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Tony Leung and Carina Lau Marry in Bhutan

(via www.asianbite.com) 1 day ago

Tony Leung and Carina Lau Marry in Bhutan

Tony Leung and Carina Lau married in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan yesterday morning.It has taken Tony, 46, and Carina, 42, nearly two decades to get to the altar.

Tags: tony leung, carina lau, bhutan


Review: Chameleon

(via www.ryuganji.net) 2 days ago

Review: Chameleon

Despite my better judgement I braved the teeming Marine Day holiday masses in Shinjuku yesterday to see Sakamoto Junji's "Chameleon" at Toei's - or rather T-Joy, their distribution arm - flagship multiplex Wald 9.

Tags: japan, japanese, new, tokyo, korea, man, single, life, film, release, hong kong, party, free, south korea, men, death, money, fashion, market, style, artist, director, actor, female, review, system, car, dvd, fight, fire, environment, shooting, death note


No J-condoms in Korean tubes

(via japundit.com) 7 days ago

No J-condoms in Korean tubes

Koreans will not be seeing any Japanese condoms as they slip into the tube each morning now that Seoul Metro has decided to pull prophylactic posters for Okamoto condoms from its subway carriages.

Tags: japan, japanese, korean, seoul, train, koreans, cars


Sites in the Cities

(via www.asianweek.com) 10 days ago

Sites in the Cities

The Asian Art Museum's new exhibit, Power and Glory: Court Arts of China's Ming Dynasty, is a must-see. As the museum's new director, Jay Xu, exclaimed at an event heralding the June 27 opening, ....

Tags: japanese, china, new, chinese, world, music, show, 2008, beijing, asian, star, american, life, popular, english, president, family, summer, shanghai, children, book, director, art, new york, indian, power, olympics, court, students, earthquake, tour, restaurant, poor, modern, dancing, asian american, college, museum, travel, teacher, cars, hero, golf, nyc


Japanese police to drive electric cars

(via www.japanprobe.com) 11 days ago

Japanese police to drive electric cars

Autoblog Green and Asahi TV report on how police in Kanagawa prefecture will be driving electric cars...

Tags: japan, japanese, new, tv, police, power, car, test, cars


Rei Ayanami car in Akihabara

(via xorsyst.com) 18 days ago

Rei Ayanami car in Akihabara

Were police hassling this Otaku because they thought he was a serious threat, or were they just intrigued by his cool Rei Ayanami car?

Tags: police, fans, power, car, otaku, threat, abuse


Japanese Energy Technology

(via japundit.com) 18 days ago

Japanese Energy Technology

The New York Times has an interesting article on Japanese energy technology. What always leaves me scratching my head is how this environmentally-minded country has such lousy windows and insulation which leads to more heating...

Tags: japan, japanese, china, new, world, love, group, government, india, minister, summer, prime minister, united states, power, new york, record, global, economy, energy, rare, technology, cars, global warming, boom


Masafumi Takada on Music, Games, and Inspiration

(via kotaku.com) 20 days ago

Masafumi Takada on Music, Games, and Inspiration

Gamasutra has a great interview up with Masafumi Takada, best known for his work on the Grasshopper Manufacture games killer7 and No More Heroes and contributor on projects ranging from Super Smash Bros.

Tags: new, people, world, video, music, games, list, future, interview, car, video game, samurai, heroes, ipod, game


Otaku Upgrade; My own Itasha

(via www.howagirlfigures.com) 20 days ago

Otaku Upgrade; My own Itasha

While Itasha doesn't really mean Otaku car but Painful Car. The word Itasha (痛車(いたしゃ))describes a car that has been plastered with anime stickers and other form of decoration. Literally means "pain(痛い(itai)) car(車(sha))"....

Tags: love, anime, car, otaku, parents, sakura


Taiko master Daihachi Oguchi dies

(via www.japanprobe.com) 21 days ago

Taiko master Daihachi Oguchi dies

Master taiko drummer Daihachi Oguchi has died:nOguchi was crossing the street when he was struck by the car Thursday. He was rushed to the hospital but died of excessive bleeding early Friday, said Yuken Yagasaki of Osuwa Daiko....

Tags: japan, music, group, international, concert, car, hollywood, modern, movies


Kimora Lee Simmons gets the kids

(via www.channelapa.com) 21 days ago

"The Insider" obtained court papers that show Kimora Lee Simmons, 33, has won sole custody of her two daughters - Ming, 8, and Aoki, 5. The half Japanese and half African American CEO of Baby Phat will have the legal authority....

Tags: japanese, new, show, girl, life, american, girls, blog, summer, record, court, car, health, child, baby, education


Japanese man drives car into city hall

(via news.yahoo.com) 23 days ago

Japanese man drives car into city hall

A man angered by a western Japanese city's welfare policy rammed a car loaded with gas canisters and kerosene into city hall Monday, injuring two workers, police said.

Tags: japanese, man, police, car, workers


Earthquake survivor Mi Zhongying

(via www.danwei.org) 23 days ago

Lydia Wallace was interning at Danwei when the Sichuan earthquake struck. She is now working for a disaster relief organization in Sichuan and will be publishing stories and photographs about the people she meets.

Tags: chinese, people, us, man, life, school, live, family, children, rain, car, earthquake, wife, rural


Tokyo Toy Show 2008

(via www.zr5.net) 24 days ago

Tokyo Toy Show 2008

Very interesting toys they have over there. I really want that little car that drives on the wall and on the ceiling. That would be awesome!nAs has been the production trend in recent years, there's an even bigger focus on so-called...

Tags: tokyo, video, show, 2008, cover, car, population, toy, toys


Origami Fashion

(via xorsyst.com) 25 days ago

Origami Fashion

Today, its hard to escape the influence from Japan in every facet of life. From the cartoons kids (and adults) watch on TV, to the cars many of us are driving, Japan is everywhere.nFashion designer, André Lima...

Tags: japan, japanese, new, us, tv, life, fashion, art, collection, spring, designer, models, cars, origami


Why Beijing's Vehicle Restrictions are Important For You

(via www.allroadsleadtochina....) 26 days ago

Why Beijing's Vehicle Restrictions are Important For You

There has been a lot of coverage on Beijing's recent announcement to reduce the number of cars and trucks on Beijing's roads, but there are two things that I want everyone to pay attention to...

Tags: beijing, cars, restrictions


Another knife attack in Akihabara?

(via www.japanprobe.com) 26 days ago

Another knife attack in Akihabara?

A man was arrested in Akihabara the other day for apparently slashing a police officer after attempting to flee from officers that had found a knife in his bag. The knife in question was a tool knife with a 3-inch blade....

Tags: government, man, police, free, men, blog, deal, arrested, car, attack, injury, execution


Weird Summer Gadgets From Japan

(via japanite.com) 27 days ago

Weird Summer Gadgets From Japan

It's getting hot in Tokyo, and Japanese crazy gadgets are starting to appear in the shops, to help Japanese get a bit cooler.

Tags: japan, japanese, tokyo, love, girls, food, summer, cute, model, car, weird, dog, dogs, usb