Tuesday, October 26, 2010

"Fukuoka cop arrested for filming up woman's skirt"

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Another one from today's Japan Today : A policeman was arrested Monday afternoon in a Fukuoka book store after being caught in the ac...
Thursday, October 21, 2010

"Old photos reveal tale of Japan and Jews of WWII"

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From today's Japan Today : ... The photos were found in an old diary owned by Osako, who was a young employee of the Japan Tourist...
Wednesday, October 20, 2010

"Yon-sama invites 600 fans to photo shoot at Tokyo Dome"

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  Photo borrowed from Facts and Details: Television Programs in Japan . From today's Japan Today : South Korean actor and heartthrob ...
Friday, October 15, 2010

Live Little Crabs Available at the Local Izakaya Last Night

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  Crawling in a tupperware container, ready to be dropped into hot oil...
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Thursday, October 14, 2010

1300th Anniversary of Nara Heijo-kyo Capital

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 The official mascot, Sentokun, welcomes visitors to the event.  The reconstructed Former Imperial Audience Hall. Attention to detai...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010

I am an orientalist (redux): Osaka Mecha Happy Festival

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When I was in Germany during the summer, I came out as an orientalist . It appears little has changed since I have returned to Japan. Why i...
Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Kinokophonography Night

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I received the following interesting e-mail today: Over time we’ve gathered a collection of sounds from around the world. In an explorati...

"Diplomats reveal Japan 'old and new' through lens" /// Visual Anthropology Students Reveal Japanese Culture Through Excellent Portraits

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From this morning's Japan Today : An annual exhibition featuring photographs taken by Japan-based foreign diplomats opens in Tokyo on...
Sunday, October 10, 2010

From the New Safety Dance to Sign Language in Comedy

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One of the latest viral videos features flight attendants from Cebu Pacific Airlines performing the safety check procedures as a dance rou...
Saturday, October 9, 2010

"Digitalization of 30,000 historic photos under way at imperial palace"

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From today's Japan Today : Japan’s Imperial Household Agency has been promoting a project to digitalize some 30,000 old photographs, t...