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The Japanalyst is an informal community for Japan related English blogging. The goals of the community are to encourage the growth and development of English content about Japan and to serve as a platform for finding and discussing up-to-date Japan related information and news. Japanalyst provides a steady stream of updates from member blogs writing about Japan.
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| Name | Author | Description | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japork | Christopher Kevan | Daily links to inspiring articles about Japanese design, technology & subculture. | Hamamatsu |
| Japan Podshow | Pokya.jp | Japan Podshow is a brand new podcast bringing you weird and wonderful stories from the land of the rising tide of foreigners. We're looking to expose the real life of foreigners in Japan, showcasing all the success stories, and the not-so-successful-but-amusing stories, in addition to bringing you the latest news from the streets of Tokyo and beyond. | |
| The Nihon Sun | Shane Sakata | Personal Home Page | Chiba |
| Shibuya246 | Shibuya246 | The latest news on products from Japan, particularly looking at electronics and IT. Living and working in Shibuya for 20 years this city within the city of Tokyo is always surprising me with new shops, new trends and new places to visit. Join me to visit some of the old great places in Shibuya as well as touching on other Japanese related topics. | Tokyo |
| Portraits of an Island People | Keith T. Graff | A look at the lifestyl, history and culture of the people of Okinawa. Cover cultural events and document the lifestyles of the people of this island paradise | Motobu |
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$20,000 Siphon Coffee Bar
Submitted by Fairfaxx on Sat, 2009-07-04 05:00.- 4 reads
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Airport Kaiten Sushi
Submitted by Fairfaxx on Sat, 2009-07-04 02:00.- 6 reads
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Dessert and green tea accompany most convenience store bento
Submitted by KenYN on Sat, 2009-07-04 00:43.
I’ve never eaten a convenience store bento (boxed lunch) as I am yet to see a vegetarian offering; the best I did when I was single was a Lawson’s tomato pasta, which was particularly disgusting.
Guess the Japanese Gadget!
Submitted by laurelrinkya on Sat, 2009-07-04 00:00.I have a couple hints- it is NOT a candle holder and the function of the object (the answer :) has been featured before on a Guess the Gadget!
Enjoy the holiday weekend (if you are in the US), Happy Independence Day!!
Japanese AV idols play Strip Janken Po Ya-Q-ken
Submitted by japansugoi on Fri, 2009-07-03 17:02.Rock Paper Scissors or the Japanese equivalent Janken Po or Ya-Q-Ken can be fun for grown men and otaku to play especially if your opponent is a sexy Japanese av idol like Mihiro, Asami Yuma or Rio...
Indoor Fireworks From Sega Toys Light Up Your Living Room
Submitted by Steve Levenstein on Fri, 2009-07-03 10:20.
Sega Toys introduces the Uchiage Hanabi, a modified planetarium with speakers that brings fireworks indoors to spark up any celebration, no matter what the weather.
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Live Streaming, Ind vs WI, India vs West Indies, 3rd ODI, Ten Sports Live, India Tour of West Indies 2009
Submitted by risingsunofnihon on Fri, 2009-07-03 09:48.Watch Live Streaming of the 3rd ODI between India vs West Indies at St Lucia on 3rd July 2009 . Start time 09.30 (14.30 GMT)
India (probable): 1 Gautam Gambhir, 2 Dinesh Karthik, 3 Rohit Sharma, 4 Yuvraj Singh, 5 MS Dhoni (capt & wk), 6 Yusuf Pathan, 7 Ravindra Jadeja/ Abhishek Nayar, 8 Harbhajan Singh, 9 Ishant Sharma, 10 RP Singh, 11 Ashish Nehra.
I Want Fruit Shaped Post It Notes!
Submitted by laurelrinkya on Fri, 2009-07-03 07:18.These are so freaking cool!!
Designer D-BROS, you can get one piece of fruit or buy a crate of 6!
Product Page purchase via Rinkya Stores!
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Welcome to Junk City
Submitted by Fairfaxx on Fri, 2009-07-03 05:00.- 13 reads
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Japan's NTT DoCoMo Updates the 'Pay Phone'
Submitted by Steve Levenstein on Fri, 2009-07-03 02:12.
Hauled into jail by some rural deputy sheriff and need to pay a fine? If you're in Japan, you can use that one phone call to make an instant cash transfer. Finally, a pay phone that actually pays!
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Dogs, cats and goldfish most popular pets in Japan
Submitted by KenYN on Thu, 2009-07-02 23:12.
This recent survey from DIMSDRIVE Research into pets had interesting information regarding insurance, but sadly the number of pets per person were not reported, a figure that would have helped in understanding some of the numbers.
Cheap Japanese hotels and guest houses in Sanya Tokyo
Submitted by japansugoi on Thu, 2009-07-02 17:00.If you want to travel to Tokyo this summer and are on a budget, check out this report from Japanese TV show Tokyo Eye (NHK) on cheap Japanese hotels and guest houses in Tokyo. The video report...
Dental Plaque Detection Camera Puts Your Teeth On TV
Submitted by Steve Levenstein on Thu, 2009-07-02 12:27.
Dental-ivision? It's the ultimate reality show, and besides, what would you rather watch: oral hygiene or Oral Roberts? Thanks to the Miharu Dental Intraoral Plaque Detection Camera, you CAN handle the tooth, right in your own living room.
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Innovative Plug Power Strip!
Submitted by laurelrinkya on Thu, 2009-07-02 06:49.This plug is a great alternative to bulky power strips and is another ingenious gadget from Japan.
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Two in five Japanese ignorant of public wifi networks
Submitted by KenYN on Thu, 2009-07-02 00:54.Nozoki cats?
Submitted by Shibuya246 on Thu, 2009-07-02 00:12.Looks like these cats are trying to get a peek inside the store. I wonder what they can see?
Dont think they got an invite in store
No related posts.
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Natsumi Kamata has had a busy 2008
Submitted by japansugoi on Wed, 2009-07-01 17:00.Natsumi Kamata 鎌田奈津美 is a pretty Japanese gravure idol from Kobe who started modeling in late 2007. She won Young Sunday High School grand prix 2007 ミスYS乙女学院’07.
This new gravure idol has...
Kyoto, first sights
Submitted by Shibuya246 on Wed, 2009-07-01 15:53.- Read more
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Kamen Rider Doubles Up for W
Submitted by claytonian on Wed, 2009-07-01 14:43.Ken Watanabe Movie Hunt
Submitted by harvey on Wed, 2009-07-01 11:39.I have a friend asking about a Japanese movie she once saw… I’m clueless, need your help!
Anyone out there know what movie this might be?
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Prisoners do Thriller
Submitted by claytonian on Tue, 2009-06-30 15:49.The vid is old, but it seems to have been recently reperformed, because I saw it on the J News. The "girl" is my fav. Fabulous!
This Is Japan!
Submitted by fz22gq on Tue, 2009-06-30 14:57.If you`ve been to Japan you`ll recognise lots of these images, if you haven`t then this is a great video showing many different facets of Japan.
This is Japan! from Eric Testroete on Vimeo.
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overheard...
Submitted by Workaholic Hostess on Mon, 2009-06-29 12:21.when I went downstairs, I heard the old cleaning man say to the building manager, "the cops came," to which the building manager responded with, "yeah?," to which the cleaning man said, "yeah..." and then I looked around the corner and saw the cle...
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West Indies vs India, 2nd ODI , Live Streaming,Ind vs WI , Ten Sports ,India tour West Indies 2009
Submitted by risingsunofnihon on Sun, 2009-06-28 21:30.West Indies vs India , 1st ODI , Live streaming , Live Scores, WI vs Ind
Submitted by risingsunofnihon on Fri, 2009-06-26 21:26.Watch Live Streaming of the 1st ODI between India vs West Indies at Jamaica on 26th June 2009 . Start time 09.30 (14.30 GMT)
For India, a team which is totally shaken by defeat, injury and fatigue, this series is the last before a long break until the Champions Trophy in south africa in September.
India are weakened for they are without Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Suresh Raina and Zaheer Khan, four key players either injured or resting because of their hectic schedule in recent months.
HP Mini 2140
Submitted by fz22gq on Fri, 2009-06-26 11:10.I’ve had cause recently to pick up a new laptop. I didn’t want to go to the expense of buying a hamburger with the lot and truth be told, i don’t need that level of computing at the moment anyway.
With a combination of size and performance being the major concerns i started shopping around the increasingly popular “Mini PC” market and after some due diligence settled on the HP Mini 2140.
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Episode 6: Otaku Attack!
Submitted by Pokya.jp on Fri, 2009-06-26 02:51.
In episode 6 of Japan Podshow, George and Joseph, prevented from leaving the house by the start of the rainy season, come to you live from the kitchen table.
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