Japan Times (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
After being in Japan for a while, you get to know a place by its festivals. See a gaggle of folk in a TV clip freezing their extremities off while gawping at vast, whimsical sculptures carved from snow and ice, and you recognize immediately they're in Sapporo.
Super Tech News / Published News (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Snow festivals are held every year in February in the town of Hokkaido in Japan, and this Space Invader Alien Sculpture was found standing tall by Jbernhardt at the Annual Sapporo and Otaru Snow Festival 2008. Isn't it amazing that retro gaming icons are finding place in culture of the country where they originated from? Of course Japan is a land of geek culture but yet it seems intriguing that a 5...
Walyou (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Snow festivals are held every year in February in the town of Hokkaido in Japan, and this Space Invader Alien Sculpture was found standing tall by Jbernhardt at the Annual Sapporo and Otaru Snow Festival 2008. Isn’t it amazing that retro gaming icons are finding place in culture of the country where they originated from'.. This is a post from Walyou , who bring you the best New Gadgets gadgets...
Pitch Invasion (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Nottingham Forest supporters. Related posts: Photo Daily | November 7 | We Are Reds, Japan-style Photo credit: redia_09 on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion photo pool. ... Photo Daily – August 19 – Urawa Reds Photo credit: redia_09 on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion photo pool. ... Photo Daily: West Ham Fans Prepare With a Yawn Preparing for the game in London with a yawn and a text message....
Seattle Marinerds (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Hi guys -- I'm not dead, honest. Just feeling kind of burnt out after the season, and was REALLY busy last week with my school, and well, there's no real reason for me to translate news when someone else is doing that. I even skipped the Jingu HS/college baseball tourney last weekend in favor of watching hockey instead. (Which was really awesome. Thanks, Simon!) But, this Sunday I'll be going to the...
SHIFT (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
SAPPORO (Kyodo) The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Tuesday announced the acquisition of former Atlanta Braves pitcher Buddy Carlyle. The 31-year-old right-hander went 0-1 with an 8.86 ERA in 16 relief appearances for the Braves in 2009 and has an 11-11 career record with a 5.61 ERA in 104 major league games.
Pitch Invasion (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
AFC Wimbledon supporters tuck in. Related posts: Photo Daily – July 28 – AFC Wimbledon Fan Takes a Stand Photo credit: szczels on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion photo pool. ... Photo Daily | October 1 | Tartan Army in Lithuania Photo credit: csteinle on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion photo pool. Notes: Photo Daily will now run only on... Photo Daily | November 9 | Sapporo’s Mr Pitch...
Bed and Breakfast Blog (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
What's the deal? The week's best travel bargains around the globe, by land …Washington PostTravel by March 31; blackout dates Dec. 22-Jan. 5. Minimum of one sector, maximum of five. By comparison, one-way fare from Narita to Sapporo costs $355. …
Japan Probe (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Having reported on eyebrow cat, eyebrow dog, and wig cat, “Nanikore Chin Hakkei” moves on to a cat in Sapporo with the Chinese character for “8″ [八] on its forehead: The cat is, of course, named Hachi. He’s had that mark on his forehead since he was a kitten. The owners bought him at [...]
Good Beer and Country Boys (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
I would venture to say that I read more about beer than the average cat, but by no means would I say I am an expert on the matter. Everyday I scan the beer blogs and tweets for new beer news. Today after reading a bit, a question popped into my head: What makes a "Japanese Beer" or a "Japanese Brewer"? For sure I write a lot about beer in Japan, most of it being what I would call...
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters ace Yu Darvish has been diagnosed with a stress fracture in the index finger of his right hand, the Pacific League club said Tuesday. A small fracture in the joint was discovered when the 15-game winner visited a Sapporo hospital late on Monday. Darvish will have the joint immobilized for two to three weeks.
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
SAPPORO — Marc Kroon sank to his knees after the final out of the Japan Series. Overcome with emotion, there was nothing more the Yomiuri Giants closer could do after earning a save in the 2-0 series-clinching win in Game 6 at Sapporo Dome on Saturday.
Pitch Invasion (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Help keep the site alive and get a pretty damn sweet scarf in the process. Related posts: Pitch Invasion Getting a Facelift Pitch Invasion should be getting a new look later tonight. Please bear with us as things might look weird for... Photo Daily | December 6 | Belgrade Scarf Battle Thanks to the photos of Jon Hall on Flickr, we bring you the first ever Pitch Invasion scarf battle from... On Pitch...
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
SAPPORO — For one last time, the entire Sapporo Dome was shaking as the crowd was trying to give energy to the Hokkaido Nippon Fighters with perhaps their most symbolic way of cheering. But Atsunori Inaba's tank was almost empty.
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