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AFA ‘09 Regional Cosplay Championship Coverage

The Banzai! Effect ( 万歳! エフェクト ) - Animes, Gam… | November 21st 2009 by oOgA

Kaname-san gives a hug to the Gundam – priceless The AFA Regional Cosplay Championship was a hit today, with Kaname-san  as one of the judges for the cosplay finalists. It was an event full of fun as the cosplayers from various countries perf read more

Sword-swinging 'shaman' arrested for slashing follower

American Buddhist Net | November 21st 2009

SHIRAKAWA, Fukushima -- A self-proclaimed shaman has been arrested for allegedly attacking one of his female followers with a sword, police said. LINK TO ORIGINAL read more

lugus1

Fifteen Countries to be Represented At the International Film Fes…

Net News Publisher | November 21st 2009 by Terry

Fifteen films representing fifteen nationalities will participate in the International Film Festival of Marrakech (FIFM), Morocco, scheduled to take place 4-12 December, organizers said on Saturday. Eight of the 15 shortlisted films will be presented read more

razor1980

Kristen Stewart Funny Moments PART 5 **New**

HaHa | November 21st 2009 by fouad

Part 5!! I now have a whole lot of new clips from the Teen Choice Awards and also still clips from the Comic-Con panel, so Part 6 should be not very far away! (in know there’s been a huge gap between this and part 4, but she kinda disappeared read more

kedarvideo

Climbing Mount Fuji

photos HD | November 21st 2009 by kedarvideo

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TourSpecGolf

Tourstage 2010 ViQ Iron Review

Golf To Impress | November 21st 2009 by Chris

We thought the ViQ had left us... Earlier this year when Tourstage announced 5 new X-Blade models in a one time release including newly designed and forgiving X-Blade GR models, many of us in the golf industry thought it signaled the end of the ViQ read more

Toonleap

Interview with a Manga Translator!

Cartoon Leap | November 21st 2009 by Toonleap

How does it feel to be a Manga Translator? Mainichi took the task to answer that question and made an interview for our reading pleasure. The Manga translator interviewed is Simona Stanzani from Italy! Simona Stanzani has translated a number of hit m read more

globalcrisisnews

Unemployment to stay high in the US, Europe until 2011

Global Crisis News | November 21st 2009 by Greg

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has said that unemployment rates are expected to stay high in the US and Europe until 2011, in spite of almost all countries coming out from the global financial crisis. The OECD‘s Ec read more

roentarre

Fa 31mm ltd: does it matter whether it is made in vietnam or Japa…

Pentax Salon | November 21st 2009 by Roentarre

Well, this question has popped up several times in various fora.To me, who cares?The quality control of Fa limited series has suffered greatly for the past few years due to the high demand and consumer expectation.A lot of criticism derived from poo read more

ChimieinJapan

Friday Nights.

Gaijin Invasion | November 20th 2009 by Tom

So, Yesterday, on Friday, We planned to head out to an Izakaya around 7. However, Sebastian and I had some business to do in Tokyo, so He and I took off at around 1:30, and arrived in Akiba at around 2. I wanted to buy a new TV and a Xbox360. Both us read more

RTSea

The Cove: a critically important documentary available soon on DV…

RTSea Blog | November 20th 2009 by Richard Theiss

While on my most recent location assignment, I had the pleasure of being on board and spending time with Simon Hutchins and Greg Mooney, two important members of the Ocean Preservation Society which is one of the key organizations behind the powerful read more

AinaKai

Destination Wedding on Kailua Beach: Michael & Eri

Hawaii Wedding Photographer | November 20th 2009 by Richard Wainscoat

This gorgeous bride and good-looking groom from Japan got married on an unusually windy overcast day in Kailua, Oahu, but the sun came out in time for their ceremony - hooray! It was a sweet, heartfelt bilingual ceremony full of happy tears. The cou read more

TravelGirl12866

Travel Deals of the Day – November 20th Travel Podcast

Best Travel Deals | November 20th 2009 by Mary

Travel deals for November 20th include reduced fares to China, Japan, and the Bahamas, deals on Mexican spa vacation packages, hotel deals in Europe, and much more. read more

gumily

Winter Pom Pom Toque from Global Work

punchtree | November 20th 2009

Knitted black and white pom pom toque. Everyone, we must keep warm this winter! read more

keetsa

Natto Fermented Soy Beans are Great for You!

zedomax.com - blog about DIYs and Review on reviews of gadge… | November 20th 2009 by Max Lee

Back in the 70s, my dad was an exchange student in Japan for couple years where he had developed a taste for natto, fermented soy beans in Japan.  One of his favorite sushi is also Natto Maki, which is a sushi made with natto of course. Well, thes read more

justrecently

Weekender: Expressing Myself

Little Press Reviews and Hermit's Scientific History | November 20th 2009 by Tai De

I started blogging more than a year and a half ago, in April last year. I felt the desire to express my views, without publishing my real name on the internet with every post. I don’t think that I wrote something that I couldn’t have sign read more

Drinkneuro

Konichiwa Neuro

Drink Neuro Blog | November 20th 2009 by Justin

Always promoting a healthy and fit lifestyle, celebrity trainer Tracy Anderson keeps her Neuro with her at all times, even as she travels to every corner of the world. Tracy gave Japan their first peek at Neuro as she incorporated it into her worko read more

mattie14

Japan’s ICHIRO OZAWA: “Islam is better than Christianity”

Citizens Against Pro-Obama Media Bias | November 20th 2009 by mattie

November 20, 2009 During his meeting with Yukei Matsunaga, president of the Japan Buddhist Federation, Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General, ICHIRO OZAWA, had a few choice words about Christianity and the West. Christianity: [Is an] exclusive read more

rocketsingh

FIFA 2010 World Cup South Africa

Clicksports.tv | November 20th 2009 by Sabahat

South Africa regularly hosts major international sporting events, and since 1994 has successfully managed some of the biggest – including the 1995 Rugby World Cup. The 2003 Cricket World Cup, the Women’s World Cup of Golf in 2005 and read more

TravelGirl12866

Travel Deals of the Day – November 20th, 2009

Best Travel Deals | November 20th 2009 by Mary

Reduced Fares to China and Japan, roundtrip starting at $736 & up to many destinations. See such attractions as Shenyang Imperial Palace in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, or check out the Hong Kong Highlights in today’s NYTimes for the end o read more

akky

Osaka-based Consultancy Forms A Network Giving Entrepreneurs Many…

Asiajin | November 20th 2009 by Akky AKIMOTO

Tokyo-, Osaka- and Shanghai-based business consultancy providing support for start-up companies, Akinai Research Institute[J] just introduced a new program encouraging entrepreneurs in terms of financial, personnel and material resources in associat read more

jeromejf

Japan Airlines to seek for JPY100 bln in bridge loan – Nikkei

Gold Investment Stocks | November 20th 2009 by jeff

Nov 21 – : * To ask government as early as Tuesday for JPY100 billion in bridge loan from Development Bank Of Japan – Nikkei * Expected to cancel year-end bonuses at its roughly 100 subsidiaries -Nikkei japan airlines Japan Airlines t read more

lychandesu

TVXQ vs SM, Thoughts of Other Celebrities

∆•A.N.S•∆ - i can no longer escape this feelin… | November 20th 2009 by Lychan is VIP

As the conflict between the 3 members of TVXQ and SM heightens, many celebrities of the entertainment industry have all agreed on one thing, no matter who is right or who is wrong, this is a regrettable issue. Therefore, the comeback for TVXQ early n read more

lychandesu

I Went To The TOHOSHINKI THE LIVE 2009!

∆•A.N.S•∆ - i can no longer escape this feelin… | November 20th 2009 by Lychan is VIP

I went to the TOHOSHINKI THE LIVE 2009 (for the second time) on November 18!This time, my theater was MOVIX Saitama.MOVIX Saitama is located in Saitama-Shintoshin, its an approximately 30 minutes ride on the train from the center of Tokyo.And, the fa read more

mattie14

Whoopi wrong again: barry’s bow

Citizens Against Pro-Obama Media Bias | November 20th 2009 by mattie

November 20, 2009 Whoopi Goldberg should study up on what she decides to yap about – especially when it comes to barry. Or rape. She thinks it’s “protocol” for the president of the United States to bow to 90 degrees and greet read more

gumily

Gold Bow Necklace from The Emporium

punchtree | November 20th 2009

Both Meg and I are in love with bows. (Almost) anything with bows are adorable. I don't think I could ever give this as a gift to anyone because I'd just want to keep it for myself. @ The Emporium (¥1,365) read more

retrocandy

Sangen som får meg til å tenke på 17. mai-feiringa

RetroCandy.Org | November 20th 2009 by Nadia A

Har du noensinne tenkt på hva det kan være sanger minner deg om hvis du får følelsen av at de minner deg på noe? Når jeg får den følelsen begynner jeg å gruble sikkelig på hva det kan være. Denne gangen er temaet 17. mai -når korpset gjø read more

Guy Marries Video Game, We Don't Judge [Video Games]

Gizmodo | November 20th 2009

That Nene Anegasaki, she's a charmer. She's also a video game character from extreme dating sim Love Plus, now wedded to a flesh and blood gamer. The two were married when a man brought his DS along with a copy of Love Plus to a church in Guam. There read more

eplmatches

Full List of Qualified Teams for World Cup 2010

eplmatches.com - English Premier League Highlights | Latest… | November 20th 2009 by Epl Matches

Find out who will be playing alongside hosts South Africa at the 2010 World Cup. read more

maximumwd

If on Magic Mountain You Find You Can Breathe

Artistic Things | November 20th 2009

I met this guy on Saturday. This is what he does. He talked about balance, and an artist’s development and what criticism might be incited when the favourable artist’s style changes. He wore a bow-tie and was really nice. His name was an read more