Japan’s Top 50 blogs

The following list of Japan’s most popular blogs is based on information from Technorati, which is not super-reliable, we know, but it’s a yardstick at least.
All blogs are Japanese only but I added a short description in English to all of them. The Japanese titles are converted into Romaji (the Latin alphabet) whenever necessary.
Japan’s Top 50 blogs (according to Technorati Japan, accessed August 17th/2008):
1. GIGAZINE
Tech and geek blog
9,756 links from other blogs on the web to this blog
2. Gizmodo Japan
Blog about Tech stuff and the newest electronic gadgets
(Japanese version of Gizmodo)
3,915 links
3. Engadget Japanese
Blog about Tech stuff and the newest electronic gadgets
(Japanese version of Engadget)
3,351 links
4. Kamiji Yusuke Official Blog
Official blog of Japanese actor and TV idol Yusuke Kamiji and the world’s most popular blogger according to Guinness
2,468 links
5. 404 Blog Not Found
Japanese web uber-engineer Dan Kogai’s personal blog
2,179 links
6. らばQ
(“RabaQ”)
News blog
2,012 links
7. Nネタフル
(“Netafuru”)
Tech blog, also offers an English version
1,879 links
8. TechCrunch Japanese
Japanese version of TechCrunch
1,815 links
9. しょこたん☆ぶろぐ
(“Shokotan☆burogu”)
Official blog of Japanese super idol and otaku dream girl Shouko Nakagawa
1,759 links
10. 日刊サイゾー, マスコミの裏を読む!体制の裏をかく!!
(“Nikkan saizou, masukomi no ura o yomu! Taisei no ura o kaku!!”)
IT gossip blog
1,669 links
11. Digital Magazine
Geek news blog
1,386 links
12. hbkr: habakari
Japanese web entrepreneur Ieiri Kazuya’s blog
1,372 links
13. Ikeda Nobuo blog
IT and economics blog written by university professor Ikeda Nobuo
1,302 links
14. にゅーあきばどっとこむ
(“Nyuu akiba dotto komu”)
Geek blog
1,189 links
15. Do Bo* Jo
Blog of Manga artist Kogedonbo
1,078 links
16. vege dining 野菜のごはん
(“vege dining yasai no gohan”)
Blog about cooking and recipes
1,026 links
17. うちの3姉妹~マンガで見る今日の出来事~
(“Uchi no 3shimai~manga de miru kyou no dekigoto~”)
Blog about Manga
958 links
18. Garbagenews.com
Tech and geek blog
892 links
19. *ホームページを作る人のネタ帳
(“*Hoomupeeji o tsukuru hito no netachou”)
Internet design and programming blog
819 blogs
20. FPN 新規事業とイノベーションを考えるビジネスニュースコミュニティ
(“FPN Shinkijigyou to inobeeshon o kangaeru bijinesu nyuusu komyuniti”)
Internet business bloggers’ planet blog
812 links
21. 百式(100SHIKI.COM) 世界のアイディアを今日も明日も明後日も
(“Hyaku shiki(100SHIKI.COM) Sekai no aidia o kyou mo ashita mo asatte mo”)
Tech blog
805 links
22. ガチャピン日記
(“Gachapin nikki”)
Blog of Japanese children’s TV character Gachapin
804 links
23. ニコニコ動画 開発者ブログ(新着情報)
(“Nico Nico Douga kaihatsusha burogu (shinchaku jouhou)”)
Developers’s blog of video portal Nico Nico Douga
788 links
24. Life is beautiful
Japanese web engineer Satoshi Nakajima‘s personal blog, also see No. 28
776 links
25. 勝間和代公式ブログ: 私的なことがらを記録しよう!!
(“Katsuya Kazumo koushiki burogu shitekina kotogara o kiroku shiyou!!”)
Business expert and CPA Kazumo Katsuya’s personal blog
733 links
26.  眞鍋かをりのココだけの話 powered by ココログ
(“Manabe Kaori no koko dake no hanashi powered by Kokorogu”)
Official blog of Japanese TV personality and idol Manabe Kaori
720 links
27. http://animeanime.jp/news
Anime news blog (English info page)
688 links
28. Life is beautiful
Japanese web engineer Satoshi Nakajima‘s personal blog, Technorati counts it twice (see No. 24)
685 links
29. 萌えよ!アキバ人ブログ
(“Moeyo! Akibajin burogu)
Otaku blog
684 links
30. Coliss
Blog about web design topics (translated from English)
678 links
31. My Life Between Silicon Valley and Japan
Japanese VC Mochio Umeda’s personal blog (Asiajin article)
675 links
32. IT戦記
(“IT senki”)
Japanese JavaScript-uber-engineer amachang’s personal blog
671 links
33. Google Japan Blog
670 links
34. 分裂勘違い君劇場
(“Bunretsu kanchigaikun gekijou”)
Blog covering life/workstyle/political/social issues
652 links
35. DesignWalker
An L.A.-based Japanese web designer’s blog
623 links
36. 夕刊フジ
(“Yuukan Fuji”)
News blog (online version of evening tavloid paper)
621 links
37. まこという名の不思議顔の猫
(“Mako to iu na no fushigigao no neko”)
Blog for cat lovers
602 links
38. 佐藤健オフィシャルブログ『WITH』byアメーバブログ。
(“Satou Takeru ofishiaru burogu ‘With’ by Ameba burogu”)
Official blog Japanese teen idol Takeru Satou
595 links
39.  茂木健一郎 クオリア日記
(“Mogi Kenichirou kuoria nikki”)
Official blog of Japanese multi talent Ken Mogi (a brain science researcher and TV talent, his English blog is here)
591links
40. 内田樹の研究室
(“Uchida Tatsuru no kenkyuushitsu”)
Professor Tatsuru Uchida’s personal blog
581 links
41. くるねこ大和
(“Kuroneko Yamato”)
Blog about the adventures of a black manga cat
573 links
42. jkondoの日記
Personal blog of Junya Kondo, founder & CEO of Hatena
558 links
43. Lifehacking.jp
Geek blog
549 links
44. 新垣 結衣オフィシャルブログ
(“Aragaki Yui ofishiaru burogu”)
Official blog of one of my favorite super idols: Aragaki Yui
544 links
45. 品川庄司 品川blog
(“Shinagawa Shouji Shinagawa blog”)
Official blog of comedian Shinagawa
536 links
46. http://www.j-wave.co.jp/blog
Blog of Japanese radio station J-Wave
534 links
47. http://d.hatena.ne.jp/TomoMachi
Blog of US-based movie critic Tomohiro Machiyama
524 links
48. ネットゲリラ
(“Netto gerira”)
Geek blog
511 links
49. 作ってあげたい彼ごはん
(“Tsukutte agetai karegohan)
Blog about cooking and recipes for keeping boyfriends happy
483 links
50. phpspot開発日誌 PHP/Ajax/JavaScript/CSS等の最新技術情報をお届け
(“phpspot kaihatsu nisshi PHP/Ajax/JavaScript/CSS nado no saishin gijutsu jouhou o otodoke”)
Internet programming blog
476 links
You can view Technorati America’s Top 100 blogs here for a comparison.
For an excellent resource about Japan’s blogosphere in English make sure to check out Global Voices Online’s Japan section.

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