So while everyone in the US of A was enjoying rather poor Olympics coverage, those of us in Japan were enjoying the Olympics as done by Jap....
12 Mar 3:54 pm  from  Joshua Zimmerman   [Profile] [Recent] 

THE HILLS of the Japan-focused blogosphere are alive with the sound of knee jerks kicking Diet member Fujita Yukihisa for expressing some st....
12 Mar 3:50 pm  from  ampontan   [Profile] [Recent] 

March 12th, 2010 3:27 pm From Fujiyoshida A really depressing day outside. A clear view of Fuji, but an overall dull day. Email ....
12 Mar 3:41 pm  from  Joshua Zimmerman   [Profile] [Recent] 

Kirin is a famous brewery in Japan, so if I was quite taken aback when I saw their commercial that featured many pregnant mommies and mother....
12 Mar 1:38 pm  from  alafista   [Profile] [Recent] 

This is the second of a series of vegan recipes for such friends as Vegansarus prepared with lotus root or renkon/蓮根 in Japanese. These....
12 Mar 12:02 pm  from  Shizuoka Gourmet   [Profile] [Recent] 

Its fruit is sweet and usually seedless, about the size of other mandarin oranges (Citrus reticulata), smaller than an orange. One of the....
12 Mar 11:12 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile] [Recent] 

The loud dispute over the future of the U.S. Marine Air Station at Futenma, Okinawa, is puzzling. Even U.S. officialdom agrees that this bas....
12 Mar 10:43 am  from  Okinawa Expatriate   [Profile] [Recent] 

For the past few days, I have been rumbling on an on about Yakuza 3 and Yakuza 4, so for Today’s Japan Photo series, we shall take a look ....
12 Mar 10:05 am  from  alafista   [Profile] [Recent] 

Having a virtual girlfreind has become somewhat of a hardcore otaku trend so why not have a girlfriend pillow or wife? This young Korean ....
12 Mar 8:37 am  from  DailyOtaku   [Profile] [Recent] 

Manga Cafe’s 漫画喫茶 and Internet Cafe’s ネットカフェInternet and Manga cafe’s are everywhere in Japan. They are now par....
12 Mar 8:04 am  from     [Profile] [Recent] 

*Note*  picture is not the actual ship discussed in news article* With a One Piece theme park already made, ideas are being thrown around t....
12 Mar 6:41 am  from  DailyOtaku   [Profile] [Recent] 

In order to reach the main building of the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, you have to climb 61 steps.On the left side, it was impossible ....
12 Mar 4:03 am  from  Muza-chan.net   [Profile] [Recent] 

JAPAN MAY OR MAY NOT become the world’s next cultural hegemon, but the daily parade of cultural phenomena in this country is too immense a....
12 Mar 3:04 am  from  ampontan   [Profile] [Recent] 

Here is the list of the up and coming post on Gaijinlife Internet and Manga Cafes An interview with Dan from Japanese castle explorer.com mo....
12 Mar 2:40 am  from     [Profile] [Recent] 

Japan has already got robot teachers, robot pets and robot gladiators so can you guess whats missing? Robot babies of course! The Tsukuba Un....
12 Mar 2:10 am  from  Jamaipanese   [Profile] [Recent] 

I wrote a post last month that Tokyo will be getting two new pandas from China for 上野動物園 (Ueno Zoo) to replace the one that died a....
12 Mar 12:59 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile] [Recent] 

Wanted to give a update on the snowboarding Hokkaido season here, we find ourselves in mid March having been on the slopes sixteen times an....
12 Mar 12:42 am  from  Charles Hamel   [Profile] [Recent] 

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11 Mar 11:46 pm  from     [Profile] [Recent] 

March 11th, 2010 4:35 pm From Fujiyoshida A bit of a hazy day, but quite a clear sky. Email this to a friend? Share thi....
11 Mar 9:40 pm  from  Joshua Zimmerman   [Profile] [Recent] 

Released in 1980, Turning Japanese was the second single by the band The Vapors and is popularly interpreted to be a euphemism for masturbat....
11 Mar 7:38 pm  from  loneleeplanet   [Profile] [Recent] 

Service: excellent and very friendly Facilities: great washroom, great cleanliness overall Prices: reasonable, good value. Strong points: I....
11 Mar 4:28 pm  from  Shizuoka Gourmet   [Profile] [Recent] 

Service: excellent and very friendly Facilities: great washroom, great cleanliness overall Prices: reasonable, good value. Strong points: I....
11 Mar 4:21 pm  from  Shizuoka Gourmet   [Profile] [Recent] 

Service: excellent and very friendly Facilities: great washroom, great cleanliness overall Prices: reasonable, good value. Strong points: I....
11 Mar 4:12 pm  from  Shizuoka Gourmet   [Profile] [Recent] 

You might imagine that the members of AKB48 just dance and sing everyday. But behind their glamorous lives, they still have to do their scho....
11 Mar 4:01 pm  from  alafista   [Profile] [Recent] 

Oh how I miss the lights in Tokyo, neon lights are pretty much nonexistent here, except for inside the clubs.I want to be back in Shibuya ....
11 Mar 2:00 pm  from  Yonasu   [Profile] [Recent] 

I never get bored of all these news about Japanese pantsu thieves. Here’s another hilarious news story about this truck driver who was arr....
11 Mar 1:21 pm  from  alafista   [Profile] [Recent] 

TOKYO (IG News) — A 25-year-old former civil servant was crowned this year’s Miss Underarm Japan on Tuesday. “I can’t believe it,�....
11 Mar 12:53 pm  from  InvisibleGaijin   [Profile] [Recent] 

The lantern was introduced to Japan at the same time as Buddhism, in the 6th century. The ishi-doro or stone lantern is the most common t....
11 Mar 12:35 pm  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile] [Recent] 

This is the first of a series of vegan recipes for such friends as Vegansarus prepared with lotus root or renkon/蓮根 in Japanese. These ....
11 Mar 11:45 am  from  Shizuoka Gourmet   [Profile] [Recent] 

For Today’s Japan Photo series, we shall take a look at one of Japan’s traditional card game – Menko めんこ which you try to overtu....
11 Mar 9:30 am  from  alafista   [Profile] [Recent]