Archive for October, 2009

Kawaii Crafts from Japan
We like to call J-List "a wonderful toybox of things from Japan," and we do have an awful lot of interesting items. The other day I was brow....
30 Oct 8:17 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Arimasu and Imasu and Japanese Grammer
I often talk about the various unique aspects of Japanese, in part because I just think languages are cool, but also in the hopes of helping....
30 Oct 8:16 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Poupeegirl, an Open Minded Fashion Community
Ever since the Internet showed up, our lives have been greatly enriched by companies offering amazing services, like YouTube or Skype or Fac....
30 Oct 8:16 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Gasshuku: Training Camp Stories in Anime
When you watch anime, you open yourself up to a culture that's very different from the West, and it's not uncommon to encounter an idea or t....
30 Oct 8:15 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Cool Products Friday, October 30, 2009
Here are today's "really cool products" that I've picked out for you, out of the 30+ new items we've added to the J-List and JBOX.com sites ....
30 Oct 8:14 pm  from  peterpayne.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Top 3 Tiaraway – 2nd place, Omoide good night
The 2nd place in my Top 3 Tiaraway: Omoide good night Read more » ....
30 Oct 8:10 pm  from  Muza-chan.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Top 3 Tiaraway – 2nd place, Omoide good night
The 2nd place in my Top 3 Tiaraway: Omoide good night Read more » ....
30 Oct 8:10 pm  from  Muza-chan.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Pentax K-x DSLR
In a country where there's 5 times more digital cameras than there are people (probably), how do you make a product that's going to stand ou....
30 Oct 7:49 pm  from  Danny Choo   [Profile]  [Recent] 
An artsy Octoberfest weekend in Tokyo
This may be Tokyo Design Week, but there are a number of interesting art events worth your time as well.....
30 Oct 7:43 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
For Gaza Vol 2
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30 Oct 6:44 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Left Behind: Part 5
Quick Links Welcome to Kanji Curiosity | The Basics | Glossary As I mentioned last week, the etymology of 残 (ZAN, noko(ru), noko(su)) ....
30 Oct 6:30 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Video Vocab Lesson #22: Computer Vocab
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Here at JapanesePod101.com, we’ve discovered the easiest way for you to learn Japanese vocabulary ....
30 Oct 6:30 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
A New GPS watch from Thanko
Thanko Japan, GeekStuff4U’s partner, just announced a new GPS Watch the GPSTRVBK… Nothing too fancy here..You ....
30 Oct 6:11 pm  from  Akihabara News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Nendoroid 05 Yasagure Rin
Nendoroid 05 Yasagure Rin is the sixth release by Good Smile Company and is already a collectors item. Nendoroid 05 Yasagure Rin includes 3 ....
30 Oct 5:50 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tak Sakaguchi pitches “The Blood of Wolves”
With the 2009 American Film Market just around the corner (November 4-11), a new project by actor, action coordinator, and director Tak Saka....
30 Oct 5:40 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Halloween & the Japanese economy
The Japan Times reports that Halloween is growing in popularity among Japanese, with businesses seeing increasing sales of Halloween-relate....
30 Oct 5:35 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kawagoe festival floats
The mikoshi, or portable shrine, is a favourite of most Japanese festivals, but at the one in Kawagoe, the lifting of such far from light ob....
30 Oct 5:30 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kindle in Japan: No unicode font support (yet)
It’s reading week in Japan! Here’s a few updates about e-book reading: Don’t expect any e-books from Kodansha – Mainichi has an ar....
30 Oct 5:24 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Birthday treats and melting meats
There was no paid conversation to kick off the birthday festivities this year or coiffed men lighting my cigarettes with gold Cartier lighte....
30 Oct 5:12 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Free Wi-Fi at Starbucks
Anyone who has tried to find some free wi-fi spots in Tokyo will know just how big a deal this is: Starbucks is set to offer free wi-fi in 9....
30 Oct 4:59 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Window offers a new selection of Colors for its W26 Sorcerer’s Stone
So far only available in Blue, Window latest DAP, the W26, is now also available in 4 new colors (see below)… Be....
30 Oct 4:53 pm  from  Akihabara News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Complete Your Moon-Viewing ( O-Tsukimi) For This Year- Tonight With The Ju-Sanya ( 13th night) Moon
These days, when most Japanese think of  O-Tsukimi (お月見- moon-viewing）they imagine admiring and making offerings ( of seasonal foo....
30 Oct 4:43 pm  from  alientimes   [Profile]  [Recent] 
little explorer: Konata in Esplanade
While dumping leaving Kagami behind, who was busy with tidying her old stuff (you all know that she can be reminiscent with the old things)....
30 Oct 4:36 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Putting on make-up like an anime character
This video explains in detail how to get Sailor Moon eyes. The result is shown in the following picture: Looking at the original Sailo....
30 Oct 4:20 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Unbearable Hopelessness of Being in the LDP
Tanigaki Sadakazu at the Yamba Dam siteOctober 2, 2009On the second day of this month, Sadakazu Tanigaki, the newly-elected president of the....
30 Oct 4:14 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Happy Halloween !
By the time I get this typed it should be close enough, anyway. It's been a pretty hectic week around this corner of the world and looks lik....
30 Oct 4:03 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Won’t Miss #67 – the nationality guessing game
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30 Oct 4:01 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Variety Friday: Hello Kitty Halloween Tins
There are two "Family Mart" convenience stores within walking distance of my home. One is about 5 minutes away and the other about....
30 Oct 4:00 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Compensation Management
Is compensation management just about giving salaries and bonuses? Read on to find more. read more....
30 Oct 3:56 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Notes from a cluttered mind
I was reading over my own Blog entries from last year (what kind of sicko does that, anyway?) when I noticed my entry about the All-Japan Ia....
30 Oct 3:46 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
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