PlayStation 1, 2, 3 and 4 games Sony have announced that they will stop selling physical games. Physical games will still be released until January 2028. But after that, you will only be able to buy games on the online PlayStation store. The reaction around the world has been extremely negative. Physical games allow people to share or sell them. They help preservation as many games are unavailable to buy online now. Also, digital games can be lost when the hardware fails an

The machine in action A robot made by Sony is getting better at table tennis. Now it is able to beat elite players. But still lost to two professional players... They used competition rules and the robot was able to do and anticipate spin shots. Also, it reacted quickly to shots that hit the net. It is a wonderful achievement,... but do we need robots that can play table tennis? I am not sure. What do you think? Read more here: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/

A student smells the corpse flower in Talcott Greenhouse The corpse flower has bloomed at Talcott Greenhouse in Massachusetts, USA. The corpse flower is called that because it smells like a corpse. It doesn't flower often, it can be dormant for years. The last time it flowered was in 2023! Some people travelled from far away to smell the flower. People said that it smells like a trash can, bad eggs, a baby's diaper or a dead body. Do you want to smell a flower that smells

I did a survey in 2022 about many different topics. Some of the questions were about Japanese things. Let's take a look at some of the answers... Question: What is a Japanese word that you know. Answers: Arigato. Konnichiwa. Sushi. Hai. Sayonara. Question: When I think of Japan, _____ is the thing that I think of first. Answers: Tokyo. Anime. Sushi. Mt. Fuji. Cherry blossom. What is the Japanese food that makes you happiest? Answers: Sushi. Ramen. Sashimi. Udon. Okonomiyaki.