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Ever wanted to know what Christmas was like in Japan, but never had the patience to actually sit down and read about it? Now, in video form (thanks to Fatblueman on Youtube), you can see tons of Japan-related video bloggers make fools of themselves and sing sing sing you a Merry Christmas! read more »
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Story of my taking pictures of Yoko Ono last week, here in Tokyo. Full photo gallery of shots from the three locations we filmed in; Beatles Tribute gig at The Cavern Club in Roppongi, Yoko's hotel and at the John Lennon Museum in Saitama. read more »
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Beautiful glass speakers from Japan - 16 million yen!
A violin as well, they are absolutely stunning and I do not mean the price! read more »
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"Koji Kondo (born 1960) was just your average Japanese composer when he stumbled into a gig at a playing card company called Nintendo in 1984."

Come on, you know the Mario theme inside and out. Find out about the man who scored all of the Mario games at the Mental Floss blog!*

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Richard Carpenter, at 62 years old, is planning a comeback tour in Japan. The Carpenters enjoy a huge fan base in Japan (yes, really!), so Karen's brother is going to release two albums plus a solo Christmas album before coming to entertain us in 2010. Will you be at his concert? read more »
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With some helpful advice from Nick at JapanSoc I have decided to relaunch JPopJapan.com as a social bookmarking site. Come and join the community and share your JMusic news! read more »
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audio safari is a Japanese ambient/electronic pop band, they were formed in Kyoto in 2003. read more »
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To qualify for this TopChart, the PV must have at least one animated scene and the animation must be original (not from an anime, game etc.).

Note that I based this list solely on how well I thought the animation was.

This is a pretty long list so sit back and ENJOY!!! read more »
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I think - hope - this is a spoof! Check out the related videos - that boy can dance! read more »
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As part of their educational programming, NHK are playing a new song by Angela Aki. It's targeted at junior high school students, encouraging them not to feel down or top themselves like many did a couple of years ago. It's a beautiful song, but will it work on Japan's youth? read more »
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Weezer played before 9,000 fans at Yoyogi Gymnasium. The set list was only so-so and everyone had to have a seat. Still, Weezer managed to rock on a few songs. read more »
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Site français sur la musique japonaise - French Site about japanese music read more »
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I wanted somewhere to discuss good Japanese music. I googled and found a few sites but they were either old and unused or unfriendly and inaccessible. So I decided to start my own site. Come and join in the discussion :) read more »
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More than 5,000 tents dot a golf course at Naeba in Niigata for visitors to Fuji Rock Festival 2008 which is being held this weekend. read more »
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