Weekly Brief

~ Congrats to Japan as they emerge out of recession earlier this week. You know what this means, right? It means more gundam figurines, anime and ramen for the rest of us! Kanpai! [thefirstpost]


~ 3or2-3 has a riveting picture post that explains why Asian workers dominate the market, maybe it’s funny because its so true… [3or2-3]


~ Tokyo and Osaka, Japan takes the one and two spot for being the most expensive city to live in according to Forbes. Hong Kong and Singapore were the other notable Asian nations in the top ten. [Forbes]


~ Times magazine has a list of ‘top animated movies that are not just for kids’. Not too surprisingly, Akira and Spirited Away made the list. [Times]


~ Someone on the CBC forum wrote a very interesting poem-of-sort in response to the protest against the China Olympic Games. It is well worth a read, just watch out for the flame war going on in the comments. [ChinaDigitalDaily]


~ I’m normally not a fan for MMOs. But, I have to say, the new Guild Wars 2 trailer does get my gaming blood boiling. [Kotaku]


~ Somehow, a chimpanzee (Pan-kun) doing a parody on the popular Japanese horror movie, The Ring, just made it into a comedy instead. [Neatorama]


Picture courtesy of its artist (s.e.c)

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