Bushido & other Musings of a Japanophile

Wednesday, August 31, 2005

WHIT - What's Happening in Tokyo podcast

This sounds interesting - the latest happenings in Tokyo - from a Gaijin's perspective and in English. There's some good music too. Best of all, you can subscribe to the feed with any RSS aggregator or with a podcast player like iTunes or iPodder.

http://www.whitokyo.info/WHIT.htm

Monday, August 29, 2005

Another cultural export from Japan

After making its mark with Anime, Manga, Hello Kitty, Pokemon, etc., Japan is now exporting its unique fashion sense to the West. Already, Gwen Stefani has paid a tribute to Harajuku fashion in her song "Harajuku Girls".

See the article in SF Chronicle "TOKYO A-GO-GO - COOL TEENS IN HARAJUKU MAKE A FASHION ASSAULT FROM THEIR IMAGINATIONS"

Friday, August 26, 2005

The Evolution of TV in Japan

A great article on the parallel advances that were going on in pre WWII Japan - almost at the same pace as those in Western Europe and USA.

The Evolution of TV -English-

Monday, July 25, 2005

Zip Zap ZOOM... - India & China takingover from Japan in the motorcycles market

Japan has no one to blame but itself - by not being able to take full advantage of a low cost producing base like India for exporting all over Asia and the developing world, they have ceded the market without a fight. What a shame for sch a great manufacturing country.

What we need is a new breed of industrialists in Japan that are more global and less hesitant in playing in markets and cultures that may not be similar to theirs.
Zip Zap ZOOM...

Friday, July 08, 2005

News.3Yen.com - Alien crop-circles in Japan? - News on Japan - Japanese News

Wednesday, July 06, 2005

An Unspoiled Japan Survives on Noto - New York Times

An Unspoiled Japan Survives on Noto - New York Times:

Sunday, June 19, 2005

MDN: Special - A Nagasaki Report - By George Weller

Mainichi Daily News of Japan is publishing the recently found censored news reports from George Weller - the first American news reporter to reach Nagasaki rigth after one of the 2 American atomic bombs flattened the city.
MDN: Special