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mangabb posted an update in the group
Cool stuff 4 days, 7 hours agoThe Nortons Japanese antivirus commercial is very slick indeed.
The extended version is online, here.
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nobby posted an update in the group
Akihabara Geeks 4 days, 8 hours agoGigabit wireless router!! I’m on the hunt in Akiba for the new Buffalo WZR-D1800H 1.3gb wireless!! Worlds first, yes the Japanese beat the Americans again. (netgear announced their R6300 gb wireless after Buffalo press release).802.11ac hasn’t been ratified yet but that won’t stop you buying dongles for your laptop. I will check BIC camera again…[Read more]
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Esteban posted an update in the group
Film making, Acting & Extras 5 days, 8 hours agoCasting Call/Crew Call in Tokyo for Short Indie Film
Casting Call/Crew Call
Good Opportunity for your demo reel.
Looking for Japanese Actress (age 20 to 30) who can speak conversational English. (Fluent Japanese).
Looking for American Actor (age 20 to 30).
Looking for Japanese Businessman Age 50 to 60s. (Fluent Japanese).
Shoot: Over the…[Read more]
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neko posted an update in the group
Tokyo current events 1 week, 1 day agoThere will be a total eclipse of the sun on May 21.
They are selling special glasses at combinis.
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I hope this won’t encourage little kids to look at the eclipse through an empty beer bottle!
“Tokyo last experienced an annular eclipse — when the edge of the sun appears as a bright ring around the moon — 173 years ago, in September 1839. The next isn’t due for hundreds of years.
Weather permitting, residents of much of Japan, including…[Read more]
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mangabb posted an update in the group
Tokyo current events 1 week, 3 days ago“JAPAN has switched off its last working nuclear reactor, just over a year after the Fukushima disaster.
As technicians closed down the No. 3 unit at Tomari in Hokkaido at 11:03 pm local time, the debate over whether Japan needs nuclear power has been reignited, amid increasingly shrill warnings of potential power blackouts during the northern…[Read more]
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This summer will be real test. If we survive without nuclear power and still manage to drive the many aircons and pachinko palour lighting without outages, this will make the nuclear industry nervous.
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Frank posted an update in the group
Tokyo current events 2 weeks, 3 days agoCesium exceeding new limit detected in 51 food items in nine prefectures
Radioactive cesium was detected in 51 food products from nine prefectures in excess of a new government-set limit in the first month since it was introduced April 1, according to data released by the health ministry Tuesday.
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allan posted an update in the group
Cool stuff 2 weeks, 5 days agoSmart Vending machine!
It recognizes your age and gender and recomends appropriate drinks.
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I kind of want to make my own drink selection instead of some suggestive marketing. Yes I really do feel like drinking the extra high caffiene yellow drink to keep me going at work…
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nobby posted an update in the group
Cool stuff 3 weeks, 2 days agoA commercial showing members of wildly popular all-girl band AKB48 passing bite-sized candies seductively from mouth-to-mouth is under fire in Japan for encouraging homosexuality.
The advertisement, which aired in March, shows the school uniform-clad young women—all in their late teens or early 20s—intimately exchanging the sweet, with the…[Read more]
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AKB48 girls are actually very highly talented performers!
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lentildude posted an update in the group
Tokyo current events 3 weeks, 6 days agoFukushima cherry blossoms.
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lentildude replied to the forum topic Radioactive cherry blossums in the group
Tokyo current events 3 weeks, 6 days agoI saw on NHK news this week about the Fukushima Cherry blossoms in the evacuated towns. Ex residents who wear special clothing and get permission to go back quickly for possessions were filming the deserted rpws […]
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Frank posted an update in the group
Tokyo current events 3 weeks, 6 days agoOsaka (Fukui ken) wants to restart their nuclear reactor.
Supporters of atomic energy worry that if Japan and its economy emerge relatively unscathed from a non-nuclear summer, the momentum to restart reactors will be lost forever.
good read here.http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/16/japan-restart-nuclear-reactors-stress-test
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nobby started the forum topic Radioactive cherry blossums in the group
Tokyo current events 3 weeks, 6 days ago235±50.4 Bq/Kg of cesium from cherry blossoms in Tokyo.
Original Japanese blog here;
http://ameblo.jp/takasakilive/entry-11221467795.html
Though the author says its in one of Tokyo 23rd wards but wont say […]
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marcos replied to the forum topic Short film shooting in Tokyo in the group
Film making, Acting & Extras 3 weeks, 6 days agoI would be interested as an extra in the film, not sure if you need gaijins though..
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jeff started the forum topic Short film shooting in Tokyo in the group
Film making, Acting & Extras 3 weeks, 6 days agoI am shooting a portion of a feature called 10:10 here which is about 10 people living in 10 different countries. All stories take place at 10:10 in the morning and last for 10 minutes and 10 seconds. The story […]
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Frank posted an update in the group
Tokyo current events 1 month agoA very good read in the Japan TImes on Fukushina, 1 year on.
“Fukushima: Probability theory is unsafe”
Fukushima: Probability theory is unsafe | The Japan Times OnlineA year has now passed since the complete core meltdowns of three boiling water reactors at… -
lentildude posted an update in the group
TokyoVeg 1 month, 1 week agoFructose: (Corn Syrup) Sweet, But Dangerous
You need to minimise Fructose ASAP! Especially kids.
Most of the carbohydrates we eat are made up of chains of glucose. When glucose enters the bloodstream, the body releases insulin to help regulate it. Fructose, on the other hand, is processed in the liver. To greatly simplify the situation: When too…[Read more]-
What is the kanji for Fructose?
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I read online somplace the budo derivative concentrate of Fructose is labeled as 果糖ぶどう糖液糖, ぶどう糖液糖 or 異性化糖
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I didn’t know about the Fructose issue. I was conscious to avoid artificial sweetners like Aspartine. A real eye opener, thanks for posting.
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budo concentrafed fructose explains why sweets & candy & gum all have that awful grape flavor!
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marcos posted an update in the group
Tokyo current events 1 month, 1 week agoThanks admin, I thought the plot was dramatic when the storm passed Tokyo. Lucky the rad peak were only minor.
Here is a video showing the storms path.
This link is from Enenews which reported 400% rad spike in some parts of Tokyo
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admin posted an update in the group
Tokyo current events 1 month, 1 week agoStorm on April 4, chart, notice the huge pressure drop and a small radiation peak. Luckily the storm came from the south & not Fukushima way.
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aniko posted an update in the group
Working in Japan 1 month, 1 week agoPanel, discussion, product testing type jobs? I have a few daytime gaigin mums/friends who are interested in 1 or 2 hour panel discussion, product testing jobs for fun in the daytime. Does anyone know a listing in English where gaigins can sign up and attend??
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sounds interesting.. Ill ask some of my less conservative Japanese friends who may be interested. Be great to hear more details about the script.
It`s about an American guy who follows his Japanese girlfriend to Tokyo in an attempt to get her back (after he`s cheated on her back in the states).