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beNippon has moved blogs!

2011-03-01T11:30:00.000+09:00

Hi all! Just a quick post to inform you that we've moved blog services. Going forward we'll be blogging from wordpress.com. Please update your RSS feeds and bookmarks: http://benippon.wordpress.com http://benippon.wordpress.com/feed/ We can also be found at the following: beJapan Totoro & Ghibli blog Studying Japanese Japanese Gadgets Japanese Lifestyle All previous content/links etc. will

Yotsuba Mark

2011-02-04T09:37:00.003+09:00

Wakaba Mark Having passed my Japanese driver's license test last summer, this bit of news caught my eye. First year drivers in Japan have to sport the "wakaba mark" on the front and back of the car. Drivers usually choose a magnetic mark or suction cup mark. Since we have multiple drivers in the family, the magnetic ones are the easiest to use. Momiji Mark Older drivers in Japan, those

Texas Ver. 2.0

2011-02-02T13:35:00.003+09:00

After what seems like an eternity of not eating McDonald's, I finally got the itch a few weeks ago. Since the Texas 2 burger was out of beta testing, I thought I'd give it a try, even though I didn't plan on it. Opening the box, no surprise here. All I could see was a rather large patty of beef and an onion slice sticking out of the side there. Flopping the bun over, you get a view of some "

2011 Casio EX-word Denshijiso なう!

2011-02-01T12:00:00.000+09:00

Those of you who have been on the fence about purchasing a new electronic dictionary (denshijisho), now is the time. Casio's new EX-word XD-B series electronic dictionaries, are now in our catalog and we hope to have our first shipment ready to go sometime this month (depending on the model). Here's our line-up (Pre-order for 5% OFF): General Purpose XD-B10000: The professional model, with 150

2011 Casio EX-word, updated!

2011-01-13T20:03:00.000+09:00

On Wednesday, Casio casually announced the release of their 2011 EX-word denshijisho collection the XD-B Series, a mere 10 days before the release date of the first models. Let's take a look at what's new! First of all, they've updated the design, which is the first major design update in several years. Looking at this "business model" the XD-B8500 as an example, they've nixed the angular