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Keitai novels

http://www.japannavigator.com

Keitai novels are meant to be read in short chapters, with new installments downloaded every day. As Wikipedia says: “The first cell phone novel was “published” in Japan in 2003 by a young online writer, Yoshi. His first cell phone novel was called Deep Love, the story of a teenage prostitute in Tokyo.

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Cambodian Monks force nation's first rock opera off air

http://www.google.com

ok - so Cambodia is not exactly in the Far North East Asian Region - they are Asian and Buddhist - next question?

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Winter Season Review: White Album - Episode 1

http://otakureview.today.com

Based on the 1999 eroge from Leaf, ‘White Album’ gets a complete re-working for a new television audience. The story in this romantic drama follows Touya who is trying to work his way through college as best he can. Distracting him however is his girlfriend Yuki who has started a new career as a singing idol leaving little time for their relationship.

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If you knew Dokdo, like I know Dokdo.... Oh, what an isle....

http://jp.youtube.com

An English song by singer Seo Hui to inform foreigners that Dokdo (Takeshima) is Korean territory.

Lyrics here.

Found via The Marmot's Hole

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Early Winter Season Preview: White Album

http://otakureview.today.com

Based on an eroge originally released in 1998, this series will follow the hero Toya and his girlfriend. Yes, that’s right… the hero of a romance based on an eroge starts the series with a girlfriend already. Not only that but she’s a rising pop star.

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Bush chuckers target shoe discount

http://www.ananova.com

A Chinese shop is giving discounts to customers who hit an image of George Bush by throwing shoes.

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Japan races to build zero emissions electric car

http://www.news.com.au

After technological breakthroughs in the development of long-lasting lithium-ion batteries, soon it may not just be Hollywood stars who are zipping around in zero emission automobiles.

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High grades, high stress for Asian-American students in Bay Area

http://www.mercurynews.com

Senior T.J. Wey says she does "pretty well'' at Mission San Jose High School in Fremont.

That means straight A's so far this year at a school that boasts the eighth-highest test scores in the state — and where students and teachers both joke about the "Asian grade scale":

A = Average; B = Bad; C = Catastrophe; D = Disowned; F = Forever Forgotten.

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Army puts collection of Korean War photos, videos online

http://www.stripes.com

Imagine this: Your job is a Military Photographer in East Asia..just think of what you would have seen and photographed!!.

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Article Clearance! All 2008 Ideas Must Go!

http://www.letsjapan.markmode.com

It's our end-of-year story-idea closet closeout!

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Additional Thoughts: Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka

http://otakureview.today.com

Those of you who follow me on twitter have also followed my experience with the series ‘Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka’. Now that I have gotten to that conclusion, it’s time for another edition of my additional thoughts.

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DVD Review: Nighthead Genesis Vol. 2: Regret

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Getting past a poorly executed introduction, the psychic bishie brothers of ‘Nighthead Genesis’ attempt storytelling and fail miserably.

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Beijing moves to Crush reform calls

http://www.ft.com

Is it any wonder?..is anybody surprised?..(no) these 300 are just boneheads..brainless Chicom Idiots..Pirates in control of a Ship of State just about to Founder on the Reef of Greed,Corruption and a Naked Lust for Power..remora

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Nintendo to take on broadcasters with Wii TV

http://business.timesonline.co.uk

Nintendo is preparing to take on the might of the world's biggest broadcasters by launching its own television channel.

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17 monks ring Japan's largest bell for New Year's

http://jasoncollin.org

At Choin-in Temple in Kyoto, Japan, it takes 17 monks to ring in the new year. It's an amazing event to witness, which thousands do every New Year's Eve. This post includes a photo gallery and a video of the event.

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Melamine update

http://news.bbc.co.uk

Dairy companies apologize for poisoning babies

"We sincerely apologise...and we beg your forgiveness," read the note from 22 dairy firms, led by the now-bankrupt Sanlu. It said a compensation fund had been established for the victims, including the families of thousands of babies still suffering from urinary problems such as kidney stones.

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Guam USAF - Japan picks up tab

http://www.kentucky.com

"Guam's transformation will cost at least $15 billion - with Japan footing more than $6 billion of the bill - and put some of the U.S. military's highest-profile assets within the fences of a vastly improved network of bases."

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Japan’s Nakamura has the write stuff for Celtic

http://thestar.com.my

Japan midfielder Shun­suke Nakamura is planning to write one more glorious chapter in his Celtic story by leading the Scottish club to another Premier League triumph.

Nakamura has kept a diary of his football exploits throughout his career and uses the entries to help work out where he needs to improve his game

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Harsh sentencing handed down China Software Pirates

http://www.zdnet.com.au

"The "ringleaders of the world's largest software-counterfeiting syndicate", as Microsoft described them in a statement last week, were sentenced on New Year's Eve. According to Microsoft, theirs were the longest sentences given for this type of crime in China's history...(1.5 to 6.5 years?)..you see what a nation of Bullshit Artists!!..remora

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Tina Theune: Japan on the up (women's football)

http://www.fifa.com

Who or what surprised you in 2008?

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The world’s 10 best commutes

http://www.eastasiafair.com

Forbes recently conducted research to find the big cities with the best commutes. Despite being notorious for their lack of rules in traffic, more than half of the Top10 best commutes are located in Asia.

1. Hong Kong, China
2. Tokyo, Japan
3. Chennai, India
4. Dakar, Senegal
5. Osaka, Japan
6. London, UK
7. Beijing, China
8. Mumbai, India
9. Krakow, Poland

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Roppongi landmark closes

http://www.tokyoreporter.com

A Tokyo landmark in the nightlife quarter of Roppongi has shut its doors, bringing an end to its reign as one of the capital’s top meeting spots.

Opened in 1964, the two-floor cafe’s easily identifiable throwback pink and white awning and long hours made it a common point of congregation for the area’s nighttime revelers.

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Forget recession: Tuna fetches top yen in Japan

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The Japanese passion for sushi is apparently immune to the global economic crisis. A plump tuna on Monday fetched 9.6 million yen

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Japanese whaler lost at sea

http://www.smh.com.au

He's swimming with the fishes..... A JAPANESE whaler has been lost overboard in the Antarctic, continuing a series of tragedies for the fleet

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Kokeshi Doll Concours d'Elegance - Gunma

http://gunmajet.net

just in case you are passing thru Gunma County - "Only once a year, the newest of Gunma’s famed modern kokeshi dolls are gathered in a single place. Production kokeshi, new-style kokeshi, wood carving tools, and more will be on display at this exhibition." - (tah remora)

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Japan burned over Chinese gas field duplicity

http://www.reuters.com

China has drilled a gas field in the East China Sea in violation of a June agreement, a Japanese newspaper reported on Sunday, a charge Beijing dismissed because it said the area does not lie in disputed waters.

The Japanese newspaper, the Sankei, said it learned on Saturday that China was drilling the Tianwaitian gas field and that Tokyo had lodged a complaint with Beijing.

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Some of the things I just LOVE about Japan

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Friends and family always ask if the japanese are as bad as you make them out to be why are you still there. It's a difficult question...let me count the ways

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Filmmaker hopes to start debate on Japan's 'burnout' psyche

http://www.japantoday.com

I often come across words like "shinryo naika (psychosomatic medicine)" in my work which I have difficulty explaining what it is. I think virtually everyone goes "mental" one time or another at some point in life. I hope this film will come to my city.

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Princess Masako Possibly Waves To Crowd at Japan New Year’s Gathering

http://www.letsjapan.markmode.com

Exclusive enhanced photo casts doubt on "Masako" appearance!

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Kim Jong-il's women banned from planning succession

http://www.telegraph.co.uk

Kim Jong-il, North Korea's reclusive leader, has declared discussion of his succession off limits for three years, despite reports that the women in his life are plotting on behalf of their favourites.

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