<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>BlogLinkJapan &#187; General Japan</title>
	<atom:link href="http://bloglinkjapan.com/view/general-japan/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com</link>
	<description>All your favorite Japan Blogs in one place</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:43:26 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator>
		<item>
		<title>Giant Hornets Defeat Japanese Police Officers</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/106598/giant-hornets-defeat-japanese-police-officers/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/106598/giant-hornets-defeat-japanese-police-officers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 07:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Japan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/106598/giant-hornets-defeat-japanese-police-officers/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A group of Japanese police officers stumbled upon a giant hornets’ nest at a park in Machida yesterday morning: There were conducting a search for a missing person, but ended up finding a lot of angry hornets instead. Eight officers were stung; some had to go to the hospital, but nobody sustained life-threatening injuries. The [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/106598/giant-hornets-defeat-japanese-police-officers/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Extremists Target Chinese Consulates</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/106380/extremists-target-chinese-consulates/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/106380/extremists-target-chinese-consulates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 21:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Japan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/106380/extremists-target-chinese-consulates/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It looks like a couple right-wingers got very angry about the ongoing mess with China. There were two minor incidents at Chinese consulates yesterday: A member of a ultra-nationalist organization was arrested for throwing a flare-like object at the Chinese consulate in Nagasaki. A similar incident occurred in the early morning hours in front of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/106380/extremists-target-chinese-consulates/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Penguins Die from Heatstroke at Japanese Zoo</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/106118/penguins-die-from-heatstroke-at-japanese-zoo/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/106118/penguins-die-from-heatstroke-at-japanese-zoo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 21:55:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Japan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/106118/penguins-die-from-heatstroke-at-japanese-zoo/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Five Humboldt penguins could not survive the summer heat at the Toyama Municipal Family Park Zoo: The first penguin to die was a 22-year-old female on Aug. 19. Through Sept. 21, four more penguins died — three females and one male, aged from four to 15 years. Dissections of the bodies determined that the penguins [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/106118/penguins-die-from-heatstroke-at-japanese-zoo/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Illegal Dumping Prevention</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/105891/illegal-dumping-prevention/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/105891/illegal-dumping-prevention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 23:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Japan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/105891/illegal-dumping-prevention/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A news report embeds itself with a police task force in Shizuoka prefecture that goes after people who illegally dump trash: When they find an illegal dumping site, they send a stakeout team to watch the spot so that anyone who tries to dump again in the same place will be caught in the act. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/105891/illegal-dumping-prevention/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Dangerous Bicycle</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/105523/dangerous-bicycle/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/105523/dangerous-bicycle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Japan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/105523/dangerous-bicycle/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Crash test dummies from the National Consumer Affairs Center let us know why it’s dangerous to buy cheap fold-able bikes from a generic Chinese company: — Akihabara News – Gadgetry from Japan (Subscribe) Dannychoo.com – Your portal to Japan (Subscribe)]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/105523/dangerous-bicycle/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>North Korea Tours</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/104850/north-korea-tours/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/104850/north-korea-tours/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 23:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Japan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/104850/north-korea-tours/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fuji TV airs a report about Chinese tourism in North Korea, using footage filmed earlier this month: With all the economic sanctions that have been placed against North Korea, it’s hard for Kim Jong-il’s regime to raise much foreign currency. Attracting tourists, especially large tour groups from China, has become a very important method for [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/104850/north-korea-tours/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Crying Baby Sumo in Tochigi</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/104152/crying-baby-sumo-in-tochigi/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/104152/crying-baby-sumo-in-tochigi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 02:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Japan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/104152/crying-baby-sumo-in-tochigi/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A few videos of a crying baby sumo event held the other day at the Ikiko Jinja Shrine in Kanuma city, Tochigi prefecture: The traditional event is held every year to pray for the health and good luck of babies. Babies that cry when they are held in the air are said to be especially [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/104152/crying-baby-sumo-in-tochigi/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Japan’s White-collar Workers Don’t Want to Leave Japan</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/103674/japan%e2%80%99s-white-collar-workers-don%e2%80%99t-want-to-leave-japan/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/103674/japan%e2%80%99s-white-collar-workers-don%e2%80%99t-want-to-leave-japan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 22:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Japan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/103674/japan%e2%80%99s-white-collar-workers-don%e2%80%99t-want-to-leave-japan/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Wall Street Journal reports on a new survey that shows a majority of Japanese white-collar workers would prefer to stay in Japan and never work abroad: The results are downright depressing, given that Japan has recently suffered the ignominy of ceding its position to China as the world’s second-largest economy. The younger and more [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/103674/japan%e2%80%99s-white-collar-workers-don%e2%80%99t-want-to-leave-japan/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>China May Seek $500,000 Payout After Giant Panda Death at Japanese Zoo</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/102518/china-may-seek-500000-payout-after-giant-panda-death-at-japanese-zoo/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/102518/china-may-seek-500000-payout-after-giant-panda-death-at-japanese-zoo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 22:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Japan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/102518/china-may-seek-500000-payout-after-giant-panda-death-at-japanese-zoo/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A panda has died at the Kobe zoo. The Chinese government, which makes big money collecting rental fees on its pandas, might demand that the zoo pay it $500,000: The State Forestry Administration, which leases pandas to foreign countries for $1 million a year, has ordered that the corpse be sealed until the inspection team [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/102518/china-may-seek-500000-payout-after-giant-panda-death-at-japanese-zoo/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Hiroshima Piano in New York</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/102343/hiroshima-piano-in-new-york/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/102343/hiroshima-piano-in-new-york/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Japan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/102343/hiroshima-piano-in-new-york/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A piano that was damaged in the atomic bombing of Nagasaki was played in New York City over the weekend to commemorate the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks: The event, held at a church in New York to remember victims of the terrorist attacks and pray for world peace, marked the first time the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/102343/hiroshima-piano-in-new-york/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Yanesen: Good old Japan you can find in Tokyo.</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/102204/yanesen-good-old-japan-you-can-find-in-tokyo/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/102204/yanesen-good-old-japan-you-can-find-in-tokyo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 03:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese Food]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/102204/yanesen-good-old-japan-you-can-find-in-tokyo/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that the “Yanesen” district in Tokyo was spotlighted on TV recently? Yanesen is the area called Yanaka, Nezu and Sendagi in Tokyo.　　In Yanesen you can experience the atmosphere of old Japan. Just strolling around the area is nice, but check also out the yummy food from the Yanaka Ginza shopping street. “Niku [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/102204/yanesen-good-old-japan-you-can-find-in-tokyo/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Tokyo Time-lapse Video: Inter // States</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/100931/tokyo-time-lapse-video-inter-states/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/100931/tokyo-time-lapse-video-inter-states/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Japan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/100931/tokyo-time-lapse-video-inter-states/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A very cool time-lapse video of Tokyo by photographer Samuel Cockedey: [via Pink Tentacle] — Akihabara News – Gadgetry from Japan (Subscribe) Dannychoo.com – Your portal to Japan (Subscribe)]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/100931/tokyo-time-lapse-video-inter-states/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Not Paying Rent in Japan</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/100635/not-paying-rent-in-japan/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/100635/not-paying-rent-in-japan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foreigners in Japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Japan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/100635/not-paying-rent-in-japan/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[NTV news follows around a man who works as a problem-solver for landlords that have tenants who don’t pay rent and don’t answer phone calls or knocks at their doors: He checks out two apartments. The first is under the name of a South Korean woman who is 5 months behind in paying rent. The [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/100635/not-paying-rent-in-japan/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Kamikatsu: Japan’s First Zero-waste Town?</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/99834/kamikatsu-japan%e2%80%99s-first-zero-waste-town/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/99834/kamikatsu-japan%e2%80%99s-first-zero-waste-town/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Japan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/99834/kamikatsu-japan%e2%80%99s-first-zero-waste-town/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The small town of Kamikatsu in Tokushima prefecture is aiming to become a “zero-waste” area that recycles trash and uses renewable energy sources: Read more about it on by checking out: a BBC article &#38; a Guardian article. — Akihabara News – Gadgetry from Japan (Subscribe) Dannychoo.com – Your portal to Japan (Subscribe)]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/99834/kamikatsu-japan%e2%80%99s-first-zero-waste-town/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>George Shima: The Potato King</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/99827/george-shima-the-potato-king/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/99827/george-shima-the-potato-king/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Japan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/99827/george-shima-the-potato-king/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you know the story of the Japanese man who became the “Potato King” of California? Here’s a short clip about him from a TV Tokyo show about Japanese people who have impacted the world outside Japan: Ushijima Kinji [George Shima] came to America in 1888. He started out as a house servant and farm [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/99827/george-shima-the-potato-king/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>China Favors Knock-off Arita-yaki Porcelain Over Authentic Arita-yaki</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/99061/china-favors-knock-off-arita-yaki-porcelain-over-authentic-arita-yaki/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/99061/china-favors-knock-off-arita-yaki-porcelain-over-authentic-arita-yaki/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:06:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Japan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/99061/china-favors-knock-off-arita-yaki-porcelain-over-authentic-arita-yaki/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Producers of Japan’s famous Arita-yaki porcelain recently discovered that a display of their products in Shanghai cannot use the Chinese characters for “Arita-yaki” because the characters have been registered as a trademark by a Chinese businessman: According to the prefectural government, a Chinese individual who sells tableware applied to China’s Trademark Office in November 2002 [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/99061/china-favors-knock-off-arita-yaki-porcelain-over-authentic-arita-yaki/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Japanese Man Rollerblades Across America</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/99000/japanese-man-rollerblades-across-america/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/99000/japanese-man-rollerblades-across-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Japan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/99000/japanese-man-rollerblades-across-america/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Barnstable Patriot reports on 62-year-old Kenichi Yamashita, a Japanese man who has rollerbladed across America: Connie Von Maur was driving home on Route 6A after working in the gardens at St. Mary’s Church in Barnstable Village when she came upon Yamashita. She was so concerned for his well being as he skated against traffic [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/99000/japanese-man-rollerblades-across-america/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Another Monkey in Tokyo?</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/98292/another-monkey-in-tokyo/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/98292/another-monkey-in-tokyo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Japan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/98292/another-monkey-in-tokyo/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A couple weeks back, a wild monkey was caught in Tokyo and returned to the mountains. However, a couple days ago, a resident of Tokyo’s Itabashi ward called the police to report that a monkey was climbing around on a nearby house: The eyewitness was a foreign guy who spoke in English to Japanese reporters. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/98292/another-monkey-in-tokyo/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Gunman Attacks Discovery Channel</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/98277/gunman-attacks-discovery-channel/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/98277/gunman-attacks-discovery-channel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Japan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/98277/gunman-attacks-discovery-channel/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A gunman has been shot and killed by police after taking hostages at the American headquarters of the Discovery Channel: A website registered to Lee criticized Discovery and announced plans for the protest in January 2008: “These guys have been very sneaky and deceptive as to their contribution to the planetary problems. Just look at [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/98277/gunman-attacks-discovery-channel/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Daytime Drinking Parties:  Bring Your Kids!</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/97844/daytime-drinking-parties-bring-your-kids/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/97844/daytime-drinking-parties-bring-your-kids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Japan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/97844/daytime-drinking-parties-bring-your-kids/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Asahi TV news reports on an interesting new development: drinking establishments that are holding daytime drinking parties. Their reporter visits an izakaya in Kabuki-cho at 1:00PM on a weekday. They find that it is full of female customers, many of whom have brought along their children. It is somewhat odd to hold a drinking party [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/97844/daytime-drinking-parties-bring-your-kids/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Monkey Attacks in Japan</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/96954/monkey-attacks-in-japan/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/96954/monkey-attacks-in-japan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 22:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Japan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/96954/monkey-attacks-in-japan/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wild monkeys in Japan usually avoid human beings, but it looks like a group of them in Shizuoka Prefecture have started attacking people: Wild monkeys inflicted biting and scratching injuries on 43 people from Aug. 22 to Aug. 25 in the neighboring Shizuoka Prefecture cities of Mishima and Susono, it has been learned. Reports of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/96954/monkey-attacks-in-japan/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Cute Japanese Kids Make Doughnuts</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/96747/cute-japanese-kids-make-doughnuts/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/96747/cute-japanese-kids-make-doughnuts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Japan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/96747/cute-japanese-kids-make-doughnuts/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Japanese news show visits the Krispy Kreme Doughnuts shop in Kawaguchi, where kids can do a special “Let’s Decorate Your Doughnuts!” activity: — Akihabara News – Gadgetry from Japan (Subscribe) Dannychoo.com – Your portal to Japan (Subscribe)]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/96747/cute-japanese-kids-make-doughnuts/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Japanese Police Dog Disarms Terrorists</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/96390/japanese-police-dog-disarms-terrorists/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/96390/japanese-police-dog-disarms-terrorists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Japan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/96390/japanese-police-dog-disarms-terrorists/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Haneda Airport is going to open its new international terminal in October, so Japanese police put on a show for the press to let everyone know that there’s no need to worry about their readiness to deal with terrorists: — Akihabara News – Gadgetry from Japan (Subscribe) Dannychoo.com – Your portal to Japan (Subscribe)]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/96390/japanese-police-dog-disarms-terrorists/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Homeopathic Treatment Leads to Infant’s Death</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/96240/homeopathic-treatment-leads-to-infant%e2%80%99s-death/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/96240/homeopathic-treatment-leads-to-infant%e2%80%99s-death/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Japan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/96240/homeopathic-treatment-leads-to-infant%e2%80%99s-death/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Homeopathy, a laughably stupid Western pseudoscience, seems to have caught on with a few people in Japan: “Homeopathy’s therapeutic value has been scientifically and conclusively disproven,” said Science Council of Japan Chairman Ichiro Kanazawa at a press conference on Aug. 24. Kanazawa made the comments in response to the October 2009 death of a newborn [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/96240/homeopathic-treatment-leads-to-infant%e2%80%99s-death/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>River Surfing in Japan</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/96232/river-surfing-in-japan/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/96232/river-surfing-in-japan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Japan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/96232/river-surfing-in-japan/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A few residents of Minokamo city( in landlocked Gifu prefecture) have come up with a fun way to enjoy summer: river surfing! Here’s a video clip of them in action: — Akihabara News – Gadgetry from Japan (Subscribe) Dannychoo.com – Your portal to Japan (Subscribe)]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/96232/river-surfing-in-japan/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>HMV Closes Flagship Store in Shibuya</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/95303/hmv-closes-flagship-store-in-shibuya/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/95303/hmv-closes-flagship-store-in-shibuya/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Japan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/95303/hmv-closes-flagship-store-in-shibuya/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Crowds of people gathered outside the HMV store in Shibuya the other night to watch it close its doors for the last time: The store was a local landmark that is credited with having helped popularize Shibuya-kei music: The first Japanese outlet of the U.K.-based CD chain opened in Shibuya in 1990, and was moved [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/95303/hmv-closes-flagship-store-in-shibuya/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Autopsies for Only 10% of Suspicious Deaths</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/94655/autopsies-for-only-10-of-suspicious-deaths/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/94655/autopsies-for-only-10-of-suspicious-deaths/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Japan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/94655/autopsies-for-only-10-of-suspicious-deaths/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Yomiuri reports that a mere 10% of suspicious deaths in Japan are followed-up with autopsies: Japan’s autopsy rate is the lowest among advanced nations, compared with 100 percent in Finland and Sweden and 50 to 60 percent in Britain, the United States and Australia. Chiba University Prof. Hirotaro Iwase, director of the Japanese Society [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/94655/autopsies-for-only-10-of-suspicious-deaths/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Al Jazeera: Japan Rice Cultivation ‘in Danger’</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/94402/al-jazeera-japan-rice-cultivation-%e2%80%98in-danger%e2%80%99/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/94402/al-jazeera-japan-rice-cultivation-%e2%80%98in-danger%e2%80%99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 01:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Japan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/94402/al-jazeera-japan-rice-cultivation-%e2%80%98in-danger%e2%80%99/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Al Jazeera English reports on the state of rice farming in Japan: The dramatic rice fields of Japan are a powerful feature of its landscape and cultural heritage. But the age old practice of cultivation is in danger. The lure of city life is draining the countryside of its youth, and farmers are finding it [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/94402/al-jazeera-japan-rice-cultivation-%e2%80%98in-danger%e2%80%99/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Say Goodbye to the Business Japanese Proficiency Test (BJT)</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/94381/say-goodbye-to-the-business-japanese-proficiency-test-bjt/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/94381/say-goodbye-to-the-business-japanese-proficiency-test-bjt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Japan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/94381/say-goodbye-to-the-business-japanese-proficiency-test-bjt/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Business Japanese Proficiency Test (BJT) will be discontinued at the end of this fiscal year: We regret to announce the discontinuance of BJT, Business Japanese Proficiency Test, from the year of 2011, following the decision made by our board of directors after its discussion. We thank all the past applicants and the parties concerned [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/94381/say-goodbye-to-the-business-japanese-proficiency-test-bjt/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Contest: Win Tickets to Greater Tuna</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/94374/contest-win-tickets-to-greater-tuna/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/94374/contest-win-tickets-to-greater-tuna/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan Probe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Japan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/94374/contest-win-tickets-to-greater-tuna/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Tokyo International Players are putting on another performance, and like some of their previous shows, they are offering a pair of free tickets to readers of this site. Here are some details about the contest: Tokyo International Players Second Stage is giving away a free pair of tickets to Japan Probe readers to see [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/94374/contest-win-tickets-to-greater-tuna/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

