Archive for January, 2010

Christmas in Tokyo
Statue of Liberty and the Rainbow BridgeI saw the Statue of Liberty for the first time over Christmas last month. And I didn't even go to Ne....
31 Jan 11:59 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Activists stalk English teachers in South Korea – a glimpse at Japan’s future?
The LA Times has a story on how an activist group in South Korea, sinisterly named the “Anti-English Spectrum” has been following foreig....
31 Jan 11:58 pm  from  Mutant Frog   [Profile]  [Recent] 
horrifying head?
Many will consider these heads to be imaginative works of art.They may well have been inspired by a disturbing dream.........or by some mind....
31 Jan 11:55 pm  from  An Englishman in Osaka   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan’s Fujitsu: We Made The First “iPad”!
Apple made the world stop on January 27 when Steve Jobs announced the newest gadget in its already long line of toys: the iPad. This tablet....
31 Jan 11:49 pm  from  Geisha Blog   [Profile]  [Recent] 
JR Suica Ticket Machine
The look of the new machine split into 4 quadrants - tickets, season passes, charging your Suica card and getting a new Suica card. JR are c....
31 Jan 11:24 pm  from  Shibuya246   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hard Rock Cafe Tokyo
As I was digging around my collection of photos, I found this one.It's a shot of Hard Rock Cafe Tokyo situated in Roppongi. Don't miss the K....
31 Jan 11:11 pm  from  Living in Japan : The Blog   [Profile]  [Recent] 
the grass
breakfast: coffee & strawberries lunch: spaghetti aglio olio e peperoncino & avocado and cucumber salad that’s umeshu (plum bran....
31 Jan 11:07 pm  from  it will stop raining*   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Street Fighter: Sonny “Shinichi” Chiba
When I was a kid there were only two types of movies I wanted to see. What came to be known as Blaxploitation films (Superfly, Shaft, Buck &....
31 Jan 11:05 pm  from  Going loco in Yokohama   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Abraham Lincoln in Tokyo
  The interesting thing about this picture at that time was this was a new 1954 Buick which caught my eye – an American ....
31 Jan 10:40 pm  from  Sendai-shi   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Various features of digital cameras
I introduced a new digital camera in my diary yesterday.Not only that, recent digital cameras have other excellent features.Most digital cam....
31 Jan 10:27 pm  from  English Japanese   [Profile]  [Recent] 
SOY’B’ 2010 Mega Cosplay Coverage
Here we go again, the 2010 edition of SOY Cosplay held in Ngee Ann Polytechnic. A whole new location featuring cosplayers dawning on their ....
31 Jan 10:10 pm  from  The Banzai Effect   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Study: Day 11
I spent most of the day translating and tweaking the site ready to launch the Japanese language site. I have all of my study notes translate....
31 Jan 9:52 pm  from  nihongonotes   [Profile]  [Recent] 
10 beautiful tilt-shift photos of Japan
Tilt-shift photography is a special type of photography in which either a tilt-shift lens, or a post processing software, is used in order t....
31 Jan 9:48 pm  from  Nihongoup   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan Events Jan-Ken Taikai
I was at the UStram event held here in Roppongi and nearin the end we had the traditional Jan-Ken Taikai or Rock-Paper-Scissors Contest. The....
31 Jan 9:29 pm  from  Danny Choo   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Argentina ZonaIndie picks most impressive songs
Recnetly, Music Alliance Pact member; Argentina ZonaIndie posted 5 most impressive songs from all new musics listed up during 2009. Argentin....
31 Jan 9:29 pm  from  JPop Lover   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Modern Japanese Ghouls Hold a ‘Grudge’ – film review
    “The Grudge,” based on the more distinguished Japanese film “Ju-on,” is light on plot but garners a 4 out of 5 on the ....
31 Jan 9:22 pm  from  Samurai Dave   [Profile]  [Recent] 
SNOW Magazine, A Week Later
So here we are, almost a week since the launch of SNOW Magazine. How have things been? Well, it was a bit of a rough ride for the first cou....
31 Jan 9:21 pm  from  Jeans Now   [Profile]  [Recent] 
NHK Taiga Drama Ryomaden Episode 5
Yahoo TV Guide: Ryomaden Episode 5: 第5回「黒船と剣」 （1月31日放送） ペリー の来航を受けて、幕府は各藩....
31 Jan 9:00 pm  from  Japan Now and Then   [Profile]  [Recent] 
No PauseTalk in February
I’m afraid I have some bad news for PauseTalk in February. I was planning on having it happen on the 8 (because I’m currently in Kyoto a....
31 Jan 8:57 pm  from  Jeans Now   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Most Popular Manga of 2009: One Piece
According to the figures released by Oricon on Friday, Eiichiro Oda’s epic manga series “One Piece” was the most popular Japanese mang....
31 Jan 8:52 pm  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sayonara Samurai Factory
[*] He he In September 2006 I decided to come to live in Japan... Well let's say, to try it. It was my third time to come to Japan. I was ....
31 Jan 8:49 pm  from  Jerome Sadou   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sayonara Samurai Factory
[*] He he In September 2006 I decided to come to live in Japan... Well let's say, to try it. It was my third time to come to Japan. I was ....
31 Jan 8:49 pm  from  Jerome Sadou   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Smiles…
Noah had his first smile at 3 weeks 6 days but they were few and far between but now we can`t stop him from smiling and grinning away. My mu....
31 Jan 8:49 pm  from  Cherry blossom Adventures   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Poverty Next Door
I wonder when it was last that Japan was said to be a country of nondiscriminatory society. Time has changed and today many Japanese worker....
31 Jan 8:34 pm  from  Tokyokawaiietc   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Achievers x Banal Chic Bizarre Fashion in Harajuku
This very fashionable 20-year-old Japanese guy was photographed in Harajuku. Like these two stylish guys we posted previously, he works at t....
31 Jan 8:30 pm  from  TokyoFashion.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Nihongo Notes in 2009
My 2009 review is a little late, but better late than never!A year? Feels more like 5 years!It's been an amazing year this year. I came to J....
31 Jan 8:27 pm  from  nihongonotes   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hagiwara Mai
Also known as Maimai Japanese name: 萩原舞, はぎわら まい Birthdate: February 7, 1996 Current age: 24 Origin Saitama Prefecture, Ja....
31 Jan 7:41 pm  from  Japanese Girls 6000   [Profile]  [Recent] 
25 Japanese Happy Songs, 5th: Mahou Sensei Negima! Cast – Happy Material!
25 ‘Happy songs’: Mahou Sensei Negima! Cast - Happy Material!: ....
31 Jan 7:14 pm  from  Muza-chan.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
SOY’B’ 2010 Karaoke Highlights
I wasn’t able to follow all the singing performances as I was running around snapping shots of cosplayers but here is a collection of ph....
31 Jan 7:09 pm  from  The Banzai Effect   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Audio Blog S3 #1 – Introduction: Meet Our New Japanese Blogger
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! When you first meet someone in Japan, what are the first things you want to learn about that person?....
31 Jan 6:30 pm  from  JapanesePod101   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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