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C3 Stage
Today we look at the shenanigans that went on around the stage areas at C3 Hong Kong. There were many performers that included AKB48, SKE48 but only realized *after* their performances that my pass...
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Tokyo Power Outages
After the earthquake, a huge tsunami hit Japan and damaged a few nuclear power reactors meaning that not enough electricity can be generated for the East of Japan given the current power consumption...
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Cameo Appearance
Found this image attached to a mail entitled "カメオ出演。確認してください" (cameo appearance image - please confirm) in my inbox just now. Looks like Mirai with trumpet, Kanata with violin and Haruka with xylophone...
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Choco Chip
Choco Chip - a popular Japanese illustrator and one of my faves of all time. Was over the moon when she sent over this illustration of our Mirai Suenaga yesterday! Choco Chip sensei also mentioned that...
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Itamado
Been burogging for a few years and recently branched out into TV production but there has always been something else that I've wanted to do and that is to actually go into manufacturing. Today I would...
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Japanese Construction Companies
Nanami Yume-chan gets her first official job working at a construction site in Meguro! Here we see her apologizing to the locals for the nuisance the workers are causing.Its her first but big job for a...
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Ink and Paper Shortage in Japan
Something not widely reported in foreign media (probably because nuclear panic sells) is the state of emergency that the printing industry has declared - paper and ink in Japan is running out. Had no...
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Macross Origami
Are you bored in class or meetings all the time? Fed up of scribbling on that bit of paper that you are supposed to be taking notes with? Well be fed up no more - take that bit O paper and make...
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K-POP in Japan
Korean Pop is big business in Japan - you see and hear a lot of it on TV and while walking out n about town. K-POP has been around for a while in Japan but seems to have really taken off last year in...
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2011 Spring Anime
2011 Spring Anime - whats on your watch list and what you most looking forward to? We currently working on some of the King Record ones. Will have to wait until Summer when we see the cameo appearances...
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Hanami
Tis currently the Hanami [花見] season where folks come out onto the streets and flock around areas where they can enjoy the company of cherry blossoms which are currently in full bloom around Tokyo....
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Good Smile Company Overseas Orders
The Good Smile Company online store is open and ready to take orders from outside of Japan. The first product you can get your hands on is the Hatsune Miku Support Version. Miku costs 3,000 yen where...
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Mandarake
Mandarake - the company with many shops located around Tokyo that sells a ton of second hand otaku goodies - manga, anime, figures, dolls, trading cards, gatcha and a load of other merchandise.We...
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Japan Job Position
Previously posted a few job positions which have lead to full and part time positions in Japan for readers at companies like Ami Ami, Rinkya, Good Smile Company, J-List and very recently Nico Nico...
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Tokyo Sky Tree
Very interesting find thats been going around the Internets of late. The above painting is an Ukiyo-e [浮世絵] - Japanese woodblock prints produced between the 17 and 20th centuries. The above painting is...
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Momoiro Clover Z
Comrades at King Records invited us to see Japanese idol group Momoiro Clover perform last Sunday which was to be the last time where all 6 members performed together - Akari Hayami (blue) is no longer...
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At Home Maid Cafe
Took these photos when filming for Culture Japan TV last Summer but didn't get the chance to upload until now ^^; @ Home is one of the more popular maid cafes in Akibahara. They got two branches which...
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Suika Ibuki
Tohou cutie Suika Ibuki is up for preorder in figma form. She's due out this August and will retail for 3,500 yen. As you can see she comes with a lod of bits n pieces for you to tie around your bodily...
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Shoji Kawamori
Was meeting with the big boss of Satelight at their offices yesterday in Asagaya - they be the folks who produced the latest Macross title "Macross Frontier" and a load of other anime. A familiar face...
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Desk Diary 2011/03
Folks who follow my Twitter or Facebook will know that I've been spending a lot of time running around Tokyo working on trying to build up the business. New clients such as Dentsu, Kadokawa and King...
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