Sakuranbo Elementary Will Be Renamed To Remove Eroge Connections
Yesterday, we read the interesting news about the Elementary School Named After Eroge Site, and the mayor had flatly refused to change its n....
10 Sep 5:26 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Rakuten Eagles
A couple of weeks ago the wife and I went to see a Rakuten Eagles game. They’re the pro baseball team for Sendai. Usually I don’t go to ....
10 Sep 12:59 am  from  In Sendai   [Profile]  [Recent] 
New Digital Telopper Realizes Social TV Commenting
Nico Nico Douga is a popular video sharing service in Japan. Their traffic is second to YouTube, boasts over 18 million registered users, ....
9 Sep 11:39 pm  from  Asiajin.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Walking while foreign
I had to get a re-entry permit today and that, of course, required a trip to the Immigration Office in downtown Utsunomiya. I didn’t need....
9 Sep 11:32 pm  from  Budget Trouble   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Iwate Prefecture Specialties 1: Noodles and Soba
Jaja Men I’ve just spent a nice holiday away from it all in Iwate Prefecture in the North/Tohoku Part of Japan, in Morioka more precisley....
9 Sep 8:40 pm  from  Shizuoka Gourmet   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Foodbuzz 24×24: Sushi 101
Over the past six months I’ve had several people suggest the idea of planning a get together where I showed everyone how ....
9 Sep 2:58 pm  from  la fuji mama   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Teenager Arrested For Reporting 3,000 False Crimes
This is definitely a story of a boy who called wolf too many times in the eyes of the Japanese police. Police on Tuesday arrested a 17-year....
9 Sep 1:40 pm  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Today’s Japan Photo: Waiting For The Train
What do you usually do when waiting for public transport. For Today’s Japan Photo, we will take a look at the common everyday sight of wha....
9 Sep 10:52 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
イブニング (Evening) Magazine, Tokyo (Japan)
Manga magazines usually have many series running concurrently with approximately 20–40 pages allocated to each series per issue. Other ....
9 Sep 9:58 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Access to the real Japan
While I do love and appreciate all the modern aspects of Japan, I believe many historical sides of Japan gotten over time neglected, lost a....
9 Sep 6:49 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Elementary School Named After Eroge Site
Sakuranbo Elementary School さくらんぼ小学校 might sound pretty innocent to the most of us. But a popular eroge company also uses t....
9 Sep 4:10 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Marching through Yamagata and Tokyo
ARE YOU READY for this musical mix? The Tohoku University of Art and Design in Yamagata City held a concert on Tuesday night with performanc....
9 Sep 2:40 am  from  ampontan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
HMV Shibuya
As most of you probably already know, the HMV store in Shibuya shut down on August 22. Luckily I managed to get Shiranwa to....
8 Sep 11:01 pm  from  Yonasu   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Which Twitter Clients Is Japan Using? Here Are The Top 20.
Twitter is Japan country. Just take these stats: it’s estimated that currently around 10 million Japanese are registered and that 16.3% ....
8 Sep 11:16 am  from  Asiajin.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Osaki, Tokyo (Japan)
Osaki (大崎) is a primarily commercial district in the northern part of Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. By today, this district has completed ....
8 Sep 10:30 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Today’s Japan Photo: Pearl Bridge 明石海峡大橋
Japan’s architects have constructed many beautiful bridges such as the Eitai Bridge 永代橋 and the Tokyo Rainbow Bridge レインボー....
8 Sep 10:19 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Pancake Drink
A guest blog post by a colleague in Japan who sent me the following a picture she took recently of new drink by Morinaga.  Thanks M.  I wi....
8 Sep 10:17 am  from  Konnichiwa   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ask Udder Smith: What to Expect When Expecting… Japan-style!
Expecting a little one in Japan? Let Udder steer you towards more information!....
8 Sep 9:05 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Snapshot – one job you can have with blond hair
Oh snapshot post, I always pull them out when I'm in a lazy mood but not a rude enough mood to leave you hanging another day. Haha! I guess ....
8 Sep 7:11 am  from  Chouzuru   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Compliance: Is it a topic in Japan or Asia?
The interview this week is focused on not only Japan, but as well Asia. I am very happy to have an opportunity to talk to a Compliance and ....
8 Sep 6:30 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Does a lower house election loom?
OPPOSITION PARTIES in the parliamentary form of government must remain alert for signs that the ruling party will steal a march by unexpecte....
8 Sep 6:00 am  from  ampontan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Domination of Japan!
Last June I wrote a post about upcoming heavy metal shows in the Tokyo area. Some of the concerts I wrote about in that post have already oc....
8 Sep 2:21 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Get up and go – Tokyo Time Lapse
Following on in the line of Japan themed videos and time lapses I have been discovering is this latest one from Stefan Werc....
8 Sep 12:03 am  from  Jamaipanese   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The right way to use Eigo Noto
These guys and gals deserve an Oscar. This is brilliant. Now I'm going to die laughing every time I have to sing "Head Shoulders K....
7 Sep 10:25 pm  from  Budget Trouble   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tokyo Vice
The author holding his book in front of a fuuzoku annaijo Like any modern metropolis, Tokyo’s glittering skylines carefully conceal a mor....
7 Sep 10:09 pm  from  Dark Mirage   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The CIR Files #6 – Owara Kaze no Bon Festival (おわら風の盆まつり）
Last week I went to a festival in Yatsuo, a town in southern Toyama, called the Owara Kaze no Bon matsuri. It seems that in recent years thi....
7 Sep 9:22 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan Internet Tech Entrepreneur Event In San Francisco
A first of its kind event is being held in San Francisco featuring Japanese Entrepreneurs on October 13, 2010.  This event named SFNewTec....
7 Sep 5:04 pm  from  Asiajin.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Let’s make a deal
Many (on the left) are correct when they bemoan the collusion of government and corporations. They even have a point when they decry special....
7 Sep 2:34 pm  from  ampontan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Arashi will be your guide to Japan
The popularity of Arashi is just unstoppable! Yesterday I shared with you folks on JAL launching the Arashi Jet, now we have news that Arash....
7 Sep 1:44 pm  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Post-pro case-studies
The workflow on a shot with strong sun, deep shade & weird mixed lighting. I was out the other day with Francois, who is in town for a w....
7 Sep 1:19 pm  from  Japanorama   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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