"Culture japonaise" this weekend at Japan Expo 2008 in Paris
Singapore ran an interesting article yesterday about the 9th Annual Japan Expo taking place just outside Paris this weekend. Apparently France is the second biggest market for manga outside of Japan and it's estimated that one in two ...

Otaku Shopping in London - Japan Centre
The Japan Centre has a large array of Japanese merchandise on offer, including: food, books, manga, cutlery, and lots of other little bits and pieces. As far as I can tell it is the best all-around store for Japanese goods in London. ...

Combined Sales of Toyota, Honda Hybrids in Japan up 21% in 1H2008
With fuel economy an issue amid skyrocketing gasoline prices, sales of the gasoline-electric vehicles are poised to top 100000 units on an annual basis in Japan for the first time this year. The Prius posted 35507 units in the six-month ...

The Junior 8 delegation arrives in Japan
We've heard from our four young people who are representing the United States at the Junior 8 Summit shadowing the G8 summit in Japan. Here's their first blog posting, written by Rachael Swanson, their chaperon: HOKKAIDO, Japan (July 3, ...

Green G8 summit to get underway in Japan
World leaders are heading to the Japanese island of Hokkaido, to take part in arguably the most ecologically-friendly G8 summit. Green issues will feature strongly at the three-day gathering along with other international headaches, ...

japan!
many apologies to my loyal fans! i have not updated in a while. sorry. i spent a lot of march~april in japan and seattle (again). had loads of fun with tabris in japan… it was the best trip so far! i went to three concerts and loved ...

Japan’s pension fund lost 5.65 trilion yen in fiscal 2007
As a quick follow-up to yesterday's post on the creation of a sovereign wealth fund and the taking of seed money from Japan's pension fund, it was announced today that the Government Pension Investment Fund lost 5.65 trillion yen in ...

Sanrio Hello Kitty Devil bra set from Japan
I finally found this! I’ve been looking for them for such a long time! Aren’t they lovely?

Japan to Malaysia
The last days in Japan just flew by. One day we went to Miyajima an island close by to Hiroshima where we climbed the twin peaks in the center of the island. The views were amazing. Tokyo was like a blur. We saw as much as we could in ...

Another Week in Japan: Hardware and software numbers 6/23-6/29
Oh, Japanese gamers, how we love you -- after all, only you would buy 150000 copies of Derby Stallion in one week. Such sales were enough to put this DS horse racing sim into first place, above Band Brothers DX and even the Wii's Tales ...

Bush says backs Japan on North Korea abduction issue
Herb engaged doable Sunday that Japan's doings concerning Northward Korean abductions of its community would not exist unobserved because Washington moved to assist sanctions clashing the Bolshevik country.Herb has in motion easing a ...

The G8 in Japan
One of the guests being interviewed was the actor Bill Nighy (well known for his roles as the washed up rock star in Love, Actually and cynical Government minister in The Constant Gardener) who is in Japan to raise awareness of the ...

Zim Crisis On G8 Agenda In Japan
“The participants this year will discuss global issues, including the immediate dangers posed by the soaring prices of crude oil and foodstuffs as well as climate change,” Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said in a statement. ...

Zim Crisis On G8 Agenda In Japan
Jen has the lowdown on the newest way to keep cool in Japan, complete with a USB connection! There's a New Coke in town, or at least in Japan. It's Vita Coke, which allows you to drink guilt-free! Lyric Prince, our roving correspondent, ...