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  • NEWS: Japanese beach town offers services to men with virtual girlfriends Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:11AMPinoy Techies, here's another creepy unique entry from the land of the rising sun: A beach town in Japan recently catered to a very, er, different kind of market – men with virtual girlfriends. It became the place to be for guys like this one who even married his digital paramour. Love Plus PLUS, the latest version of popular date-simulation game (among Otakus) Love Plus, had partnered with the ...
  • Beach town offers virtual girlfriend Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:45PMA JAPANESE beach town is attracting male tourists by offering them a virtual girlfriend.
  • Look what's in store Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 7:31PMBlock after block, a wealth of cool treasures awaits discovery by sophisticates and bargain hunters alike. Bottega Louie, 700 S. Grand Ave. The trendy restaurant-patisserie-bar-market is a terrific place to pick up a hostess gift or birthday present, choosing from among all manner of pastries, gift baskets and gourmet goodies. Colorful macaroons will give everyone a smile for just $8.78 for a ...
  • A linguistic guide to the dog days of summer Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:44PMWith the exception of Hokkaido, Japan heralds the arrival of summer when the 気象庁 (Kishocho, or Japan Meteorological Agency) declares 梅雨明け (tsuyu ake, end of the rainy season). This is the time of the year when urban office workers head for a nearby 屋上ビアガーデン (okujō bia gāden, rooftop summer beer garden). On weekends, gals may don a 浴衣 (yukata, summer kimono) and guys a 甚平 (jinbei, a pajamalike ...
  • Brilliant facets of Nishi-Ojima Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 3:59PMSetting off to explore Nishi-Ojima (West Large Island) and Kita Suna (North Sand) in Tokyo's downtown Koto Ward, I know better than to expect a seaside resort. Sure enough, where I emerge from the Toei Shinjuku subway at Nishi-Ojima Station, I spy neither ship nor shore. But behind a tangle of parked bicycles I spot a plaque commemorating one of the most- visited "shells" in old Edo (present-day ...
  • Da Kine Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 4:35AMPearlridge lands Aeropostale • Put your best foot forward • Secrets of jade shared in show • Shop Japanese at cultural center
  • Olympus’s Katayama to Invest 50 Billion Yen in Japan Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 12:42AMOlympus Capital Holdings Asia, a Hong Kong private-equity firm, aims to invest about 50 billion yen ($566 million) in Japanese companies with Asian expansion plans over the next three years.
  • Olympus Capital’s Katayama to Invest 50 Billion Yen in Japan Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 10:12PMOlympus Capital Holdings Asia, a Hong Kong-based private-equity firm, aims to invest about 50 billion yen ($566 million) in Japanese companies with Asian expansion plans over the next three years.
  • Wanderings of a watch reporter Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 3:21PMJust as I am running out of the house in my usual whirlwind of activity to catch the train to Geneva, and the first day of the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, SIHH, the postman appears with a parcel to sign for.
  • Mountain View Obon Festival to take place this weekend Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 10:12PMThe Mountain View Buddhist Temple is gearing up for its annual Obon Festival & Bazaar, which draws thousands of people with its Japanese and American food, traditional Japanese activities and exhibits for children and adults, and drum and dance performances.
  • At Kyoto Sushi in Kingston, a raw approach to cuisine (video) Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 2:06AMThere’s a piece of dead, raw fish on your plate. You are now faced with a dilemma.
  • Dream home: Work of art in Catonsville Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 11:18AMArtist and her husband wanted world-class retirement and found it in Catonsville Stephanie and Jerry Weiss are such prolific world travelers — they even lived abroad for a time — that when it came time to consider a place to spend retirement, they were in a quandary.
  • KANSAI: Who & What Saturday, June 19, 2010 @ 4:04PMCooking, 'yukata' events in Nishinomiya Nishinomiya City International Association is organizing two fun activities for non-Japanese on July 10 and 11.
  • SEEN AT THE SCENE: Boys & Girls Clubs take a fundraising `Journey to Japan' Sunday, June 6, 2010 @ 2:46AMThe Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach transformed the Toyota Airflite Hangar into an amazing scene May 1 that began at a torii gate entrance, where the 300 guests were greeted by kimono-clad Boys & Girls Clubs members, board President Irv Miller and his wife, Karen, and Executive Director Don Rodriguez and his wife, Cindy.
  • Dancing for joy in Japan Saturday, June 5, 2010 @ 4:10PMWhen my elder boy first came to Japan, he said, "Daddy, there is not so much sky!" I think it was a very good observation, because all the buildings are so tall and he could see only small patches of sky up there. In New Zealand, the sky goes all the way down.
  • Butoh legend, Japanese dancer Kazuo Ohno dies at 103 Saturday, June 5, 2010 @ 9:20AMTOKYO - Kazuo Ohno, who brought the Japanese modern dance style of Butoh to the international stage and charmed...
  • 'Stepping off the road' for WWII veterans, laborers Saturday, June 5, 2010 @ 7:07AMIt was the respectful custom during World War II that, when a group of marching soldiers encountered a troupe escorting the dead back to the homefront, the marchers would, as combat chaplain Israel A. S. Yost put it, "step off the road," and bow their heads.
  • U Restaurant Saturday, June 5, 2010 @ 12:01AMThis isn’t your typical Japanese restaurant – as its name suggests, the interior setting of U is modern and minimalist. No kimono-clad hostesses here, either.
  • Kamishibai Stories Friday, June 4, 2010 @ 1:02AMThe toddler classes at the Madison Area YMCA’s F.M. Kirby Children’s Center, 54 East St., Madison, enjoyed a form of Japanese story-telling called Kamishibai on Thursday, March 18, as part of their guided-learning curriculum. Kirby’s Toddler program is open to chilrden age 20 months to 3 and one-half for a half-day or full day, and parents may register their little ones for two, three or five ...
  • Na Hoku wins illuminate the talent of Maui Tuesday, June 1, 2010 @ 1:21PMOf the seven Na Hoku Hanohano awards that Maui kumu hula Uluwehi Guerrero was nominated for, it was the win for Hawaiian album that meant the most. "It's my very foundation of what I do through hula and what I was brought up with," Guerrero said Monday, reflecting on the honor.
  • ‘Cartoon’ goodwill between China and Japan Monday, May 31, 2010 @ 11:40PMTOKYO: Putting aside diplomatic rivalry, Japan and China agreed yesterday to hold joint animation and TV drama festivals to promote grassroots cultural exchange.
  • ‘Cartoon’ goodwill between China and Japan Monday, May 31, 2010 @ 11:37PMTuesday, June 1st, 2010 12:19:00 TOKYO: Putting aside diplomatic rivalry, Japan and China agreed yesterday to hold joint animation and TV drama festivals to promote grassroots cultural exchange. China's Premier Wen Jiabao reached the accord with Japanese counterpart Yukio Hatoyama during a visit to Tokyo, where he was also given a kimono-clad Hello Kitty doll, the country's icon of cute. The two ...
  • Japanese teenage knuckleballer becomes first woman to play pro baseball in U.S. in a decade Sunday, May 30, 2010 @ 3:19AMEri Yoshida bounced off the mound with an ear-to-ear smile, looking every bit like an 18-year-old who had just graduated high school and was enjoying a new country.
  • What's in your garage? Friday, May 28, 2010 @ 2:34PMOur Newspapers in Education Coordinator told me about an event the Daily Press was sponsoring at the Carriage House Antiques in Hesperia on May 22. Similar to the "Antique Roadshow" TV show, three professional appraisers would be available to take a...
  • Kamishibai Stories Friday, May 28, 2010 @ 6:52AMThe toddler classes at the Madison Area YMCA’s F.M. Kirby Children’s Center, 54 East St., Madison, enjoyed a form of Japanese story-telling called Kamishibai on Thursday, March 18, as part of their guided-learning curriculum. Kirby’s Toddler program is open to chilrden age 20 months to 3 and one-half for a half-day or full day, and parents may register their little ones for two, three or five ...
  • PA ties up with foreign groups to run courses Thursday, May 27, 2010 @ 8:08PMTHE People's Association (PA) has tied up with embassies and foreign cultural groups here to give Singaporeans a glimpse into the intricacies of, for example, Mexican dance, how to make Russian pancakes, tie a Japanese kimono or speak Italian.
  • The goddesses are protecting Araki Thursday, May 27, 2010 @ 3:57PM"Is my shirt OK?" asks Nobuyoshi Araki as he straightens it to give me a good view. "I looked through my things, but this was the most newspaper-appropriate one I could find." The print on his T-shirt is of a prostrate naked woman, tied up in red rope, with a lizard facing her crotch. "It only shows breasts, you can barely see the bottom half . . . right?" Araki insists with a laugh.
  • Summer dining by a Kyoto river Thursday, May 27, 2010 @ 3:56PMThe Hyatt Regency Kyoto has released a special summer accommodation plan that gives visitors the opportunity to experience the traditional culture of the ancient capital. The Kawadoko accommodation package showcases Kyoto's summer feature of a dinner by the kawadoko (riverbed), enjoying wild sweetfish, vegetables from Kyoto and other seasonal cuisine on a platform just above a river in green ...
  • Just four reasons to visit Balboa Park Thursday, May 27, 2010 @ 9:55AMAmusement center, museum complex, public park spanning five neighborhoods — and our best non-sandy asset.
  • Geisha Chikako Pari Wednesday, May 26, 2010 @ 4:10PMChikako Pari, whose stage name is Ichizuru, is the last geisha, also known as geiko, of a small town in Kyoto Prefecture. Her unusual last name, Pari — written in kanji — refers to the city of Paris and her French ancestry, although the details of her French great-grandfather's life were never revealed to her. Pari's happy childhood came to an abrupt end at age 12, when she was sold to a geisha ...
  • PA ties up with foreign groups Tuesday, May 25, 2010 @ 10:22PMTHE People's Association (PA) has tied up with embassies and foreign cultural groups here to give Singaporeans a glimpse into the intricacies of, for example, Mexican dance, how to make Russian pancakes, tie a Japanese kimono or speak Italian. Such courses on aspects of foreign cultures, available at the PA's network of 105 community clubs, are run by people native to the country, no less.
  • Long-gone fashion makes brief return Sunday, May 23, 2010 @ 10:43PMAfter years of being firmly on the "out" list, Japan's traditionally white knee-length undergarments are making a sort of comeback, thanks to innovations in patterns and colours. This spring, Tobu De .....
  • Long-gone fashion makes brief return Sunday, May 23, 2010 @ 10:43PMAfter years of being firmly on the "out" list, Japan's traditionally white knee-length undergarments are making a sort of comeback, thanks to innovations in patterns and colours.
  • Nisei woman, 87, and other Japanese-Americans to be honored by San Jose State Sunday, May 23, 2010 @ 2:15AMAt a commencement ceremony Saturday that will celebrate 8,000 SJSU students and their future, Bessie Kawachi Chin, 87, of Castro Valley, and a handful of Nisei former students will be recognized for the opportunities that were denied them by war hysteria.
  • Mito's marvels span time, TV and beauty Saturday, May 22, 2010 @ 3:55PMLast, but not least, on this Ibaraki travel itinerary is Mito, the prefectural capital. Known to those who watch Japanese television as the home of Mito Komon, the leading character in Japan's eponymous and longest-running TV series, which has been aired continuously since 1969, the city with a population approaching 300,000 also figures prominently in Japanese history. Not only did its lords ...
  • Mount Carmel Elementary celebrates many cultures Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 4:44PMStudents learn to appreciate the differences and similarities of other countries
  • Vivienne Westwood - Kilt Named Favourite Traditional Item Monday, May 17, 2010 @ 6:56AMThe kilt has been voted as the world's favourite traditional item of clothing. The Scottish garment topped a poll of international traditional clothing by travel...
  • Unveiling rare beauty Monday, May 17, 2010 @ 4:40AMIf you think you can only find Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel or the Pendusa God in fairytales and myths, then youâre wrong. In Indonesia, you can also find them on the traditional bati .....
  • Unveiling rare beauty Monday, May 17, 2010 @ 4:29AMIf you think you can only find Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel or the Pendusa God in fairytales and myths, then you’re wrong. In Indonesia, you can also find them on the traditional batik cloths. Hard to imagine? Maybe.
  • World Briefs Monday, May 17, 2010 @ 3:33AMAfter a marine biologist inquired whether the Ministry of Defence held records about "abnormally large or dangerous sea monsters hundreds of metres under the sea" that had not been revealed to the public, the Royal Navy stated it may hold records about possible sea monsters but it does not collect them centrally.
  • (AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-17 07:28 NEWSMAKER-Astellas CEO aims for the stars with U.S. bid Monday, May 17, 2010 @ 1:33AMBy Mariko Katsumura and Yumiko Nishitani
  • Kilt voted world's favourite traditional item of clothing Sunday, May 16, 2010 @ 6:15PMIT HAS graced the catwalk many a time in creations from designers such as Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen, and now Scotland's kilt has been confirmed as the most p
  • Kimutaku in 'Moon Lovers'; 'unmarriageable' celebs; CM of the week: Daihatsu's Tanto EXE Saturday, May 8, 2010 @ 4:03PMIn what's being promoted as his "first full-scale love story" in 10 years, SMAP heartthrob Takuya Kimura stars as a successful furniture manufacturer in "Tsuki no Koibito" (Moon Lovers; Fuji TV, Mon., 9 p.m.). Rensuke (Kimura) has become a major force in Japanese interior design with a policy of trying to please as many consumers as possible. He built his furniture empire from scratch, and now ...
  • Whistler's mom arrives in time for Mother's Day Wednesday, May 5, 2010 @ 2:25PM“Whistler's Mother” isn't. At least, that's not its real name. James Abbott McNeil Whistler's work, possibly the best-known American painting in the world, is actually called "Arrangement in Gray and Black, No. 1." The secondary descriptive title, "Portrait of the Artist's Mother,"...
  • Celebrate Children's Day with this savory custard Wednesday, April 28, 2010 @ 6:45AMChildren's Day is right around the corner, and the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii again is hosting its annual Kodomo no Hi: Keiki Fun Fest/Going Green.
  • ‘I Rush Through the Japanese Night’ Monday, April 26, 2010 @ 2:52PMWilliam T. Vollmann turns his unstoppable curiosity about the world to Japan, and so to geishas, Noh theater and, of course, much, much else.
  • Japan Society celebrates spring with style Monday, April 26, 2010 @ 8:41AMPhotos by Maggie Caldwell The Japan Society of Fairfield County presented its Sakura Festival on April 18 celebrating the blooming of the cherry blossoms and the onset of the spring.
  • Japanese astronauts serve sushi in space Thursday, April 15, 2010 @ 12:57AMTokyo - Japanese astronauts aboard the International Space Station ISS treated their colleagues to a worldly delicacy from their homeland, by making them space sushi for dinner, Kyodo News reported Thursday. ...
  • Technology › Yamazaki, Noguchi make hand-rolled sushi aboard space station Wednesday, April 14, 2010 @ 9:35PMJapanese astronauts Naoko Yamazaki and Soichi Noguchi invited their colleagues at the International Space Station to eat hand-rolled sushi, an ISS image issued by NASA…
  • Traditional hospitality served at Japan's old inns Wednesday, April 7, 2010 @ 6:40AMNowhere is Japan's quiet luxury more evident than in its onsen ryokans - traditional inns with hot springs.