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Avatar Posted by LongCountdown 147 days ago (http://www.longcountdown.com)
Category: Technology | Tags: jp domain internet name
Dale Carnegie once said, "a person's name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language". That applies to domain names, too. Having your own name with a .com on the end is pretty cool, and easy for your friends to find your site, too. How about in Japan, wouldn't it be read more »
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Avatar Posted by littleforeigner 110 days ago (http://gethiroshima.blogspot.com)
Category: Japan News | Tags: internet law
Hiroshima city has passed Japan's first local ordinance mandating companies such as phone companies and Internet cafes enable filtering technology for minors. The original news URL is in Japanese only so far and can be found here
http://www.asahi.com/national/update/0519/OSK200805180048.html read more »
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Avatar Posted by WordsnCollision 86 days ago (http://inventorspot.com)
Category: Anime & Otaku | Tags: japan cosplay otaku internet cure
Japan's biggest community site for cosplayers, "Cure", has grown to a very respectable 300,000 registered users. With English localization now in effect, the number of Cure users who are not Japanese (already 10%) is expected to grow substantially. read more »
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Avatar Posted by billywest 41 days ago (http://www.sevententotokyo.com)
Category: Japan News | Tags: japan internet violence online bully
What gets written online in blogs and in e-mails sometimes leads to violence and murder. How's your online etiquette? Take the poll. read more »
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Avatar Posted by LongCountdown 3 days ago (http://asiajin.com)
Category: Technology | Tags: 2channel forum women chat internet
2channel is a huge anonymous chat forum in Japan, but there's an alternative just for women - Hatsugen Komachi. It's run by Yomiuri and, unlike 2channel, is moderated. But, it still gets some interesting anonymous posts as Shunichi Arai on asiajin.com points out. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Japanite 108 days ago (http://news.yahoo.com)
Category: Technology | Tags: social japan internet
Myspace, Twitter, Facebook... but what about the *Real* social Japanese website - JapanSoc ?!? read more »
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Avatar Posted by LetsJapan 86 days ago (http://www.letsjapan.markmode.com)
Category: General Japan | Tags: homeless cyber cafe internet government
Blue shacks, cyber sleepers, and free hamburg steak in one article! read more »
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Avatar Posted by matigo 196 days ago (http://www.j2fi.net)
Category: Technology | Tags: internet gb jaxa mitsubishi
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) have teamed up to create a telecommunications satellite capable of delivering 1.2 GigaBytes per second to internet users. That amount isn't shared, either.

It might be time for some web hosts to start sweating. read more »
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Avatar Posted by ShaneS 222 days ago (http://www.japanprobe.com)
Category: Japanese Culture | Tags: japanese internet ancronyms
A short list of internet acronyms used in Japan and a link to a Japanese site with more. IMHO it is awfully confusing! read more »
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Avatar Posted by LongCountdown 218 days ago (http://wirelessfinder.washingtonpost.com)
Category: Technology | Tags: wifi internet wireless cafe hotspot
The Washington Post has a wifi hotspot search tool that pulls up over 2,000 places in Tokyo, and you can find wireless internet in other cities, too, just by changing the search terms. I had no idea you could surf the net from McDonald's! read more »
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Avatar Posted by koichi 13 days ago (http://www.tofugu.com)
Category: Japanese TV | Tags: japanese television free internet
Have you ever wanted to watch Japanese TV, but lack the geographical location to watch live Japanese television? I know that's stopped me, but no more. With this application, you can now watch live Japanese TV for free. Ridiculous Japanese commercials, here I come! read more »
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Avatar Posted by Deas 204 days ago (http://www.nihongojouzu.com)
Category: Technology | Tags: kanji web domain internet
Is it a good idea or a bad idea to start using websites that end with a dot followed by some kanji characters? Will Jasprizza posted this last month, and it has some interesting comments from current JapanSoc members. Will it aid the elderly in Japanese internet navigation or will it hinder people read more »
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Avatar Posted by kenzo 257 days ago (http://www.japaneconomynews.com)
Category: Technology | Tags: japan internet mobile google docomo
Google and DoCoMo are set to join up on providing services to i-mode users from next Spring. What does this mean for DoCoMo's business model? read more »
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Avatar Posted by Carl 246 days ago (http://gyaku.jp)
Category: Technology | Tags: internet communication
With little fanfare from local or foreign media, the Japanese government made major moves this month toward legislating extensive regulation over online communication and information exchange within its national borders. read more »
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Avatar Posted by WordsnCollision 152 days ago (http://inventorspot.com)
Category: General Japan | Tags: japan cat blog internet cute
Hatch-chan, a six-year-old former stray cat, has an immensely popular blog that gets 50,000 hits a day. Dog-gone it, I feel inadequate! read more »
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