Film Binge: Yukinojo Henge
I recently got a copy of A Hundred Years of Japanese Film by Donald Richie, so I have been looking up the titles mentioned in the book and....
3 Sep 8:59 pm  from  Japannewbie   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese street food
Street style. ....
3 Sep 4:30 pm  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Death notebooks promise organized, happy endings
What would you get your dear old mum for her 60th birthday? A photo album of favorite family moments? A lovely plant for her garden? A last....
3 Sep 1:11 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan by the numbers (09.01.10)
75% of women answering an online survey by Nichii Gakkan Company said that they enjoy learning; 67% of men answered similarly. 68% of women....
2 Sep 10:19 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
North Korea Touts Mind-Expanding Liquid Brain Juice
The government of North Korea claims it has fashioned a mind-expanding, liquid brain juice dubbed the ‘Super Drink’ that can supposedly....
2 Sep 6:00 am  from  Daily Bento   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Girl in Translation
“A resolute yet naïve Chinese girl confronts poverty and culture shock with equal zeal when she and her mother immigrate to Brooklyn in K....
2 Sep 1:31 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Kattate Matsuri (かったて祭り)- Sets Makabe`s Mt Gongen-Yama Aglow!
Carrying torches to the top of Mt Gongen-Yama during the Kattate Matsuri ( August 31st 2010) Every year on the 31st of August, the parishion....
1 Sep 3:08 pm  from  alientimes   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Money Worship
We took a look at his business background previously and now Japan Trends is reporting on a new move by Takafumi Horie, the former CEO of Li....
31 Aug 3:10 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
POP Magazine + Britney Spears
Upcoming September cover issue of  Japanese POP Magazine featuring Britney Spears, art directed by Takashi Murakami and photographed by Tod....
31 Aug 1:30 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ogose Pool, again
On Saturday I took my eldest son back to the pool in Ogose for our last swim of the summer. This time I'd like to talk about the need for "r....
30 Aug 10:00 am  from  JDonuts   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Electree
Electree by Vivien Muller is a functional modern sculpture in the shape of a Japanese bonsai. The 42 leaves are small photovoltaic panels wh....
30 Aug 1:28 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The new NihongoUp is live!
As you may’ve noticed, the NihongoUp site was going through some massive changes during the past two months. Well, I think that the sit....
29 Aug 8:00 am  from  Nihongoup   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Podcast Recommendations 4
The next podcast recommendation is Nikkei Veritas Moyamoya Talk by TV Tokyo Announcer Oe Mariko. Moyamoya Talk with Oe Mariko とー....
28 Aug 8:13 pm  from  Japannewbie   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Koenji’s Awaodori Festival
Today and tomorrow (Saturday and Sunday) is Koenji’s massive Awaodori street festival: 188 groups, 12,000 dancers, from the JR Koenji sta....
28 Aug 9:04 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Jobs unique to Japan – a business that caters to sexual needs of disabled
“The disabled too have sexual desire. Well, of course they do, it goes without saying, and yet most care facilities ignore the fact.” On....
27 Aug 12:12 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Lost and Found in Japan: An Insider’s Tip
A LOST WALLETLost and Found:My teenage son and I once found a wallet in a parking lot in Okinawa, Japan. It contained a young Japanese girl'....
26 Aug 2:33 pm  from  Mikes Ryukyu Gallery   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tsukuba`s Very Own (?) Nebuta Parade- At this weekend`s Matsuri Tsukuba Festival
Last year`s Nebuta procession as part of the Matsuri Tsukuba Festival I have always thought it CURIOUSLY inappropriate that the center-pie....
26 Aug 1:45 pm  from  alientimes   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tsukuba`s Very Own (?) Nebuta Parade- At this weekend`s Matsuri Tsukuba Festival
Last year`s Nebuta procession as part of the Matsuri Tsukuba Festival I have always thought it CURIOUSLY inappropriate that the center-pie....
26 Aug 1:45 pm  from  alientimes   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Big (only) in Japan? Oshibori
A typical place setting with the oshibori on the right waiting to be enjoyed. Japan prides itself not only on cleanliness but also a heighte....
25 Aug 1:10 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
9 Beloved Characters Made Horrifying by Japan
… via Cracked: Japan can take apart other people’s inventions, like radios or TV sets, and put them back together better, cheaper and li....
25 Aug 12:00 pm  from  Daily Bento   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Manga propaganda
The U.S. military is set to release 20,000 copies of its newest weapon aimed at winning over the hearts and minds of Japan’s youth. Earlie....
24 Aug 1:04 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Last Night`s Full-Moon was the Bon-Moon (Bon no Tsuki, 盆の月), for those who still celebrate the ancient O-Bon Festival in its MOST AUTHENTIC way
Bon no Tsuki- The Bon Moon, on the night of August 23rd, 2010- with my cell-phone camera I have already told you in the pages of Tsukublog....
24 Aug 12:45 pm  from  alientimes   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Why Nausicaa is awesome
Via Roger Ebert, here is Filipino reviewer Michael Mirasol’s take on what’s so great about Miyazaki’s Nausicaa of the Valley of the W....
24 Aug 6:42 am  from  Mutant Frog   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kaza Hana: Amazing garden shop/cafe/bar in Aoyama
Leaving a meeting recently, I walked through some back streets of Aoyama, and came across this amazing sidewalk garden. The contrast betwee....
23 Aug 2:27 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
HMV Shibuya closes
HMV closed its flagship Shibuya store yesterday, bringing an end to an establishment that helped “Shibuya-kei” music go mainstream and ....
23 Aug 10:57 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ask Udder Smith: Baseball Blues
Youth sports cultures differ greatly in Japan -- ask Udder for more information!....
23 Aug 10:34 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Park signage: hand-drawn and printed
Thanks to the 30 people who participated in the Tokyo DIY Gardening workshop last night at 3331 Arts Chiyoda. We created an enormous collage....
22 Aug 12:42 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Pleco 2.2 iPhone App
Pleco Chinese Dictionary iPhone app version 2.2 , expected to release in September is one of the first apps to translate text in real time u....
22 Aug 5:51 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Spill-proof suits for slick guys
Stay out late enough into the night and something will spill on your suit. Was that an ancient Japanese proverb, or just a few words of wis....
21 Aug 11:45 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Harley Davidson in Japan (History)
In 1935 the Japanese motorcycle industry was founded as a result of Harley-Davidson licensing blueprints, tools, dies and machinery to the S....
21 Aug 10:35 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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