TokyoMango reports on freak accidents in Tokyo in the news today: a 28-year old woman was strolling in Shinjuku when a sign from a pizza place fell on her head, leaving her in the hospital with a brain contusion, and a fancy day spa in an upscale neighborhood in Shibuya exploded.
Tingting from ChinaSMACK translated a local forum post that shows modern and luxurious design prison in China.
CC from China Hush has a year end roundup post on the hottest people on the internet in China in 2009.
Pink Tentacle posted some photos taken from the International Robot Exhibition in Toyko.
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