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Japan's ﾃﾞﾘﾍﾙ Deliver Health Explained

CrazyGaijin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:11:28 PST

The Japanese ﾃﾞﾘﾍﾙ or Delivery Health is carefully hidden just below the surface or daily life in Japan. Interested to find out what it actually is ...

Posted by CrazyGaijin in General | Socs: 3

Japan Income Inequality, International Comparison | achikule!

achikule — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:00:55 PST

Michael Moore's documentary, "Capitalism: A Love Story", has spurred some talks on the class divide (not yet a war) in the United States. The documentary itself was vintage Michael Moore - simplistic, sometimes polarizing storytelling with a touch of humor. There were two sources mentioned that wer

Posted by achikule in Business & Economy | Socs: 1

An evening stroll through Ginza (銀座)

acase — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:18:13 PST

Some photos of Ginza in Tokyo at dusk on a day with really good weather.

Posted by acase in Sightseeing | Socs: 4

What do You Think of Tarantino Now

CrazyGaijin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:20:21 PST

Apparently Q. Tarantino is so confident of the success of Inglorious Basterds in Japan that he's offering a full refund for people who don't like the movie. What do you think of his movies?

Posted by CrazyGaijin in General | Socs: 1

Smart.fm's Update is Incredible!

TurningOtaku — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00:10 PST

A little review of smart.fm's recent spectacular update.

Posted by TurningOtaku in Learning Japanese | Socs: 4

Why are there so many Japanese in Brazil?

zonjineko — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:33:38 PST

I was having a play around at WolframAlpha recently and did a quick search for "Japanese language" and found that over 400,000 people speak Japanese in Brazil so I dug around some more to find out why.

Am I the only one who wasn't aware of the Japanese-Brazilian connection?

Posted by zonjineko in History | Socs: 7

SEBASTIAN X releases mini album; Wonderful World

jpoplovernet — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:00:33 PST

Hipland music' indiepop band SEBASTIAN X's debut mini album "Wonderful World" available in iTunes music stores worldwide today!

Posted by jpoplovernet in Music | Socs: 1

The Guide | eBook For Picking Up Girls in Japan

Locohama — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:37:16 PST

Not an endorsement...
I already have the love of my life but if you're still looking you might find this to be interesting. (-: The ad was good for a few laughs

Posted by Locohama in Girls | Socs: 4

Got a leather fetish? Here's the ball for you!

Locohama — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:58:06 PST

This is the premiere Fetish event in all of Asia and clientele range from those who are deeply into the lifestyle to people who simply know a good party when they see it.

Posted by Locohama in Strange | Socs: 5

On the couch #2

Locohama — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:23:28 PST

Doc: But you came to Japan initially for the girls, didn't you?
Me: I don't think so…
Doc: You don't think so…
Me: Don't get me wrong, doc. I think Japanese girls are awfully cute, and they do have a certain something that I find sexually appealing, but they are not the end all be all. They're j

Posted by Locohama in General | Socs: 3

Changing Colors of the Season: look for the red in Ji-do-han-bai-ki

bionicbong — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:12:41 PST

There are two signs of fall where changing colors let you know you are entering into the colder seasons in Japan. One is Ko-yo (pronounced ko-u yo-u,紅葉), the glorious changing colors of the fall leaves; and the other is the changing of the colors on the Ji-do-han-bai-ki...

Posted by bionicbong in Recreation | Socs: 1

Scot honoured for service to Japan

KenYN — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:32:50 PST

Interesting story about the man who designed the plumbing for many Japanese cities during the Meiji Era.

Posted by KenYN in History | Socs: 5

Japan has major influence over baseball in '09 at Launching Over Japan

JasonHill — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:43:14 PST

In the world of professional baseball, this has been the year of the rising sun. Japan has started to shift into the position of major leaguer in terms of world status.

Posted by JasonHill in Sport | Socs: 1

GReeeeN Not Going All Dental - Japan Zone

JapanZone — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:52:56 PST

GReeeeN vocalist Hide has angrily denied media reports that the Guinness World Record-holding J-pop group are splitting up to be full-time dentists. Seriously.

Posted by JapanZone in Music | Socs: 5

Japanese language learning resources

seifip — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:56:57 PST

A list of desktop, mobile, online & print educational resources for Japanese language students.

Posted by seifip in Learning Japanese | Socs: 3

Playing for keeps pt.3

Locohama — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:15:04 PST

I half-expected Japanese people to feel we had something in common when I first came to Japan. I mean, here was a country that was actually nuked by people of European decent, the only country to hold that distinction. So, naturally, I thought that they would feel a certain connection with other pe

Posted by Locohama in General | Socs: 3

My Boyfriend is the PRESIDENT

Jeshii — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:41:18 PST

First off, there is an erotic game called My Girlfriend is the President where aliens accidentally kill the Japanese heads of state and brain wash everyone into thinking some random girl is the president of Japan. Then someone on NicoNicoDouga took the opening for that game and used real heads of s

Posted by Jeshii in Anime & Otaku | Socs: 4

Meet the 442nd Regimental Combat team, a mostly Japanese-American unit that fought the Germans in WWII

David — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:33:00 PST

A short story about a mostly Japanese-American Unit that during WWII "became the most decorated unit in US military history for its size and length of service."

Posted by David in History | Socs: 5

Toyota to quit F1

KenYN — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:47:08 PST

Toyota joins the long list of Japanese companies to pull out of F1...

Posted by KenYN in Sport | Socs: 5

Kokoyakyu - High School Baseball Documentary

ForeignersFinan — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:56:10 PST

Stumbled upon this mini-documentary on Hulu about high school baseball in Japan. It's very well done and a fascinating look at the hysteria around the sport.

Posted by ForeignersFinan in Film & Books | Socs: 2

Kobe Biennale 2009 – lights and sounds

chottom — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:45:29 PST

If these videos (and photos) do not convince you to visit it I don't know what possibly can. Just watch/listen and enjoy.

Posted by chottom in Sightseeing | Socs: 2

When Giant Jellyfish Attack

WideIslandView — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:46:45 PST

How bad has the jellyfish problem gotten? So bad that a three man fishing boat capsized when trying to pull a net full of jellyfish in.

Posted by WideIslandView in Nature & Outdoors | Socs: 1

NHK FAIL on launch, but it looks promising....

gotanda — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:50:11 PST

NHK announced a new service http://www.nhk.or.jp/creative/ allowing users to download and re-use copyrighted NHK material, then quickly pulled the service as it failed under the load. NHK fees at work . But still, it may be a great move. If users can get "Wildlife pictures, sound effect items and

Posted by gotanda in TV & Radio | Socs: 4

George W. Bush to toss first pitch at Japan series| The Japan Times Online

maddoraemon — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:29:26 PST

Former U.S. President George W. Bush is expected to toss out the first pitch at the Japan Series game 3

Posted by maddoraemon in News | Socs: 3

Celebrate JAL Australia's 40th

kimonobox — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:08:11 PST

Looks like JAL is celebrating its 40th bday on the Aussie route - for those using the airline between now and mid- December there will be special cheesecakes!

Posted by kimonobox in General | Socs: 3

Invasion of the Three-Word Ad Slogan

LetsJapan — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:03:42 PST

Do you know your "Empowered by Innovation" from your "Innovation for Tomorrow"? Are you powering your dream, or driving it? Take the quiz here!

Posted by LetsJapan in Business & Economy | Socs: 7

Playing for keeps pt. 2

Locohama — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:41:12 PST

I used to think that white people were evil.
The bad of the world, as it was explained to me, often had a white face. But, during that time, somehow, genuine hate never crept into my heart. Then I come to Japan. The Japanese have had me thinking about hate quite a bit lately.

Posted by Locohama in General | Socs: 3

Oxford Circus 'X-crossing' opens

JamesBrown — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:50:27 PST

Taking inspiration from crossings in Tokyo, Londons Oxford Circus now has an 'x crossing' allowing pedestrians to cross the road diagonally as well as straight ahead.

Posted by JamesBrown in News | Socs: 7

Nagoya G.A. - Chapter 5: 2009 NUFS/NUAS School Festival

NagoyaGA — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:27:06 PST

Curious about school festivals in Japan? Nagoya G.A. ventured to NUFS 14th annual school festival to feed your curiosity.

Posted by NagoyaGA in Blogging | Socs: 2

How cigarette taxes work...

KenYN — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:05:46 PST

Local governments encourages dealing in ciggies, surprised to find someone fiddling the system.

Also, figures at the end on how tobacco tax is divvied up between central, prefectural and local government. How will the proposed 10 yen a ciggie be split?

Posted by KenYN in Business & Economy | Socs: 3

Take one suspension bridge, one lovely model and add water

AlfieInJapan — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:48:42 PST

A few days after shooting some panoramas from a superb vantage point down below the Rainbow Bridge, it seemed the best thing to do would be to put a pretty girl there.....

Big thanks to Akiko for braving the cold waters of the bay for this shot of mine and those my photography students got last

Posted by AlfieInJapan in Photography | Socs: 6

My Neighbor Totoro Has Swine Influenza

CrazyGaijin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:40:03 PST

Once again the entire country of Japan has decided to freak-out about the Swine Influenza and all of the Japanese housewives ...

Posted by CrazyGaijin in General | Socs: 5

Japanese freighter makes re-entry

chottom — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:02:49 PST

It came back from the deep space and it burned. But its flames signaled the beginning of a new era in space exploration. Meet the new Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle - the fully robotized space freighter of the future.

Posted by chottom in Science & Tech | Socs: 3

Oshio Manabu Gets Suspended Sentence - Japan Zone

JapanZone — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:40:03 PST

No real surprise in the suspended sentence verdict handed down today to actor Oshio Manabu. But the real punch may be yet to come as police continue to investigate his involvement in the drug-related death of a former hostess.

Posted by JapanZone in Celebrities | Socs: 3

Scary hair

Japandra — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:50:26 PST

Given what was in his hair, I couldn't help wondering what he had in mind when he stared at mine...

Posted by Japandra in Fashion | Socs: 2

A Random Fukuoka Holloween Moment

fukuokadreaming — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:56:57 PST

A Random Halloween Moment while walking in Chikagai, Tenjin

Posted by fukuokadreaming in Strange | Socs: 2

Scootin’ Around: Getting your 50cc license

WideIslandView — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:54:57 PST

Having a scooter can be very helpful in most Japanese cities, but getting a license can be a pain. A short guide to getting all your scooter license headaches worked out.

Posted by WideIslandView in Recreation | Socs: 4

Sendai-shi - Geishas in Tokyo in the 50's

tokyotom — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:58:26 PST

I'm Soccing this not only for this post, but for the blog as a whole. This particular post of hanami in Tokyo (Ueno?), shows how much some things have remained the same.

Posted by tokyotom in Photography | Socs: 4

I have a problem… [Darker than Black]

Lazybuttons — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:15:07 PST

Neat blog entry about the Darker than Black anime.

Posted by Lazybuttons in Anime & Otaku | Socs: 1

Japanese rice field art

jonallen — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:48:27 PST

Some great photos of pictures made up of planted rice.
As the commenters says I don't know why they mention crop circles.

Posted by jonallen in Nature & Outdoors | Socs: 3