Pulsations (6.29.12)
Here are the latest Pulsations, links to fresh stories and visuals about Japan, shout-outs to fellow bloggers, and highly clickable stuff that we think you might enjoy. In no particular order, they are...
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Today’s J-blip: Yoshitomo Nara for No Nukes
Last Friday, depending on whose estimates you believe, as many as 40,000 protestors gathered in Tokyo to send a message to Japanese Prime Minister Noda over the government’s decision to restart two...
View ArticlePulsations (07.13.12)
Here are the latest Pulsations, links to fresh stories and visuals about Japan, shout-outs to fellow bloggers, and highly clickable stuff that we think you might enjoy. In no particular order, they are...
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Bagel head trend is a big distortion
La Carmina with two hosts from Fuel TV, who featured – and received – bagel heads on camera. (photo courtesy of La Carmina) It would appear that the Western media have, yet again, conjured up a “Big in...
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Bunpei Yorifuji’s ‘Wonderful Life with the Elements’
Remember that kid who doodled all through your chemistry class instead of taking notes? Now imagine if that kid had an encyclopedic knowledge of the elements as well as a knack for drawings that made...
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Japan’s top 10 buzzwords for 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlhrW1PGx-8 And the winner is . . . wairudo darō (wild, isn’t it? ワイルドだろぉ). Every year Jiyu Kokuminsha, which publishes an annual tome of new words, selects its top...
View ArticlePulsations (12.07.12)
Here are the latest Pulsations, links to fresh stories and visuals about Japan, shout-outs to fellow bloggers, and highly clickable stuff that we think you might enjoy. In no particular order, they are...
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Hit the road: Japan’s 2013 trend forecast
‘Long Trail’ hiking is Trendy magazine’s number one trend pick for 2013. In 2012 we got cat-ear hair-dos, an increasing appetite for salty mold, and a tower with a silly name. What wonders will 2013...
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“Fasting guys” not interested in women – at all
The Japanese media is lamenting the decline of red-blooded males and the rise of “fasting guys” in their place. Photo: Tambako the Jaguar For the last few years, the Japanese media have been dishing...
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Google Street Views goes inside a Fukushima school
As everyone knows, Google Street Views lets you wander around 3D visualations of remote locations, giving you that You Are There sort of experience. Last year, the Street Views team traveled to...
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J-blip: Taro Aso ‘gang style’ t-shirts
Serious stylin’ When Finance Minister Taro Aso set off for a G20 meeting earlier this year, he did it in style, sporting a natty felt hat, pulled rakishly down over one eye. No sooner had he stepped...
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Fighting for their lives, local governments shell out for matchmaking services
If you’re single, looking for love and live in Itoigawa city, Niigata Prefecture, the local government will be happy to pick up the hefty tab for registering with an online dating agency. According to...
View ArticlePulsations (06.02.13)
Here are the latest Pulsations, links to fresh stories and visuals about Japan, shout-outs to fellow bloggers, and highly clickable stuff that we think you might enjoy. In no particular order, they are...
View ArticleJapan by the numbers (07.11.13)
90.8% of people in Japan do not know what a “smart TV” is, although some of that percentage had heard the term before, according to goo research. 84.5% of men who answered a poll by the Communication...
View ArticleTweet Beat: #七夕, #鯖アニメ, ＃愛国競争
The Twitter Japan blog releases a list of top hashtags for each week. Tweet Beat investigates the buzz behind the hashtag. A tweet is a wish your heart makes みんなの願い事が叶いますように #七夕...
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