Cave News (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
A 60-foot statue of the cartoon robot Gigantor was near completion in Kobe, Japan in this photo taken last September. The statue is being built to symbolize the completion of reconstruction after the Great Hanshin Earthquake that devastated Kobe in...
J-List side blog (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Although large cities like Tokyo have extensive public transportation systems, out here in Gunma having a car is really a requirement. Driving in Japan can be a hectic experience at first as you get used to driving on the left side of the road, yet another example of Japan copying Britain during its period of modernization, but you get used to it quickly enough. Here are some other random tips for...
midnight crafter (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Hi All time again to reveal the TT challenge for this week and show you what I've been up to. At this time of year, all over the world, Light festivals are taking place, usually linked to a religious festival. Having taught primary school children, this is one of the themes that caught my imagination many moons ago and has facinated me since. The Christian religion has many different light festivals...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (MARKET WIRE) Northland Resources Inc. (TSX: NAU)(OSLO: NAUR)(FRANKFURT: NBS) (Northland) is pleased to announce that Northland has commenced preliminary discussions with Kobe Steel Ltd. of Japan and Midrex Technologies Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kobe Steel Ltd.) of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, regarding the integration of Kobe's ITmk3(R) iron making technology(i)...
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The government Thursday selected Kobe University professor Ryuzo Miyao to replace Atsushi Mizuno on the Bank of Japan Policy Board. The decision was made at a meeting of lawmakers, according to a Diet committee statement released in Tokyo. The appointment needs the Diet's approval. Because of his current job commitments, Miyao, 45, would take the post in March, even though Mizuno's term expires on...
PXDCO Reviews (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
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COOL JAPANESE SCENE (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Kyoto is also one of the Autumn Color Spots in Japan. Kyoto (京都, Kyōto) is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. And as you might well know, formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.
Aki Makita works (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Flyer design for the indie music event "KOBE ROCK STREET" in Kobe, Japan (2009) This flyers are designed for a indie music event. I was asked to make flyers like an image of the morning in winter, and I used calm and warm images that I can see the view from my window, and chose quiet like typo and colour for the design.
Radon Mitigation Pittsburgh (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Agoda Secures Strategic Partnership with Ishin Hotel Group Agoda.com, Asia's most prominent hotel booking site, today announced the formation of a strategic partnership with Japan's Ishin Hotel Group. Bangkok, Thailand November 12, 2009 -- Agoda.com, Asia's most prominent hotel booking site, today announced the formation of a strategic partnership with Japan's Ishin Hotel Group. Ishin represents several...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
MIAMI, FL (MARKET WIRE) ONE Holdings, Corp. ("ONE" or the "Company") (OTCBB: ONEZ), a green process manufacturer of high quality health supplements, organic fertilizers and pesticides, announced that its subsidiary, United Green Technology, Inc. through its Chinese operating unit, has signed an agreement with one of Japan's largest supermarket operators, Kobe Bussan Supermarkets,...
A Shaded View on Fashion (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Thakoon photo by Sonny Vandevelde Dear Shaded Viewers, Tasaki Shinju CO., Ltd., Kobe, Japan just announced that they have appointed Thakoon Panichgul their Creative Director. He will be working with fine jewelry is goal his to approach the jewelry in...
Dark Diamond Network (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Mark another one that after over a year of tracking went past my head, the giant Tetsuyin 28 statue built on Kobe for the character’s 30th anniversary was finally unveiled last month. No moving parts, no steam, no dramatic lighting. Just a quiet reminder of the founder of Japan’s dream of one day ruling the [...] Related posts: Japan wants a 5 story tall Gigantor, we do too Giant Gigantor...
The Happy Salmon (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
To follow on from my last blog entry - I have just been reading about the Tokyo Sky Tree which will be when completed twice the height of the Tokyo Tower, pictured in my previous blog entry. The Sky Tree is needed for Japan's digital switch over (see it's not just us Brits switching to digital) because the Tokyo Tower is just not tall enough to blast out those digital TV signals across Tokyo. The Tokyo...
The Gray Market Report (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
Would you pay $23 for the best passion fruit wine in the world? No? Neither would most people, which is why Radee Wine owner Makiko Yamashita is having a hard time selling wine. It's funny that while we often describe expensive Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc as tasting like passion fruit, nobody wants to order a dry table wine that really tastes like passion fruit. Yamashita is trying, though, as a one-woman...
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