Archive for November, 2009

Japanese Box Office: Oct 24 – Oct 30
Japanese Box Office: Oct 24 to Oct 30 (Rank, Movie Name, Weekend Box Office (US$), Cume (US$) (Note: US$1=90.83 yen)) 1. I Give My First L....
3 Nov 4:53 pm  from  Guyjin.me   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Underwear that transforms itself into a bag
Here we have yet another crazy Japanese invention; I am talking about an ecologic/reusable bag made using origami and furoshiki technology. ....
3 Nov 4:36 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
In 33 days…
…I will be taking the JLPT 3 Kyu (Japanese Language Proficiency Test, level 3). Today happens to be a holiday, Bunka no Hi (or, Culture Da....
3 Nov 4:24 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Moisturize me
As face-drying winter winds approach, Bandai and Fancl come to the rescue with a portable skin analyzer.....
3 Nov 3:40 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Korean Memorial at Hiroshima: A poem by Andrew Motion
Former poet laureate Andrew Motion's poem The Korean Memorial at Hiroshima is featured as The Guardian's poem of the week. The poem is be....
3 Nov 3:29 pm  from  Get Hiroshima   [Profile]  [Recent] 
What is now Culture Day was long celebrated as the Birthday of the Emperor Meiji
Since 1948, November 3rd has been a Japanese national holiday called BUNKA NO HI (文化の日), or Culture Day in English. On this day i....
3 Nov 3:00 pm  from  alientimes   [Profile]  [Recent] 
shinkansen
The shinkansen (新幹線), or “bullet train”, is a vehicle of rapid transportation that connects the furthest reaches of Japan.  The....
3 Nov 3:00 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Get ready to fight the weather
Just like in Korea, the temperature here is jumping down quite significant. Judging from the look of the sky, it’s quite dark to start a n....
3 Nov 2:15 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
American shogun: A yankee doodle dandy of a book
Almost forgot. It's Tuesday, that means Our Man's gotta come up with something smart to say about books 'n' such. Well, actually he is readi....
3 Nov 1:38 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Steam Train Bento
This SL Bento looks like a tasty bite for lunch. A little bit pricey and I am not sure I'm in the right age bracket for it. They also had ....
3 Nov 1:11 pm  from  Danny Choo   [Profile]  [Recent] 
+J (UNIQLO + JIL SANDER)
Japanese fashion cahin store UNIQLO started to sell +J line. All +J itemse are supervised by JIL SANDER. They are sold at limited stores.....
3 Nov 1:08 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Public Holidays
Tis "Bunka no Hi" today in Japan otherwise known as Culture Day. Wikipedia says:- "This national holiday was established in ....
3 Nov 1:05 pm  from  Danny Choo   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Public Holidays
Tis "Bunka no Hi" today in Japan otherwise known as Culture Day. Wikipedia says:- "This national holiday was established in ....
3 Nov 1:05 pm  from  Danny Choo   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Invasion of the Three-Word Ad Slogan
Invasion of the Three-Word Ad Slogan — Quiz These slogans appear in English text on the product's ads in Japan. Match the slogan to th....
3 Nov 1:00 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Route Celebration JAL
Nice to see that JAL is celebrating 40 years on the air route to Australia over the next couple of months with a special cheesecake. The Ja....
3 Nov 12:59 pm  from  Kimonobox   [Profile]  [Recent] 
NHK Launches Reproduction-Free Internet Video Library
Japanese public TV broadcaster NHK launched an online video library on Saturday. It consists of several thousands of video and sound clips ....
3 Nov 12:32 pm  from  Asiajin.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
JR Suica Adverts
This is a favorite ad of mine for AQUA water. The ACQUA water brand is by JR bottled water company, so they are using the SUICA Penguin. Has....
3 Nov 12:30 pm  from  Shibuya246   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Read or Die
Plot Three girls named Anita, Michelle and Maggie are hired to protect Japanese author Nenene Sumiregawa during her stay in Hong Kong. In an....
3 Nov 11:58 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Just another picture of the day 11/03/09
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3 Nov 11:58 am  from  Just Another Day in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
What to Eat and Where to Eat It in Fukuoka
Fukuoka is famous for its good food, and if you are visiting Japan for its food then Fukuoka must be in your itinerary.  Every kind of food....
3 Nov 11:24 am  from  Fukuoka Dreaming   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Breakfast Pizza
I woke up this morning wanting pancakes but didn’t have any milk.  Then I thought of muffins, same problem.  After about an hour of lazi....
3 Nov 11:23 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Samurai Skater
The Japanese figure skating champion Oda Nobunari has had a strong opening going into the Olympic season. He has won his two Grand Prix even....
3 Nov 11:20 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Justice for Rocky
Hi everyone, Santa here. Just a small post about something that I felt was important and need to be shared. This post is a small story about....
3 Nov 11:03 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
LG CYON SB210, let you play golf like a Pro.
LG latest CYON mobile phone is not your average touchscreen device, no, the SD210 has been designed to help you wi....
3 Nov 10:46 am  from  Akihabara News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Soyea’s Z5 MID, your Atom powered Chinese little buddy
Here you are the Z5 from the Chinese manufacturer Soyea. Powered by a Z515 Atom CPU (1.2GHz), with 1GB of RAM an....
3 Nov 10:25 am  from  Akihabara News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Weird Tree in Gojoten Shrine, Ueno Park, Tokyo (Japan)
Model: NIKON D60 ISO: 100 Aperture: f/1.4 Exposure: 1/60 sec Focal Length: 50 mm ....
3 Nov 10:13 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Lenovo ThinkCentre A70z Brings All-in-Ones to Businesses
Lenovo announced yesterday in the USA, its latest ThinkCenter A70z, an all-in-one business PC. Slightly differen....
3 Nov 10:08 am  from  Akihabara News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Digital Content Expo 2009: AR & VR Applications Come Together (2/2)
Continued from the previous blog post on Digital Content Expo 2009. Pull-Navi (The head mount device to navigate a holder by pulling his ea....
3 Nov 10:02 am  from  Asiajin.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Who do I blog for?
Do I blog about Japan for myself? Not really, I mostly blog for 3 groups of people.1. People who have visited or want to visit Japan.2. My J....
3 Nov 10:00 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Stealth.Com releases a rugged fanless mini PC with rack mounted HDD
The LPC-395F is Stealth.Com latest mini PC powered by an ATOM N270 CPU, 2GB of RAM, Dual Gigabit LAN, USB, WIFI, R....
3 Nov 9:55 am  from  Akihabara News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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