At first glance, this tech news report seems to be telling us of an intriguing augmented reality app that’s scary good. When you point your camera at an object, it can automatically read your mind about what you’ll want to do next on the internet with respect to that object, like get a coupon for it or research about it on Wikipedia. Which would bring to mind various questions, such as, is it like auto-fill/auto-complete, remembering what you or others have done before, taken a few steps further? Is it selectively taking you to a website that’s ultimately aiming to get your money? Is it inviting you to give up your free will and just be satisfied with the website it saw fit to jump you to? How does it know what you want to do? Read More
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Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
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Beautiful Sailor Moon manhole cover coasters being given out for free by Tokyo tourist center
The 2023 Sanrio character popularity ranking results revealed
One of Tokyo’s most famous meeting-spot landmarks is closing for good
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McDonald’s teams up with Touch manga for burgers that capture the bittersweet taste of youth
The end of Sailor Moon is coming with new Sailor Moon Cosmos theatrical anime【Video】
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Studio Ghibli releases new action figures featuring Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind characters
Burger King Japan opens real-world Spy x Family Berlint branch【Photos】
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