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Mirai Millennium Itasha
Adding Indonesia to our list of worldwide Mirai Suenaga Itasha! This time round we got an bronze-ish color Nissan March which goes well with the Mirai Millennium theme! Thanks to reader Yudi for...
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Chara Hobby 2012
Last weekends Chara Hobby coverage continues and today we take a gander at everything else other than the Good Smile Company and Gundam stuff that we've already seen.Anything in this post that tickles...
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Free Return Ticket To Japan
The Japanese government ended up deciding not to give you free tickets to Japan - so I decided that I would give you the free ticket instead! Moons ago I yearned to come to Japan so I know what its...
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CJ Night Jakarta Venue change - important
UPDATE - I was alerted that I would most likely get in trouble with the law if we did the event in a public space with 600 people and that would be bad because I would not be able to come back for...
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Streets of Akihabara
Out about filming on the streets of Akihabara for Japan Mode - and took some photos at the same time. Tis so hot n colourful at this time of year! There are also a ton of cute girls here - starting...
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Ueno in the Summer
The Japan Summer theme continues and this time we take a look at Ueno. Here you can enjoy the huge Ueno Park, Ueno Zoo, museums and the open air market Ameyoko. If you just want to laze around in the...
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Culture Japan Night Jakarta
Over 600 people registered for Culture Japan Night Jakarta Summer 2012 but about 100 of that could not make it due to the venue change. I was tipped off that I would be arrested (or fined or both!) if...
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Hatsune Miku Yukata
Something cutesome landed in my lap - Yukata Miku Nendoroid Ver! If you want to get your grubby mitts on her ASAP then you need to go to the 39's CARABAN Summer Festival 2012 event in Yokohama...
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Shimokitazawa
Shimokitazawa [下北沢[しもきたざわ]] in Tokyo is located a few stops by train from Shibuya and Shinjuku - a trendy place popular with young folks filled with fashion, zakka, second-hand shops and restaurants....
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Sailor Moon New Series
Upgraded designs of Sailor Moon from the new series spotted at a mall in Jakarta. Looks like the uniform got a downgrade to just skirt and ribbon though ^^;There is a poll embedded in this article.
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Akihabara Electronics
After Japan lost the war in 1945, the many radio technicians and electronic engineers stationed around the world came back home to Japan. At the time, there wasn't many jobs going round and all most of...
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AFAID 12 Culture Japan Booth
For a very long time, I've wanted to visit Indonesia to visit my user base and Anime Festival Asia Indonesia made it possible a few weeks ago. It was just so awesome to be able to meet folks who read...
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Anime Festival Asia Indonesia
Anime Festival Asia Indonesia was just incredible. Everybody in the industry kinda knew there was a huge market in Indonesia but nobody up until now had ventured into Indonesia in a big way to find out...
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Meiji Jingu Shrine
Located in the Shibuya ward in Tokyo is Meiji Jingu Shrine - surrounded by 700,000 square-meters of forest, the place is a great place to be especially in the Summer - the shade of the trees makes the...
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Desk Diary 2012/09
Its been 5 months since the last instalment of Desk Diary! Got a load of photos piled up so need to split them into 2 posts - today we look at the changes around the lounge area.As mentioned in the...
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Hatsune Miku Events
Hatsune Miku is a part of daily life in Japan now - shes in convenient stores, street posters and now there are many Miku related events and collaborations going on including the one in...
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Doll Show 35
The 35th Doll Show took place today in Tokyo and I managed to muster a couple of hours at the event before heading back to the office. As usual the place was filled with lovely dollies and accessories....
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Wagnaria
Mirai Suenaga joins Wagnaria as a new member! Speaking of which, its your last day to stand a chance to win a free return ticket to Japan - details here.Yamada finds out who took her uniform.
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Japanese Book Stores
The book store Japan Center in Piccadilly London was my gateway to Japan 20 years ago. With no Internets at the time, Japanese book shops like the Japan Center were our only portal to Japan for...
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Pixiv x Mirai Suenaga
Am delighted to announce that Pixiv and I got together to bring you one of their illustration contests! For those who are not beknowist, Pixiv is the largest community for artists in Japan and by...
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