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Avatar Posted by fz22gq 11 hours ago (http://neilduckett.com)
Category: Technology | Tags: japan blogs japan twitter
All Japan related blogs are invited to leave their feed in my comments if they're not already part of the Japan_Blogs Twitter feed. You don't have to be a fan of Twitter to benefit from it. Chris from Nihongo Notes commented today he clicked through to several catchy titles served by Japan_Blogs. read more »
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Avatar Posted by fz22gq 12 hours ago (http://neilduckett.com)
Category: Japanese Food | Tags: ramen shinjuku ramen
Billy West from 7:10 to Tokyo and I are both keen Ramen lovers, we're posting the best we can find, would love to see your Ramen recommendations from other areas in Tokyo and Japan in general. read more »
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Avatar Posted by raistlindbz 3 days ago (http://news.xinhuanet.com)
Category: Politics | Tags: whaling
The latest in Japan's clash with anti-whaling environmentalists. read more »
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Avatar Posted by jcollin3k 1 day 6 hours ago (http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp)
Category: Technology | Tags: train eco transportation tokyo
An eco-ride light train system will be tested in October that would fall in-between the heavy subway system, and buses and taxis in the public transportation system. read more »
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Avatar Posted by jcollin3k 1 day 6 hours ago (http://kotaku.com)
Category: Business & Economy | Tags: xbox japan sold out gaming
What happens when a console releases an exclusive Japanese RPG title? Well, for the Xbox, it means the console totally sells out! read more »
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Avatar Posted by Jordan 1 day 9 hours ago (http://feeds.feedburner.com)
Category: Strange Japan | Tags: saru monkey shibuya station chaos
Apparently a monkey found his way to Shibuya today. The keisatsu were every where trying to get him, but I think saru-chan escaped! He was probably trying to check out the 109 building that was previously posted here on JapanSoc. read more »
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Avatar Posted by DBR 1 day 16 hours ago (http://www.narrativedisorder.com)
Category: Japanese Culture | Tags: gifu natsu matsuri fireworks
My post and pics on attending the Gifu fireworks for Natsu Matsuri on August 2nd. T'was a lovely evening :) read more »
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Avatar Posted by Jordan 1 day 20 hours ago (http://whatjapanthinks.com)
Category: Strange Japan | Tags: bidet toilets japanese bum washlet
The best part of waking up is a hot water jet in your butt. Ken of What Japan Thinks gets to the 'bottom' of how Japan feels about its butt washing technology. read more »
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Avatar Posted by ChrisG 2 days ago (http://www.nihongonotes.com)
Category: Sightseeing | Tags: tokyo impressions
Here's my entry into the Japan Blog Matsuri. A few of my favourite moments and impressions. read more »
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Avatar Posted by koichi 2 days ago (http://www.tofugu.com)
Category: Celebrities
Well, maybe it's not technically their actual pictures, but this was a roundabout way of telling people about some of my favorite Japanese celebrities. The pictures will definitely make you laugh, though. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Luke 2 days ago (http://gaijindai.wordpress.com)
Category: Foreigners in Japan | Tags: gaijin linguistics parody
After an exhaustive linguistic study, Pidgin Gaijinese will finally gain recognition as an official minority language.
A round-table discussion on the study is scheduled for Thursday, August 28th and will be hosted by the Roppongi branch of Gaspanic. read more »
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Avatar Posted by laurelm 5 days ago (http://news.3yen.com)
Category: Japanese Culture
Crazy Hello Kitty human outfit! read more »
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Avatar Posted by mikesblender 2 days ago (http://www.mikesblender.com)
Category: Strange Japan | Tags: subway train station empty photos
Interesting/spooky photos of what some major train stations in Tokyo look like empty, plus a humourous rendition of what it would be like to have them all to yourself. read more »
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Avatar Posted by dasian 2 days ago (http://afp.google.com)
Category: Japan News | Tags: japan news health
"A hospital in Japan said Tuesday that doctors mistakenly removed a healthy woman's left breast because of a mix-up in samples from tests for breast cancer."

This hospital needs to be sued. read more »
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Avatar Posted by jcollin3k 3 days ago (http://jasoncollin.org)
Category: Japanese Culture | Tags: fireworks hanabi tama video photos
A photo gallery and short video of the fireworks display (hanabi) held on Saturday August 16th 2008 along the banks of the Tama River, close to Futako-Tamagawa station. read more »
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