appetite. After the death of his strict grandfather and ninja sensei, Kabamaru moves to Tokyo with one of his…

  • Sumida River – 隅田川 – Sumida-gawa – نهر سوميدا

    ” The Sumida River (隅田川, Sumida-gawa) is a river which flows through Tokyo, Japan. It branches from the Arakawa River at Iwabuchi and flows into Tokyo Bay. Its tributaries include the Kanda and Shakujii rivers. What is now known as the “Sumida River” was previously the path of the Arakawa, however towards the end of…

  • Fūun! Takeshi-jō – Takeshi Castle – 風雲!たけし城 – الحصن

    ” Takeshi’s Castle (الحصن) was a Japanese game show that aired from 1986 to 1989 on the Tokyo Broadcasting System. It featured the Japanese actor Takeshi’s Kitano (also known as Beat Takeshi) as a count who owns a castle and sets up impossible challenges from players to get to him. The show became a cult…

  • TOSHIBA Cell Chip TV

    After four years of researches and studies, the leading electronics company TOSHIBA has announced of marketing  the first TV based on the Cell multimedia processor soon, this Cell Chip was also developed by IBM and SONY besides TOSHIBA, it’s basically the same Cell Chip used in Playstation3.

  • OHIO

    Hello friends, hello readers, hello world! It has been awhile since I’ve updated my blog the last time, it was due to moving to Ohio for studying. Now I’m kinda settled down and will try to update my blog as regular as before. Here, in Ohio, I’ve found a Japanese Students Organization besides the other Japanese…

  • Gundam – ガンダム- غاندام

    An 18-meter-tall (59-foot-tall) 1/1 scale RX-78-2 Gundam model, from the first Gundam anime series (1979), was built at Odaiba’s Shiokaze Park in July.  It’s located  just close to Gundam Big Expo convention which was held in August ’09 in Tokyo.  

  • Doraemon – ドラえもん – دورايمون.

               “Doraemon is a Japanese manga series created by Fujiko F. Fujio. The series is about a robotic cat named Doraemon, who travels back in time from 22nd century to aid a schoolboy, Nobita. Doraemon has a pocket from which he produces many gadgets, medicines and tools from the future.

  • Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV)

    “A Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) is a hybrid vehicle that combines a conventional internal combustion engine propulsion system with an electric propulsion system. The presence of the electric powertrain is intended to achieve better fuel economy than a conventional vehicle. A hybrid electric vehicle is also a form of electric vehicle; a variety of types…

  • Go Nagai – 永井 豪 – غو ناغاي – Is Visiting Kuwait!

    “Go Nagai, is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy and horror. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating the seminal works UFO Grendizer, Cutie Honey and Mazinger Z in the 1970’s.” Mr. Go Nagai will visit the middle east in October,…

  • Nagoya – 名古屋市 – ناغويا

    “Nagoya is the third-largest incorporated city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan. Located on the pacific coast in the Chubu region on central Honshu, it is the capital of Aichi Perfecture and is one of Japan’s major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Chiba and Hakata.

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