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Japanese Retailers Back Away from the Xbox 360

In the face of steadily decreasing sales and the loss of one of the few high-selling exclusives on the system, multiple Japanese retailers have scaled back their Xbox 360 business, with some ceasing to stock any more of the consoles outside specialty shops, as reported by Edge.  read more

Nine Great Charity Compilations

Since The Concert for Bangladesh in 1971, artists have continued to join forces to give a voice to the voiceless. Paste has decided to make our own compilation of some of the best benefit albums.  read more

LCD Soundsystem, Radiohead, Arcade Fire and More Auction Items To Help Japan

A number of artists have put items up for auction to help Japan....  read more

Daft Punk Auctions Off Ferrari For Japan Relief Efforts

Lots of artists are donating to support the Japan relief efforts in the wake of the disastrous earthquake and tsunami — but few musicians are doing it in a more awesome way than Daft Punk. Then again, Daft Punk usually tends to out-awesome their musical peers in most instances, but even more so now that they’ll be donating their Ferrari to raise money for Japan....  read more

Bijijoo Painting to Benefit Japan Earthquake Relief

Pork-painting philanthropist Bijijoo is currently selling one of his works on eBay to benefit Japan earthquake and Pacific tsunami disaster relief. The artist, who also holds a Ph.D. in chemistry and works as a biophysicist as well as a law firm consultant, is best known around the internet for his oil-painting renditions of presidents holding hams....  read more

Radiohead Tweets Mysterious Japanese Message

Update: According to NME, a Radiohead spokesperson has confirmed that the band will definitely not be playing live in Tokyo. “The band will not be in Japan tomorrow so people should not go to Shibuya expecting to see the band in person,” they said. This seems to make AtEaseWeb’s speculation about the square’s large screens slightly more plausible, but we’ll just have to wait and see....  read more

Facebook Failing in Japan

Although Facebook seems to be in every part of U.S. culture and daily life, unfortunately for Mark Zuckerberg, the trend is not as strong in Japan....  read more

The Booky Man: Murakami Fiction is the Weirdest

Way weird. So weird you have to hold the arm of the chair when you read. Or feel for a seatbelt. Or just pinch yourself....  read more

Joshua James Tour Diary - Tokyo/Baton Rouge - 11/19/09

Tokyo Every time that I get on a plane I accept the fact that I might die. I say to myself “this might be the day that you die”. And then I board the plane....  read more

Giant Gundam Set to Terrorize Downtown Tokyo, Godzilla Unavailable for Comment

Giant anthropomorphized robots are pretty popular these days, but they've been a part of our worldwide pop-culture for quite a while. Three decades, in fact. A testament to the enduring appeal of this sci-fi subgenre is currently towering over a Tokyo park as we speak: a full-scale replica of the iconic Gundam is almost complete....  read more