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- If you had a baby with an AKB48 member, what would your child look like?
- November 1st, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- AKB48's Internet provider service, AKB Official Net, opened on Nov 1. If you register for membership on AKB Official Net, you can use the service AKBaby which synthesizes your photo with the image of your favorite AKB48 member to simulate how a baby would look i ... » Continue Reading
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- Foreigners in business: Nihon L’Oréal
- November 1st, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- It doesn’t matter how tough the economy gets – women will always want to look their best. As the world’s largest beauty company with 23 global brands and a presence in 130 countries, L’Oréal is well positioned in the Japanese market.Japan is one of the company’s ... » Continue Reading
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- Follow the adventures of Fruity Samurai
- November 1st, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- This CG animation "Fruity Samurai" was created by "Happy project" and won the award for excellence in the general category at the Tokyo Anime Awards 2011. "Fruity Samurai" was exhibited at last week's Tokyo International Anime Festival 2011, too, and it is very pop ... » Continue Reading
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- Anime collection from Junichi Yamamoto
- November 1st, 2011Category: Culture
- Junichi Yamamoto is a freelance animation creator who was one of the participants in the Creator business support program at the recent Tokyo International Anime Festival 2011. He was born in Fukuoka in 1985, graduated from Kyushu University's Department of Visual ... » Continue Reading
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- Visit the snow country of Hokkaido and Yuzawa this winter
- October 31st, 2011Category: Outdoor/Sports, Travel
- Do you have plans for this winter? If you're thinking of traveling in Japan, head north to Hokkaido or Yuzawa. Both areas have great ski grounds and snowy landscape, and both places offer superb cuisine in winter. Here is an introduction to some attractive places in ... » Continue Reading
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- TV commercial of the week: PS3 game “Uncharted 3”
- October 31st, 2011Category: Arts & Entertainment
- Sony Computer Entertainment is going to launch the popular adventure action game, the new "Uncharted" series, "Uncharted 3 Drake's Deception" on November 2 in Japan. The commercial of "Uncharted 3 Drake's Deception" in Japan used Harrison Ford for the cast. Harris ... » Continue Reading
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- Adopting English as workplace language in Japan has its disadvantages
- October 30th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Rakuten, the online shopping mall operator, earlier this month held a welcoming ceremony for 480 senior university students it expects to hire next spring. Notable about the occasion was that president Hiroshi Mikitani spoke in English. So did the students. Not surpri ... » Continue Reading
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- Weekly Digest 10/24~10/28
- October 29th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- 10/24 (Mon.)Kagawa thinking of changing name to Udon Prefecture Other posts:Wireless mobile speaker from BoseFamily restaurant Gusto selling hamburger and soup set for 390yenTV commercial of the week: Scalp shampoo UL・OS 10/25 (Tue.)Toto's poop-powered bike draw ... » Continue Reading
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- ad: tech : A salute to the future
- October 28th, 2011Category: Events
- 3rd Ad:tech Tokyo event (Oct 26-28) Featuring keynote speakers, networking events, dedicated discussion sections, workshops and a display floor, the three-day event brought together representatives from major companies around the world, including Google, Mi ... » Continue Reading
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- Celery is most disliked vegetable among adults: survey
- October 28th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Are you one of those people who now eats vegetables that you couldn't stand when you were a kid? Remember? Your mom said they were good for you. Or you might still dislike the same veges that you disliked as a kid. COBS ONLINE conducted a survey and got responses fro ... » Continue Reading
