Tokyo’s Social App Provider Pokelabo Fundraises USD12M From DCM And Mobage-Town
On Wednesday, Tokyo-based social app provider Pokelabo[J] announced that they had fundraised USD12M from Silicon Valley-headquartered VC f....
3 Sep 7:59 pm  from  Asiajin.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Lies, damned lies and the Nikkei
Fewer Than Half Of Young People Support Themselves: Report TOKYO (Nikkei)—Just 44% of those aged 15-34 subsist on their own income, the ....
3 Sep 6:30 pm  from  Mutant Frog   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hatena’s Ex-CTO Joins Gree
(Photo by Hatena PR[J]) On the last day of August, Japan’s system development guru Naoya Ito (@naoya_ito[J]) announced on his blog that ....
3 Sep 5:44 pm  from  Asiajin.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sumo, the Olympics, women, and sex
WILL SUMO soon be an Olympic sport? The Japanese have been promoting the idea for a while, but now they’ve got plenty of other people on t....
3 Sep 5:29 pm  from  ampontan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sumo, the Olympics, women, and sex
WILL SUMO soon be an Olympic sport? The Japanese have been promoting the idea for a while, but now they’ve got plenty of other people on t....
3 Sep 5:29 pm  from  ampontan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Cultural Differences: Diet
One of the things that has surprised me the most about pregnancy in Japan is the lack of dietary guidelines for expectant mothers. This is p....
3 Sep 11:34 am  from  Blue Lotus   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Today’s Japan Photo: Earthquake Drill
The first day of September is the annual nationalwide disaster drill in Japan. For Today’s Japan Photo, we shall take a look at how elemen....
3 Sep 10:49 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Somebody had a long day…, Tokyo (Japan)
Ueno Park (上野公園) is a spacious public park located in the Ueno section of Taito, Tokyo, Japan. It occupies the site of the former....
3 Sep 10:30 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Muji Snacks
I previously wrote about Family Mart snacks, well Muji also has a range of snacks.The displays are a little more "homey", more in line with ....
3 Sep 10:00 am  from  JDonuts   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ipod Nano 6th Gen
Apple does it again with a complete redesign of the Ipod Nano 6th Gen line of MP3 players. I have provided a picture of the 5th gen and the ....
3 Sep 9:40 am  from  Charles Hamel   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Vaccines: Japan is catching up on biotech
I was very happy to read in the Yomiuri Shimbun that major Japanese pharmaceutical makers are active again to manufacture vaccines in Japan....
3 Sep 6:27 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Coracoes Sujos Post WWII Japanese in Brazil
Coracoes Sujos or “Dirty Hearts” is a new film by Brazilian filmmaker Vicente Amorim and is based off a fictional book ....
3 Sep 12:55 am  from  Jamaipanese   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Being A Broad… My third article!
In the spirit of self-promotion, here’s my third published article: Hanging in Hamamatsu (page 5). This one is about the fact that I’m a....
2 Sep 11:36 pm  from  Haikugirl   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Gachapin Now Has His Voice Vocaloid And iPhone Twitter Client
A Japan’s most popular Twitter user Gachapin, who took the most followed user title recently back from ex-prime minister Yukio Hatoyama w....
2 Sep 11:04 pm  from  Asiajin.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Top 10 Moooos on Japan this week
How to tell autumn is coming in Japan, how undiplomatic a Japanese diplomat can become, and a very embarrassed Japanese being served a Turki....
2 Sep 10:58 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Bryan Baird’s Newsletter (2010/09/02)
Baird Beer & Taproom Events Bulletin First Ever Seasonal Releases Dear Taproom Friend & Baird Beer Enthusiast: Beer, as you know....
2 Sep 9:03 pm  from  Shizuoka Gourmet   [Profile]  [Recent] 
What makes Ichiro run?
THOUGH HE’S BEEN one of the most dominant figures in Japanese politics for 20 years, people are still puzzled about the motivations of Oza....
2 Sep 1:53 pm  from  ampontan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
What makes Ichiro run?
THOUGH HE’S BEEN one of the most dominant figures in Japanese politics for 20 years, people are still puzzled about the motivations of Oza....
2 Sep 1:53 pm  from  ampontan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Escalator to Osaki Station, Tokyo (Japan)
Ōsaki Station (大崎駅) is a railway station in Tokyo’s Shinagawa Ward. It is one of the stations where trains on the Yamanote Line ....
2 Sep 10:32 am  from  Alexandregervais   [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] 
Today’s Japan Photo: Shinjuku Crossing
Yesterday, some of you folks might have felt the vibrant colours of Yasukuni Dori 靖国通り were too dazzling. Hence, for Today’s Japan....
2 Sep 10:10 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
PopTeen and Pocky Unite!
We've covered PopTeen and Deco Pocky although it takes all my strength not to mention it ALL THE TIME... but alas the Pocky/PopTeen con....
2 Sep 8:21 am  from  Dropdeadkawaii   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Takoyaki, octopus donuts?
I am being so good and posting again even though I feel very much just like sitting around and not using my brain haha. So I decided to pick....
2 Sep 4:24 am  from  Chouzuru   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kiyosumi Teien Garden
Located in Tokyo’s Koto ward, the Kiyosumi Teien Garden is a Japanese style garden set out in the sukiya style (a pond inhabited by birds ....
2 Sep 2:36 am  from  Konnichiwa   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Disaster Prevention in Tokyo
Today is 2010 September 1. The 87th anniversary of the 「関東大震災」 (“Great Kanto Earthquake“) that destroyed the Tokyo area o....
1 Sep 11:46 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan beyond the Ginza – Touring Japan
I can’t think of another museum that embodies the spirit of Japanese innovation quite as well as Miraikan: The National M....
1 Sep 10:58 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hot
I completely forgot about it while in Paris, but Japan is in the middle of a heatwave. It's hot. Too hot. It's the hottest summer ....
1 Sep 1:31 pm  from  Janne In Osaka   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Erecting the Kakashi/Scarecrow at Ryunan Primary School Rice Paddy
a href=”http://shizuokagourmet.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/kaka-21_0001.jpg”> Ryunan Primary School has been organizing a traditional....
1 Sep 11:50 am  from  Shizuoka Gourmet   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Today’s Japan Photo: Yasukuni Dori 靖国通り
After viewing the beautiful night scene of Shinjuku from the bird eye’s view yesterday, we shall come down to the streets and explore the ....
1 Sep 10:39 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Maid in Akihabara, Tokyo (Japan)
Maid cafes are a popular, totally geeked-out phenomenon centered in the back alleys of Akihabara’s electric town. Their specialty? Girl....
1 Sep 10:30 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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