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Soup and Michael Jackson steal the show of this weeks Tech Travel Roundup. From Japan to the United States here is this weeks list of the hottest tech attractions.

1) RIP Michael Jackson, an exclusive tour of Michael Jackson’s personal arcade, much of which was auctions off earlier this year. [Source]

2) McDonald’s will be offering a free charge for your card along with a Big Mac meal. The fast food restaurant is piloting a new program with electric vehicle charging stations at a Cary, North Carolina location. [Source]

3) Japanese love ramen, and they also love robots, so it only seems logical that they would combine the two. Meet the man who wants to remove the men that make ramen [Source]. It may not be as high tech but vending machines also deliver machine made ramen ordering [Source]. The Japanese also love their fake Korean BBQ [Source].

4) Go on a dinosaur safari from July to September at museums exhibition in Cheba, Japan. [Source]

5) Living on the moon? [Source]

South Korean newspaper the Chosun Ilbo has reported that a Pyongyang business man has attempted to bring a McDonalds to the reclusive communist country. Although a McDonalds in North Korea would be a significant symbol of change McDonalds has declined the offer. McDonalds sights “the poor infrastructure and distribution network and probable lack of demand”, as their key reasons for not declining the offer.
Although I can understand McDonald’s reservations about doing business in North Korea the press coverage and publicity may be enough to outweigh the cost of opening up a small McDonalds in Korea even if only for a limited time. Perhaps a McDonalds Express in Pyongyang?