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Yukio Edano
Photo taken the other day at the Cool Japan Strategy Conference. To my left is Yukio Edano - currently the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and formerly the Chief Cabinet Secretary - if...
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Mirai Suenaga Itasha Ver 2
NicoNico Douga held an event at Makuhari Messe called the "NicoNico Chokaigi" and as part of the event there was a mini Ita G Festa where about 60 Itasha where picked from hundreds of applicants. Was...
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Kipi
Comrade Kipi was also at the NicoNico Chokaigi event that took place last weekend. She popped by to say hello at our Mirai Itasha.Nitroplus PR JoyMax joins us too!Kipi was working over the weekend at...
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Culture Japan Night
Previously known as "CGM Night", "Culture Japan Night" or "CJ Night" is an event held worldwide that brings together folks who share a passion for Japanese Pop Culture. Because we all share the same...
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Goodsmile Racing Sponsors
I completely dropped the ball on this one but there are still 3 days to go! As you know, Good Smile Company have a racing team which is supported by fans - fans pledge cash to support the team and in...
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Moekana Giveaway
The Japanese learning product called Moekana that I released through Good Smile Company became a hit product over night thanks to you! Although Moekana was aimed at the non-Japanese speaker, many...
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Anime Expo 2011 - Behind The Scenes
Announced yesterday on the Anime Expo website - I'll be back at AX 2012. I loved working as a member of AX staff so much last year that I'll be doing more this year as the AX Master of Ceremonies...
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Anime Project 13
What happens when an American record producer (specifically one who produces records for the likes of Elton John and k.d. lang) sets out to produce anime by teaming up with the Japanese animation house...
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Black Rock Shooter White Edition
There have been many variations of the original Black Rock Shooter but I personally like this one the best - BRS White Edition. She was supposed to be a limited edition at the last Wonder Festival but...
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Moekana Booster Pack
The Japanese learning product that I produced called Moekana was designed to make Japanese learning more fun - you liked the concept and as a result we sold much more than expected within such a short...
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Japan Tornado
A 500 meter wide tonado struck the city of Tsukuba (located 50 kilometers North of Tokyo) a few days ago and images of the damage have just come onto TV. The tornado wrecked everything in its path,...
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Japanese Retro Games
As its name suggests - Super Potato is a fortress filled with retro games covering all eras - everything from Nintendo Game Watch to PC Engine, Megadrive, Super Famicom, Dreamcast and more.Today we are...
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Moekanji
Thanks to you, Moekana was an overnight success which sold out during the pre-order period leading to a second production run. Through my own experience of learning Japanese, I wanted to make Japanese...
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Mount Fuji
Spent last Sunday near Mount Fuji doing some filming. Been living in Japan for about 13 years and realized that we should have done this more often! Was a gorgeous sunny day and we were just in time...
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Mirai Suenaga Kigurumi
Kigurumi - a sign that your mascot character has finally made it big time ^^; This Kigurumification of our mascot character Mirai Suenaga by Haru. Photos by Hoson/Danny - uniform available for purchase...
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Medicom Madoka
Recently we saw a review of Real Action Heroes Black Rock Shooter White Edition and today we take a lookie at an up n coming release - "REAL ACTION HEROES MGM : Madoka Kaname." She is about 30cm tall...
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Ita Curtain
Mentioned it in the previous Desk Diary when we moved office but wasn't too keen on the curtains - so I went and made my own ^^;For a wee bit, we were using Yuzusoft tapestries as curtains ^^I...
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Karuizawa
Managed to take a day off to get out of Tokyo and went to a town called Karuizawa [軽井沢] in the Nagao prefecture. Karuizawa has a population of 17,833 and is recognized particularly as a summer retreat...
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Shinshu Ueda
Located towards the North of Tokyo in the Nagano Prefecture is Shinshu Ueda [信州上田[しんしゅううえだ]] - the home of Summer Wars and Sengoku Basara. After leaving Tateshina, wifey and I drove up to Shinshu Ueda...
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Japan Eclipse
This morning, the annular solar eclipse was visible from Japan and millions took to the streets to glare up at the "ring of fire" - called Kinkan Nisshoku [金環日食[きんかんにっしょく]]。 I only had my Sony NEX 5N...
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