If watching Bill Murray in Lost in Translation wasn't enough reason to make you want to up sticks to Japan, here's one that might.

This week, Japan will be the first country to get a Sony DVD/HD recorder that can copy video direct to a Playstation Portable, reports Engadget.

That means no more faffing around on a computer using PSPVideo9 to convert US TV shows downloaded from the net. Instead, anyone with the new RDR-AX75 will simply be able to copy their recorded telly straight to the PSP.

Find out more about the new Sony DVD recorder and DVR at http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000157064425/.