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Spherical Joint Stocking Makes You More Figures-Alike

“Kyutai Kansetsu Sutokkingu”(Spherical Joint Stocking) is a coterie stocking sold at Bungaku Furima(=literature flea-market), a dojinshi sale dedicated for literature-related things only, by circle Ojosama Gakkou Shojo Bu(preppie school girls section). The stocking has globe joint painted on knees, to make your leg like real figure. The stockings, 2,000 yen(US$25) seems sold out on their… Continue reading Spherical Joint Stocking Makes You More Figures-Alike

Google+, Love+

We just wrote that Japanese made a Google Plus logo homages Nintendo DS virtual dating game Love Plus. Now illustration follows by Pixiv user acea4. Three girls have Google Map, Gmail and Chrome icons. The original “Love Plus” illustration,

Mixi Changes Friends-List To Display Your Friends’ Full-Names

On June 29, one of Japan’s largest social network service Mixi introduced a change on a view of your My Mixi(also called Maimiku, = friends on Mixi). My Mixi list page [J, login required] now shows you your friends’ full names in parenthesis under their nick names. Number of their friends were displayed in the… Continue reading Mixi Changes Friends-List To Display Your Friends’ Full-Names

June 2011 Japan IT Links (Part 3)

Continued from (Part 2). Last part of June news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. Grasses-free 360 Degree 3D Display With 100 Projectors [En] via Hatsune Miku Miku Glico Launches Virtual AKB48 Girl Generator Oshimen Maker iOS Photo App Developer Explains How Much… Continue reading June 2011 Japan IT Links (Part 3)

Jedi Of Japanese Traditional Swordplay

Tenshinshō-den Katori Shintō Ryū is a Japanese martial arts said to be established around 15th century. And the word Jedi might be from Japanese, this mash-up seems so natural. originally from Nico Nico Douga, [nicodo]sm14793726[/nicodo] The original Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu film is here, via @yando

Lady Gaga Shows Up On A Long-Running Japanese Talkshow

Tetsuko no Heya, a long-running TV talk show hosted by a popular actress Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, who is also known as an UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, is announced to take a session with Lady Gaga. Tetsuko no Heya began in 1976 and has been running over 9,000 times. (Wikipedia Japanese) Gaga side seemed to research the host… Continue reading Lady Gaga Shows Up On A Long-Running Japanese Talkshow

Twitter To Charge Fee For Tweets: False Rumor Makes Japanese Users Panic

Last week, a false rumor telling that you will need to pay to tweet on Twitter from July 1 was widely circulated in Japanese twittersphere. Many of those tweets pointed a single source, Uncyclopedia Japan’s news, titled with “Twitter Japanese version will be switched to a paid service from July”, which explained the background why… Continue reading Twitter To Charge Fee For Tweets: False Rumor Makes Japanese Users Panic

June 2011 Japan IT Links (Part 2)

Continued from (Part 1). Middle part of June news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Continued to (Part 3) Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. NTT Plala’s Twitter Promotion To Generate Your Own Anime CM Japan’s First Flash Coupon Site Piku Replaces Its Executives Kinokuniya/Sony/Panasonic/Rakuten To Interconnect Their e-Book… Continue reading June 2011 Japan IT Links (Part 2)

ex-Livedoor CEO Takafumi Horie’s Last Nude! Before Imprisonment

ex-Livedoor CEO Takafumi Horie, aka Horiemon, who had got over 2 years imprisonment, broadcasted his road to jail on Nico Nico Live(Namahousou), but his desire for exhibitionism seems beyond that. “Horiemon Rasuto Gurabia” (Rasuto=Last, Gurabia = photo sets came from gravure magazine) article was published in Weekly Playboy [J] issued today June 27. If you… Continue reading ex-Livedoor CEO Takafumi Horie’s Last Nude! Before Imprisonment