Iconiq making a splash with commercial wave
Japan-based Korean singer Iconiq (25) is making a splash and is about to be in a wave of new commercials aired in Japan. S....
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Gundam 00 Movie Titled: A Wakening of the Trailblazer
Sunrise Studio has announced on their official website thatthe upcoming Mobile Suit Gundam 00 film will be titled “A Wakening of the Trail....
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Be the Next App Star and Win the iPad
Are you a mobile app developer? Mobile in Japan would like to help you get the fame and fortune you deserve. Oh, and we would also like to g....
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Takeshi Kitano to receive Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters
On Tuesday, director Takeshi Kitano (63) was in Paris to receive the Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters, France’s....
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Japanese trucker caught with stolen panties
photo by Tiago Rïbeiro Kenichi Ikeda of the city of Nagasaki has carried around three bags and a secret he could not tell ....
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4 hours of sanity
Due to a set of very unusual circumstances, I found myself with 4 hours of sanity today.  It was a preview to how my days will be once I w....
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HOSPITALITY-BASED PREP SCHOOL OPENS CAMPUS IN SHIZUOKA: Students Receive ‘Five-Star’ Education in a ‘Classy, Sophisticated Atmosphere’
Preparatory education for university entrance examinations is an important rite of passage for many Japanese teenagers. Th....
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Recipe: Rice Porridge
By Luc Gougeon There hasn’t been a day since I arrived in Japan that I haven’t eaten a bowl of white rice. I love rice, yet I for the t....
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Japanese Proverb: Pigeons fly free through the palace
By Greg Beck Today’s Topic: 諺 / ことわざ / Proverb Kanji: 鳩は自由に皇居に舞い込む。 Kana: はとはじゆうにこ....
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Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan visits Ghana
Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan on Sunday began a three-day official visit to Ghana at the head of a 30-strong delegation. ....
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Australian police have boarded and searched ‘Steve Irwin’ at the request of Japanese authorities
Australian police searched two anti-whaling ships at the request of Japanese authorities on Saturday, seizing log books an....
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Trigun: Badlands Rumble New Trailer
A new trailer has been released for the upcoming Trigun movie titled Trigun: Badlands Rumble, which is scheduled to air in Japan on 24 Apr 2....
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Anime Showdown Fair Coverage
Just came back from Orchard and I happened to chance upon this event, Anime Showdown Fair and went in to have a look.  Well, like the post....
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Painless needles developed by Japanese Professor
Photo by Casualty A Japanese professor has come up with a method of delivering vaccines and drugs that he says is completel....
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Berryz Koubou’s Otakebi Boy WAO!
The official PV for one of the two a-sides from Berryz Koubou’s 22nd single titled Otakebi Boy WAO! has been released. M....
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Hirosue Ryoko Says No!
If you are a fan of Japanese actress Hirosue Ryoko (広末涼子), then you must check out this youtube clip whereby she says “No” (ダ....
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Hanami all year long – Japanese scientists create cherry tree that blossoms all year round
Threatened with the disappearance of its culturally iconic cherry blossoms, Japanese scientists have used heavy ion beams ....
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Cherry Blossom Festival in DC
Here is a guest post from Erik who is involved in the Annual Washington D.C. Cherry Blossom Festival Planning! First a few words from me tho....
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Freak Tour of Tokyo
There’s no shortage of tourist hotspots in Tokyo, where a walk down an average city street is an experience in itself, b....
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Japan passes record $1 Trillion-dollar budget
Japan’s lower house on Tuesday passed a record trillion-dollar budget that will add to an already bulging public debt mo....
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Flame in Flames as they unexpectly announce they are breaking up
The four-member boy band FLAME unexpectedly announced on their official site that they have broken up as of March 1. The t....
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Doctor in Okinawa Decides the Diving Rules Should Change
I heard about this a couple of weeks ago but only found the story recently.  It not something I wanted to comment on without seeing myself ....
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Sony PS3 Servers Down as Outage Wrecks Havoc on PlayStation Network for Older PS3 Users
Sony confirmed today that it has had an outage for its PlayStation Network that affects gamers with older PlayStation 3 co....
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Nintendo’s DS2 rumbling rumors
The latest addition to the rumor mill comes from an update that’s been made to a force feedback system patent Nintendo f....
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W Gaia Memory Revealed!
Fans of Kamen Rider W would be familiar with the W Gaia memory, or at least know that it is being used by an evil dopant who used it to kill....
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Shigeru Miyamoto, the Nintendo legend to recieve fellowship at the GAME British Academy Video Games Awards
Shigeru Miyamoto, the Nintendo legend and creative force behind the Mario and Zelda games, is set to receive a fellowship ....
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Koji Abe takes R-1 Grand Prix
Last week the finals of the solo comedian competition R-1 Grand Prix were held in Tokyo on Tuesday. A record 3,539 comedia....
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Offical S/mileage site launched and Maeda Yuuka and Ogawa Saki of S/mileage have started blogs on Ameblo.
Not only does s/mileage(スマイレージ) have an Official site, but twitter accounts and personal blogs of each member ....
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Nendoroid Tainaka Ritsu – Drum Smashin’ Awesome
The figurine gods have smiled upon me and I have landed my hands on the elusive Ritsu Nendoroid! Muahahaha!Yeah, some people might think ....
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Language Learning Tool Reviews: AMICA Intensive Japanese Language Course in Tokyo
Hiroshima-ken JET Jonathan Fisher reviews various tools for learning Japanese, including books, websites, flashcards, podcasts and more. Too....
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