Archive for July, 2010

Japan’s Unemployment Unexpectedly Rises, Output Drops in Sign of Slowdown – Bloomberg
Japan's Unemployment Unexpectedly Rises, Output Drops in Sign of SlowdownBloomberg“We have to start worry about a slowdown,” said J....
30 Jul 10:47 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
What can the Yakuza explain anyway?
Having read and enjoyed Jacob Adelstein's Tokyo Vice, it was with considerable interest that I read his article "The Last Yakuza" in the Wor....
30 Jul 10:42 am  from  Observing Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Nakanishiya Ryokan, Shiraishi Island
View of the beach from the second floor roomsNakanishiya Ryokan offers rooms for 4,500 yen per person (no meals included). The ryokan is rig....
30 Jul 10:42 am  from  Daily Moo   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Yen Rises 3rd Day as Global Slowdown Signs Boost Safety Demand – San Francisco Chronicle
Moneycontrol.comYen Rises 3rd Day as Global Slowdown Signs Boost Safety DemandSan Francisco ChronicleJapan's factory output dropped 1.5....
30 Jul 10:40 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Today’s Japan Photo: Kendo 剣道
For Today’s Japan Photo, we will be taking a look at one of modern Japan martial art – Kendo 剣道, which is based on traditional Japan....
30 Jul 10:34 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
English Teacher
Enthusiastic, Professional English teachers wanted. Vacancy in Part-time position at a school located in Omotesando. Variety of classes from....
30 Jul 10:29 am  from  GaijinPot Jobs   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A Japan Photo per Day – Rainbow Bridge Night View
The official name of the Rainbow Bridge is Shuto Expressway No. 11 Daiba Route - Port of Tokyo Connector Bridge - that’s no fun. The name....
30 Jul 10:23 am  from  Muza-chan.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
SPOTLIGHT: Tekkonkinkreet
Even as Studio Ghibli made a surprising flop that year with Gedo Senki (Tales from Earthsea), 2006 was a highly competitive year for Japanes....
30 Jul 10:16 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Asian Stocks Drop on Weaker Japan Jobless, Output Data; Macquarie Tumbles – Bloomberg
Hurriyet Daily NewsAsian Stocks Drop on Weaker Japan Jobless, Output Data; Macquarie TumblesBloombergThe MSCI Asia Pacific Index sank 0.5 pe....
30 Jul 10:10 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Escape the stress – Tokyo Theme Parks to enjoy this summer
As CNNGo rightly points out, escapism is a key part of Japanese life. Games, movies and places all exist to help you get out of the pressur....
30 Jul 10:09 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Super Mario World in Push Pins
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30 Jul 10:00 am  from  Daily Bento   [Profile]  [Recent] 
small watermelon
Watermelons came to my house!　These are smaller than ordinary ones, still, they completely　controlled my tiny fridge! You can see ho....
30 Jul 10:00 am  from  8tokyo.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
40 ‘Flower’ Songs, 6: jealkb – Hana
40 ‘Flower’ Songs: jealkb - Hana: ....
30 Jul 9:51 am  from  Muza-chan.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The road to digital TV is not paved with enough antennas
The government is desperately urging homeowners to make the switch to digital TV, but will promotion alone do the trick?....
30 Jul 9:31 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan shares trade down, but Sony, Panasonic gain – MarketWatch
Reuters UKJapan shares trade down, but Sony, Panasonic gainMarketWatch(TOKYO:JP:6764) (PINK:SANYF) stock fell 8.7% after big gains in the pr....
30 Jul 9:29 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Wonder Festival 2010
The Wonder Festival took place recently at the Makuhari Messe, near Chiba. The get-together is an annual event celebrating (and selling) “....
30 Jul 9:28 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kashiwazaki Hannabi 2010
Well, in Japan at the moment is a pretty horrible heatwave. I was joined by my mate from England, Ian, and we had a very hot and sweaty week....
30 Jul 9:19 am  from  worldwidewebisphere   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sony, Panasonic Defy European Crisis, Stronger Yen With Higher Forecasts – Bloomberg
Reuters IndiaSony, Panasonic Defy European Crisis, Stronger Yen With Higher ForecastsBloombergSony, the Tokyo-based maker of Bravia TVs, rai....
30 Jul 8:56 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ebizo, Mao Hold Wedding and Huge Reception
Kabuki star Ichikawa Ebizo (32) and freelance announcer Kobayashi Mao (28) held their wedding ceremony and a massive reception in Tokyo yes....
30 Jul 8:54 am  from  Japan-zone   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Softbank + Zynga: Japan is about to get Farmville’d? – Destructoid
wwwery (blog)Softbank + Zynga: Japan is about to get Farmville'd?DestructoidA press release was just sent out and a press conference wi....
30 Jul 8:46 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Teacher of English (Part-Time)
Job: Teacher of English We are currently recruiting for hourly-paid Teacher of English positions for our Tokyo office. These are not full-t....
30 Jul 8:38 am  from  GaijinPot Jobs   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Otacool3 – preview
Danny Choo et Kotobukiya remettent ça. Apres le premier Otacool basé sur les chambres des otaku a travers le monde et Otacool2 sur les cos....
30 Jul 8:09 am  from  Micky2Be   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Police Fail
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30 Jul 8:00 am  from  Daily Bento   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Taking Responsability With the DPJ
Yesterday, Prime Minister Kan Naoto apologized, twice, to a joint assembly of Diet members of the Democratic Party of Japan. He expressed hi....
30 Jul 7:57 am  from  Shisaku   [Profile]  [Recent] 
English Instructor-Saitama
Berkeley House is urgently hiring part-time English teachers for corporate classes in Sayama-shi, Saitama starting in August. Course Period....
30 Jul 7:56 am  from  GaijinPot Jobs   [Profile]  [Recent] 
SoftBank Mobile Posts Impressive Q1 2010
While the parent corp. took a -30% hit the mobile unit reported 70% YoY increase and expects to double installed base stations by next sprin....
30 Jul 7:43 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Caring for your husband!
I think I've mentioned this before sometime in the blog, but I'm not generally a huge consumer of blogs, the stuff I do check out is in the ....
30 Jul 7:31 am  from  Foreign Salaryman   [Profile]  [Recent] 
JAPANESE DOLL EYELASHES & CHEAP SUSHI IN SHINJUKU. PURIKURA EYE-ENLARGING STICKER BOOTHS IN TOKYO GAME CENTER, ABSINTHE JELLY.
I’m going to let you in on a little secret: our favorite sushi restaurant in Tokyo. Hibari is a cheap but melt-in-your-mouth fresh conve....
30 Jul 7:30 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hiroaki Kitano’s dream
Hiroaki Kitano is known for having created the robotic dog AIBO and for being one of the directors of the Sony Computer Science Lab in Tokyo....
30 Jul 7:01 am  from  Kirainet   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Zynga, Softbank Establish Joint Venture In Japan – Gamasutra
wwwery (blog)Zynga, Softbank Establish Joint Venture In JapanGamasutraAlong with announcing the Tokyo-based joint venture, Softbank revealed....
30 Jul 6:22 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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