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    Japan Herald

  • Prius is the top-selling car in Japan for the sixth month

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:19 pm
    TOKYO -- Toyota's popular Prius hybrid was the top-selling car in Japan in October for the sixth straight month, helped by tax breaks and government subsidies for environmentally friendly vehicles, an...

  • Japan steps up ties with Mekong region at summit

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:13 pm
    TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan stressed on Saturday the development needs of the resource-rich Mekong River region where Japan, China and the United States are competing for influence in an area seen as a la...

  • Japanese evening newspaper headlines+

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:34 pm
    TOKYO, Nov. 7 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: CLARIFYING THE HEADLINES ARE FROM SATURDAY EVENING EDITIONS.) The following are the headlines of top stories carried by major Japanese newspapers in their Satur...

  • Obama delays Japan visit following Texas shooting

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:09 pm
    TOKYO (AFP) - US President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Japan next week by one day, according to a Japanese foreign ministry official, following a deadly shooting at a military base in Texas....

  • Obama asks to delay Japan trip after massacre at military base

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:55 pm
    Tokyo - US President Barack Obama wants to begin a visit to Japan a day later than planned so he could take part in a memorial service for 13 people killed in a shooting rampage at a US military base,...
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    The Japan Times: News & Business

  • Supreme Court upholds gallows for Aum pair in nerve gas attack

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:38 pm
    The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the death sentences for two Aum Shinrikyo cultists convicted for their role in the 1995 sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system that killed 12 people and left thousands injured. The top court's Second Petty Bench turned down appeals from Toru Toyoda, 41, and Kenichi Hirose, 45, against death sentences upheld in 2004 by the Tokyo High Court.

  • Japanese URLs no big deal

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:37 pm
    Being able to use kanji, hiragana and katakana for Web site addresses would not greatly enhance convenience for Japanese because many are familiar with English and search engines such as Yahoo and Google already enable searches in Japanese, Internet industry experts said. In response to strong demand from China, Arabic nations and other countries that do not use the Latin alphabet, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers decided Oct. 30 to allow the use of non-Latin alphabet characters in domain names.

  • Kajima used cheap gravel at Haneda

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:36 pm
    Kajima Corp., one of Japan's five largest general contractors, is suspected of using low-priced gravel in the construction of a new runway at Tokyo's Haneda airport and making unfair profits, land ministry officials said Friday. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism plans to soon file a complaint with police against Kajima on suspicion of fraud, the officials said. The ministry believes Kajima unfairly gained several million yen in unfair profits — the difference between the contract price and the actual cost.

  • No bonus as carrier may go broke this month; bridge loans urged

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:35 pm
    Japan Airlines Corp. said Friday it will not pay winter bonuses, and the government asked the carrier's main creditor banks to provide bridge loans to keep the struggling airline afloat, sources said. President Haruka Nishimatsu notified JAL's unions of the plan to skip winter bonus payments, the first move of its kind since Japan's top airline was fully privatized in 1987.

  • Dongguan official invites direct investment

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:34 pm
    A vice mayor of the Chinese industrial city of Dongguan urged Japanese manufacturers Friday to expand on its turf and exploit its domestic market to help the city recover from the global economic crisis and fall in exports. "We are looking for more Japanese manufacturers to build R&D (research and development) centers in our city and create domestic brands, securing distribution routes," Jiang Ling, vice mayor of Dongguan in Guangzhou Province, said at a news conference in a hotel in Minato Ward, Tokyo.
 
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    Kyodo News (All Headlines)

  • Golf: Song takes 1-stroke lead at Mizuno Classic

    South Korean Song Bo Bae fired a 7-under 65 to take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Mizuno Classic on Saturday. Song, winner of last month's Japan Women's Open, reeled off six birdies in a flawless front nine and after bogeying the 13th, picked up two more strokes on Nos. 15 and 18 to reach 11-under 133 at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in Mie Prefecture.

  • Olympics: Team Aomori secures Vancouver Olympic curling berth

    Team Aomori beat Team Nagano in a playoff Saturday to secure a berth as Japan's representative in the women's curling competition at next February's Vancouver Olympics. Team Aomori posted its second straight victory over Team Nagano, who had won through the first round, and triumphed 4-0 overall to make its second straight Winter Games.

  • Baseball: Royals turn down option on right-hander Yabuta

    The Kansas City Royals said Friday the team will not exercise the option on right-hander Yasuhiko Yabuta for the next season. Yabuta will become a free agent if his renegotiation with the Royals for a new major league contract fails before Nov. 16. He hopes to play back in Japan as well, according to baseball sources.

  • Obama's arrival in Japan likely to be delayed from Nov. 12 to 13

    The United States has asked that President Barack Obama's visit to Japan be pushed back from next Thursday to Friday and Japan is considering accepting the request, a source close to Japan's Foreign Ministry said Saturday. Obama, who originally planned to visit Nov. 12 and 13, asked for the schedule change to attend a ceremony for the victims of a recent shooting rampage at a U.S. Army base in Fort Hood, Texas, according to the source.

  • Golf: Maruyama, Kim tied for lead at The Championship by Lexus

    Shigeki Maruyama stayed in contention for his first win since returning full time to the Japanese tour after a 68 on Saturday gave him a share of the lead heading into the final round of the Championship by Lexus. Maruyama overcame a bogey on his second hole by making four birdies to move alongside South Korea's Kim Kyung Tae at 11-under 202 at the par-71 Otone Country Club in Ibaraki Prefecture.
 
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    News On Japan

  • Is technology dumbing down Japanese?

    7 Nov 2009 | 3:10 am
    The Japanese language is being transformed by blogs, e-mail and keitai shosetsu, or cellphone novels. Americans may fret over the ways digital communications encourage sloppy grammar and spelling, but in Japan these changes are much more wrenching. A vertically written language seems to be becoming increasingly horizontal. Novels are being written and read on little screens. People have gotten so used to typing on computers that they can no longer write characters by hand. And English words continue to infiltrate the language. Is Japanese getting simpler, easier or just worse? (New York…

  • Japan, Mekong region to cooperate on environmental protection

    7 Nov 2009 | 3:07 am
    The leaders of Japan and five Mekong countries in Southeast Asia agreed Saturday to step up cooperation to protect the environment and tackle climate change over the next 10 years in an initiative to start "a Decade toward the Green Mekong." Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his counterparts from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam embraced the program in the Tokyo Declaration, adopted during the first summit meeting involving these countries that began Friday in the Japanese capital. (AP)

  • Raising Japan's profile

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:19 pm
    Even before Yukio Hatoyama became Japan's prime minister this summer, his philosophy of yuai, an idea that translates loosely to "fraternal love," had been ridiculed. The conservative Sankei Shimbun newspaper worried about the concept's origins, tracing it back to the liberté, egalité, and fraternité of the French Revolution and comparing Hatoyama to a modern-day Robes-pierre, sans guillotine. The moderate newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun doubted something so lofty could be understood, much less applied, on a global level. And despite Hatoyama's assertion that his brand of…

  • Flu cases reach alert level, set to top 6 million

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:04 pm
    The cumulative number of people infected with influenza, in most cases H1N1 swine flu, since early July reached an estimated 5.85 million as of Nov. 1 and is set to top the 6 million mark soon, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases said Friday. An estimated 1.54 million people infected with influenza visited medical facilities nationwide during the latest reporting week of Oct. 26 to Nov. 1. (Japan Times)

  • Sakurajima volcano picking up activity

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:46 pm
    The Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan has had 400 explosive eruptions so far this year, the most in 24 years, a local observatory said Friday, alerting people to a further pickup in the activity of the mountain. The Kagoshima Observatory said the number of minor explosive eruptions reached the threshold Thursday night and an expert says the recent Sakurajima activity is similar to that observed just ahead of a major eruption that occurred in 1946. (AP)
 
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    Osaka News

  • Prius is the top-selling car in Japan for the sixth month

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:19 pm
    TOKYO -- Toyota's popular Prius hybrid was the top-selling car in Japan in October for the sixth straight month, helped by tax breaks and government subsidies for environmentally friendly vehicles, an...

  • Japan steps up ties with Mekong region at summit

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:13 pm
    TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan stressed on Saturday the development needs of the resource-rich Mekong River region where Japan, China and the United States are competing for influence in an area seen as a la...

  • Japanese evening newspaper headlines+

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:34 pm
    TOKYO, Nov. 7 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: CLARIFYING THE HEADLINES ARE FROM SATURDAY EVENING EDITIONS.) The following are the headlines of top stories carried by major Japanese newspapers in their Satur...

  • Obama delays Japan visit following Texas shooting

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:09 pm
    TOKYO (AFP) - US President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Japan next week by one day, according to a Japanese foreign ministry official, following a deadly shooting at a military base in Texas....

  • Obama asks to delay Japan trip after massacre at military base

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:55 pm
    Tokyo - US President Barack Obama wants to begin a visit to Japan a day later than planned so he could take part in a memorial service for 13 people killed in a shooting rampage at a US military base,...
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    JAPAN TRENDS - LIVE FROM TOKYO

  • Deco-Monster Makes You A Mail Decoration

    William
    6 Nov 2009 | 3:22 am
    Just launched, the Deco-Monster is a collaboration between au KDDI and Casio to promote the latter’s Exilim mobile. The campaign revolves around the “dynamic photos” that the Exilim phone offers, and allowing you to use these as deco mail on your phone. Deco mail (”decoration mail”) is where users add tiny animations into their messages. Dynamic photos technology allows you to crop and insert moving images easily. The strikingly designed official site has a dazzling array of grotesque characters (the eponymous “deco-monsters”) for you to use in your…

  • Ocean Theater: Clock Displays Animation of Underwater World

    William
    3 Nov 2009 | 9:51 pm
    A long time back we reported on this Ani-Light prototype being developed by Takara Tomy. Now comes news that Seiko Clock has got together with Takara to release the gadget properly from December. The name of the product has changed a bit — now it’s the Ocean Theater (海洋楽園). It works both as a light and a clock, or just as a funky gadget. On the dome you can see over a hundred different kinds of animated fish, dolphins and other marine lifeforms. They even form the time (that’s what I call synchronized swimming!) and react if you touch the top. The dome can be removed…

  • UNIQLO TUNES: Blog Parts Play Your Music

    William
    2 Nov 2009 | 3:10 am
    We all loved (and continue to love) the UniQlock. And the UT Loop widget let you customize your own t-shirt collection advert. Now, as part of its HEAT TECH range, Uniqlo has released a new blog part for the adoring public. UNIQLO TUNES is, as the name suggests, musical. You can upload the blog part onto your website to play UNIQLO’s music. Or, if you’ve got your own MP3 files uploaded you can even get the widget to play those. HEAT TECH has been a runaway sales phenomenon in Japan. The clothes are meant to absorb body moisture to keep the body warm. No one likes to bundle up in…

  • Rakuten Auctions Launches Official Channel on NicoNico Douga

    William
    29 Oct 2009 | 8:33 pm
    Rakuten Auctions (楽天オークション) has launched an official channel on Japanese novelty streaming site Nico Nico Douga (ニコニコ動画) (lit. “laughing videos”). Rakuten Auctions is similar to ebay, in that it offers a platform for vendors (and individuals) to sell to consumers. It is one of the big players in the Japanese online auction industry, along with bidders and Yahoo Auctions. It is part of the overall online retail site Rakuten Ichiba, a large competitor of Amazon in Japan. NicoNico Douga is well known for being a members-only video sharing community site…

  • Ponta Point Card

    William
    28 Oct 2009 | 6:04 pm
    Just when you thought you had a grip on all the inter-chain point cards on the Japanese market. Just when you thought it was safe to go into a convenience store…Along comes another one. Convenience store giant Lawson is teaming up with Mitsubishi Corporation, Showa Shell and Geo to produce the PONTA point card, launching from Spring 2010. The card has the hallmarks of others on the market: a recognizable cute tanuki (raccoon) mascot and a catchy, semi-English name (an abbreviation of “point terminal”). Starting with its four chief participants, the card will be expanded to…
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    Néojaponisme

  • Contributing factors to the popularity of the "Peace" sign in Japanese photography

    nj@neojaponisme.com
    25 Oct 2009 | 5:30 pm
    Preface: “Why do so many Japanese people make the two-finger ‘peace sign’ in photographs?” is one of the perennial What’s Up With Japan questions. Sadly, the answer given usually derives from a half-assed Google search in which most of the pages found are just quoting Wikipedia anyway. This article attempts to summarize what is reliably known about the matter at the present time, with links to related information online where possible. Readers are invited to add any evidence of their own, including verifiable sources, in the comment thread. Part A: V for…

  • The Missing Link

    nj@neojaponisme.com
    21 Oct 2009 | 12:51 am
    Page thirty-odd years back through graphic design and art direction annuals and you will encounter, in the early seventies, an explosion in exaggerated Cancellaresca script hand lettering, popularized by Tom Carnase, a New York designer and associate of Herb Lubalin. This type of script resurfaced in popular consciousness last year when the New York Times Magazine ran a feature using Memoriam, a typeface family commissioned that same year from type foundry Canada Type — not surprising given the design world’s current seventies retro-fest and love for all things Lubalinian. The…

  • Pattern Pattern 15

    nj@neojaponisme.com
    15 Oct 2009 | 1:45 am
    The latest in a series of graphic design tools for Néojaponisme readers: a number of red, white, and black patterns based on Modern Japanese graphic design from the 1950s. These patterns are free to use for non-commercial applications. (For commercial applications, please contact us for a license.) The patterns are provided in Illustrator CS3, Illustrator CS, and Adobe PDF format. You can download a zipped file containing all three formats here.

  • NJP Design Award: Have A Good Sex

    nj@neojaponisme.com
    11 Oct 2009 | 5:00 pm
    The literature racks at Tokyo’s free clinics look exactly the same as their equivalents overseas: a rank-and-file conglomeration of pastel colors and rosy images of happy people with infectious diseases, broken up by the occasional stark, dead-on portrait photography-driven HIV booklet. This informational booklet, more in league visually with the packaging of Escalator Records‘ releases than any sexual health literature I’ve witnessed in Japan (or the U.S.), stands proud as a breakout piece of graphic design in its category. Have A Nice Sex, a lovely little two-color booklet…

  • Sound and Vision: Takemitsu's Corona

    nj@neojaponisme.com
    6 Oct 2009 | 8:06 pm
    Takemitsu Tōru 武満徹 (1930-1996) was a self-taught composer of concert and film music who came to professional maturity during the 1950s’ and 1960s’ world-wide flowering of sound and art. His earliest compositions, from the late 1940s, display a strong impressionist flavor — elegiac fragments of melody and color that lingered “quietly and with a cruel reverberation” (the title of an early piano piece). His sonic curiosity blossomed after his friend and fellow composer Ichiyanagi Toshi 一柳慧 returned to Japan in 1961 after studying with John Cage, entering a…
 
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    The Japan Times: All Stories

  • Supreme Court upholds gallows for Aum pair in nerve gas attack

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:59 pm
    The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the death sentences for two Aum Shinrikyo cultists convicted for their role in the 1995 sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system that killed 12 people and left thousands injured. The top court's Second Petty Bench turned down appeals from Toru Toyoda, 41, and Kenichi Hirose, 45, against death sentences upheld in 2004 by the Tokyo High Court.

  • Japanese URLs no big deal

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:58 pm
    Being able to use kanji, hiragana and katakana for Web site addresses would not greatly enhance convenience for Japanese because many are familiar with English and search engines such as Yahoo and Google already enable searches in Japanese, Internet industry experts said. In response to strong demand from China, Arabic nations and other countries that do not use the Latin alphabet, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers decided Oct. 30 to allow the use of non-Latin alphabet characters in domain names.

  • Kajima used cheap gravel at Haneda

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:57 pm
    Kajima Corp., one of Japan's five largest general contractors, is suspected of using low-priced gravel in the construction of a new runway at Tokyo's Haneda airport and making unfair profits, land ministry officials said Friday. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism plans to soon file a complaint with police against Kajima on suspicion of fraud, the officials said. The ministry believes Kajima unfairly gained several million yen in unfair profits — the difference between the contract price and the actual cost.

  • No bonus as carrier may go broke this month; bridge loans urged

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:56 pm
    Japan Airlines Corp. said Friday it will not pay winter bonuses, and the government asked the carrier's main creditor banks to provide bridge loans to keep the struggling airline afloat, sources said. President Haruka Nishimatsu notified JAL's unions of the plan to skip winter bonus payments, the first move of its kind since Japan's top airline was fully privatized in 1987.

  • Dongguan official invites direct investment

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:55 pm
    A vice mayor of the Chinese industrial city of Dongguan urged Japanese manufacturers Friday to expand on its turf and exploit its domestic market to help the city recover from the global economic crisis and fall in exports. "We are looking for more Japanese manufacturers to build R&D (research and development) centers in our city and create domestic brands, securing distribution routes," Jiang Ling, vice mayor of Dongguan in Guangzhou Province, said at a news conference in a hotel in Minato Ward, Tokyo.
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    Akihabaranews.com

  • Asian Babe Fight of the Week...

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:26 pm
    Hi everyone, here's another fight between two gorgeous ladies, but first let’s check last week's winner. With 2694 participants, the winner is the cute little babe on the left with 70% of the votes, Elly Tran Ha (Vietnamese). Today we have two new contenders… Sayaka Isoyama (JP - 23/10/1983 - 155cm) on the left, and Helen Su (1/2 Chinese & 1/2 Hawaiian - N/A - 165 cm) on the right. Which of these beautiful babes won your heart this weekend? Thanks again to F.B for his selection. ... Reader Comments dannychoo.com - Your portal to Japan (Subscribe) Japan Probe - Japan news and entertainment…

  • Wireless Presenter Mouse by Earth Trek, 2-in-1 solution for your presentations

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:34 am
    Hong Kong company Earth Trek did their part to back you up during your presentations with their handy gadget LTD 27-008 Wireless Presenter Mouse. With its 8-direction cursor, it is now possible to control your notebook at a distance during your presentations while also utilizing it as a laser pointer when needed. Another detail that is worth mentioning is its black screen function which you can use at your convenience once you would like to draw attention to your speech rather than the screen. ... Reader Comments dannychoo.com - Your portal to Japan (Subscribe) Japan Probe - Japan news and…

  • Toyota partnering for LTE Connected Car Concept Vehicle

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:14 am
    Brain-child of a “multi-industry collaboration” among Toyota Motor Sales, Alcatel-Lucent, Atlantic Records, QNX Software Systems, chumby and Kabillion, this next-generation car concept makes you feel impatient for the future to come. Introduced recently by the ng Connect Program as “a sophisticated, next-generation “smart” device on wheels supported by the most advanced wireless broadband networking technology available”, this 4G/LTE (long term evolution) car concept sure seems cool enough for imagining it to be our next mobile buddy. To explore further the rich array of…

  • Yet, another ultra compact FLCOS Projector

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:09 am
    Princeton's latest projector, the PPR-QT Series, is an ultra compact video projector with a 50x50x50mm size and a tiny weight of just 120g. Yep, that for sure is a compact projector, but don’t expect any further from it as this baby is only capable of supporting 300x224 resolution and offers only a 100:1 contrast ratio. Don’t know about you, but 300x224 is WAY too small for me… like a compact video projector. Hey, come on !!! Bring us at LEAST VGA resolution. ... Reader Comments dannychoo.com - Your portal to Japan (Subscribe) Japan Probe - Japan news and entertainment (Subscribe)

  • Otas new Spy Glasses and MP3 player Combo

    5 Nov 2009 | 11:35 pm
    Wanna look cool, listen to music and spy on your friends? Well today is your lucky day thanks to the latest MG-F566V by Otas, which comes with a video camera capable of recording video in VGA at 12fps as well as shooting pictures in 1280x1024, a basic MP3 player (also supporting WMA) and 4GB of internal memory. And since we are talking about glasses I am sure you will be happy to know that our MG-F566V offers the basic UV cut necessary to protect, somehow your cute little eyes. Available now on GeekStuff4U.com ... Reader Comments dannychoo.com - Your portal to Japan (Subscribe) Japan Probe -…
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    Japan Blog

  • Tokyo Pedestrian Crossing Adopted By Britain

    Maki
    3 Nov 2009 | 5:57 am
    Yesterday, Londoners were treated to a taste of what it’s like to cross the streets of Tokyo. Oxford Circus, which is considered to be the “heart of London’s West End shopping and entertainment district,” opened the first ever Tokyo-style pedestrian crossing in their part of the world. The style of this pedestrian crossing – as you can see from the photo, courtesy of Mirror.co.uk – allows people to cross the intersection diagonally, on top of being able to cross in straight lines. Obviously, in order for this scheme to work, traffic in all directions must be halted all at once…

  • Twitter Mobile In Japanese

    Maki
    18 Oct 2009 | 7:01 am
    Twitter has fast become one of the most used social platforms in the world today. We have to admit that while a huge number of its users are English speakers (or writers, maybe?), the market for non-English speakers is just as huge. This is perhaps the reason that Twitter has expanded and created its first ever foreign language mobile version: in Japanese. You may not know it, but Japan is one of the few countries which have not been penetrated by social networking web sites! This may be a surprise, but it is true nonetheless. The Press Association has the story: Twitter teamed up with…

  • 3D Flat Screen TVs Are The Future

    Maki
    6 Oct 2009 | 8:36 pm
    What is the number one past time in the whole world? I honestly do not have solid data about that, but I would go out on a limb here and say that whatever it is, it probably involves the TV. It could be watching TV shows; it could be watching movies on TV; it could be playing video games (which of course needs a TV screen). This idea brings me to the conclusion that it is the reason behind the recent move of Japanese manufacturers – they are coming out with bigger and better TV screens. In a recent report by the Associated Press, they talked about big name brands in Japan coming out with 3D…

  • Feel Like A Japanese Olympics Experience?

    Maki
    28 Sep 2009 | 9:02 am
    If the Japanese government has its way, then we just might be treated to such an experience in about 6 years’ time! The news is that Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, the new Prime Minister of Japan, is pushing for Japan’s bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is holding a meeting in Copenhagen this week, and the Prime Minister’s spokesman announced that Hatoyama will be actively pushing for their bid. The current contenders for the position of host for the 2016 Summer Olympics are Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, and Tokyo. The voting will be done…

  • Japanese Inventors Create Unicycle For The Elderly

    Maki
    27 Sep 2009 | 7:46 am
    I still like the Segway, I think, but one cannot help but take notice of this new mode of “transportation” which was unveiled recently in Japan. Honda, which we all know for their cars and the robot Asimo, is the entity behind the unicycle. Dubbed the U3-X, the unicycle can move up to 6 kilometers per hour – that’s about 3.7 miles per hour. How does it work? Riders sit on the unicycle and use their weight to steer it in any direction. This is in fact one of the novel things about the U3-X – it is the “world’s first omni-directional driving wheel system.” The BBC tells…
 
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    Joi Ito's Web

  • Innovation in Open Networks - Creative Commons, the Next Layer of Openness

    Joi
    30 Oct 2009 | 10:09 am
    A few months ago, McKinsey & Co. asked me to write an article for their online magazine What Matters. The edited article, "Creative Commons: Enabling the next level of innovation" was just posted to their site. Following is the unedited original version. The explosion of innovation around the Internet is driven by an ecosystem of people who work in an open network defined by open standards. However, the technical ability to connect in an increasingly seamless way has begun to highlight friction and failure in the system caused by the complicated copyright system that was originally designed…

  • Creative Commons fall fundraising campaign

    Joi
    7 Oct 2009 | 2:04 pm
    We just started our Creative Commons fall fund raising campaign. I first want to thank everyone who has supported and continue to support Creative Commons. Thanks especially to those who have been sending money even just the last few days. In this difficult economy, support from individuals has become exceedingly essential in our ambitious goal of establishing CC as a global standard and a household name. As a small nonprofit, we feel the pressure of limited resources and a strained economy. Our staff's workload is at capacity, so now I turn to you to help us bring CC to places we could never…

  • Upside vs Downside focus

    Joi
    4 Sep 2009 | 1:58 pm
    From Upside/downside graphs From Upside/downside graphs Over the years, Reid Hoffman and I have talked a lot about venture investing and the things that make people successful in startups. Reid likes to doodle a little graph on paper napkins about downside vs. upside focus and I thought I'd expand that a bit and share. Normal sales oriented companies and organizations have sales that grows month on month if the organization is doing well. While there is a tremendous amount of energy spent on increasing sales, typically sales are capped by some reasonable growth rate over time. On the other…

  • Agile development, startups and government policy

    Joi
    10 Aug 2009 | 7:26 pm
    When I visited Chicago last, John Bracken and Brian Fitzpatrick aka Fitz from Google organized a very interesting meeting with people from The MacArthur Foundation, Google and various communities including some folks involved in government. During the meeting, I talked a lot about my thoughts on innovation in the context of newer software development practices and frameworks like agile development and Ruby on Rails. As Reid Hoffman often says, if you're not embarrassed by your the first release of your product, you've released too late." The release early, release often ethos of linux…

  • The trihubathon

    Joi
    15 Jun 2009 | 6:29 pm
    Just arrived in Japan after a visit to Chicago, Dubai and Singpore - three major hub cities. It was interesting to contrast them. Obviously, Chicago isn't a hub in the same way as Dubai and Singapore are hubs, but there are similarities. My apartment in Dubai still isn't ready. It's starting to feel a bit like home, especially thanks to all of my friends there, but I'm sure I'll feel a lot more settled in when I have a my own space and all of my "stuff" moved in. Planning to spend more time there when it cools down again in the fall. ;-) Uploaded my photos to Flickr and Picasa but going to…
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    The Japan Times: Sports feed

  • Mura pulls out of Skate America

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:28 pm
    Takahito Mura will sit out Skate America, the fifth event of the Grand Prix series, due to hernia of the intervertebral disk, senior Japan Skating Federation official Nobuhiko Yoshioka said Friday. Mura, who came third at the national championships last year, will miss the Nov. 12-15 event and try to make a comeback at December's national championships, which double as the final qualifier for the Vancouver Winter Olympics.

  • Williams, Atchison to leave Tigers

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:27 pm
    NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo Pref. (Kyodo) The Hanshin Tigers said Friday they will not re-sign relief pitchers Jeff Williams and Scott Atchison for next season. Williams underwent surgery on his left shoulder in the United States at the end of August and the club does not see a place for him in the roster for 2010. Atchison, meanwhile, is leaving the club for family reasons with the hope of pitching in the U.S.

  • Tiger charges into share of lead

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:26 pm
    SHANGHAI — Tiger Woods birdied five of his last 10 holes for another 5-under 67, giving him a share of the 36-hole lead with fellow American Nick Watney at the HSBC Champions. Seven of the top nine players on the leaderboard at the final World Golf Championship of the year are from the United States. The possibility of another No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown looms with Phil Mickelson making three birdies over the last four holes for a 66 to finish one shot behind.

  • Pomare, Hamilton nab monthly honors

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:25 pm
    Here's how Gyno Pomare can sum up his first month in the bj-league: Seven games, seven double-doubles, seven memorable experiences. The Sendai 89ers frontcourt standout, one of the league's youngest players, averaged a team-best 18.6 points per game in October. The 89ers ended the month with a 6-1 record.

  • Ando poised despite fall

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:24 pm
    NAGANO — Despite falling on a planned triple flip, Miki Ando was well-positioned for her second Grand Prix title of the season after finishing second in the short program at the NHK Trophy on Friday night at Big Hat. Skating to Mozart's "Requiem," Ando opened with a nice triple lutz-triple loop combination jump before the tumble, but recovered to hit a double axel and execute an excellent spiral sequence to finish less than one point behind leader Ashley Wagner of the United States.
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    Japanese Cuisine Daily Recipes & Something Kawaii From Harajuku?

  • LAWSON Rilakkuma soup mug

    kirin
    23 Oct 2009 | 5:02 am
    A friend of mine who I gave my souvenir from a trip to Europe gave me back these cute cups from Lawson, or the Japanese popular convenience store. According to the Lawson's Rilakkuma campaign, I can see that he has collected stickers that are put on the campaign-related products, and he has collected 20 points of stickers for each cup. I knew this campaign because I saw the ad in front of Lawson whenever I pass by, but I rarely buy anything from convenience stores, and so I didn't even know how to get them. (It'd be totally impossible for me to gain them!) The campaign will be over soon...but…

  • Japanese delivery foods

    kirin
    16 Sep 2009 | 2:30 pm
    What's the most popular delivery foods in your area, and what do you like and dislike? In Japan, Sushi, Soba, Udon, Donburi, Unagi, etc. These delivery foods have been popular for a long time, maybe even before pizza delivery became popular.  But there's a big difference between these authentic Japanese foods delivery service and pizza delivery service.  After we order and eat these Japanese foods, we are supposed to wash the container roughly and get them collected next day so that they can be reused many times.  It's eco-friendly.  (Chopsticks…

  • Speaking of anti-itch drug in Japan...

    kirin
    2 Aug 2009 | 10:09 pm
    Speaking of anti-itch drug in Japan, "Muhi" is one of the most well-known brands.  What I found at the drug store near my house the other day was Hello Kitty pokemuhi!  What's pokemuhi?  Pocket-sized Muhi!  Isn't it so cute?  With such a small size, we can carry it in a small bag and use it.  It'll be useful at the outside event such as Bon dance (Bon Odori) in summer because we are bothered by mosquitos quite often.  I feel like buying it, but it was priced almost as much as ordinary big size.  Hello Kitty costs much!  I chose the big one after…

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    An Eternal Thought in the Mind of Godzilla

  • Gekiga JAWS (Herald Comic, 1975) PART ONE

    Patrick Macias
    4 Nov 2009 | 10:31 am
    To Be Concluded!

  • INFINITY / HERCULES

    Patrick Macias
    3 Nov 2009 | 9:04 am
    Narira. G-64. Small crowd of obatarians huddled around large SHARP TV playing ancient jidai geki show, looking very pleased, then getting up to leave as soon as the NEWS comes on. 7 out of 10 people at the airport today are Chinese, Taiwanese, etc-ese. The man of the hour, the man with the power, is wearing Bathing Ape shirt, Nike trainers, clutching oversized Louis Vuitton wallet. “Young people today don’t want to buy brand goods anymore,” says ESPY agent Yumi Kaoru in her office under Kudanshita station. “They want something original. So they buy something cheap at Uniqlo and…

  • "This is the real picture of Hell"

    Patrick Macias
    31 Oct 2009 | 8:26 am
    Hey sinners. It's Halloween and I have a J-horror themed show (and a cold, and jet-lag) at ATA's Other Cinema tonight in San Francisco. I'm basically going to run through excerpts from the major works of director Nobuo Nakagawa before capping it off with a screening of his 1960 masterpiece Jigoku (Hell). Above is a behind-the-scenes shot thereof. All remaining known facts about the show are here. The other hot ticket today in SF is, of course, Matt Alt's yokai lecture at New People.

  • Golden Repair

    Patrick Macias
    27 Oct 2009 | 6:49 am
    hi going craxy but we have some new contents for you soon. 2-3 new hot tears of shame plus a new batcharoo of behind the scenes godxilla pix. I do it all for you...in the last 72 hours in Tokyo death spiral now, so wish me...luck?

  • Podcast: Hot Tears of Shame x Episode Thirty-Five

    Patrick Macias
    13 Oct 2009 | 7:18 pm
    PARTICIPANTSPatrick Macias - editor in chief, OTAKU USA magazinePatrick W. Galbraith - author, The Otaku Encyclopedia Renato Rivera - PhD. Student at Kyoto University Adrian Lozano - co-founder, Otaku2.comDISCUSSION TOPICSCan otaku content spread to the mainstream?Otaku subculture vs. mainstream anime and mangaDivisions within the otaku communityMoe and new models of creativityOtaku power, sexuality, and identification Ukiyo-e: 2010 is 1910Japan as “the Other”Pachinko!Anime as nationalist propaganda machineGalgames and the end of the Japanese game industryDownload Here © Hot Tears of…
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  • Elephun (and not so fun)

    kuri
    2 Nov 2009 | 3:39 am
    Chiang Mai is home to lots of elephant tourism. While researching our options, I whittled it down to two: Maesa Elephant Camp's 3 day mahout course and a two day visit to the Elephant Nature Park. We opted to do both because they were too different to choose between. Our experiences were like day and night, too. Maesa Elephant Camp I loved our visit to Maesa Elephant Camp. We were the only overnight visitors during our stay. We were assigned a bilingual staff member, two mahouts (elephant keepers) and their elephants. Mui, our liaison, took all the photos, talked us through stuff, and was…

  • Cooking Thai Food at Home

    kuri
    31 Oct 2009 | 3:28 am
    Amanda gets down on the kitchen floor with the curry paste tonight. During our Chiang Mai vacation, we indulged in a lot of Thai food and took several cooking classes. The first class was a day at the Thai Farm Cooking School where we visited a farmers' market, toured the school's organic farm, ground curry paste by hand and made more food than we could eat, including curry with our fresh paste and a dessert of mango with sticky rice. A few days later, the cook at Maesa Elephant Camp led us through some simple recipes at dinnertime. Back in Chiang Mai we did an evening course at Baan Thai and…

  • 20 Years Together

    kuri
    12 Oct 2009 | 3:44 pm
    We eloped 20 years ago today. Tod & I called in sick to work and visited the court just 2 weeks before our planned wedding day. Our impulse left us without witnesses or friends present, so there are no photos of us together from that day. Didn't matter, we took snaps of each other: Tod enjoying married life. Freshly minted Mrs. McQuillin. Since our reception party was already planned, we held it on schedule. There were lots of photos taken on November 5th. Most of them show Tod looking uncomfortable and impatient to get the photography over with while I encouraged him to stand still and…

  • My Tattoo Story

    kuri
    1 Oct 2009 | 2:30 pm
    My tattoo, 16 years old, and its inspiration When I was in my teens and becoming aware of the world, tattoos were beautiful and scary as the only tattooed people I knew were bikers. But I loved the idea of color and design on skin and I secretly wanted one. However, a tattoo was not something my parents were likely to let me do, so I waited. Several years after marrying, as my life was simultaneously settling and transitioning, I found the tattoo design I wanted in a Dover clip art book - Celtic Stencil Designs. It had beautiful negative space, curves, triskeles, a sort of yin/yang shape and…

  • Exaggeration and Embellishment

    kuri
    29 Sep 2009 | 3:26 pm
    What makes a costume different from street clothes? I've been exploring this idea for Spin Matsuri, where I will be leading a costume workshop. "Exaggeration and embellishment" is my answer to the question. Garment shapes are exaggerated by making them more of what they'd normally be: wider collars, puffier sleeves, shorter skirts, longer gloves. Shapes can also be exaggerated by accenting the garment line through fabric choices and construction methods. Color tends to be more saturated in costumes than in street clothes. If you want the audience to see pastel pink under bright lights, it…
 
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    About Japan Travel

  • Launch of the Festive Season in Tokyo

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:18 am
    Many popular Christmas trees and holiday lights in Japan are illuminated from mid-November. One of the most popular Christmas trees in Tokyo is the Mikimoto Christmas Tree, which has been lightening up the holiday season in Ginza over 30 years. The 2009 Mikimoto Christmas Tree lighting ceremony is held on November 7, 2009 at 4:15 p.m. Stop by the Mikimoto Pearls main store to see the tree when you go shopping in Ginza. Related Content: Top Christmas Trees in Tokyo Holiday Lights in Tokyo Christmas in Japan Top Holiday Lights in Japan Christmas in Japan Pictures The Mikimoto Jumbo Christmas…

  • The 20th Anniversary of the Enthronement of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan

    4 Nov 2009 | 12:53 am
    This year marks the 20th anniversary of His Majesty the Emperor Akihito's accession to the throne, and the national celebration takes place on November 12, 2009 in Tokyo. Although only ticket-holders are admitted to the stage ceremony starting at 3 p.m., everyone can watch other events, such as festive parades, traditional Japanese music and dance performances, and regional speciality item sales, which are held from 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. in the Kokyo Gaien (Tokyo Imperial Palace Outer Garden) area. Related Content: Tokyo Imperial Palace Guided Tour Tokyo Imperial Palace Pictures Tokyo…

  • Tori-no-ichi in Tokyo

    1 Nov 2009 | 11:42 pm
    Tori-no-ichi are traditional Japanese open-air markets take place on the days of the rooster (tori-no-hi) in November according to the Chinese calendar, which fall on November 12 and 24 in 2009. There are vendors sell colorfully decorated kumade (rake shaped bamboo charms) of different sizes at the markets. People visit tori-no-ichi to pray for good luck and good business and buy charms. Check out the list of popular places for tori-no-ichi in Tokyo. Read More: Popular Torinoichi in Tokyo Tokyo Asakusa Guide Tokyo Events and Festivals Kumade Photo (c) Shizuko Mishima, licensed to…

  • Holiday in Tokyo

    30 Oct 2009 | 1:43 am
    A traveler to Japan needs your advice and writes, "I will be on holiday in Tokyo for about 9days and will like to check whether there are any place you would like to recommend apart from the usual tourist attractions.... Somewhere that is not too popular with the tourist which is full of the Japanese favour... " Post Your Suggestions Here Read More: Top Tokyo Gardens Events and Festivals in Tokyo Holiday in Tokyo originally appeared on About.com Japan Travel on Friday, October 30th, 2009 at 08:43:47.Permalink | Comment | Email this

  • Hakone Federal Lord's Procession

    28 Oct 2009 | 1:17 am
    Hakone Daimyo Gyoretsu (Hakone Federal Lord's Procession) is held on November 3 in Hakone Yumoto Onsen, Kanagawa prefecture. It's a parade of about 170 people wearing historical costumes from the Edo period. The procession leaves Sounji Temple at ten in the morning and arrives at Yumoto Fujiya Hotel in the afternoon. Hakone is a popular onsen town with easy access from Tokyo. Take a day trip to see the procession and visit onsen for day use. Related Content: Top Hakone Tourist Attractions Hakone Pictures Photo Courtesy of Hakone Town Tourist Association Hakone Federal Lord's Procession…
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    Learn Japanese with Beb and Alex

  • #96 The Latest Craze From Japan

    Alex Brooke
    14 Oct 2009 | 9:29 am
    In this episode, Waka sensei teaches us the word "Hayari". It has various uses and meanings including "popular" or something that is in fashion. For more detailed show notes and explanations please visit the main site at http://learnjapanesepod.com

  • Fun Friday For 9th October 2009

    Alex Brooke
    10 Oct 2009 | 8:40 am
    This week's Fun Friday was recorded in Shinjuku with Jim, Sandra and Miki. For more information on this podcast please visit http://learnjapanesepod.com

  • #95 Daijoubu?

    Alex Brooke
    4 Oct 2009 | 5:16 pm
    Waka sensei and Alex are back after a long summer break to bring you the latest Learn Japanese Pod Lesson. This week's lesson is "Daijobu" which means OK or alright. Check out the main site for detailed show notes at http://learnjapanesepod.com

  • #95 Show Notes

    Alex Brooke
    4 Oct 2009 | 5:14 pm
    Show notes for lesson #95

  • Fun Friday for 2nd October 2009

    2 Oct 2009 | 5:18 pm
    Tonight's Fun Friday was held in The Pink Cow, a cool restaurant/bar/artists hub located in Shibuya. I was joined by Daniel, Yukki, Sandra and Jim who all injected some fun into the Fun Friday. Topics we covered included: The Japanese cultural night at The Pink Cow which will be held on 18th October, earthquake prediction, Sandra's Japanese poster competition, John Cusack and R.Kelly. For more information, links, maps and more please visit http://learnjapanesepod.com
 
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  • spreading the word

    the englishman
    1 Nov 2009 | 4:45 am
    Apparently, like Eminem, Christianity is not big in Japan.This is not altogether surprising as they already have their hands full with two other religions, Shintoism and Buddhism.Having said that, there are roughly a million Christians in total here - though in a country the size of Japan, it's not a lot. But if it was a country the size of Barbados, it would be. But it's not.Walk around any neighbourhood and you'll find plenty of churches, but in many cases the pews will be empty.It appears that it's all down to the advertising methods being employed by the Christian Association of Japan.

  • kurama in flames

    the englishman
    23 Oct 2009 | 9:15 pm
    If the sparks that fly when two flint stones are rubbed together give you a semi-boner, or if the lighting of a match gives you a whacking great woody, then the Kurama Fire Festival will likely make you as stiff as a rigor mortis-ridden rabbit found on a freezing winter morn in the glorious mountains surrounding this tiny village half an hour north of Kyoto.Now I'm not a fire starter, twisted fire starter, but after reading about this festival, I thought I'd go along for some flaming good festive fun. The problem was, the entire population of Kyoto also had the same idea.This meant that on…

  • past pachinko

    the englishman
    18 Oct 2009 | 7:18 am
    As we know all too well, there are many kinds of balls in life.Pool balls....Testiballs....Ed Balls....Currently the UK's Secretary of State for Children, School Dinners and Families. And of course, pachinko balls....Without pachinko balls, there would never have been any pachinko halls, as the pachinko machine would never have been invented.Indeed, could THIS be Japan's oldest surviving pachinko machine, a contraption I recently found abandoned in an Osaka backstreet?No, probably not.

  • pimp my (barge) ride

    the englishman
    11 Oct 2009 | 7:51 am
    When a friend told me recently that a barge had just cruised into town, images of ye olde English narrowboats crawling along the canals of Osaka immediately came to mind.It was a scene I didn't want to miss, and I rushed along to get a glimpse of a boat that I thought would be something like this.......being steered by a man who looked a bit like this.......but instead I saw a strange looking fella like this........steering a guaranteed-to-give-little-children-nightmares barge - like this....A little baby driver with a bloody great dragon behind it.It wasn't quite what I'd been expecting, I…

  • beer cans, wires, and a wheel trim

    the englishman
    4 Oct 2009 | 4:29 am
    Can you guess what it is?What on earth could it be? From here it just looks like a collection of pipes and tubes....hmm, what else is there....is that a broom? Bits of wood.....OK, so now we have a basketball, and what looks like some beer cans......any the wiser?From here we can see a load more beer cans, wires, a wheel trim and, among other things, a circuit board......Got it?No, it's not a new product from Microsoft..........that's right, it's.......A LOAD OF RUBBISH.But it's also a bit more than that.Here's another clue....Osaka's main river, the Yodogawa.Yes, all that rubbish is part of…
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    Hello Kitty Hell

  • Hello Kitty Tattoo Plush

    Hello Kitty Hell
    6 Nov 2009 | 9:50 am
    If there is one thing that the evil feline can’t stand, it’s her image appearing on stuff where she hasn’t been able to fleece the buyer for the majority of their last paycheck. Because of this, Hello Kitty tattoos have always posed a problem for her. The solution for body piercings was simple. The idea of a Hello Kitty tattoo gun never seemed to catch on except in prison. So Hello Kitty has done the only thing she can to capitalize on the Hello Kitty tattoo trend by creating a Hello Kitty tattoo plush: Of course, my wife loves this and this plush has my wife thinking about…

  • Hello Kitty Haiku Book

    Hello Kitty Hell
    5 Nov 2009 | 9:49 am
    Seriously, there is absolutely nothing that the Hello Kitty won’t try and stick her claws into. Apparently Japanese haiku poetry, through its long and illustrious history, was still missing something vitally important — the evil feline’s commercialization. She promptly resolved this oversight with a haiku poetry book titled Hello Kitty Through The Seasons: You would think — being the normal, sane person that you are — that a single Hello Kitty haiku book would prove that there are just some things that Hello Kitty fanatics wouldn’t buy, but then you would…

  • Free Hello Kitty Shoulder Massager

    Hello Kitty Hell
    4 Nov 2009 | 4:33 pm
    OK, I’m feeling a little less uneasy about the creepy stalker package for my wife that my parents received after the person that sent the package emailed me and said she wasn’t trying to be stalker-like at all. Apparently she was simply getting ready to move and felt inspired to rid herself of much of her Hello Kitty collection due to this blog (of course, it would have been much more inspirational if she had decided to try and give it away to someone other than my wife, or better yet, set it all on fire and sent me the video). All the stuff she sent is new and in its original…

  • Hello Kitty Sandwich Bag Mod – Fellow Kitty

    Hello Kitty Hell
    4 Nov 2009 | 11:38 am
    What happens if you are a male in a Hello Kitty dominated family? You get stuck having to use things covered with the evil feline through no fault of your own which can be especially traumatizing when you are only in the third grade. Even when the Hello Kitty fanatics try to edit it to alleviate some of the embarrassment, it still ends up being pretty pathetic — like this “Fellow Kitty” sandwich bag. I feel for the poor kid because things are only going to get worse… Sent in by Joann

  • Hello Kitty Gumball Machine

    Hello Kitty Hell
    4 Nov 2009 | 8:56 am
    I’ve seen a number of Hello Kitty gumball machines through the years and my wife always insist in getting a gumball out of them as if a Hello Kitty gumball machine will somehow make the gumball taste any better. I, on the other hand, simply see Hello Kitty gumball machines as a way for the evil feline to get me to put something in my mouth that she just vomited up… Sent in by flora
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    Imprint TALK: Fresh Asian Pop Culture Blog

  • Hideki Matsui named World Series MVP

    mark
    5 Nov 2009 | 8:35 pm
    Hideki Matsui has become the first Japanese baseball player to ever be named World Series MVP in Major League Baseball.  Even though Matsui has always been in the shadow of fellow countryman Ichiro Suzuki, both here and in Japan, Matsui did what Ichiro could not do for the Seattle Mariners in actually helping win a World Series title for the New York Yankees. Whether or not his excellent performance in the post-season will make the Yankees sign him for another year remains to be seen.  But for right now Hideki Matsui currently personifies the best in Major League Baseball. And for that we…

  • SM Global Auditions 2009

    mark
    4 Nov 2009 | 6:20 pm
    Ever think you have what it takes to be an Asian pop star?  Do you look at BoA and think, “I can do what she does.  And I can do it better!”. Well it’s time to put your money where your mouth is because SM Entertainment, the company that discovered BoA, TVXQ!, Super Junior, Girls’ Generation, SHINee, and f(x), as well as countless singers, actors, actresses and comedians will be holding the 09′ SM Entertainment Global Audition throughout 4 cities in the USA and Canada.  Those who are selected from the audition will be given the opportunity to represent Asia…

  • Actor Takeshi Kaneshiro heading to Hollywood?

    mark
    3 Nov 2009 | 7:52 pm
    This bit of news seems more like wishful thinking then anything else. But who knows?  It could be true. According to channelnewsasia.com, Taiwanese/Japanese actor Takeshi Kaneshiro was spotted in Los Angeles by fans.  This has fueled speculation that Takeshi is in talks to star in a Hollywood project in the near future. It’s certainly not out of the question.  Korean megastar Rain is about to star in NINJA ASSASSIN, Korean actor Lee Byung-hun recently played Storm Shadow in GI JOE: RISE OF COBRA and Korean-American actor/model Daniel Henney was also in X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE. But…

  • Youtube Spotlight – Filmaker Mike

    mark
    2 Nov 2009 | 10:39 pm
    He doesn’t sing.  He doesn’t dance.  He doesn’t rap or do poetry.  So what does he do?  He reviews Star Wars and Transformers action figures.  And he occasionally reviews movies too. You’re probably thinking, “That’s not a good reason to spotlight this guy!  Action figure reviewers on youtube are a dime a dozen! “.  And you’d be right, except for one thing.  He’s Filipino American. There is a surprisingly small amount of Asian or Pacific Islander action figure reviewers on youtube.  And this is despite my own personal belief that…

  • Meet the DSi LL

    mark
    1 Nov 2009 | 7:57 pm
    Nintendo is releasing another iteration of their popular hand held gaming device.  It’s called the DSi LL and the biggest difference between this and the previous DSi is that it has a much bigger screen (93% bigger in fact) and it also comes with a larger pen-like stylus for strictly at-home use. This is a pretty big gamble for Nintendo since the DSi was only released earlier this year and, outside of the larger screens, the DSi LL doesn’t really have more to offer for those who have already bought a DSi.  Perhaps they are going after the few people who were hesitant to buy the…
 
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    AMPONTAN

  • A textbook from the South Korean New Right

    ampontan
    6 Nov 2009 | 8:07 am
    RECENT ACTIVITY in the Comments section has prompted me to present a summary of a longer article sent to me some months ago by Prof. Shimojo. It is not part of his recent series of short essays, but it is worth reading for the information it presents. Here is my very quick translation. ***** A Textbook from the South Korean New Right In March last year, the Textbook Forum of South Korea, consisting primarily of economists, published the Proposed Textbook of South Korean Recent and Modern History. This textbook has attracted attention both inside the country and overseas because its view of…

  • Shimojo Masao (4): An Jung-geun’s On Peace in East Asia

    ampontan
    5 Nov 2009 | 8:29 pm
    An Jung-geun’s On Peace in East Asia Ito Hirobumi, Japan’s first prime minister, was assassinated at a Harbin train station in Manchuria by the Korean An Jung-geun in October 1909. There is a tendency in South Korea to excessively praise An’s essay, On Peace in East Asia, for its resemblance to the concept of an East Asian entity promoted by Prime Minister Hatoyama Yukio. From a historical perspective, On Peace in East Asia, which An finished in 1910, is similar to Prime Minister Hatoyama’s idea in that it is based on a trite concept that ignores reality. The concept of an East Asian…

  • Yuta: The Japanese shamans

    ampontan
    4 Nov 2009 | 7:21 am
    THE EXISTENCE of shamans, people said to have the ability to communicate with the spirit world and intercede with that plane on our behalf, seems to be a universal human phenomenon with many shared characteristics over different regions. Yet it’s curious that most of us shy away from acknowledging a phenomenon that is so widespread and still exists today. Perhaps that’s because they’re viewed as part of a primitive tradition that most of us would prefer to think we’ve grown beyond. Then again, perhaps it has something to do with the Siberian origins of the word, which literally…

  • For the record

    ampontan
    1 Nov 2009 | 7:38 pm
    THIS PREVIOUS POST on the Japan’s ruling coalition contains a purported exchange between Fukushima Mizuho, the head of the junior partner Social Democrats, and Tahara Soichiro, host of the television program Asa Made (Until Morning). During the exchange, Ms. Fukushima insisted that police should let dangerous criminals escape rather than take any action that would cause injury when trying to apprehend them. This excerpt is so easy to find on the Japanese-language turf of the Internet that some have described it as “famous”. Just this weekend, however, I discovered that the…

  • Pot dog

    ampontan
    30 Oct 2009 | 8:06 pm
    HE MAY HAVE BEEN just a working stiff of a canine, but his bosses knew that Lusukasu never dogged it on the job. So, to commemorate his devotion to duty, officials at Nagasaki Customs held a retirement ceremony for the drug detector earlier this month. Instead of a gold watch, which the pooch has no use for, they gave Lusukasu a certificate of appreciation. He’s got no use for that either, but it’s a nice gesture and cheaper to boot. Lusukasu and his co-workers Lusukasu became a public servant in 2002 and was assigned to Moji Customs in Kitakyushu. In an unusual move for a dog in his line…
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  • Gadlinks for Friday 11.6.09

    Brenda Yun
    6 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm
    Filed under: Arts and Culture, Food and Drink, Gear, Blogs, Stories, North America, Oceania, South America, United States, Hotels and Accommodations, Internet Tools I don't know about you guys, but I'm really grateful it's Friday! I need the weekend to decompress, but these great reads have already helped me on my way. I love companies that give back. Here are five travel outlets that make giving part of buying. [via Jaunted] Yikes! As a single female traveler, I've been wary of couchsurfing. This give me more reason to avoid couchsurfing altogether. [via True/Slant] I read this article on…

  • Oprah says good-bye to Chicago

    Katie Hammel
    6 Nov 2009 | 12:30 pm
    Filed under: North America, United States, NewsDid you hear the new rumor about Oprah Winfrey? No, not that one! This one says that come 2011, her daytime talk show will leave Chicago and be based out of Los Angeles. According to Deadline Hollywood, the big O planned on calling it quits way back in 2002, then again in 2006. At that point she renewed her syndication contracts through 2011. But now, it looks like she'll be moving the show from national syndication to her very own OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) station. While there's no denying that Oprah's success is a positive force for Chicago…

  • Greyhound bus driver heads wrong way: Where's a GPS when you need one?

    Jamie Rhein
    6 Nov 2009 | 11:30 am
    Filed under: Stories, Transportation, Budget TravelGreyhound bus drivers generally don't make national news. Pilots who overshoot airports, however, end up having their story told over and over again on about every entertainment vehicle there is. How many places did you hear or read about the Northwest Airlines pilots who missed Minneapolis and didn't figure out their mistake for 150 miles? Now, how many of you heard about the Greyhound bus driver who headed the wrong way for more than an hour last week? Yep, last Saturday morning at about 7:14 a.m on October 31st, that's exactly what…

  • The Spice Isle: Making the most of a cruise stopover in Grenada

    Alison Brick
    6 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am
    Filed under: Arts and Culture, Learning, Food and Drink, Grenada, Caribbean It's official -- the cruise season in Grenada has begun. Actually, the first day of the season fell on a day when I was there recently. I might've missed the influx because I was across the island during most of their 12-hour stay, but I saw the big boat sail in during my breakfast, and sail away during my dinner. Ideally, you'd want several days on the island where you could see waterfalls in the inland mountains, leatherback turtles off the northern beaches, and French and British influences in the capital town of…

  • Eight months in a Swedish prison for drunk Ryanair passenger

    Scott Carmichael
    6 Nov 2009 | 10:30 am
    Filed under: AirlinesBack in June, a drunk Ryanair passenger started to freak out, and attempted to open the aircraft door in the middle of a flight from Riga to London. The man had finished an entire liter of vodka and a couple of beers, and it took two professional boxers to get him away from the door and pin him to the ground. The plane ended up making an emergency landing in Sweden to dispose of their drunk cargo, which means it was up to a Swedish judge to sentence the drunkard. The judge handed him an 8 month sentence, and a substantial fine, payable to Ryanair. The man claims he can't…
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    Wireless Watch Japan

  • DoCoMo Share Price at Record Low

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:13 pm
    According to this report via Bloomberg, DoCoMo aims to rely on dividend payments and strategic investments to raise its share price from record lows. "The dividend is our top policy choice, followed by investments in growth areas; buying back shares comes after that,” Tsubouchi said in an interview today. “The share price is just too low." Chief Financial Officer Kazuto Tsubouchi said.

  • NEC Demos Android Touch Terminal

    5 Nov 2009 | 2:07 pm
    NEC unveiled it's next-gen. 'Communicator' device, running on Android, at the recent iEXPO 2009 event held in Tokyo [JPN]

  • Survey Shows 40% Use Mobile Search Daily

    5 Nov 2009 | 2:01 pm
    The recent survey results from MMD labs for usage of search with mobile in Japan showed 40% do nearly everyday. [JPN]

  • Translate Baby Tears with iPhone

    5 Nov 2009 | 1:56 pm
    We only posted this little gem is because it immediately reminded us of our Bow-Lingual Video circa 2004 [JPN]

  • Sony Ericsson XPERIA for Japan?

    4 Nov 2009 | 1:53 pm
    According to several media comments over the last month the new X10 is coming here soon! [JPN]
 
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  • A scenario for Japan’s public finances

    Scott
    4 Nov 2009 | 1:16 pm
    A few days back there were rumblings of dissatisfaction from the market about Ministry of Finance projected issuance:Japan’s Bonds Drop a 4th Day After 20-Year Auction Demand Cools – Bloomberg.comIt’s possible that the new government will have to limit its borrowing for “stimulus” spending, as the demand for additional JGB’s is limited.It seems to me the scenario would work like this:Ministry of

  • The Performance of Japanese Companies - A Growing Connection with External Demand

    CV
    1 Nov 2009 | 12:52 pm
    By Claus Vistesen: Copenhagen(click on pictures for better viewing) Last week, we learned that industrial production rose yet again in Japan clocking in at 1.4% month-on-month in September after having increased by 1.6% in August. Companies said they planned to increase production in October and November as well, indicating the recovery from a record export collapse in the first quarter is

  • Japan - In the Eye off the Beholder

    CV
    18 Oct 2009 | 2:36 pm
    By Claus Vistesen: Copenhagen(click on pictures for better viewing) After a nice and entertaining week in Barcelona where I had the privilege not only to hold a seminar at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, but also to meet a host of interesting people, I thought that it would be about time that I finished my piece on the latest data from Japan which admittedly will be a bit backward

  • Japan's US Treasury holdings through August

    Scott
    16 Oct 2009 | 10:33 am
    Note yet another increase in spite of continued yen strength.Source

  • Japan's recent quantitative easing relative to other G-8 countries

    Scott
    15 Oct 2009 | 3:41 pm
    Source: Danske Bank
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    dannychoo.com - Your portal to Japan

  • Japanese Commercials

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:30 pm
    A couple of Japanese commercials picked up from YouTube. The first one is a 2 min extended one by Panasonic. Two sisters were due to follow a career on the catwalk but one ends up in hospital while the eldest sister goes to New York. The younger sister sends a video of herself to sis which is played on a Panasonic display. The next CM is a more recent one currently airing on TV now. Its from the layer firm MIRAIO. We see a business man go though his day while taking a battering from a typhoon. The message is that one will always go through rough spots (typhoon) in life but the important thing…

  • Tokyo Cuisine

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:59 am
    The finest in cuisine from Tokyo - a couple of onigiri with some puchi kyoka on the side. Today the Omusubi shop had this blob thing on the counter. No markings on it and was trying to work out if it was something from Final Fantasy or PuyoPuyo. 今晩もゴージャスな晩ご飯。オオクラと明太子むすび+マヨと・・・何でしたっけ・・・This is a Tokyo Live Blogger post posted from the iPhone. You can read more by this and other live bloggers or follow them via RSS.

  • Cospa X Danny Choo

    5 Nov 2009 | 11:15 pm
    Got the final product samples of the Suenaga apparel that you saw in the Anime T-Shirts article - they are gorgeous! They are also up for pre-order on a few sites which you should be familiar with.The "d" logo was originally square for the website but when Azami sensei designed the logo for the shoulders, she made it a diamond which looked better.Anyway, you can get the T-Shirts from the following retailers who deliver to outside of Japan. AmiAmi HobbyLink Japan Hobby Search ToyLetRetailers that deliver to Japan only are:- Rakuten Cospa Amazon Japan HobbyStock (you need to search…

  • A Day in Tokyo 6

    5 Nov 2009 | 7:40 am
    Currently working with Good Smile Company on several projects of which I can only talk about a few of them for now. One of the projects is Figma Mirai and currently have tentatively scheduled a Spring 2010 release. We will display her at the AFA09 in Singapore later this month. Mirai loves taking photos so we decided that it only makes sense to bundle her with a digital SLR and you will see what it and the other Mirai Figma face part looks like at the AFA.Another project I can mention is the "Tokyo Figure Show" in Singapore. I read from many Singaporean readers that they would love…

  • Kousaka Tamaki

    4 Nov 2009 | 9:30 pm
    Up for pre-order now is this most most gorgeous figure of Tamaki ever ever ever. Going to steal a poster from the GSC offices before I leave here today ^^; Is 1/6 scale and will be released next April - retails for 8,800 yen. See more pics at GSC. This photo taken at the previous Tokyo Figure Show. TFS in Singapore was your idea so we are making it happen ^o^
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    Japan Running News

  • Japan Announces A-List Team for International Chiba Ekiden

    Brett Larner
    6 Nov 2009 | 7:29 am
    http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/f-sp-tp0-20091105-563109.htmlhttp://www.jiji.com/jc/c?g=spo_30&k=2009110500679translated and edited by Brett LarnerOn Nov. 5 at a press conference at its offices in Shibuya, Tokyo, Rikuren announced the lineup for the Japanese national team at the Nov. 23 International Chiba Ekiden. Including two alternates, the mixed men's and women's team features an all-star lineup including Berlin World Championships marathon 6th place finisher Atsushi Sato (Team Chugoku Denryoku), 1500 m and 5000 m national champion Yuichiro Ueno (Team S&B), Beijing…

  • Nakamura and Masai's WC 10000 m Times Disallowed by IAAF

    Brett Larner
    6 Nov 2009 | 7:13 am
    http://mainichi.jp/enta/sports/general/track/news/20091106k0000m050148000c.htmltranslated by Brett LarnerThe IAAF announced on Nov. 5 that the PB time of 31.14.39 recorded by Yurika Nakamura (Team Tenmaya) in finishing 7th in August's World Championships 10000 m would be disallowed from official records along with the times recorded by winner Linet Masai (Kenya), 20th place finisher Yukari Sahaku (Team Universal Entertainment) and six other athletes who started on the outer half of the track. This group of nine was to run a portion of a lap in the outer lanes before moving in to join the rest…

  • Akaba to Run Osaka

    Brett Larner
    6 Nov 2009 | 7:01 am
    http://www.jiji.com/jc/c?g=spo_30&k=2009110300258translated by Brett LarnerFollowing her appearance at the Nov. 3 East Japan Jitsugyodan Women's Ekiden, distance runner Yukiko Akaba (Team Hokuren) told reporters, "My first marathon was in Osaka. I think going back to where I started is the best way to get my running back," signalling that she intends to run in the Jan. 31 Osaka International Women's Marathon.Akaba ran in this past August's World Championships marathon in Berlin, but injured her right foot and finished only 31st. In October she ran the World Half Marathon in Birmingham,…

  • Watch the East Japan Women's Ekiden Live Online

    Brett Larner
    5 Nov 2009 | 4:58 pm
    by Brett LarnerThe 25th annual East Japan Women's Ekiden takes place Nov. 8. The event pits the top runners from each of the prefectures in eastern Japan against each one another with teams including everyone from junior high school students to Olympic marathoners, a prelude to January's National Women's Interprefectural Ekiden. This year the team representing Tokyo will be going for its third-straight win. Fuji TV will broadcast the race live from 12:00 p.m. to 2:35 p.m. Overseas viewers should be able to watch online by clicking here.(c) 2009 Brett Larnerall rights reserved

  • 'Scared Wanjiru Pleads for Security'

    Brett Larner
    5 Nov 2009 | 7:13 am
    http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/athletics/-/1100/682108/-/sev8bhz/-/index.html
 
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  • Johjima Scouts for Tigers

    Patrick
    6 Nov 2009 | 10:38 pm
    One of the fringe benefits Hanshin trying to get out of bringing in Kenji Johima is some additional scouting intelligence on pitchers in MLB organizations. Aside from Jeff Williams, Hanshin’s only sustained import success over the last several years has been righty Scott Atchison, who is leaving the team this offseason. After Atchison, Jerrod Riggan was good while he lasted and Darwin Cubillan had his moments, but that’s pretty much where it ends. Sports Hochi Osaka has a list of candidates Hanshin is looking at, compiled presumably with Joh’s input: Ryan Rowland-Smith Chris…

  • 1934 All American Asian Tour

    Patrick
    5 Nov 2009 | 10:55 pm
    Little-known fictitious fact: today, November 5, is the date in 1955 that Marty McFly travelled back to. So with today being a footnote in fictitious history, I thought it was a good time for a post on some real history. Rob Fitts, author of Remembering Japanese Baseball and Wally Yonamine’s biography, has just kicked off a new project, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the tour that brought Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and American spy Moe Berg to Japan. Over the next month, Rob will be chronicling the all-star tour, day by day as it happened in 1934. I’m looking forward to the…

  • Shimizu Traded to Yokohama?

    Patrick
    3 Nov 2009 | 9:02 am
    The Chiba Lotte Marines have reportedly agreed to trade Naoyuki Shimizu to the Yokohama BayStars for pitcher Takumi Nasuno and catcher Shinji Ninuma.The trade has not yet been officially announced. Shimizu is entering the second year of a two-year contract, and has an opt-out clause to pursue an MLB this offseason. He recently suggested that he’s still interested in testing the overseas market, and dismissed any possibility of leaving Lotte to sign with another NPB club. It will obviously remain to be seen how his contract will play out with a trade — does the out clause remain…

  • Hanshin to Import Pitchers

    Patrick
    3 Nov 2009 | 7:49 am
    Sanspo is reporting on Hanshin’s import pitching shopping list, and is naming names. Tigers manager Akinobu Mayumi says that Hanshin is after two middle relievers and one starter, to fill in for the departing Scott Atchison and Jeff Williams. The names we have are: Adrian Burnside (recently released by Yomiuri) Brad Thomas (two-year Japan veteran, had been in Korea) Jo Jo Reyes (Atlanta Braves) Wil Ledezma (Washington Nationals) Juan Morillo (Minnesota Twins) Bob Keppel (Minnesota Twins) Burnside didn’t appear at all with Yomiuri’s top team this year, so you’d have to…

  • Darvish’s Mechanics in Return

    Patrick
    2 Nov 2009 | 11:43 pm
    Yu Darvish returned after a nearly two-month layoff to pitch game two of the Japan Series.  Though still not at 100%, he pitched well enough to win. The data we have shows that he relied more heavily on his curveball than usual, so let’s take a look at what adjustments he made in his delivery. This is a very high quality video — the best I’ve seen on YouTube. Now let’s take a look at some footage from earlier in the season, when he was healthy. The following are clips from Darvish’s July 15 start against the Hawks. I chose the July 15 game completely…
 
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    JNEWS.com

  • ネットとリアルを融合し健全な組織販売ビジネスの将来像

    5 Nov 2009 | 6:54 pm
    ネットとは異なる無店舗販売の方法として「個人を代理店とした訪問販売」の形態もある。個人の訪販は悪徳商法のトラブルもよく耳にするが、日本訪問販売協会の統計によると、全国では１千万人もの人が何らかの形で“訪問販売員”として関わっており、年間で２兆３千億円もの売上がある。…

  • 米国が仕掛けたベジタリアン育成と食生活のエリート人材

    4 Nov 2009 | 6:37 pm
    野菜の摂取量が減少を続ける日本に対して、米国では政府が「 5 A DAY（ファイブ・ア・デイ）」という運動を掲げてベジタリアンの育成にあたっている。この運動は「一日に５皿以上の野菜を食べよう」というもので、１皿がおよそ 70gとすると一日で…

  • 高級ルームシェアのマッチングサービス

    4 Nov 2009 | 12:50 am
    男性の派遣社員が契約を切られ、寮を追い出されてホームレスになったというニュースはあっても、この手の話で女性が登場することは少ない。派遣、契約社員、アルバイトなど非正社員の男女比でいえば、７割が女性であるにも拘わらず、最低限の生活環境を保持しているのは女性のほうである。住まいについても“自分の身を守る”という潜在的な本能が働いてか、安全で快適な場所を見つけることは男性よりも長けている。

  • 他人と同じ発想では成功しない有望投資分野の発掘方法

    1 Nov 2009 | 6:02 pm
    ガソリンの価格がリッターあたり 200円に迫ろうかとしていたのは昨年８月頃のことだが、それから数ヶ月後には 100円台にまで下落した。ガソリンの値段が下がるのは消費者にとっては嬉しいことだが、数ヶ月先を予測して仕入を担当している業界関係者にしてはたまったものではない。株式市場にしても同様で、暴落したかと思うと急騰して一日に３～５％の乱高下は珍しくない。…

  • 消費者の安全を重視したｅコマースの再構築と販売モデル

    29 Oct 2009 | 6:30 pm
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  • 中国の為替政策、他のＢＲＩＣｓ諸国に問題＝ブラジル財務省筋

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:48 pm
    　［セントアンドリュース（スコットランド）　６日　ロイター］　ブラジル財務省筋は６日、中国が事実上のドルペッグ制を採用していることについて、他のＢＲＩＣｓ諸国に問題となっているとの見解を明らかにした。

  • ＲＪ／ＣＲＢ指数は1.77％安の269.44

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:47 pm
    　［６日　ロイター］　原油など１９商品の先物相場で構成されるロイター／ジェフリーズＣＲＢ指数終値は、４．８６ポイント（１．７７％）安の２６９．４４。前営業日の２７４．３０から低下した。

  • 中国、一部の米国製自動車に対する反補助金調査を正式に開始

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:59 am
    　［北京　６日　ロイター］　中国商務省は６日、米国製の一部輸入自動車について、反補助金調査を正式に開始したことを明らかにした。

  • 中国、北朝鮮・イランに関する西側諸国の圧力に選別志向

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:38 am
    　［北京　６日　ロイター］　オバマ米大統領は今月の中国訪問で、北朝鮮、およびイランの問題解決に向け中国の支持を取り付けたい考えだ。しかし中国は西側諸国の要求に対し、受け入れるものと受け入れないものについて、選別志向を強めているようにもみえる。

  • ＮＹで大手金融機関にワクチン優先接種か、波紋広がる

    5 Nov 2009 | 11:07 pm
    　［ニューヨーク　５日　ロイター］　米ニューヨークで大手金融機関の従業員が雇用主を通じて新型インフルエンザ（Ｈ１Ｎ１型）ワクチン接種を受けたと報道されたことを受けて、ニューヨーク市保健当局は５日、対応に追われた。
 
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  • 「Windows 7発売時の販売本数はVistaの3倍以上」，米NPD Group調査（ニュース）

    5 Nov 2009 | 4:54 pm
    　米NPD Groupが米国時間2009年11月5日に発表した調査結果によると，米Microsoftの新OS「Windows 7」の販売開始当初の販売本数は，旧版「Windows Vista」のそれを約3倍上回った。しかし売上高は，販売本数ほど劇的な伸びは見せなかった。

  • 日立とレッドハット，Linuxのサポート期間を延長するサービスを提供へ（ニュース）

    5 Nov 2009 | 4:31 pm
    　日立製作所とレッドハットは2009年11月24日から，Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRHELのサポート期間を延長するサービスを開始する。アップデートごとの標準サポートサービス期間を18カ月へ延長するサービスおよび，バージョン5の標準サポートを3年間延長するサービスをオプションとして提供する。

  • MicrosoftのBallmer氏，景気の見通しを求める再三の質問にうんざり（Windowsコラム）

    4 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am
    　米MicrosoftのCEOであるSteve Ballmer氏は現在，さまざまな新製品の発売を宣伝するために世界各地を訪問している。同氏は「Windows 7」を売り込もうと行く先々で政府関係者や提携企業に会っているが，ほとんど関係のない質問をよく受けることに気付いている。そしてついに韓国で，こうした会談での景気回復に関する自身の回答が，Windows 7の存在を薄めていることに気付いた。

  • アップグレード版を使ったWindows 7のクリーン・インストールは違法？（Paul ThurrottのWinInfo Short Takes）

    3 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am
    　2009年10月22日に発売されたWindows 7のパッケージ製品には，通常版とアップグレード版の2種類がある。Windows XPやWindows Vistaを利用中で，十分な処理性能をもつ比較的新しいハードウエアを使っているユーザーならば，通常版より価格の安いアップグレード版を選ぶ人も多いだろう。だが，アップグレード版を使ってWindows 7をクリーン・インストールしようと考えている人は注意した方がよい。

  • 32ビット版Windowsを64ビット版Windows 7へアップグレードする（Windows 7実践ナビ）

    3 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am
    　Windows 7のパッケージ版には，32ビット版と64ビット版の2枚のDVDが入っている。だが，実際に64ビット版へアップグレードしようとしたとき，32ビット版のWindowsからは環境を引き継いだアップグレードはできない。今回は，32ビット版のWindowsから64ビット版Windows 7へ，どのようにアップグレードするのか，その手順を紹介する。
 
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    SourceForge.JP Magazine ニュース

  • ラネクシー、Mac用仮想化ソフト最新版「Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac」

    admin@sourceforge.jp
    6 Nov 2009 | 1:19 am
    ラネクシーは2009年11月4日、インテルMac上でWindowsやLinuxなどのOSをMac OS Xと同時に動作させる仮想化ソフトの最新版「Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac」のダウンロード版を発売した。価格は8500円。パッケージ版は12月4日発売予定で同1万1500円。

  • 米Google、GmailやGoogle Docsの開発に用いたアプリ開発ツールを公開

    admin@sourceforge.jp
    5 Nov 2009 | 9:14 pm
    米Googleは11月5日、Webアプリケーション開発ツール「Google Closure Tools」をオープンソースプロジェクトとして公開した。JavaScriptでリッチなWebアプリケーションを開発できるという。実験的な早期プロジェクトとして「Google Code Labs」でホスティングされている。 <img border="0" width="1" height="1" src="http://rss.rssad.jp/rss/artimg/rPG75FvNbJ_p/08aad1671571e8e906485325a61bcff8"/>

  • 「Moblin v1.2」が登場、多数のバグ修正と機能強化を含む

    admin@sourceforge.jp
    5 Nov 2009 | 9:11 pm
    Linux FoundationのMoblin Projectは11月4日、Linuxベースのネットブック向けOSの最新版「Moblin v1.2」をリリースした。プロジェクトのWebサイトよりダウンロードできる。 <img border="0" width="1" height="1" src="http://rss.rssad.jp/rss/artimg/rPG75FvNbJ_p/062d3a027e52099d85a49b5502c02b84"/>

  • 「Subversion」がApacheプロジェクトに

    admin@sourceforge.jp
    5 Nov 2009 | 9:08 pm
    非営利のオープンソース団体Apache Software Foundation（ASF）と米CollabNetは11月4日（米国時間）、CollabNetが出資するオープンソースのバージョン管理システム「Subversion」をASFプロジェクトとして移管することを発表した。まずは、Apache Incubatorプロジェクトとしてスタートする。 <img border="0" width="1" height="1" src="http://rss.rssad.jp/rss/artimg/rPG75FvNbJ_p/a5f33cdea60af953fe36a8cca8408c08"/>

  • RubyのJava実装「JRuby」最新版登場、「Ruby 1.8.7」をサポート

    admin@sourceforge.jp
    4 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    RubyのJava実装である「JRuby」の開発チームは11月2日、最新版「JRuby 1.4.0」を公開した。「Ruby 1.8.7」をサポート、Windows向けのインストーラも搭載した。JRuby.orgのWebサイトよりダウンロードできる。 <img border="0" width="1" height="1" src="http://rss.rssad.jp/rss/artimg/rPG75FvNbJ_p/b5e4371254297b211dce08b49cc23d65"/>
 
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    スラッシュドット・ジャパン

  • 八王子の萌え寺、メイド喫茶を出店。

    KAMUI (posted by next)
    6 Nov 2009 | 11:41 pm
    KAMUI 曰く、 八王子経済新聞の記事に依ると、八王子市にある松栄山了法寺というお寺が11月21日・22日に行われる『八王子いちょう祭り』にを出店するのだそうだ。…

  • 楽天がEdy運営会社ビットワレットに約30億円を出資、連結子会社化へ

    yosuke
    6 Nov 2009 | 10:47 pm
    maimi09 曰く、 NHKのニュースやITmediaのニュースなどによると、楽天がEdy運営会社ビットワレットの株式の過半数を取得するとのこと(楽天のプレスリリース、ビットワレットのプレスリリース(PDF89KB))。…

  • PR: Windows7対応ウイルス対策 無償体験版先行申込

    slashmaster@slashdot.jp
    6 Nov 2009 | 9:43 pm
      11/16まで申込者全員にインストールガイドも提供中！！今すぐお申込みを＞＞ Ads by Trend Match

  • LHCでまた不具合発生、今度は鳥の落としたパンが原因

    yosuke
    6 Nov 2009 | 9:43 pm
    あるAnonymous Coward 曰く、 CERNの大型ハドロン衝突型加速器(LHC)でまた不具合が発生したそうだ。今回は11/3に鳥が落としたパンが原因とのこと（The Register、本家記事、CERN News）。…

  • 葬式に本人が登場。しかも元気

    hylom
    6 Nov 2009 | 3:55 am
    andyff 曰く、 本家記事、 msnbcの記事によると、ブラジル南部で自動車事故で亡くなったと思われていたアデミール・ジョージ・ゴンカルベスさん (59・レンガ職人) の葬儀が行われていた最中、本人が元気な姿で葬儀会場に現れるという珍事がありました。死亡したと思われていたのは、遺体を確認した家族の誤解だったそうです。 すべて読む | idleセクション | 変なモノ 関連ストーリー： 「DRMの葬儀」が行われ、ZuneとiPodが(実際に)埋葬される…
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  • 今年の忘年会議は12月12日（土）開催です

    taguchi
    5 Nov 2009 | 9:42 pm
    日時は12月12日（土）、場所は六本木あたり、場所は同日開催の人気イベントを考慮してｗ、15:00～18:00となりました。 今年のWebトレンドを振り返る、という会にしたいと思いますのでご興味のある方は日程をぜひ空けておいてくださいな。

  • 靴＋パン＝『Bread Shoes』

    taguchi
    5 Nov 2009 | 3:29 pm
    17EUROなので日本円にして2300円ぐらいですが・・・何がしたいんでしょうねぇｗ。 » Bread Shoes

  • あなたがGoogleに預けている全てのデータを一覧できる『Googleダッシュボード』

    taguchi
    5 Nov 2009 | 3:18 pm
    Googleに依存しまくっている人は一度見ておいたほうがよいかも。 Googleダッシュボードでは、あなたがGoogleに預けているすべてのデータを見ることができます。もう要らないデータなどは削除することもできるので、転ばぬ先の杖でいろいろやっておいたほうが良いかもですよ。 そういや、Orkutなんて使っていたなぁ、とか懐かしいデータが出てきますね。 Googleダッシュボードは以下からアクセスできるので気になる人はいますぐどうぞ。 »…

  • ARを使って自分が駐車した場所がわかるiPhoneアプリ『Car Finder』

    taguchi
    4 Nov 2009 | 6:40 pm
    広～い駐車場で自分の車がどこにいったかわからなくなることもよくありますよね。そうしたときに使えるiPhoneアプリです。AR（拡張現実）を使ってカメラ映像にオーバーレイしてくれるからわかりやすいですよ。 GPSを使っているので多少の誤差＆GPSが使えない場所では使えない、という制限がありますが、かなり便利なのではないでしょうかね。 なお、115円の有料アプリですよ。 » iTunes Storeへ

  • 【夜カフェ】 まるさんカフェ（中目黒）

    taguchi
    4 Nov 2009 | 5:53 pm
    「お酢がおいしいところがあるのですよ！」と連れて行ってもらったカフェ。中目黒からすぐのビルの4階。うすぐらい階段をずんずんあがっていくと清潔感のある広い空間が広がっていておすすめです。 ↑ F-09Aで撮影。 11:30-17:00/18:00-3:00 東京都目黒区上目黒3-3-12 ペニービル4F (地図) 中目黒駅から徒歩1分 03-6677-4956 E-MOBILE
 
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    キャリアクロス外資系求人サイト

  • Project Manager Document Management

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:45 pm
    Consulting and project management for Enterprise Content Management software.

  • ドイツ語受付業務Receptionist (Japanese-German Language Skills)

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:45 pm
    老舗法律事務所におけるドイツ語受付担当のポジションです。学歴や大手企業などでの経験より、ドイツ語能力とドイツ在住経験、そしてビジネスマナーと地頭の良さを重視します。仕事が自分で組み立てられる人を希望します!! Our client is a Law firm based in central Tokyo. They have an entry level opening for a tri-lingual (Japanese-English-German) receptionist. No work experience required.

  • Bilingual Personal Assistant & administrative support

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:45 pm
    Bilingual Personal Assistant & administrative support 職務内容 As a personal assistants (PA) you would act as the manager's first point of contact with people from both inside and outside the organization. 企業情報 Multinational Company.

  • PM for Application support & maintenance project (Atsugi)

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:45 pm
    - at least two years or more assignment period (exclude KT/OJT period, so 2.5 years or more) - work place is Honatsugi (occasionally in Central Tokyo) - mainly application support & maintenance type of work Role: Onsite Project manager of support & maintenance projects.

  • BI (Business Intelligence) Consultant / Professional Services

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:45 pm
    Global (BI) Software company looking for "Quick Starters" Consultants. Knowledge in (BI) is a must. Growing and innovative company with office in Central Tokyo. Good training, salary and bonuses. Retail Software experience is a plus.
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  • バンダイナムコQ2業績は利益を確保できず―下期は欧米市場を重視

    Mr.Cube
    6 Nov 2009 | 2:23 am
    バンダイナムコは平成22年3月期第2四半期業績を発表しました。 それによれば、売上高1727億3300万円(前年同期比△9.5%)、営業損失26億1500万円、経常損失28億6600万円、純損失60億3800万円と赤字転落となりました。 上半期は国内のキャラクター玩具は好調だったものの、全体的に新商品が下期に集中していることから利益を確保することができませんでした。また、新たにグループ化したアタリの欧州事業(NAMCO BANDAI…

  • スクウェア・エニックスの第2四半期業績はドラクエ効果で増益

    Mr.Cube
    6 Nov 2009 | 2:23 am
    スクウェア・エニックスは平成22年3月期第2四半期(4月1日～9月30日)の業績を発表しました。 それによれば、売上高905億6100万円(前年同期比33.2%増)、営業利益130億9100万円(39.3%増)、経常利益121億8100万円(25.5%増)、純利益26億8300万円(△55.7%)と、大作タイトルの発売から増収増益となりましたが、多額のリストラ費用を計上したことから純利益は前年度を下回りました。…

  • 果てしなく広い世界で、自分だけの物語を紡いでいこう！PS3/Xbox360『セイクリッド2』2010年2月10日発売決定！

    冨岡晶
    6 Nov 2009 | 2:15 am
    スパイクは、プレイステーション3/Xbox360ソフト『セイクリッド2』（SACRED 2 - Fallen Angel）の日本版を発売することを発表しました。 『セイクリッド』（SACED）は、クォータビュータイプのファンタジーアクションRPGで、『セイクリッド2』はその続編。RPG史上最大規模の広さを誇る世界「アンカリア」を舞台に、プレイヤーは6種族から主人公を選択し、「Light」「Shadow」という“光”と“闇”をそれぞれモチーフとするシナリオを進めていきます。…

  • 『ぷよぷよ7』コトリンゴさんのプレイ映像＆ダンスでぷよぷよを公開

    まさと
    6 Nov 2009 | 2:09 am
    セガは、WiiとPSPで11月26日に発売予定の『ぷよぷよ7』公式サイトを更新し、新たな映像を追加公開しました。 今回公開された映像は、テレビCMでもおなじみの「ぷよぷよのうた CMバージョン」を歌うアーティストのコトリンゴによる『ぷよぷよ7』のプレイ映像と、「ダンスでぷよぷよ」の「みんなでダンス篇」の2つです。…

  • セガ、Youtubeに「エンド オブ エタニティチャンネル」開設！様々な動画を一挙公開！

    まさと
    6 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am
    セガは動画投稿WebサイトYoutubeにて、2010年1月28日に発売を予定しているPS3/Xbox360ソフト『エンド オブ エタニティ』専門チャンネルを開設しました。 この「End of Eternityチャンネル」は、今まで公開されていた『エンド オブ エタニティ』関連の動画を集約した特設チャンネルになっており、トレイラームービーや、開発者インタビュー、ゲームプレイ動画など、ここでしか見られない動画を一度に見る事ができます。…
 
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    【無料ＰＶ】音楽無料視聴/試聴が凄いぜベイビー！

  • エントリ(BlogPet)

    管理人Ｕ
    2 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm
    ペンタがエントリみたいな試聴したかも。*このエントリは、ブログペットの「ペンタ」が書きました。

  • 更新(BlogPet)

    管理人Ｕ
    23 Oct 2009 | 7:42 pm
    あっちゃんと、更新したかったみたい。だけど、あっちゃんとエントリもお願いしたいです。*このエントリは、ブログペットの「ペンタ」が書きました。

  • 視聴(BlogPet)

    管理人Ｕ
    16 Oct 2009 | 8:06 pm
    きょうペンタが試聴したかもー。だけど、予想するつもりだった？でも、きょうあっちゃんは、視聴するつもりだった。*このエントリは、ブログペットの「ペンタ」が書きまし

  • ギフトしなかった(BlogPet)

    管理人Ｕ
    9 Oct 2009 | 7:39 pm
    きょうペンタは発売するはずだったの。だけど、きのうあっちゃんと、ギフトしなかった。だけど、はたちが更新したいです。*このエントリは、ブログペットの「ペンタ」が書

  • 更新(BlogPet)

    管理人Ｕ
    2 Oct 2009 | 7:29 pm
    きのうあっちゃんと、天童荒太更新するつもりだった？*このエントリは、ブログペットの「ペンタ」が書きました。
 
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    For M

  • 10年愛せる傑作ブリーフケース

    All About, Inc.
    3 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am
    毎日持ち歩くものだからこそ、こだわりをもって選びたいブリーフケース。耐久性やルックスを含めたセレクト方法をAllAboutガイドが伝授。

  • 機能が宿るアートなインテリア

    All About, Inc.
    27 Oct 2009 | 8:00 am
    アートというと飾って鑑賞するものというイメージがあるが、“アートなインテリア”は機能性を持ち合わせているのが特徴。予算別にイチオシの逸品をご紹介。

  • 匠と造る大人のヒミツ基地

    All About, Inc.
    20 Oct 2009 | 8:00 am
    男だったら「道楽者」と呼ばれたい。そして道楽を極めるために、自分だけのスペースもぜひ欲しい。空間づくりのプロの手を借りて見事に結実させた５つのヒミツ基地にお邪魔してみよう。

  • 日帰りで愉しむ高級温泉宿

    All About, Inc.
    13 Oct 2009 | 8:00 am
    その空間や佇まい、スタッフの心遣いを心地よく感じられる高級な宿に「日帰りプラン」があるのをご存知だろうか？ For M読者限定の特典付きで、この週末に訪れたい宿を紹介しよう。

  • 10年愛せる傑作ブーツ

    All About, Inc.
    6 Oct 2009 | 8:00 am
    大人のオフスタイルを格上げするのは、10年履き続けられるような“こだわりある”ブーツ。厳選された20足と、そのメンテナンス術を伝授します。
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  • lucky color 久しぶり

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:18 am
    SO☆リア充ｗｗｗｗ この前中学のときから付き合ってた彼氏と別れたらしい(゜Д゜;) 出会い頭にこの話されてビビったそんでその元カレがうざいと言う話を聞いてきたｗｗ 彼氏いいやつだと思ってたら意外とcrazy野郎だったｗｗｗ ...

  • Happy - Star Dust Dialy

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:10 am
    体調もまだまだ波があるけど、確実によくなってるのを感じるし、何だか濃い１年だったな。いいことだけじゃなかったけど…彼氏と別れたし。でも、別れた事で新しい出会いもありました☆ とにかく、またミスチルライブに行けてしあわせ?♪ ...

  • 放置自転車

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:47 pm
    ... 全く迷惑な話。共に近所の治安も心配。 今度はＷＥＢカメラでも取り付けようかなんて思ってしまう。 里山を走れば、ゴミの不法投棄。 せっかくの里山がゴミで荒れ放題なんて見ると悲しくなる。 近所で3台の放置自転車があると言うことは ...

  • 現実

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:26 pm
    ... 漫画でも音楽でも 映画でも 同じ そこには嘘はなくて 現実しかない 本当の事を書く事で 読んだある人は 辛くなったり 悲しくなったり 思い出したくないことを思い出したり いろんな気持ちになると思う 本当の気持ちは本人しかわからないけれど 作品を ...

  • 恋人と別れた後 - 雑学研究 - 楽天ブログ（Blog）

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:19 pm
    別れた恋人と友達に戻れる？ 恋人と別れた後に友達に戻れるか？ 友達に戻れると言うよりも 恋人と別れた後に友達になれるか？ 友達から恋人になるとは限りません 割り切った交際ができるかが問題です １．自分と相手が彼氏・彼女だった頃を引きずらないか ...
 
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    My Life Between Silicon Valley and Japan

  • [英語で読むITトレンド] 英語圏のウェブ進化に興味がある人へ(続)

    umedamochio
    11 Oct 2009 | 5:00 pm
    5日前のお知らせに引き続き、 「WebEvolution: Summary of this week」(by Takuya Homma) http://webevolution2009.blogspot.com/ The main focus of this blog is on studying how the Internet is being used for the purpose of solving world's most difficult problems. Below are the articles I found particularly interesting this week, categorically sorted. You can find much more articles at http://www.diigo.com/user/web-evolution.

  • [Silicon Valley Life] 秋の日のジャック(2)

    umedamochio
    9 Oct 2009 | 5:00 pm

  • [Silicon Valley Life] 秋の日のジャック

    umedamochio
    7 Oct 2009 | 5:00 pm
    しなもん、12歳の誕生日おめでとう! -->id:hatenacinnamon, id:reikon そして、おまけに「懐かしの映像　Cinnamon meets Jack」を久しぶりに貼っておこう。3年前とは思えない程、昔のような気がする。ドッグイヤーだと20年以上前だから仕方ないか。

  • [英語で読むITトレンド] 英語圏のウェブ進化に興味がある人へ

    umedamochio
    6 Oct 2009 | 5:00 pm
    我々の勉強グループのリーダーでありペースセッターでもあるTakuya Homma(UCL: University College London)の、日々のResearch & Learning processの一部を公開することにしました。 http://www.diigo.com/user/web-evolution には、対象となる文章や映像へのリンクだけでなく、文章の重要箇所(読むプロセスでハイライトしていった部分)がAnnotationとして表示されています。 また、DiigoのRSSをTwitterに自動投稿 http://twitter.com/Web_Evolution…

  • [ITトレンド] Gov 2.0 Summit 09: Hal Varian, ”Measurables”

    umedamochio
    12 Sep 2009 | 5:00 pm
    http://gov2summit.blip.tv/file/2596321/
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    Reuters: エンタテインメント

  • ＭＴＶヨーロッパ音楽賞、ビヨンセが最多3部門を獲得

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:47 am
    　［ベルリン　５日　ロイター］　独ベルリンで５日、米国以外で最大のポップミュージック授賞イベントとなるＭＴＶヨーロッパ・ミュージック・アワードの授賞式が開催され、米歌手ビヨンセが、最優秀女性アーティスト賞と最優秀楽曲賞、最優秀ビデオ賞を受賞し、最多の３冠に輝いた。

  • リアーナ、Ｃ・ブラウンとの破局の真相など語る

    5 Nov 2009 | 11:19 pm
    　［ロサンゼルス　５日　ロイター］　２月に元恋人クリス・ブラウンから暴行を受けた歌手リアーナ（２１）が５日、米ＡＢＣの番組で、ブラウンとの破局の真相などをテレビで初めて語った。リアーナは、ブラウンのような男性を好きになってしまったことを恥ずかしく思っており、別れたのは自分を慕っている少女たちのためだと明かした。

  • 米サイトがビートルズの曲を無断で配信、ＥＭＩが提訴

    5 Nov 2009 | 9:12 pm
    　［ロンドン　５日　ロイター］　レコード会社ＥＭＩが、米国の音楽配信サイト「BlueBeat.com」を相手取り、無許可でビートルズの楽曲をダウンロード販売していたとして提訴した。

  • 大腸菌感染のＥ・ジョンが退院、14日には公演復帰

    5 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm
    　［ロンドン　５日　ロイター］　大腸菌感染症とインフルエンザのために入院し、複数の公演をキャンセルしていた英歌手エルトン・ジョンさん（６２）が、５日退院した。スポークスマンが発表した。　　

  • Ｂ・ミドラーの2年にわたるラスベガス講演、1月に終了へ

    5 Nov 2009 | 7:45 pm
    　［ロサンゼルス　５日　ロイター］　米ベテラン歌手のベット・ミドラーが、約２年間にわたるラスベガス講演を来年１月に終了することが分かった。ミドラーの代理人が５日に発表した。
 
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  • 35年前に盗まれたフォルクスワーゲンのバン、発見される

    Excite Japan
    6 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm
    [米ワシントン州スポーケン　6日　AP]　ロングビーチ港に置かれていた運送用コンテナの中に、35年前に盗まれた1965年型のフォルクスワーゲンのバンが入っているのが発見された。オランダに輸送予定だったコンテナで、米税関当局の職員が10月19日にバンを発見。車体番号から盗難車であることを突き止めた。 ...

  • 韓国人女性、950回目でやっと運転免許の筆記試験に合格

    Excite Japan
    6 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm
    [ソウル　6日　AP]　2005年4月以降、ほぼ毎日のように運転免許の筆記試験を受け続けていた韓国人女性（68）が、950回目のチャレンジでやっと合格した。チャ・サスーンさんは筆記試験だけで、これまでに約4200ドル以上を費やしていた。 ...

  • 11月07日の注目キーワード

    Excite Japan
    6 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm
    加藤夏希 - 大屋夏南 - ファミマ入店音 - 柴田倫世 - 和気清麻呂 - 森勇介 - 木村和司 - 小山力也 - 加藤和彦 - ルピシア - JIN-仁- - 化物語 - はるな愛 - ノコギリガール - 平沢進 - 英玲奈

  • 郵便配達員の男性、配達トラック車内で酔いつぶれているのを発見される

    Excite Japan
    6 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm
    [米フロリダ州ボイントンビーチ　5日　AP]　 米国郵政公社の郵便配達員が、配達用のトラックの車内で酔いつぶれているのを市民が目撃、警察に通報した。 ...

  • 無職男性（19）、“自分に新しい名前を付ける権利”をイーベイに出品

    Excite Japan
    6 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm
    [ミルウォーキー　5日　AP]　シボイガン在住の無職の男性が、何とかお金を稼ごうと思いついたアイデア……それは自分の名前を売ることだった。カルビン・ゴスズ氏（19）がオークションサイト「eBay」に出品しているのは、“ゴスズ氏に新しい名前を付ける権利”だ。 ...
 
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    Global Voices Online » East Asia

  • Vietnam: Too many ads in an airport

    Mong Palatino
    5 Nov 2009 | 4:38 pm
    Charvey notices an unusually big number of ads in a Vietnam airport

  • Japan: Licolita-style activism

    Oiwan Lam
    4 Nov 2009 | 9:08 pm
    Martin J Frid from Kurashi blogs about an unique activism style in Akihabara, Tokyo. In those event, activists will dress as maid and perform in the street the idea of alternative lifestyle.

  • South Korea: Gender and visa statistics

    Oiwan Lam
    4 Nov 2009 | 8:43 pm
    matt from Gusts of popular feeling reads from the visa statistics and points out that multiculturalism in Korea is gendered to serve the need of patriarchal society.

  • Philippines: Dita Tree saved 36 lives during floods

    Mong Palatino
    4 Nov 2009 | 5:51 pm
    A 40-fee Dita Tree became a refuge for 36 members of 7 families in Barangay Bagong Silangan (New East Village), Quezon City, Metro Manila as flood waters rose last September 26. The flashflood was caused by a record rainfall unleashed by Typhoon Ketsana which hit the Philippines last September. It was the worst flooding in the country in the past 40 years. There are only few Dita Trees left in urban Metro Manila. Barangay Bagong Silangan is an urban poor community located in the northeastern part of the country’s capital. More than 30 individuals died in this community during the flooding…

  • Thailand prison blog

    Mong Palatino
    4 Nov 2009 | 5:29 pm
    Thai Prison Life chronicles the life of prisoners inside the prisons of Thailand.
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  • Toyjector, a low-res, super cute toy projector

    Lisa
    6 Nov 2009 | 12:10 pm
    For $150, you can now get this cute, boxy toy projector called the Toyjector. It's two cubic inches and weighs just four ounces, so it's super portable, but it really is just a toy — it projects 300x224 images and only has an internal 1W mono speaker. But if you're looking for a cute-and-little gadget-y holiday gift for a non-gadgety person, this could be a good gift. It goes on sale in Japan at the end of November. Press release (Japanese, via CrunchGear)

  • Reader photo: Gate at the top of Mt. Fuji

    Lisa
    5 Nov 2009 | 11:48 am
    Lovely photo of the gate at the top of Mt. Fuji taken by TokyoMango reader Kevin Menchavez.

  • Judith Hill, the half-Japanese woman who sang at MJ's memorial

    Lisa
    2 Nov 2009 | 4:42 pm
    Last night, I watched This Is It, the movie that documents Michael Jackson's final days of rehearsing for the big comeback concert that was slated to begin just days after his sudden death this summer. If you haven't seen it already, you really should. It was kind of amazing to see how he worked behind the scenes. Anyway, I wanted to introduce the woman who was supposed to sing with MJ on tour. Her name is Judith Hill, and she's half Japanese, half African-American. From what I could see in the film, she was the only female background vocalist chosen and she had a lovely rendition of I Just…

  • The 10 most common Japanese last names

    Lisa
    2 Nov 2009 | 6:46 am
    Last week, I posted about a JT story that researched the complexity of the historically super long Japanese naming system. I also asked if you could guess what the 10 most common Japanese last names were. Here are the answers: 1. Sato 2. Suzuki 3. Takahashi 4. Tanaka 5. Watanabe 6. Ito 7. Yamamoto 8. Nakamura 9. Kobayashi 10. Kato Japan has 100,000 last names, compared to about a million in the US, several thousand in China, and 200 in Korea. Link

  • Firefly-themed ad campaign offers cool artsy e-card alternative

    Lisa
    1 Nov 2009 | 11:30 pm
    Hotaru-san (Mr. Firefly) is a fun web program that lets you send short messages to people in a slightly e-cardish way, except it's much more fun. The start screen shows a gymnasium full of people dressed in black full-body tights with giant light bulbs on their bums; they're supposed to be fireflies. When you type a message into the boxes at the top of the screen and press start, the firefly guys will get up, rearrange themselves, and spell out your message with their butt lights. Once you've created a custom message, you can send it to people by email. Cute idea! It's an ad campaign for web…
 
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    AyakoFromJapan.com

  • ad:tech ニューヨーク、今週開催

    Ayako
    2 Nov 2009 | 7:05 pm
    今週の１１月４-６日にad:tech…

  • Google Waveにやっと招待された！

    Ayako
    1 Nov 2009 | 5:05 pm
    数ヶ月前に申し込んでいたＧｏｏｇｌｅ　Ｗａｖｅに今日やっと招待されました。…

  • フットボールと旅客機

    Ayako
    31 Oct 2009 | 6:05 pm
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  • 明日はハロウィン

    Ayako
    30 Oct 2009 | 10:27 am
    明日はハロウィン。ハロウィンってなんだか最近大人の方が盛り上がっている気がします。子供達は、あまり他人の家にキャンディーをもらいに行くのって、危なかったりするから、コスチュームを着てモール内を歩いて、お店の人達からキャンディーをもらって帰るというパターンもあります。…

  • Verizonのドロイド携帯

    Ayako
    28 Oct 2009 | 5:39 pm
    １１月６日の販売に向けて、VerizonからでるMotorolaのドロイド携帯の詳細がどんどん流れてきました。最初は謎につつまれた広告を利用して、ちょっと怖い感じのCMを使って消費者を引き付けながら、これこそ現在AT&Tから出ているiPhoneキラーの商品だよと直接攻撃でマーケティングされています。 Verizonによると、このドロイド携帯の詳細は以下の様になっています。…
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    Kyoto Foodie: Where and what to eat in Kyoto

  • Kyoto Sawai Shoyu Honten Soy Sauce Candy

    Kyoto Foodie
    3 Nov 2009 | 6:09 am
    Japanese make hard candy with some novel indigenous ingredients and flavors that often sound culinarily dubious but actually taste quite good. This is one, shoyu ame, or soy sauce candy. It is made by a shinise shoyu producer that still makes handcrafted soy sauce the heart of the ancient city, just a few minutes walk from the Gosho Imperial Palace. While soy sauce might not sound like a good match for sweets, there are some precedents in Japanese culinary tradition. Japanese Hard Candy: Shoyu Ame Sawai Shoyu Honten Soy Sauce Candy 澤井醤油本店 醤油の飴 Sawai Shoyu has been in…

  • Kyoto Honda Miso Ichiwan ‘Instant’ Miso Soup

    Kyoto Foodie
    2 Nov 2009 | 3:53 am
    Kyoto Quality Instant Miso Soup: Honda Miso Honten is a shinise miso producer and dealer that has been in business in Kyoto for about 170 years. Honda Miso is located just west side of the Kyoto Gosho Imperial Palace. The Honda Miso retail store occupies a very beautiful old Kyoto machiya townhouse with a full selection of their long loved varieties of miso paste and some other new and interesting products such as white miso caramel! Hondo Miso doesn’t just make traditional things, a real shinise is said to develop with the times. Honda Miso now offers an ‘instant’ type miso…

  • Japanese Fruit: Hyuganatsu Miyazaki Omiyage Hyuga-no-Kaori Yokan

    Kyoto Foodie
    24 Oct 2009 | 11:05 pm
    Itadakimono from NoRecipes: The hyuganatsu is a very mysterious citrus from southern Japan that apparently just appeared in 1820. I became acquainted and enchanted with this fruit this spring thanks to a business associate that is originally from Miyazaki. The taste is uniquely sour and very fragrant. The white pith between the flesh and peel is very thick and is not bitter and is eaten with the fruit. Hyuganatsu is only available in Kyoto for a few weeks in the late winter and early spring and most Japanese have never eaten it. This spring I was inspired to some truly exquisite marmalade…

  • Depachika: Sanma-zushi

    Kyoto Foodie
    20 Oct 2009 | 7:00 am
    Aozakana season is upon us here in Japan. Aozakana literally means ‘blue fish’. Aozakana isn’t a species but a category. Aozakana are varieties like mackerel (saba), saury (sanma), sardine (iwashi) and so on. The backs of these fish are blue in color and in the autumn and winter they are particularly fatty and oily. Japanese say, abura ga notteiru (脂がのっている). Aburi Sanma Bozushi 炙りさんま棒寿司 From last week or so, I have noticed in the fish and sushi section of a few stores a bozushi like sabazushi (pickled mackerel on sushi rice) that is made with…

  • Tsukemono: Kiku Kabura (Chrysanthemum Turnip)

    Kyoto Foodie
    16 Oct 2009 | 4:23 am
    Autumn is chrysanthemum season in Japan and the flower which has literally countless form, shape and color variations makes numerous appearances in Japanese cuisine, both as decoration and as symbol. This meibutsu tsukmono is from Kamekura a shinise in Kameoka, a small and quaint town west of Kyoto. Kamekura is perhaps best known for its senmaizuke, a Kyoto winter favorite and favorite omiyage for visitors to the ancient capital. Chrysanthemum Turnip Tsukemono Package Kiku Kabura (Chrysanthemum Turnip) from Kamekura  亀蔵の菊かぶら The white flesh of the turnip is meticulously cut to…
 
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    Intercultural Twilight Zone

  • Positive Reinforcement Meets Bushido

    punafish
    26 Oct 2009 | 10:39 am
    This is part three in a continuing discussion–or monologue if you choose to make it so–on what happens when positive, happy Americans get a taste of Samurai Management. To follow the discussion from the beginning click over to: American Culture and Positive Reinforcement: What’s the Connection?, then (if the spirit moves you) check out When Positive Reinforcement Clashes with Japanese Negativity. Or you can just skip all that and start here. I’m picking up where I left off in my last post, with another spot-on observation by Darren. The Impact of Collectivism Darren hit…

  • When Positive Reinforcement Clashes with Japanese Negativity

    punafish
    23 Oct 2009 | 4:25 pm
    Positive Reinforcement: “The giving of encouragement to a particular behavior with the intended result that it is more likely to be repeated.” I recently wrote a piece on American Culture and Positive Reinforcement. I received some thought-provoking responses. Rather than adding a long comment to the original post, I decided to continue the conversation here. Does Positive Reinforcement (Necessarily) Land Upon Cultural Lines? Let’s start with Darren’s comment that he “takes issue with the implied premise that ‘positive reinforcement’ lands upon cultural lines.” I agree that…

  • What Can We (in Spite of the DOE) Do to Help Hawaii’s Kids?

    punafish
    17 Oct 2009 | 1:46 pm
    Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. Buddha Lots of bitching and moaning going on these days about the simmering teacher-furlough controversy here in Hawaii. I’m not being condescending–I’m as guilty as the next guy. Sometimes it feels so good to complain. Indeed it’s therapeutic. That is, until the law of diminishing returns kicks in and the anger starts eating you up inside. (Can you tell I’m ticked off?) I’ll fess up here and say that my primary source of…

  • Japanese Customer Service in Action

    punafish
    12 Oct 2009 | 7:31 pm
    I’ll preface this post by saying that this is a personal record: it’s the first time I’ve ever posted twice in one day. Don’t get used to it… When I train non-Japanese clients on Japanese expectations of customer service, I do my best to paint a picture with words. But there’s no substitute for direct experience, and for this reason I always encourage clients to visit Japan to benchmark “the best in the world.” When it comes to serving customers, Japan is indeed the cream of the cream. But if you can’t visit Japan then the next best thing…

  • Going Downhill in Japan

    punafish
    12 Oct 2009 | 6:29 pm
    What? Thought I was going to start bashing Japan? Not this guy. I love it here. Almost as much as I love Hawaii. Truth be told, if I had my druthers I’d live here six months out of the year, preferably spring and fall. And if the stars align it’s a real possibility…someday. Or perhaps you thought my trip here had taken a bad turn? Nope, everything is hunky-dory. Really. In fact just finished up a really fun gig in Tokyo. Certainly the uphill battle of preparing to administer an intensive 3-day cross-cultural, team-building exercise can be exhausting. But when clients send me…
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    Japan for Sustainability

  • Three Japanese Hotels Awarded First 'Green Key' Label in Asia

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm
    Photo courtesy of FEE Japan The Ginza Yoshimizu Inn (Tokyo), Myojinkan (Tobira Spa, Nagano Prefecture), and Hotel Rich & Garden Sakata (in the city of Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture) became the first three eco-hotels in Japan to be awarded the Green Key, an international eco-label for tourism facilities that covers Japan as well as Asia. The achievement was announced in May 2009.

  • 'Japan's First Food Miles' Cafe Gaining Popularity

    5 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm
    Copyright The Association to Preserve the Earth The Association to Preserve the Earth (Daichi wo Mamoru Kai, in Japanese), a corporation that provides an organic food home-delivery service, launched Japan's first "food miles" cafe, at Jiyugaoka in Tokyo, April 1, 2009, and it is turning out to be a success. The Tsucione Cafe serves up dishes using organic and additive-free vegetables and food ingredients, and it also indicates on the menu its food-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, in terms of "food miles," or the distance travelled by food to get to the restaurant.

  • Nissan Motor Completes Eco-Friendly Global Headquarters

    4 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm
    Copyright Nissan Motor Co. Japan's Nissan Motor Co. held a ceremony marking the completion of its new headquarters, called the Nissan Global Headquarters, on August 2, 2009, in the Minato Mirai 21 district, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Compared with the old headquarters building, the new one is more eco-friendly, and has achieved a more than 27-percent reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The building received the highest "S Rank" rating from the Comprehensive Assessment System for Building Environment Efficiency (CASBEE) organization.

  • Mitsubishi Electric Releases 'Smart' AC, Advising Energy-Conscious Actions

    3 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm
    Japan's Mitsubishi Electric Corp. released eight new models of "Kirigamine Move-Eye Navi ZW" series room air conditioners on October 23, 2009. The launch of this new series had been earlier announced on August 24, 2009. Incorporating the company's original sensing technology, the ZW series are equipped with a navigation system that displays advice on the remote control that leads to saving electricity. The remote control will show examples with aims to guide users how they could act more energy-efficiently.

  • Fuel Cell Hybrid Train Attain 70% Energy Efficiency Rate

    2 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm
    The Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI), which oversees the railway technology research and development for Japan Railway companies, announced at its monthly briefing on July 16, 2009, that it has developed a two-car fuel cell/battery hybrid prototype train, and has conducted a test run. The model is intended to replace both diesel and electric railcars in the future.
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    InvisibleGaijin

  • Windows 7 “Touchscreen FAIL” a Hit in Japan

    invisiblegaijin
    26 Oct 2009 | 5:50 pm
    Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows 7, is a hit in Japan, especially for its demonstrated ability to not work during live demos. At the official Windows 7 launch event, Ultraman 7, beloved costumed monster-fighter, failed to make the touchscreen function work as advertised to enthusiastic cheers from the audience of paid volunteer fan boys. Aoi Sukurinobudesu, Microsoft spokesperson, commented, “Consumers told us they wanted features that don’t work right out of the box. And we gave it to them right up the wazoo.” S.C. Johnson, maker of Windex®, projects a sharp increase in…

  • Breaking News: New Twitter Feature

    invisiblegaijin
    26 Oct 2009 | 7:58 am
    Twitter to add new feature, “Lisps,” where “th” is automatically added to all tweets. Posted via email from invisiblegaijin

  • First Look at Windows 7: Japan Edition

    invisiblegaijin
    22 Oct 2009 | 6:57 am

  • Japanese “Balloon Boy” Found Safe

    invisiblegaijin
    19 Oct 2009 | 5:06 am
    Tarao “Tara-chan” Fuguta, the six-year-old boy feared to be aboard a flyaway dorayaki-shaped balloon, was found safe hiding in the attic of the Isono family home in the Asahigaoka area of Tokyo. The tale of the “balloon boy” captivated and titillated Japanese audiences on an otherwise slow news day when no talento were arrested for drugs, naked dancing, or criminal lack of talent. “Tara-chan,” one of the stars of the reality TV show, “Sazae-san,” got sick twice after blurting out “you said we did it for a show!” to his father, Masuo-niisan, when grilled by Tamori on a live…

  • Miyuki Hatoyama Wins “Best Jeans-ist 2009″

    invisiblegaijin
    19 Oct 2009 | 2:36 am
    Japan’s First Lady Miyuki Hatoyama was named one of nine “Best Jeans-ist 2009″ awardees in yet another made-for-TV-news awards show. “Let me be clear: I’m surprised and humbled by this award,” said Miyuki Hatoyama, “To be honest, I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who’ve been honored by this prize, including has-beens like Koda Kumi; resurrected-from-the-dead-and-no-longer-teen-pop-idols, SPEED; and famous-because-he’s-the-grandson-of-a-former-prime-minister, Daigo.” In other news,…
 
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