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Branding social networks the Japanese way: Put 'em on juice bottles and noodle cups
After having drawn 15 million members to the site (or approximately 1 in 6 Internet users in Japan), Nippon's biggest social network Mixi now thinks the time has come for some offline cross-promotion.
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AKB48 expands with "adult" concerts, HKT group
Successful idol group AKB48 is further expanding its operations. The first new project will start next spring as the group launches a new series of shows at its Akihabara theater.
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16-year-old girl taken in baseball draft
OSAKA (Kyodo) High school student Eri Yoshida was drafted by an independent league team Sunday, opening the way for her to become the first woman to play professional baseball alongside male players in Japan.
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Hiroki Uchi to launch first solo concerts
Former NEWS member Hiroki Uchi is back in the music business after three and a half years. He will hold his first solo concerts in Yokohama on December 20-21 and in Osaka on January 3-4. His last music performances were with NEWS...
Tetsuya Komuro on the way to court
PTetsuya Komuro, a top producer of Japanese pop music, front, sits inside a car as he heads to Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office in Osaka, western Japan Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008.
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Music producer Komuro arrested on suspicion of fraud
MainiProsecutors have arrested music producer Tetsuya Komuro on suspicion of defrauding an investor out of 500 million yen by saying he would transfer copyrights he did not own, law enforcers said.
Nintendo's new offering the a went on sale today and my sample arrived this morning - SAGM (Suddenly Acquired Game Machine) ^^;
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In a recent article from Japanese news site Osaka's Daily Sports Online, Big Bang revealed their plans for an upcoming "American Tour"
It's just a classic pick-up-after-your-dog poster, but one Osaka town decided to use a real pooping dog as its poster boy. If you look closely enough, you can see the little bit of poop that's coming out. He looks humiliated.
Japanese Schoolgirl Practices At Arcade, Almost Kills Man With Car [Crime]
![Japanese Schoolgirl Practices At Arcade, Almost Kills Man With Car [Crime]](http://ningin.com/photos/submits/456/71759dad1ba743ae958d848183d11846-thumb100.jpg)
Over the weekend in Osaka's Higashiyodogawa Ward, a 58 year-old man was knocked off his bicycle by a car and dragged 180 meters (almost 600 feet) in a hit-and-run accident. The victim suffered serious injuries, and the driver...
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