Let’s Get Non-Physical
Some more interesting musings by Warren Ellis in regards to digital comics, this time using the success of his free-to-read online web comi....
27 Sep 9:22 pm  from  Jeans Now   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A Beautiful Future for Digital Books
If you haven’t watched it yet, do take the time to take a look at the conceptual video IDEO has put together, presenting three possible e....
23 Sep 1:10 am  from  Jeans Now   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hilarious Harry Potter fangirl revisited: “touch ok?”
In July of last year I posted one of my favorite strangest YouTube videos of all time — Japan's biggest Harry Potter fangirl and he....
21 Sep 11:19 pm  from  TokyoMango.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Usa Colle
Earlier this summer, Walker Books released two illustrated books in a new “Moshi Moshi Kawaii” series, in which you search for the bun....
21 Sep 6:25 am  from  allthingskawaii   [Profile]  [Recent] 
I Live in the Future, and It’s on the iPad
I rather like Nick Bilton’s tech coverage for The New York Times — he runs the Bits blog — and this week he has a new book out called....
21 Sep 1:04 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
“Eikanji” (英漢字)
Recently, a student introduced me to the concept of “eikanji”.  This is an idea created by a Japanese calligrapher called Tomomi Kunish....
20 Sep 12:59 pm  from  Haikugirl   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Google to launch e-book service in Japan in 2011
US Internet giant Google said Monday it would launch an electronic books service in Japan next year despite a chilly recept....
14 Sep 11:00 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Designing Obama for iPad
Good news for those of us who can’t afford the beautiful — but $80 — Designing Obama book by Scott Thomas, which covers how design wa....
13 Sep 1:03 pm  from  Jeans Now   [Profile]  [Recent] 
イブニング (Evening) Magazine, Tokyo (Japan)
Manga magazines usually have many series running concurrently with approximately 20–40 pages allocated to each series per issue. Other ....
9 Sep 9:58 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Podcast Recommendations – Part 5
No Longer Human This podcast is an audio reading of a famous piece of Japanese literature called Ningen Shikkaku, by Dazai Osamu. The....
9 Sep 9:36 am  from  Japannewbie   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tokyo Vice
The author holding his book in front of a fuuzoku annaijo Like any modern metropolis, Tokyo’s glittering skylines carefully conceal a mor....
7 Sep 10:09 pm  from  Dark Mirage   [Profile]  [Recent] 
what i talk about when i talk about running
breakfast: coffee & more pastries from polka. this much food in the morning totally throws me off, but i couldn’t help it… lunch: ....
6 Sep 9:07 pm  from  it will stop raining*   [Profile]  [Recent] 
An awareness gap
HERE’S a quick reprise of part of a post from a fortnight ago: In Yoron no Kyokkai (The Distortion of Public Opinion), Sugawara Taku write....
5 Sep 2:51 pm  from  ampontan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The awareness gap
HERE’S a quick reprise of part of a post from a fortnight ago: In Yoron no Kyokkai (The Distortion of Public Opinion), Sugawara Taku write....
5 Sep 2:51 pm  from  ampontan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Ainu and the Bear
There’s a very neat article in the Hokkaido Shimbun (Japanese) about a group called Project U-e-peker. The members of the Project have b....
2 Sep 8:41 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Maid in Akihabara, Tokyo (Japan)
Maid cafes are a popular, totally geeked-out phenomenon centered in the back alleys of Akihabara’s electric town. Their specialty? Girl....
1 Sep 10:30 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Salaryman of Osaki, Tokyo (Japan)
The word “Salaryman” can be found in many books and articles pertaining to Japanese culture. Immediately following World War II, beco....
30 Aug 10:24 pm  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Salaryman of Osaki, Tokyo (Japan)
The word “Salaryman” can be found in many books and articles pertaining to Japanese culture. Immediately following World War II, beco....
30 Aug 10:11 pm  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese books for Kindle from TheJapanShop
Have a Kindle? Want to use it to learn Japanese? This eBook might be a good place to get started. Learn Hiragana on the Kindle TheJapa....
30 Aug 11:40 am  from  Japannewbie   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Yukari Sakamoto’s New Book – And Her Summer Somen!
Chef, educator and food journalist Yukari Sakamoto has just published a new book: Food Sake Tokyo, a fabulous guide to the city's eats. Go Y....
24 Aug 8:48 pm  from  Japanese Food Report   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Interviewing Former Kamikaze Pilots
Maxwell Taylor Kennedy, the author of Danger’s Hour: The Story of the USS Bunker Hill and the Kamikaze Pilot Who Crippled Her, discusses ....
19 Aug 8:03 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential
I just posted something about the new book Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential on SNOW Magazine, but wanted to mention it here too. It’s Bri....
9 Aug 8:19 pm  from  Jeans Now   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Contest: Win $25 of TheJapanShop.com Goodness!
Hello everyone! As you may or may not have noticed, TheJapanShop.com has a new website! In celebration of this momentous occasion I’m col....
6 Aug 9:07 am  from  Japannewbie   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Manga and (amazingly no) mammaries
A suitable spot for a read along with a rest in the sun. And, mercifully, the man in question doesn’t have moobs the size of most of the m....
2 Aug 3:00 pm  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Using Kickstarter to Startup
I’m pretty sure I hate Craig Mod, and the reason is because he keeps writing awesome essays and is doing plenty of things — like starti....
29 Jul 2:09 am  from  Jeans Now   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Biographical Dictionary of Notable Figures with Hilarious Names
Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure once said language is a structured system of arbitrary signs. In other words, your name, when read out ....
28 Jul 12:02 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
An Interview with an upcoming JET CIR
Hello JapanNewbies! Today we’ve got another interview for you. A “getting to Japan” success story if you will. Akeem has been accepte....
26 Jul 9:24 pm  from  Japannewbie   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Koki Mitani looking forward to a busy year in 2011
Director and writer Koki Mitani (“The Uchoten Hotel,” “The Magic Hour”) is turning 50 next year, and to celebrate....
25 Jul 3:37 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Lonely Dead by Michael Marshall Smith
I really wanted to like this book. Ever since Michael Marshall Smith wrote his sci-fi trilogy of One of Us, Spares, and Only Forwards, I tho....
23 Jul 11:58 am  from  Michaeljohngrist   [Profile]  [Recent] 
5 Books About Japan
I’ve really been stacking up on books about Japan lately, my last order included Arcade Mania!, The Otaku Encylopedia and....
22 Jul 7:52 pm  from  Yonasu   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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