More footage from the Tokyo Toy Show, featuring toy cats, dogs, dolphins, grand pianos and pigs (actually an inoshishi or boar, 2007 is year of the boar).Set to the song "Shoes of a Beast" by Peter Toh, courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network.This video also shows some product from Cube Works, a supplier to the TechToys online store.If you want any of the products you see in the video as gifts for Christmas, check out the store or email japantechtoys@gmail.com and we will try to get it to you from Japan.

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Fujitsu's enon, Hitachi's EMIEW, Honda's ASIMO and the Toyota Partner Robot, set to "When The World Forgets Me" by Jesushairdo, courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network.The Enon robot was displayed at CEATEC Japan in Chiba, while the other three robots were demonstrated at the FISITA World Automative Forum held in Yokohama October 23-26.

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Highlights from the Tokyo Lesbian and Gay Parade 2006, set to the song "Boy Seventeen" by Delphinium Blue, courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network (music.podshow.com).Around 3000 people participated in the parade, divided into 12 floats of around 250-300 people in each block, with many more spectators on the streets of Harajuku and Shibuya.It rained on the day, but cleared up just in time, and everyone was very happy. It was fun.

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Robots battle it out at the Kawasaki Battle Robot Tournament, set to the music "Sorry Matt" by djDavidj, courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network (music.podshow.com).The 13th annual Kawasaki Battle Robot Tournament was held August 25-27 in Kawasaki City, and featured 32 teams of high school students, university students and employees competing with remote control battle robots.

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Watch highlights from a bingo battle between robots designed and constructed by students from universities in Tokyo, Nagano and other parts of Japan at the Japan Printed Circuits Association Expo.Set to "Independence Day" by Jesta, courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network (music.podshow.com).The bingo battle tournament is in its second year at the JPCA Expo, and was very entertaining. I took about an hour of HD footage and had a lot of laughs watching the robots and their creators strut their stuff.

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A demonstration of the KHR-2HV Humanoid Robot, set to the song "This Is A Way" by Loveless, courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network (music.podshow.com).The KHR-2HV is the latest humanoid robot from iXs Research Corp (ixs.co.jp), released in Japan on May 26, 2006.We went to visit the company near Yokohama last week and they gave us permission to use these clips and sell the robot through the TechToys store. Read more in store at http://techtoys.jp/store.php.Update (June 19): The manufacturer has currently run out of stock due to the popularity of this product, but you can place orders for the next batch due around September, 2006 by emailing japantechtoys@gmail.com.

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Some leftover robot footage from the International Robot Exhibition held back in December last year, set to the song "Wrong Way Home" by Starewell, courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network (music.podshow.com).This video also features a short commercial from ITV (Independent TV) Video Podcasts, which looks at art, business and culture in the US' Pacific Northwest. Check them out at www.itvnw.com.If you would like to advertise your podcast, product or business at the start or end of the videos, contact us at japantechtoys@gmail.com.

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This is the latest video from The Silicon Soul Show from Soho, New York City, featuring lots of robot footage, including some from TechToys. It is cool seeing people mash up footage in different ways and sharing through Creative Commons. Subscribe to their show in iTunes or visit http://somestrange.com.If you have a video podcast or video blog you want to promote, send a promo, mashup or episode link to japantechtoys@gmail.com and if we like it we will mix it in a video or drop it in the feed.

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Fourth of four videos from Earth Day Tokyo, featuring jar harps, pigs, a tank, a rabbit, drums, dancing and the Sloth Club. All these videos were taken on the new Sony HDR-HC3, one of the smallest 1080i HDV camcorders available in Japan (but compressed in low res). Until recently I have just been using a still camera, so now I have a lot more zoom to play with. I just have to learn how to use it properly and edit better!

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Third video from Earth Day Tokyo. We check out some bands playing and people enjoying the atmosphere.Earth Day Tokyo was held near Yoyogi Park in between Shibuya and Harajuku on Saturday and Sunday April 23-24 2006.

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Earth Day Tokyo footage from Saturday, April 23 near Yoyogi Park. Check out Bee Japan at www.beejapan.org. They are doing a bike ride from the top to the bottom of Japan to raise awareness of environmental issues. They are also raising money for Henoko to protect the dugong (like manatees) and coral reefs in Okinawa.

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A version of the ToinPhoenix Robot by students at the Toin University of Yokohama performs to the song "I hope" by Ether Hour at www.etherhour.com.This work and the music is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike License.

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