{"id":648,"date":"2008-08-18T03:15:08","date_gmt":"2008-08-17T18:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/?p=648"},"modified":"2008-08-18T03:15:08","modified_gmt":"2008-08-17T18:15:08","slug":"japans-top-50-blogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/japans-top-50-blogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan’s Top 50 blogs"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following list of Japan’s most popular blogs is based on information from Technorati<\/a>, which is not super-reliable, we know, but it’s a yardstick at least.
\nAll 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.
\nJapan’s Top 50 blogs (according to Technorati Japan<\/a>, accessed August 17th\/2008):
\n1. GIGAZINE<\/a>
\nTech and geek blog
\n9,756 links from other blogs on the web to this blog
\n2. Gizmodo Japan<\/a>
\nBlog about Tech stuff and the newest electronic gadgets
\n(Japanese version of Gizmodo<\/a>)
\n3,915 links
\n3. Engadget Japanese<\/a>
\nBlog about Tech stuff and the newest electronic gadgets
\n(Japanese version of Engadget<\/a>)
\n3,351 links
\n4. Kamiji Yusuke Official Blog<\/a>
\nOfficial blog of Japanese actor and TV idol Yusuke Kamiji<\/a> and the world’s most popular blogger<\/a> according to Guinness
\n2,468 links
\n5. 404 Blog Not Found<\/a>
\nJapanese web uber-engineer Dan Kogai’s personal blog
\n2,179 links
\n6. \u3089\u3070Q<\/a>
\n(“RabaQ”)
\nNews blog
\n2,012 links
\n7. N\u30cd\u30bf\u30d5\u30eb<\/a>
\n(“Netafuru”)
\nTech blog, also offers an English version<\/a>
\n1,879 links
\n8. TechCrunch Japanese<\/a>
\nJapanese version of TechCrunch<\/a>
\n1,815 links
\n9. \u3057\u3087\u3053\u305f\u3093\u2606\u3076\u308d\u3050<\/a>
\n(“Shokotan\u2606burogu”)
\nOfficial blog of Japanese super idol and otaku dream girl Shouko <\/a>Nakagawa<\/a>
\n1,759 links
\n10. \u65e5\u520a\u30b5\u30a4\u30be\u30fc, \u30de\u30b9\u30b3\u30df\u306e\u88cf\u3092\u8aad\u3080\uff01\u4f53\u5236\u306e\u88cf\u3092\u304b\u304f!!<\/a>
\n(“Nikkan saizou, masukomi no ura o yomu! Taisei no ura o kaku!!”)
\nIT gossip blog
\n1,669 links
\n11. Digital Magazine<\/a>
\nGeek news blog
\n1,386 links
\n12. hbkr: habakari<\/a>
\nJapanese web entrepreneur Ieiri Kazuya’s blog
\n1,372 links
\n13. Ikeda Nobuo blog<\/a>
\nIT and economics blog written by university professor Ikeda Nobuo
\n1,302 links
\n14. \u306b\u3085\u30fc\u3042\u304d\u3070\u3069\u3063\u3068\u3053\u3080<\/a>
\n(“Nyuu akiba dotto komu”)
\nGeek blog
\n1,189 links
\n15. Do Bo* Jo<\/a>
\nBlog of Manga artist Kogedonbo<\/a>
\n1,078 links
\n16. vege dining\u3000\u91ce\u83dc\u306e\u3054\u306f\u3093<\/a>
\n(“vege dining yasai no gohan”)
\nBlog about cooking and recipes
\n1,026 links
\n17. \u3046\u3061\u306e3\u59c9\u59b9\uff5e\u30de\u30f3\u30ac\u3067\u898b\u308b\u4eca\u65e5\u306e\u51fa\u6765\u4e8b\uff5e<\/a>
\n(“Uchi no 3shimai\uff5emanga de miru kyou no dekigoto\uff5e”)
\nBlog about Manga
\n958 links
\n18. Garbagenews.com<\/a>
\nTech and geek blog
\n892 links
\n19. *\u30db\u30fc\u30e0\u30da\u30fc\u30b8\u3092\u4f5c\u308b\u4eba\u306e\u30cd\u30bf\u5e33<\/a>
\n(“*Hoomupeeji o tsukuru hito no netachou”)
\nInternet design and programming blog
\n819 blogs
\n20. FPN \u65b0\u898f\u4e8b\u696d\u3068\u30a4\u30ce\u30d9\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u3092\u8003\u3048\u308b\u30d3\u30b8\u30cd\u30b9\u30cb\u30e5\u30fc\u30b9\u30b3\u30df\u30e5\u30cb\u30c6\u30a3<\/a>
\n(“FPN Shinkijigyou to inobeeshon o kangaeru bijinesu nyuusu komyuniti”)
\nInternet business bloggers’ planet blog
\n812 links
\n21. \u767e\u5f0f\uff08100SHIKI.COM\uff09 \u4e16\u754c\u306e\u30a2\u30a4\u30c7\u30a3\u30a2\u3092\u4eca\u65e5\u3082\u660e\u65e5\u3082\u660e\u5f8c\u65e5\u3082<\/a>
\n(“Hyaku shiki\uff08100SHIKI.COM\uff09 Sekai no aidia o kyou mo ashita mo asatte mo”)
\nTech blog
\n805 links
\n22. \u30ac\u30c1\u30e3\u30d4\u30f3\u65e5\u8a18<\/a>
\n(“Gachapin nikki”)
\nBlog of Japanese children’s TV character Gachapin<\/a>
\n804 links
\n23. \u30cb\u30b3\u30cb\u30b3\u52d5\u753b \u958b\u767a\u8005\u30d6\u30ed\u30b0\uff08\u65b0\u7740\u60c5\u5831\uff09<\/a>
\n(“Nico Nico Douga kaihatsusha burogu (shinchaku jouhou)”)
\nDevelopers’s blog of video portal Nico Nico Douga<\/a>
\n788 links
\n24. Life is beautiful<\/a>
\nJapanese web engineer Satoshi<\/a> Nakajima<\/a>‘s personal blog, also see No. 28
\n776 links
\n25. \u52dd\u9593\u548c\u4ee3\u516c\u5f0f\u30d6\u30ed\u30b0: \u79c1\u7684\u306a\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3089\u3092\u8a18\u9332\u3057\u3088\u3046!!<\/a>
\n(“Katsuya Kazumo koushiki burogu shitekina kotogara o kiroku shiyou!!”)
\nBusiness expert and CPA Kazumo Katsuya’s personal blog
\n733 links
\n26.\u00a0 \u771e\u934b\u304b\u3092\u308a\u306e\u30b3\u30b3\u3060\u3051\u306e\u8a71 powered by \u30b3\u30b3\u30ed\u30b0<\/a>
\n(“Manabe Kaori no koko dake no hanashi powered by Kokorogu”)
\nOfficial blog of Japanese TV personality and idol Manabe Kaori<\/a>
\n720 links
\n27. http:\/\/animeanime.jp\/news<\/a>
\nAnime news blog (English info page<\/a>)
\n688 links
\n28. Life is beautiful<\/a>
\nJapanese web engineer Satoshi<\/a> Nakajima<\/a>‘s personal blog, Technorati counts it twice (see No. 24)
\n685 links
\n29. \u840c\u3048\u3088\uff01\u30a2\u30ad\u30d0\u4eba\u30d6\u30ed\u30b0<\/a>
\n(“Moeyo! Akibajin burogu)
\nOtaku blog
\n684 links
\n30. Coliss<\/a>
\nBlog about web design topics (translated from English)
\n678 links
\n31. My Life Between Silicon Valley and Japan<\/a>
\nJapanese VC Mochio Umeda’s personal blog (Asiajin article<\/a>)
\n675 links
\n32. IT\u6226\u8a18<\/a>
\n(“IT senki”)
\nJapanese JavaScript-uber-engineer amachang’s personal blog
\n671 links
\n33. Google Japan Blog<\/a>
\n670 links
\n34. \u5206\u88c2\u52d8\u9055\u3044\u541b\u5287\u5834<\/a>
\n(“Bunretsu kanchigaikun gekijou”)
\nBlog covering life\/workstyle\/political\/social issues
\n652 links
\n35. DesignWalker<\/a>
\nAn L.A.-based Japanese web designer’s blog
\n623 links
\n36. \u5915\u520a\u30d5\u30b8
\n<\/a>(“Yuukan Fuji”)
\nNews blog (online version of evening tavloid paper)
\n621 links
\n37. \u307e\u3053\u3068\u3044\u3046\u540d\u306e\u4e0d\u601d\u8b70\u9854\u306e\u732b<\/a>
\n(“Mako to iu na no fushigigao no neko”)
\nBlog for cat lovers
\n602 links
\n38. \u4f50\u85e4\u5065\u30aa\u30d5\u30a3\u30b7\u30e3\u30eb\u30d6\u30ed\u30b0\u300eWITH\u300fby\u30a2\u30e1\u30fc\u30d0\u30d6\u30ed\u30b0\u3002<\/a>
\n(“Satou Takeru ofishiaru burogu ‘With’ by Ameba burogu”)
\nOfficial blog Japanese teen idol Takeru Satou
\n595 links
\n39.\u00a0 \u8302\u6728\u5065\u4e00\u90ce\u3000\u30af\u30aa\u30ea\u30a2\u65e5\u8a18<\/a>
\n(“Mogi Kenichirou kuoria nikki”)
\nOfficial blog of Japanese multi talent Ken Mogi (a brain science researcher and TV talent, his English blog is here<\/a>)
\n591links
\n40. \u5185\u7530\u6a39\u306e\u7814\u7a76\u5ba4<\/a>
\n(“Uchida Tatsuru no kenkyuushitsu”)
\nProfessor Tatsuru Uchida’s personal blog
\n581 links
\n41. \u304f\u308b\u306d\u3053\u5927\u548c<\/a>
\n(“Kuroneko Yamato”)
\nBlog about the adventures of a black manga cat
\n573 links
\n42. jkondo\u306e\u65e5\u8a18<\/a>
\nPersonal blog of Junya Kondo<\/span>, founder & CEO of Hatena
\n<\/a>558 links
\n43. Lifehacking.jp<\/a>
\nGeek blog
\n549 links
\n44. \u65b0\u57a3 \u7d50\u8863\u30aa\u30d5\u30a3\u30b7\u30e3\u30eb\u30d6\u30ed\u30b0<\/a>
\n(“Aragaki Yui ofishiaru burogu”)
\nOfficial blog of one of my favorite super idols: Aragaki Yui<\/a>
\n544 links
\n45. \u54c1\u5ddd\u5e84\u53f8\u3000\u54c1\u5dddblog<\/a>
\n(“Shinagawa Shouji Shinagawa blog”)
\nOfficial blog of comedian Shinagawa
\n536 links
\n46. http:\/\/www.j-wave.co.jp\/blog<\/a>
\nBlog of Japanese radio station J-Wave
\n534 links
\n47. http:\/\/d.hatena.ne.jp\/TomoMachi<\/a>
\nBlog of US-based movie critic Tomohiro Machiyama
\n524 links
\n48. \u30cd\u30c3\u30c8\u30b2\u30ea\u30e9<\/a>
\n(“Netto gerira”)
\nGeek blog
\n511 links
\n49. \u4f5c\u3063\u3066\u3042\u3052\u305f\u3044\u5f7c\u3054\u306f\u3093<\/a>
\n(“Tsukutte agetai karegohan)
\nBlog about cooking and recipes for keeping boyfriends happy
\n483 links
\n50. phpspot\u958b\u767a\u65e5\u8a8c PHP\/Ajax\/JavaScript\/CSS\u7b49\u306e\u6700\u65b0\u6280\u8853\u60c5\u5831\u3092\u304a\u5c4a\u3051<\/a>
\n(“phpspot kaihatsu nisshi PHP\/Ajax\/JavaScript\/CSS nado no saishin gijutsu jouhou o otodoke”)
\nInternet programming blog
\n476 links
\nYou can view Technorati America’s Top 100 blogs here <\/a>for a comparison.
\nFor an excellent resource about Japan’s blogosphere in English make sure to check out Global Voices Online’s Japan section<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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