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Annotated Anime: Summer 2011 Week 8

It’s late in the evening this Wednesday, but now it’s time for you night owls to get a huge midnight snack of anime recaps because this is the time for Annotated Anime, the Japanator weekly anime recap that’s ecologically conscious and won’t leave the fridge door open while it sucks mayo direct from the bottle….unlike some [...]

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Anime Bunko OVA Releases Scheduled

Aniplex has scheduled the release of animation studio ufotable’s three “Anime Bunko” OVAs. A new 30 minute Yuri Seijin Naoko-San OVA will hit Japanese DVD & BD on November 30. The long-awaited 40 minute long Minori Scramble! OVA will hit on December 7. And the 70 minute long Gyo will hit on December 14. Yuri [...]

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PenguinsProject, sunzriver to be at Anime Expo Miku panel

Now here’s some old news I totally forgot about until a certain car commercial tripped my Miku-radar: Vocaloid groups sunzriver and Penguins Project are set to appear at  the fan-produced panel at Anime Expo this July. The panel, titled “Mirai no Neiro” (Sound of the Future), is the third in three years, and will be bringing [...]

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[Episode] Kaasan: Mom’s Life – Episode 88

Mom and the gang have come to Dad’s birthplace, Hokkaido They immediately head for the market to search for crabs, but lured by Dad, they end up fishing for crabs in Hakodate Bay The gang is now in Sapporo Mom is irritated because she is unable to obtain the crab she desires, but Dad and [...]

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Pet shop manager caught stealing penguin from Japanese zoo

A security guard at the Nagasaki Bio Park noticed Akira Honda, 24, ushering the Humboldt Penguin into his suitcase in January. According to the zoo, the penguin is worth about Y400,000. Mr Honda told police that he had run up debts which he intended to pay off by selling the creature to a collector. Humboldt [...]

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Japanese Dating Phrases for Cafes

Cafes are a popular option for first dates in japan, but what in the world do you say?  Start talking about penguins and bikini waxes and you’re sure to end up in the hot water.  But dont let your stupidity stop you! Try out these Japanese phrases for dating below and perhaps you too will [...]

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Takaso Yuichi Re-arrested

Sakai Noriko’s husband has been re-arrested in the couple’s ongoing drug case. The new arrest follows the discovery of amphetamines at Takaso Yuichi’s villa in the Chiba Prefecture beach town of Katsuura. It will likely lead to a stiffer prison sentence and puts extra pressure on Sakai to come clean. It has become increasingly clear [...]

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Knockdowns and Comebacks

Singer/songwriter Ayaka (21) was forced to drop out of a scheduled concert appearance at the weekend due to her ongoing medical problems. She has suffered from Graves’ disease, an immune disorder of the endocrine system known in Japan by the less common name of…

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Iconic bullet train has yet to find its place in global rail industry

Without a doubt, one of Japan’s most iconic technological achievements of the last century was the bullet train. Ushering in a new era of prosperity and propelling the entire nation to the forefront of modernity, the shinkansen was an unqualified success. It would take several decades for the rest of the world to catch up, [...]

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Deer, birds, snakes giving rail firms grief

Local train routes that run through mountainous areas often are brought to a standstill by animals colliding with trains or inadvertently damaging power-line equipment. Cases of trains colliding with deer and wild boar occur more often than power outages. Since 2007, 51 such cases have resulted in train service delays. (Yomiuri)

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