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<title>JapanSoc Social Bookmarking / Upcoming Stories</title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com</link>
<description>by Nick Ramsay </description>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:26:01 MDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Low numbers of Japanese headed to Beijing Olympics]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Business_Economy/Low_numbers_of_Japanese_headed_to_Beijing_Olympics/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Business_Economy/Low_numbers_of_Japanese_headed_to_Beijing_Olympics/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:26:01 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Business &amp; Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Business_Economy/Low_numbers_of_Japanese_headed_to_Beijing_Olympics/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Apparently all is not well in the ticketing business for Japanese travelers to the Olympics. (Testing out the new &quot;Find something to submit&quot; feature.)<br/><br/>1 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Glimpses of Unfamiliar Tokyo]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseCulture/Glimpses_of_Unfamiliar_Tokyo/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseCulture/Glimpses_of_Unfamiliar_Tokyo/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:47:00 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japanese Culture</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseCulture/Glimpses_of_Unfamiliar_Tokyo/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Thank you Shane for a quick bio of one of my favourite &quot;Japanese Westerners&quot;. As Shane notes, his observations of Japan are insightful and touching but he not only wrote his own observations of Japan but also carefully collected Japanese folk and fairy/ghost tales writing them as closely as could<br/><br/>3 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kadokawa approves fan made videos]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Anime_Otaku/Kadokawa_approves_fan_made_videos/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Anime_Otaku/Kadokawa_approves_fan_made_videos/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:36:43 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Anime &amp; Otaku</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Anime_Otaku/Kadokawa_approves_fan_made_videos/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It seems anime distribution company Kadokawa are taking a different view of fan anime to most entertainment companies, happy to see them as a kind of viral marketing which works for rather than against them (which, I'm sure, is the intent of the fans). Not the first time anime has taken the lead i<br/><br/>2 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[When Sorry is Never Enough]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseCulture/When_Sorry_is_Never_Enough/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseCulture/When_Sorry_is_Never_Enough/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:36:08 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japanese Culture</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseCulture/When_Sorry_is_Never_Enough/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Overoften has written about the Mainichi newspaper and their never ending apologies for running &quot;saucy&quot; stories in its WaiWai section which apparently portrayed Japan in a bad light. That's just an example of how apologizing goes on and on and on in Japan, and he wraps up the post with a video o<br/><br/>2 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Japanese-English Dictionary on the iPhone]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/LearningJapanese/Japanese-English_Dictionary_on_the_iPhone-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/LearningJapanese/Japanese-English_Dictionary_on_the_iPhone-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:27:50 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Learning Japanese</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/LearningJapanese/Japanese-English_Dictionary_on_the_iPhone-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If I had an iPhone, I'd get Jim Breen's Japanese Dictionary for it. It's a bit buggy, but if it's anything like the original online dictionary, it would be more useful than the iPhone itself! Tofugu has the details.<br/><br/>3 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[HD video of new Gundam statue at Kami-Igusa station!]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Anime_Otaku/HD_video_of_new_Gundam_statue_at_Kami-Igusa_station/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Anime_Otaku/HD_video_of_new_Gundam_statue_at_Kami-Igusa_station/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:38:53 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Anime &amp; Otaku</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Anime_Otaku/HD_video_of_new_Gundam_statue_at_Kami-Igusa_station/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is an HD video of a new statue of Gundam erected in front of Kami-Igusa station in March 2008.  For Gundam fans, see the statue from all angles in HD!<br/><br/>2 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Going on a haikyo (urban exploring) in Gunma Japan!]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Photography/Going_on_a_haikyo_urban_exploring_in_Gunma_Japan/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Photography/Going_on_a_haikyo_urban_exploring_in_Gunma_Japan/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:01:33 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Photography</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Photography/Going_on_a_haikyo_urban_exploring_in_Gunma_Japan/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A large photo gallery of haikyo (ruins, urban exploring) in various places in Gunma, Japan.  The three haikyo were an old theme park, a volcano museum and a large schoolhouse.  The photos are of all the old things still lying around in these places decades later.  There is also a video of some <br/><br/>3 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Two very funny Video Edits of Code Geass]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Anime_Otaku/Two_very_funny_Video_Edits_of_Code_Geass/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Anime_Otaku/Two_very_funny_Video_Edits_of_Code_Geass/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:01:00 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Anime &amp; Otaku</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Anime_Otaku/Two_very_funny_Video_Edits_of_Code_Geass/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I was browsing around the net and found two very funny edits of Code Geass. These are much watches, TRUST ME, they are hilarious and will probably brighten up your day. Oh yeah….You’ll probably lose some respect for Lelouch though…<br/><br/>2 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Star Wars Celebration Japan 2008!!]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Celebrities/Star_Wars_Celebration_Japan_2008-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Celebrities/Star_Wars_Celebration_Japan_2008-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:21:25 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Celebrities</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Celebrities/Star_Wars_Celebration_Japan_2008-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A photo gallery and HD video from Star Wars Celebration Japan 2008.  The HD video includes live interview footage of Anthony Daniels (C3PO) and Ray Park (Darth Maul).<br/><br/>3 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Toilet Paper Dispensers- Odd From Japan]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/StrangeJapan/Toilet_Paper_Dispensers-_Odd_From_Japan/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/StrangeJapan/Toilet_Paper_Dispensers-_Odd_From_Japan/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:51:34 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Strange Japan</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/StrangeJapan/Toilet_Paper_Dispensers-_Odd_From_Japan/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[These toilet paper holders need no description.  Brighten up your bathroom with these!<br/><br/>3 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google street view tour of Akihabara]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Anime_Otaku/Google_street_view_tour_of_Akihabara/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Anime_Otaku/Google_street_view_tour_of_Akihabara/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:32:12 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Anime &amp; Otaku</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Anime_Otaku/Google_street_view_tour_of_Akihabara/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A virtual tour of a few popular spots in Akihabara using Google's street view.<br/><br/>3 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Social J-Pop Revolution]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseMusic/The_Social_J-Pop_Revolution/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseMusic/The_Social_J-Pop_Revolution/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:29:50 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japanese Music</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseMusic/The_Social_J-Pop_Revolution/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Korean rock group Nell should be on cloud nine. Kim Jong-wan (vocals), Lee Jae-kyung (guitar), Lee Jung-hun (bass) and Jung Jae-won (drums) have been invited to the Summer Sonic Rock Festival next weekend in Japan.<br/><br/>2 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Japanese Pop Music and Video Downloads]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseMusic/Japanese_Pop_Music_and_Video_Downloads/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseMusic/Japanese_Pop_Music_and_Video_Downloads/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:25:45 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japanese Music</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseMusic/Japanese_Pop_Music_and_Video_Downloads/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Jpop Music Global, our number one stop for Japanese pop msuic and video.<br/><br/>1 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Japanese pop]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseMusic/Japanese_pop/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseMusic/Japanese_pop/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:16:53 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japanese Music</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseMusic/Japanese_pop/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Queen of Hip-Pop celebrates the smashing success of her album &quot;Play&quot; with a brand-new greatest hits album looking back on Namie Amuro last six years!<br/><br/>1 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[JT Quote of the day - designer Naoto Hirooka says &quot;cute&quot; is an escape from an impossible &quot;western&quot; body ideal.]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseGirls/JT_Quote_of_the_day_-_designer_Naoto_Hirooka_says_cute_is_an_escape_from_an_impossible_western_body_ideal-/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseGirls/JT_Quote_of_the_day_-_designer_Naoto_Hirooka_says_cute_is_an_escape_from_an_impossible_western_body_ideal-/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:59:46 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japanese Girls</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseGirls/JT_Quote_of_the_day_-_designer_Naoto_Hirooka_says_cute_is_an_escape_from_an_impossible_western_body_ideal-/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Designer Naoto Hirooka suggests &quot;kawai&quot; is a reaction to the physical inability of Japanese women to have the &quot;tall, curvaceous&quot; bodies of western beauty. I think it is more of a reaction to men unable to handle feminism - to be &quot;kawai&quot; is to be harmless sexually and socially. What do you thi<br/><br/>1 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Just Like His Mummy Put Him to Bed!]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/StrangeJapan/Just_Like_His_Mummy_Put_Him_to_Bed/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/StrangeJapan/Just_Like_His_Mummy_Put_Him_to_Bed/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:05:34 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Strange Japan</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/StrangeJapan/Just_Like_His_Mummy_Put_Him_to_Bed/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A King Tut sleeping bag sold out everywhere in Japan.  For the indiana jones in us all!<br/><br/>3 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Odaiba Palette Town, including iconic Ferris Wheel, set to be demolished in 2010]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Business_Economy/Odaiba_Palette_Town_including_iconic_Ferris_Wheel_set_to_be_demolished_in_2010-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Business_Economy/Odaiba_Palette_Town_including_iconic_Ferris_Wheel_set_to_be_demolished_in_2010-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:20:15 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Business &amp; Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Business_Economy/Odaiba_Palette_Town_including_iconic_Ferris_Wheel_set_to_be_demolished_in_2010-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Palette Town's 10 year lease with the Tokyo metropolitan government will come to an finish in 2010, possibly spelling the end of popular attractions like Venus Fort, Toyota Mega Web and the famous Odaiba Ferris Wheel. rnApparently the Oedo Onsen Monogatari hot spring resort has a similar agreeme<br/><br/>2 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Idol Update: Aki Hoshino Gallery]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseGirls/Idol_Update_Aki_Hoshino_Gallery/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseGirls/Idol_Update_Aki_Hoshino_Gallery/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:21:04 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japanese Girls</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseGirls/Idol_Update_Aki_Hoshino_Gallery/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Aki Hoshino is a famous and extremely popular Idol. She has a pretty face and an amazing body, You may view some of her photos at the gallery.<br/><br/>3 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Polysics--Japan`s Kings of High Tension Pop Rock]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseMusic/Polysics-Japans_Kings_of_High_Tension_Pop_Rock/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseMusic/Polysics-Japans_Kings_of_High_Tension_Pop_Rock/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:22:51 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japanese Music</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseMusic/Polysics-Japans_Kings_of_High_Tension_Pop_Rock/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The band that ate too much Candy and went insane Polysics! Japan`s kings of High Tension pop rock and fun with New Wave experiment.<br/><br/>2 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Episodes of Ranma ½  and Inuyasha!]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Anime_Otaku/New_Episodes_of_Ranma_%BD__and_Inuyasha/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Anime_Otaku/New_Episodes_of_Ranma_%BD__and_Inuyasha/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:13:22 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Anime &amp; Otaku</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Anime_Otaku/New_Episodes_of_Ranma_%BD__and_Inuyasha/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[n celebration of her 30th anniversary creating manga, Rumiko Takahashi is exhibiting a collection of her artwork. As of 2008, Takahashi has sold 170 million copies of her works. Such as Ranma ½ and InuYasha.<br/><br/>3 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[School Rumble: Extra Class (OAV)]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Anime_Otaku/School_Rumble_Extra_Class_OAV/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Anime_Otaku/School_Rumble_Extra_Class_OAV/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:24:48 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Anime &amp; Otaku</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Anime_Otaku/School_Rumble_Extra_Class_OAV/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The School Rumble OAV appeared after the 1st Season of the School Rumble Anime series. It pretty much fills in the gap of the story as well as providing a summary of the first season.<br/><br/>3 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Japanese Vegetable Prices on the Downfall]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Business_Economy/Japanese_Vegetable_Prices_on_the_Downfall/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Business_Economy/Japanese_Vegetable_Prices_on_the_Downfall/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:19:02 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Business &amp; Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Business_Economy/Japanese_Vegetable_Prices_on_the_Downfall/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[While the prices of just about everything is on the up (due to the price of oil), prices of vegetables in Japan is on the down - many vegetables up to 80% off their normal prices.This is due to the rather hot weather we are having meaning that vegetables are growing faster and more abundantly.<br/><br/>4 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[VideoUncovered - Jpop Videos and Lyrics]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseMusic/VideoUncovered_-_Jpop_Videos_and_Lyrics/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseMusic/VideoUncovered_-_Jpop_Videos_and_Lyrics/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:41:24 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japanese Music</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseMusic/VideoUncovered_-_Jpop_Videos_and_Lyrics/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[VideoUncovered is a Japanese popular music video site which I discovered recently through a forum posting at Boku no Jpop.  It's a great way to discover new artists and to get information on new releases and how they are charting.<br/><br/>2 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Japan strives to end overtime culture]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Business_Economy/Japan_strives_to_end_overtime_culture-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Business_Economy/Japan_strives_to_end_overtime_culture-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:27:45 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Business &amp; Economy</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Business_Economy/Japan_strives_to_end_overtime_culture-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When it was revealed in June that hundreds of Japanese civil servants had accepted beer, snacks and even cash from Tokyo taxi drivers in return for repeat business, the public reaction was unsurprisingly sour.  The “pub taxis”, as they were dubbed, operate late at night, when trains have stopped ru<br/><br/>3 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Aoki Yuko to Quit TBS]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseTV/Aoki_Yuko_to_Quit_TBS/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseTV/Aoki_Yuko_to_Quit_TBS/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:49:49 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Japanese TV</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseTV/Aoki_Yuko_to_Quit_TBS/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Popular TV announcer Aoki Yuko (26) has decided to quit the TBS network before she gets into trouble again. A regular on six programs, including the popular &quot;Sunday Japon,&quot; Aoki has already handed in her resignation ahead of a scandalous magazine story expected to appear next week.<br/><br/>2 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Don't Blink!!!]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseTV/Dont_Blink/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseTV/Dont_Blink/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:19:34 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japanese TV</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseTV/Dont_Blink/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Think you can sneeze, kiss your mate, wash your face, have a soccer ball hit your head, get licked in the face by a dog, or have steam blown in your face without blinking-This lady did. Of course it's a commercial, but impressive nonetheless.<br/><br/>3 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SOFT POWER, HARD TRUTHS - From black-and-white to dark and gray]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Anime_Otaku/SOFT_POWER_HARD_TRUTHS_-_From_black-and-white_to_dark_and_gray/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Anime_Otaku/SOFT_POWER_HARD_TRUTHS_-_From_black-and-white_to_dark_and_gray/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:21:13 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Anime &amp; Otaku</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Anime_Otaku/SOFT_POWER_HARD_TRUTHS_-_From_black-and-white_to_dark_and_gray/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[An interesting article by an American academic on the &quot;Japanification&quot; or 'darkening' of American comics. He makes many excellent points but fails to acknowledge the film's origin in Miller's &quot;Dark Knight&quot;, seemingly claiming the 'darkening' as a purely Japanese influence.<br/><br/>2 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Leaving on a JET plane, don't know when I'll be sane again]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/ForeignersinJapan/Leaving_on_a_JET_plane_dont_know_when_Ill_be_sane_again-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/ForeignersinJapan/Leaving_on_a_JET_plane_dont_know_when_Ill_be_sane_again-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:15:09 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Foreigners in Japan</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/ForeignersinJapan/Leaving_on_a_JET_plane_dont_know_when_Ill_be_sane_again-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Graphic Novelist Lars Martinson's new comic &quot;Tonoharu&quot; focuses on character Daniel Well's struggles to deal with his lie as a JET teacher.<br/><br/>2 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Future unclear for dispatch workers / Management, labor at odds over plans to ban daily-paid temporary staff]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/WorkinJapan/Future_unclear_for_dispatch_workers__Management_labor_at_odds_over_plans_to_ban_daily-paid_temporary_staff/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/WorkinJapan/Future_unclear_for_dispatch_workers__Management_labor_at_odds_over_plans_to_ban_daily-paid_temporary_staff/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:07:52 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Work in Japan</category>
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<description><![CDATA[A ministry panel issued a report aimed at reversing the government's longtime policy of deregulating the dispatch worker system out of concern that the unstable working conditions that emerged as a result have led to social disorder.<br/><br/>2 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Wages case dropped against Nova, Sahashi]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/WorkinJapan/Wages_case_dropped_against_Nova_Sahashi/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/WorkinJapan/Wages_case_dropped_against_Nova_Sahashi/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:06:09 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Work in Japan</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/WorkinJapan/Wages_case_dropped_against_Nova_Sahashi/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Prosecutors dropped charges Tuesday against failed English-language school operator Nova Corp. and its former president, Nozomu Sahashi, citing insufficient evidence to indict them on suspicion of intetionally not paying wages.<br/><br/>3 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Photo of a  Bug]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Photography/A_Photo_of_a__Bug/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Photography/A_Photo_of_a__Bug/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:41:17 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Photography</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Photography/A_Photo_of_a__Bug/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[That title pretty much describes this one. Quaisi snapped a closeup of a a long-horned beetle (maybe). He got so close it flew off and he dropped his camera. It's that season when the bugs come out. I've already had a grasshopper-type thing on the kitchen wall, and one big poisonous centipede in <br/><br/>3 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Deep Fried Morning Menus Fast And Early]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseFood/Deep_Fried_Morning_Menus_Fast_And_Early-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseFood/Deep_Fried_Morning_Menus_Fast_And_Early-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:47:37 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japanese Food</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapaneseFood/Deep_Fried_Morning_Menus_Fast_And_Early-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Fast food restaurants offer greasy goodness in the morning.<br/><br/>3 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cinema complexes vie for customers - The Daily Yomiuri]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/GeneralJapan/Cinema_complexes_vie_for_customers_-_The_Daily_Yomiuri/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/GeneralJapan/Cinema_complexes_vie_for_customers_-_The_Daily_Yomiuri/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:32:57 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>General Japan</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/GeneralJapan/Cinema_complexes_vie_for_customers_-_The_Daily_Yomiuri/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is a follow up to something that billywest posted about 10 days agohttp://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200807180442.htmlThe article is talking about how dvd rentals are up by %30 from 2002-2007. It also mentions the luxury rooms in the previous article.I just wanted to kno<br/><br/>3 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[It’s time for emperor to rev up his own sound truck › Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Politics/Itrsquos_time_for_emperor_to_rev_up_his_own_sound_truck_rsaquo_Japan_Today_Japan_News_and_Discussion/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Politics/Itrsquos_time_for_emperor_to_rev_up_his_own_sound_truck_rsaquo_Japan_Today_Japan_News_and_Discussion/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:27:15 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Politics</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Politics/Itrsquos_time_for_emperor_to_rev_up_his_own_sound_truck_rsaquo_Japan_Today_Japan_News_and_Discussion/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[An interesting article from Japan Today on ultra nationalist groups in Japan and whether the Imperial Family does enough to discourage them.<br/><br/>3 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sky Aquarium]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Sightseeing/Sky_Aquarium/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Sightseeing/Sky_Aquarium/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:18:23 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Sightseeing</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Sightseeing/Sky_Aquarium/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Fish swim in the Sky Aquarium on the observation deck of the 52nd floor of Roppongi Hills Mori Tower. The Art Aquarium Gallery is part of an event which features 20,000 fish from 500 species. The aquarium will be open through Sept 28. Admission is 2,000 yen per person.<br/><br/>2 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Food for Thought - Coca Cola plus Vitamin C]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/StrangeJapan/Food_for_Thought_-_Coca_Cola_plus_Vitamin_C/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/StrangeJapan/Food_for_Thought_-_Coca_Cola_plus_Vitamin_C/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:52:45 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Strange Japan</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/StrangeJapan/Food_for_Thought_-_Coca_Cola_plus_Vitamin_C/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[For a while there I was proud of Coke. While Pepsi has spent the last couple years goofing off with vegetable and cocktail flavoured versions of it's most popular drink, Coke kept it simple and didn't try to impress us by doing weird/stupid stuff. Well no more. To be fair they didn't just copy P<br/><br/>2 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Video: Japanese cat door]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/StrangeJapan/Video_Japanese_cat_door/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/StrangeJapan/Video_Japanese_cat_door/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:23:01 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Strange Japan</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/StrangeJapan/Video_Japanese_cat_door/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Videos showing a traditional Japanese cat door ;)<br/><br/>3 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fireworks › Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/Photography/Fireworks_rsaquo_Japan_Today_Japan_News_and_Discussion/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/Photography/Fireworks_rsaquo_Japan_Today_Japan_News_and_Discussion/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 08:23:57 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Photography</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/Photography/Fireworks_rsaquo_Japan_Today_Japan_News_and_Discussion/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The sky above Asakusa is a blaze of light on Saturday night during the annual Sumida River festival, featuring 20,000 fireworks<br/><br/>3 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Japanese Internet mogul found guilty in appeal]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japanese_Internet_mogul_found_guilty_in_appeal/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japanese_Internet_mogul_found_guilty_in_appeal/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:23:26 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Japanese_Internet_mogul_found_guilty_in_appeal/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A Japanese appeals court upheld the conviction of flamboyant former Internet mogul Takafumi Horie on Friday in an ongoing case that has come to symbolize this nation's effort to deal with white collar crime at emerging dot-coms.<br/><br/>2 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Strong earthquake in NE Japan injures 130]]></title>
<link>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Strong_earthquake_in_NE_Japan_injures_130/</link>
<comments>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Strong_earthquake_in_NE_Japan_injures_130/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:21:45 MDT</pubDate>
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<category>Japan News</category>
<guid>http://www.japansoc.com/JapanNews/Strong_earthquake_in_NE_Japan_injures_130/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The number of the injured people from a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 in northeastern Japan early Thursday has risen to 130. Among them, 16 were in serious condition.<br/><br/>2 Soc(s) ]]></description>
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