Archive for February, 2009

Japan: Bloggers on the Nakagawa affair
Over a week has passed since now-infamous footage of Japan's former finance minister Shōichi Nakagawa stumbling through a 20 minute spe....
27 Feb 5:31 pm  from  Chris Salzberg   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Morinaga Ottoto — Original Salt Flavor
Morinaga Ottoto -- Original Salt FlavorYou've heard of animal crackers -- but have you heard of sea animal crackers? These delightful crunch....
25 Feb 5:40 pm  from  JBox   [Profile]  [Recent] 
SIgn of Spring
Last week the first plum blossoms began to bloom in Hiroshima city. Also last week, we had a pretty good snow, from which I got this picture....
24 Feb 10:47 pm  from  Giant Tiny Land   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan’s Right Wing
Last Saturday, Hiroshima city was visited by the Japan Nationalist Party. They are a far right wing group that wants to see the return of th....
24 Feb 10:46 pm  from  Giant Tiny Land   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Yuki Matsuri
Since Gail beats me at posting things on time and steals all my pictures. Here is a link to Gail's blog entry about our recent trip to the S....
24 Feb 9:59 pm  from  Giant Tiny Land   [Profile]  [Recent] 
2 Ways Egg Shaper
2 Ways Egg Shaper A great item for bento or salads, this is a "egg shaper" that cuts your boiled eggs into multiple slices all in ....
23 Feb 12:14 pm  from  JBox   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Morinaga Hi-Chew — Grape
Morinaga Hi-Chew -- Grape A fun and delicious treat from Japan's Morinaga company, this is Hi-Chew, a fun package of soft chewing candy that....
20 Feb 1:02 pm  from  JBox   [Profile]  [Recent] 
AG+ Men’s Ion Antibacterial Bento Box with Built-in Chopsticks
AG+ Men's Ion Antibacterial Bento Box with Built-in ChopsticksFor serious lunch-time hunger, the typical "tight" size bento is simply not e....
20 Feb 12:01 pm  from  JBox   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hello Kitty 3D Cookie Cutter Set
Hello Kitty 3D Cookie Cutter SetIf you're the kind or person that loves to bake cookies, why not add a little extra Japanese cute culture go....
16 Feb 2:17 pm  from  JBox   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Weirdness
Yesterday, Gail and I were at Starbucks downtown. Gail spotted a little girl waiting in line with her mother. In Japan, trendy mothers dress....
15 Feb 11:14 pm  from  Giant Tiny Land   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan: Municipal opposition to Street View
Demands by municipal assemblies and bar associations across Japan that Google revise [ja] or even halt altogether [ja] its new Street View s....
14 Feb 12:26 pm  from  Chris Salzberg   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan: Google Japan and PayPerPost
Motohiko Tokuriki at Tokuriki.com posts a long discussion [ja] of the recent PayPerPost incident at Google Japan. Tokuriki writes that while....
13 Feb 4:34 pm  from  Chris Salzberg   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Black Black DX Gum Bottle
Black Black DX Gum BottleFor anyone who is a fan of the caffeine gum with a kick known as Lotte Black Black, you're in for a real treat. Thi....
13 Feb 4:31 pm  from  JBox   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan: Tokyo gov’t invites Google to discuss Street View
Blogger Hiromitsu Takagi posts a transcript [ja] of a recent open meeting [ja] organized by the Tokyo metropolitan government about Google&#....
12 Feb 3:38 pm  from  Chris Salzberg   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan: Message translation service brings heartbreak
Commenters at Japan's popular bulletin board service 2channel are responding to the story [ja] of a Japanese girl (ID tomochan) who, rep....
11 Feb 4:22 pm  from  Chris Salzberg   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Black Hello Kitty Chirimen Gamaguchi Coin Purse
Black Hello Kitty Chirimen Gamaguchi Coin Purse From Japan comes these coin purses in traditional-style Japanese patterns, perfect for using....
11 Feb 3:15 pm  from  JBox   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Neighbors
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8 Feb 10:17 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
JANUARY ARTICLE ROUND-UP
Exhibition Reviews • Manabu Ikeda at Mizuma Art Gallery [TAB] • Tabaimo at Gallery Koyanagi [TAB] • Yasuzo Masumura at Kadoka....
8 Feb 8:14 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan: Bloggers respond to new filtering measures
Over the past week, Japan's major mobile phone operators have commenced filtering web access on mobile phones contracted to minors (user....
5 Feb 1:16 am  from  Chris Salzberg   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Mousse-chan Fuwa-Fuwa Paper Clay Refill ~ 4 Pastel Color
Mousse-chan Fuwa-Fuwa Paper Clay Refill ~ 4 Pastel Color If you loved using your Mousse-chan clay confectionery sets but ran out of clay to ....
5 Feb 12:41 am  from  JBox   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Snow
It has only snowed once this season so far and it melted off by midday. Here are some pictures I took last year when I decided to walk to sc....
5 Feb 12:39 am  from  Giant Tiny Land   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Porn
Today I was fortunate enough to eat lunch at a locale Chinese restaurant for a change. When I was sitting at my table I could see right over....
5 Feb 12:34 am  from  Giant Tiny Land   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Concrete Japan
In Japan, concrete is everywhere. In the city of Hiroshima there isn't a single stream or river that hasn't had the banks concreted up. They....
5 Feb 12:33 am  from  Giant Tiny Land   [Profile]  [Recent] 
From The Station
This is what my neighborhood looks like from the nearby station.....
5 Feb 12:21 am  from  Giant Tiny Land   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Penguin Mayonnaise Case with DECO Sticker
Penguin Mayonnaise Case with DECO StickerWant to add a little cute touch to your lunches? Try putting your sauces inside this compact cup an....
4 Feb 4:06 pm  from  JBox   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Star Wars
You have to love Japan Randomness. These guys were out onthe street promoting some new games at a local pachinko parlor.....
4 Feb 12:09 am  from  Giant Tiny Land   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Thailand
For winter vacation Gail and I went to Thailand for two and a half weeks. Of course, Gail has already written about our adventure before I g....
4 Feb 12:08 am  from  Giant Tiny Land   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Autumn Round Up
Here is a small album of photos from this past Autumn.Autumn in Japan....
3 Feb 10:54 pm  from  Giant Tiny Land   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Mastering RSS
Contents Tools Mentioned Introduction Consuming Data Scraping Data when there's no Feed Combining Feeds Applying Filters Responsi....
3 Feb 10:30 am  from  1rick   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Miyajima in Autumn
I'm experimenting with different ways to post the blog. Here are some pictures from Miyajima in Autumn. Click ont eh picture to read the cap....
3 Feb 12:26 am  from  Giant Tiny Land   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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