Eriko Sato to star in Bonnie Pink short movie
Singer-songwriter BONNIE PINK (37) is celebrating the 15th anniversary of her debut this year, so she is teaming up with fi....
3 Sep 10:56 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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] 
Pink Lady returns!
The famous idol duo Pink Lady is back in action. On Wednesday, they held a press conference to officially announce their co....
3 Sep 8:01 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
NHK to air live broadcasts of sumo again
Japan’s public TV broadcaster is to resume live sumo broadcasts, after canceling coverage of July’s Nagoya tournament o....
3 Sep 12:46 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan Public Pension Fund to Sell $48 Billion in Assets to Pay Aging Nation
Japan’s public pension fund, the world’s largest, will sell about 4 trillion yen ($48 billion) in assets this fiscal ye....
3 Sep 12:40 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Marine life frozen in time at Japan’s Ice Aquarium
Turn on the TV in Japan and you’re bound to see someone slicing up a tuna on a cooking show while commentators ooh and aa....
2 Sep 10:25 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Valkyria Chronicles 3 Teaser Site – Not To Be Opened Till 16 Sep
A mysterious site with some faintly familiar characters background has popped up on the internet, and a quick search of the domain informati....
1 Sep 11:31 pm  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sunset, Fuji-san and Pacific Ocean
The MOST BEAUTIFUL sunset I ve seen in my life. In Katase-Enoshima beach on sunday.. It was fantastic.. Looks like I was in another world fo....
1 Sep 12:30 pm  from  LifeYou.tv   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Enoshima Beach
I went to Katase-Enoshima beach on sunday with friends.. it was a very nice day.. Had a lot of fun doing body surf.. and saw the most beauti....
1 Sep 11:57 am  from  LifeYou.tv   [Profile]  [Recent] 
My Visit To Japantown, San Francisco
I was recently in the US on holiday and on my way to LA to fly home to Australia I decided to divert through San Francisco for a day and vis....
31 Aug 8:56 pm  from  Zonjineko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Alberto Zaccheroni hired as Japan national soccer team coach
Former Juventus and AC Milan coach Alberto Zaccheroni was appointed to lead Japan’s national football team on Monday. The....
31 Aug 12:18 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan’s obssesion with tuna – Does it mean loving it to extinction?
Japan is known as the biggest consumer of tuna. Be it raw for sushi or sashimi or fried, broiled or canned, tuna is an impo....
31 Aug 11:48 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Vocaloid: Last Night, Good Night
As hardcore Hatsune Miku fans would have known by heart, 31st of August  is the birthday of the lovable, leek-wielding, virtual idol. To co....
31 Aug 9:54 am  from  The Banzai Effect   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese pop art at Versailles insights protests
A show of outlandish sculptures by a cult Japanese artist in the historic Chateau of Versailles near Paris has enraged trad....
31 Aug 7:53 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
DD Diaries: Mari’s Afternoon
I have decided to invite my new daughter, Mari-chan to be one of the guest blogger for this site. So I hope everyone will welcome her as she....
31 Aug 2:13 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Figurine Life! 017–More than Meets the Eye
Extremely delayed but hey, better late than never! The Tako Luka Boss is more than meets the eye! Click on the thumnail for a larger vers....
31 Aug 1:20 am  from  The Banzai Effect   [Profile]  [Recent] 
“Ryu ga Gotoku” video game gets TV Drama starring Takumi Saito
The hit video game series "Ryu ga Gotoku" (released in English as "Yakuza") is getting a live-action dr....
30 Aug 1:41 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Earth Celebration: Sado island
In comfortable, convenient, modern Japan, there are some who are willing to drop everything for a communal life on a remote....
29 Aug 10:33 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Dollfie Dream Sister
Volks has announced their new product range on their official blog – Dollfie Dream Sister which promises a body that has much better artic....
29 Aug 10:11 pm  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A.C.M.E II, Loads of Fun!
Hordes of human swarm flocked to A.C.M.E II today where anime merchandise from Japan are sold, doujin artists showcasing their works, tradi....
29 Aug 4:54 pm  from  The Banzai Effect   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Beautiful Shinjuku Photography from Chris Willson
I saw these photos a few days ago and I knew as soon as they were published online I just had to link across to them.  The photographer in ....
29 Aug 10:00 am  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Another Lawsuit for Kaori Manabe
Kaori Manabe (29) is facing another lawsuit, it was recently learned. Still in the middle of a messy legal battle with her ....
29 Aug 6:54 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Wild Attacking Monkey Rampage Video
Wild monkeys caused injuries to 43 people from Aug. 22 to Aug. 25 in the neighboring Shizuoka Prefecture cities of Mishima ....
29 Aug 1:51 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Cool images of the Evangelion Race Team
These images are from the first day of racing of Run’a Entertainment’s “Evangelion RT-01 apr Corolla” team in t....
29 Aug 1:10 am  from  Bionicbong   [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] 
Discovering Scuba Diving at Cape Maeda
For the first time in a while I have some diving to report, and for the first time in even longer, some dive instruction.  Last weekend I w....
27 Aug 10:19 pm  from  Big in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
TOMARE–Have Mat, Will Travel
Tomare Yoga Mat, anywhere you go (or, Home is Where the Mat Is) This summer I came to the multi-culti realization that, for....
27 Aug 10:51 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese panty thief turns out to be blind-school teacher in drag
The victim, a 22-year-old woman, realized her underpants were missing from a drying tumbler in a coin laundromat in Fukuoka....
26 Aug 8:37 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Director Satoshi Kon of Perfect Blue and Paprika fame passes away
The renowned and awed anime director Satoshi Kon passed away from pancreatic cancer the day before yesterday at the age of ....
26 Aug 8:26 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Acclaimed Anime Director Satoshi Kon Passed Away
Anime fans would remember watching some of Satoshi Kon’s (今 敏) famous works including Perfect Blue, (1997), Millennium Actress (2001)....
26 Aug 1:07 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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