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Love dolls in Japan

11 Jul 2007
Posted by matt
Update: I should have noted that this isn't really a Japanese story. We're given no reason to think that this phenomena is any bigger in Japan than elsewhere. For example, here's a link to a very disturbing guy in America who also prefers love dolls to real women. Here's a fairly disturbing video about love dolls in Japan ...
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Foreigners seek friendship among reticent Japanese

10 Jul 2007
Posted by matt
Here is a fascinating study that was in the news today:
Foreigners more eager for local interaction than Japanese: survey (Kyodo) _ Foreign residents in Japan show more appetite for interacting with local Japanese people than the other way around, according to a survey unveiled Monday by the land ministry and other agencies.
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Fight against copyright pirates gets tough -- says Yomiuri

04 Jul 2007
Posted by matt
The Yomiuri has an interesting article about copyright piracy. I want to comment on this but am pressed for time, so will update this entry later today or tomorrow with some comments! Below is a small excerpt ...

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Reporter goes undercover as a hostesses in Japan's nightlife districts

04 Jul 2007
Posted by matt
Interesting story at the Japan Times: Nightclub hostess world still seen as one where profit trumps visas, safety This article is very notable because a Welsh TV reporter does some undercover investigative reporting. Undercover invetigative reporting? Fantastic. Let's see some more of this please.
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Samurai Stormtroopers and more at Japanator

03 Jul 2007
Posted by matt
For some really cool pictures of cosplay at the Anime Expo 2007 (held in Long Beach, California) check out these two links:
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Japanese violinist wins International Competition

01 Jul 2007
Posted by matt
This just in ...
Japanese violinist Kamio wins Int'l Tchaikovsky Competition A 21-year-old Japanese, Mayuko Kamio, from Osaka Prefecture, won the violin section of the prestigious International Tchaikovsky Competition on Friday. Kamio became the second Japanese to win the violin section, following Akiko Suwanai, who won the ninth competition in 1990 at age 18.
Congratulations!
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Johnny Depp to Guest-Voice on Doraemon

30 Jun 2007
Posted by matt
[Update: This is not really an update so much as a reminder. Tonight on TV Asahi at 7:00, Johnny Depp will be lending his voice to play a pirate character on the popular kids anime, Doraemon!
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Female team member can't play in Kōshien

26 Jun 2007
Posted by matt
 
 According to an article in the Daily Yomiuri:
    Being the captain of the baseball team at Shimonoseki Chuo Kogyo High School in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture--a semifinalist in the summer 2005 prefectural tournament--doesn't protect Sunao Iwakawa, 18, from being benched during official games. She has to sit out games for one very important reason--she is female.
Aw, come on ... Let her play! :-(This is a great story, follow the above link and read the rest of it!
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Michael Goldberg interviewed about D.T. Suzuki documentary

23 Jun 2007
Posted by matt
Chris Salzberg at Global Voices Online says:
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Japanese dead last in sex survey -- says Mainichi

18 Jun 2007
Posted by matt
According a report in the Mainichi Shimbun:
Flopping again!
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