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Shares in Mazda Motor jump 6.4% on reports that US carmaker Ford Motor may sell a 20% stake in the Japanese company.
, Business
Shares in Mazda Motor jump 6.4% on reports that US carmaker Ford Motor may sell a 20% stake in the Japanese company.
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It *has* been a good day. :)I took a nap after Japanese.The dream I had during that nap:I woke up. My head peeks from the covers (I usually cover my head when I sleep...). I look around. The sheet has Pokemon on it. I realize this is not my room. There are a few people in the room, soc...
In March I did a profile of Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of Pokemon (Work Irregular Hours To Find Inspiration - Satoshi Tajiri). I wanted to continue the story today by sharing one of Tajiri’s closely held beliefs: Do It Your Way. No matter where young Tajiri went as a boy, it see...
, Entrepreneurship , Modeling
2008-11-18  Masiguy
More pictures and a little commentary from my recent trip to Tokyo;Yep, that bottom shelf has a complete and unused Campy 50th group in it... I was slobbering on myself when I saw it last year in this same shop (that now carries Masi)- Friend Bike Shop.This was possibly my favorite bik...
, I , Japan , Japan , Cool , Tokyo
Japanese banking giant, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial has posted a 64% drop in its second-quarter profit but reiterated its lowered full-year forecast.
, Business
2008-11-18  The Jakarta Post
Ford Motor Co. has decided to sell nearly two-thirds of its stake in Mazda Motor Corp. after finding several Japanese buyers, including Mazda itself, a newspaper said Tuesday.read more
, Web , Business , divestment , Ford , Mazda
2008-11-18  My Life as a Gaijin
I'm so terribly sorry for my blog absence of late, both in writing and visiting other blogs. It's one of those things, every morning I would tell myself that I would blog that day, and then either the day would run away from me or I'd get the chance and found I had nothing to say.Noth...
, japanese , teaching , blogging
2008-11-18  Selectism.com
We love the distressed look from these cowhide keychains from Mr. Olive.  Japanese made from quality leather, these keychains allow for easy attachment  via study metal hooks. The buckle system on the leather strap lets you snap them right onto your denim nicely. Get yours now for 8...
, Accessories , keychains , leather , mr.
He’s cute, right? So-named “James the Doorman” - from Black & Blum - holds open a door (duh) or whatever task you set him to. Available at the Japanese site, SEMPRE. I expect Charles brought one back from his recent visit to Tokyo, along with other goodies we’ve...
, Accessories , Charles , gadget , Modern
2008-11-17  Connecting the Dots
One of the books that played a role in shaping my thinking in college was Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged. It's basic premise is that of rational self interest. Rand portrays independent achievers as ones whose achievements are interfered with by the state, and she argues that any state i...
Akira Kurosawa’s 1950 classic Rashomon, which officially introduced Japanese cinema to the world at large, will be the next film presented as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ series “Monday Nights with Oscar.” The East Coast premiere of the new di...
, Asian , Classics , Film , Japanese , New
2008-11-17  Eee PC - Blog
Quite honestly, I don’t really get why Dospara, a Japanese company would come out with a new netbook such as the Prime Note Cartina UM, this late in the game. Aside from being a little late in joining the netbook wars, the said netbook will also be available only in Japan - and ...
, 9inch , competitor , prime
2008-11-17  31Summers...
You are just going to love todays featured artist. She has beautiful things in her shop. She is also offering my readers some "freebies" if you mention 31Summers when you purchase.You may want to buy just for the freebies, they usually include either a mini block magnet, a card sample...
2008-11-17  Think Progress
Congress and the Bush administration are currently considering whether to spend $25 billion to rescue Detroit automakers. The proposal has generally been met with stiff resistance from conservatives, who have increasingly been pinning all the blame for the crisis in Detroit on labor un...
, Incompetent , Bailout , Kyl , Schwarzenegger
2008-11-17  Piwik
Piwik is growing by leaps and bounds and we are proud to say we now have thirteen translations for the latest release! I would like to thank all the translators and reviewers who worked very hard to make sure Piwik is available to as many people as possible. The translations currently...
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What is Haiku? Today we begin a weekly display of members’ responses to the question: What is haiku? Our hope is that by sharing our responses (definitions, descriptions, comments, or quotations of wise words by others) we will achieve a broader and more sympathetic understanding o...
, Current , Haiku
It's cold out there. Are you ready to sacrifice fashion to keep warm during the long, cold New York winter? Japanese retailer Uniqlo wants to make your winter more attractive...
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2008-11-17  Toingks
The wacky trio composed of Tito, Vic and Joey are going to launch their old sitcom that is one of the most popular and trend-setting sitcoms in the history of Philippine television, “Iskul Bukol.” Flashback: At Wanbol University there is Victor Ungasis, the good-looking, ...
, Movies , Escalera , Iskul , Joey , Miss , Tito , Vic , Wanbol
I was struck by a paraphrase that I heard recently from a reporter on one of the Sunday morning shows, describing a statement made by the head of the UAW regarding their position on “givebacks” to GM to assist in restructuring the company financially. As I heard it, and I don’...
Just last month, the yachting industry was still talking about their oasis of prosperity. The super-rich still have plenty of money, they said. And they still love their yachts. What a difference a month makes. An article in the Telegraph tells the story of a boat named Alibella. Th...
, Yachts
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2008-11-17  DS Fanboy
Filed under: Rumors Oh Mama, is there nothing you can't turn your versatile hand to? With Mama cooking games now out on DS and Wii, and a gardening game due out this winter on the handheld, Japanese publisher Taito isn't done milking the money-printing franchise.Last week, the company ...
, animals , cooking-mama-limited , gardening-mama , office-create , pet-shop-mama , pets , taito , trademark
2008-11-17  JapanesePod101.com
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Being in doubt isn’t fun, but it’s a fact of life. You are ready to learn to express doubt in Japanese. And, there are some popular phrases that you’ll only get from this lesson! Say things like, “He made a promise, but I only half believ...
, Yojijukugo , 4 , hanshin , Japanese , Polite , using
This is a joint posting with David Wheeler and Robin Kraft When countries in Latin America or Africa descend into crisis, economists in Washington take a harsh view. Governments are forced to reduce spending in return for IMF rescue packages and in some instances, countries are even ...
, Confronting , Financial
2008-11-17  SHIZUOKA GOURMET
Please check the new postings at: sake, shochu and sushi Shizuoka Pics ————— —————̵ 2;——- 日本語のブログ —————̵ 2;————— 212;—- T...
, Uncategorized , グルメ , レシピ , Bento , 簡単なレシピ , 静岡 , Gastronomy , Gourmet , Japan , Lunch , Shizuoka , Simple , 弁当 , 日本
The Japanese whaling fleet has set sail for its controversial whale hunt in Antarctic waters, while the Australian government has simultaneously begun a scientific study to demonstrate the benefits of non-lethal whale research. The lead Japanese whaling ship, Nisshin Maru, left Japan M...
2008-11-17  About.com Manga
If you've even only vaguely familiar with Japanese culture, you know this: The Japanese love the cute. "Like" or even "love" is perhaps too mild. We're talking they LOOOOOOOOOOOVE this...
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2008-11-17  Gates of Vienna
Take a look at the Islamic terror plot uncovered in Arizona, with a connection to the “Flying Imams”.Also look at the financial news from Spain — not good. Unemployment over 11%.Thanks to C. Cantoni, Insubria, JD, Paul Green, TB, and all the other tipsters who sent these in. Head...
When oil prices soared this spring and summer, plenty of people blamed pirates in neckties. If they rise again, just blame pirates. Back in fashion (AP) Somali pirates boarded and captured a Saudi Aramco oil supertanker off the coast of Kenya over the weekend. The supertanker was re...
, Oil , In , AP
2008-11-17  ONE INCH PUNCH
Japanese researchers in Japan have developed a clever way to turn an umbrella into a portable speaker. Made of bamboo and paper, the Oto-Shigure uses a built-in amplifier connected to four tiny vibrating motors located on the tips of the umbrella. The music can’t be heard by a...
, Design , Japan
Zafka Zhang (from 56minus1 on Flickr) This interview is re-published on Danwei from 56minus1. Zafka Zhang (张安定) is the co-founder of China Youthology, a boutique consultancy that works on consumer insights for marketing, communications, and product design targeting Chinese yout...
, People
Because of the late unpleasantness, there’s been a lot of debate among a certain kind of Leftist as to what attitude the Left ought to take towards the Democratic Party’s big win at the polls, and the grassroots efforts by eager young Obamarchists to help bring it about. In...
, Civil , Experts , Fellow , Feminism , Politics , Power , Quotes , Race , Smash , The , World , California , Democrats , Federal , Francis , Franklin , HUAC , Japanese , Minneapolis , Minnesota , Movement , Mythistory , NAACP , NLRB , Ohio , Pixley , Progressives , Rush , San , Sean , Smith , Social , Toledo , United , Wagner
Loco is headed for the darkside of the Gaijin experience in Japan. He's taken to giving Japanese a little bit of their own medicine. He begins to retaliate against the treatment he's received, with some interesting if not funny results...
, buckwheat , charles , english , foreigners , japanese , racism , vigilantism , xenophobia
(bystanders don’t get much more innocent) “I guess one can’t expect a prime mover in the Allison Stokke saga to learn anything,” muses David Colon of The Gil Meche Experience,  “but between the statutory rape and the gang bang jokes, please tell me anyth...
, Baseball , Blogged
2008-11-17  NovaSphere Blog
  I have been losing some sleep trying to answer how a committed global-free-marketer like me got to advocating a “bailout” of the auto industry. I care deeply about cars, but I have not bought American since college, so it’s not like the supply of vehicles I want (o...
, Global , Global , Globalization , Outsourcing , Ford , GM , Chrysler , Big , Detroit , Auto , Bailout , Pensions , Unions , Corvette , TARP
A frustrating week of golf betting is brought to an end with Jeev Milkha Singh's victory in Singapore. Already suffering from Scoop Six fatigue and with two races still to tackle, Saturday morning was a bit chaotic, with notes and papers strewn about my office and - in the background...
Why should Americans bail out General Motors, Chrysler and Ford when all three companies are spending millions fighting proposed government rules to make their fleets more energy-efficient? Aren't these the folks who got themselves into financial trouble by churning out gas-guzzle...
, Air , climate , Energy , Environment , EPA , Global
Eri Yoshida has been drafted to play professional baseball.A 16-year-old schoolgirl with a mean knuckleball has been selected as the first woman ever to play alongside the men in Japanese professional baseball.Eri Yoshida was drafted for a new independent league that will launch in Apr...
2008-11-17  Public Opinion
Robert Gottliebsen in Spending what we don't have in Business Spectator says: we don’t have the money to hand out tax gifts in the longer term given that the mineral boom, which spawned all our tax cuts in recent times, is no longer there. Right now we are dependent on the Chinese an...
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If you want to drink sake in Japan, go to any izakaya (Japanese-style sake restaurants) near you. You can drink and eat reasonably there. If you are a sake lover,...
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2008-11-17  The HR Capitalist
A couple of weeks ago, I posted on Geoff Colvin's new book, "Talent is Overrated", in which he points to recent research that indicates that stars are usually not born, but developed through a process called "deliberate practice".   Check that post out if you haven't alr...
, Talent
2008-11-17  Flossie.com
Just as vintage kimono fans are that much chic-er than a USB powered (and highly ineffective) desk fan, so too are these stylish twists on three common keep-cool gadgets and gizmos. Perfect for keeping a Flossie lady cool this summer after a hard day at the office - or equally as good ...
, Gift , Home , Living , Cherry , Cuisinart , girlie , Linden , summer
Asian shares declined, with shares of Japanese auto makers and banks leading the action to the downside in Tokyo.
2008-11-17  CEN.TAKU.ME
The Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Pilot are ready for their US debut! Back in the summer, Bandai Entertainment announced at Anime Expo that Gundam 00 will air on the SciFi Channel on November 17th. Fast forward to a few months later; Bandai officially confirmed earlier this week that the serie...
, Anime , cartoon , gundam , scifi
2008-11-17  Southern Beale
I blogged about this back in July but now that a bailout of the American auto industry appears imminent, it’s time to remember the Treaty of Detroit. From Roger Lowenstein’s July 2008 New York Times column:General Motors established its pension in the “treaty of Detroit,” the ...
, GM , healthcare , economy
Good old Cooking Mama, with her amusing Japanese accent, her desire to make us all better chefs, and her crazy recipes that always, inexplicably, involve fish. Well, coming this...
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The mainly Indian crew of a Japanese ship, released by Somali pirates, enter safe water on their way back home.
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2008-11-17  What I Like? I like
Want to watch Japanese drama and movie online?Want to watch Korean drama and movie online ?Want to watch Taiwanese drama and movie online ?just watch your favorite drama and movie even the latest one on MYSOJU.COM ... stumble on their site when i'm searching where to watch Hana Kimi Sp...
, How , JDRAMA , MoviE
2008-11-17  Kimono Reincarnate
I first used a Gocco many years ago. It was my first year in Japan, and my first year to create and send nengajyo. My friend brought her little magical screen printer to my apartment and taught me how to use it. From memory, it was about to be Year of the Dragon and I created a desi...
, supplies , goodness , gocco
So, I somehow “volunteered” to create a new course at the undergraduate level, to be offered (mainly) as a service course–i.e., not to our majors, but as part of a humanities breadth requirement. I’ve appropriated the term “cyberculture,” though I ...
, General
In November 1615, Pope Paul V welcomed the embassy of the Japanese samurai Hasekura Tsunenaga. In March 1616 he met with Galileo Galilei and had him warned not to hold or defend the heliocentric ideas of Copernicus.Watercolour 9cm x 8cm. Click to enlarge.
, wash , beard , people , words , watercolour , religion , history , eye , Nadler , portrait , politics
The roots of Halloween,can be traced back to Celtic culture in Ireland. According to their Druid religion and calender, "All Hallow's Eve" is the night before "All Hallows" or "All Souls' Day". They believedthe disembodiedspirits of all whohad died throughout the precedingyear ...
This documentary was requested by Talia. I have gone for the multi-language closed caption version as I know I have a lot of visitors that do not speak English as a first language.“I know what many of you are thinking. You’re thinking, ‘This man is duplicitous. You’re thinking ...
, watch , john , best , jfk , fog , online , ww2 , Robert , cuban , Vietnam
2008-11-17  Wired: Autopia
With 882 stations on 14 lines, Tokyo's amazing subway system is one of the largest -- and busiest -- in all the world. The system map is a twisted mass of squiggles that resembles a Jackson Pollack painting, and conditions on its trains give new meaning to the word "crowded." It all ...
, Public
2008-11-17  Toingks
The wacky trio composed of Tito, Vic and Joey are going to launch their old sitcom that is one of the most popular and trend-setting sitcoms in the history of Philippine television, “Iskul Bukol.” Flashback: At Wanbol University there is Victor Ungasis, the good-looking, ...
, Movies , Escalera , Iskul , Joey , Miss , Tito , Vic , Wanbol
2008-11-16  Mottekaero jDonuts
Ahh, it feels good to have had a nice break from blogging.But it seems that you can't keep a die hard blogger down.I have improved the time I spend with my family and cut back on my computer time. Mission accomplished, so to speak.So where do we go from here?Due to the outpouring of lo...
, Ramblings , Blog
2008-11-16  Blog @ jDonuts
Ahh, it feels good to have had a nice break from blogging.But it seems that you can't keep a die hard blogger down.I have improved the time I spend with my family and cut back on my computer time. Mission accomplished, so to speak.So where do we go from here?Due to the outpouring of lo...
, jDonuts
2008-11-16  Japanese Fashion
Nothing like a nice necklace to warm the neck…well not really but after you take down your scarves you need to have something to show for :) Onatoko
, Accessories , Japanese
So just about every blogger even remotely associated with the marketing and PR industries has done a post about the whole Motrin/Twitter/MommyBlogger controversy, many of which can be summed up as “they should have been monitoring the conversation.” Which is akin to saying “they...
, Twitter , Not
2008-11-16  Violaceous
I've been having lots of fun making and receiving aprons lately! I've been hosting an apron swap over at Swap-bot called "Sweets for the Sweet Aprons", it's been fun! I started a Flickr group where people can share pictures, I've loved seeing what everyone is coming...
, Craftiness
2008-11-16  MOLDY CITY
updatedI have mixed feelings about an auto industry bailout, and I'll even go so far as to say that anybody who looks at that matter as a real problem, rather than occasion for ideological debate about the virtues of the free market, probably does as well. So, the last thing I'd sugges...
From the Banana Stand to Hot Cops to Never-Nudes to the Chicken Dance (and that’s not even mentioning The Cornballer, Pop-pop, or Franklin), Arrested Development has provided the some of the funniest moments in television history. Jeffrey Tambor’s announcement that the ...
, Lists , Television , Arrested
So you have an adventurous spirit when it comes to food and you especially have an interest in trying out Ethnic Cuisines; however, there are those times when you walk into a restaurant, sit down and read menu that literally is in a foreign language. Yikes, what do you do? Well, the fi...
, Features , cuisine , japanese
2008-11-16  GUILTY
I was facebooking this afternoon, then I saw Takuji's wall. Grace, maymay, chris as usual those active facebooker commented about Japan again. Then I started thinking back about the days again. I cant believe it that it's almost 1 year. 1 year! still countdowning. Its like we left las...
2008-11-16  hongkiat.com
Screen capture, or print screen is perhaps the most efficient way to share whatever appears on your desktop. They help tech users like us to share and communicate better with friends and peers. Major operating systems today comes with basic screen capture and print screen function, ...
, Tools , capture , free , print , screen
The big three American auto producers General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, are in terrible financial shape. They have asked the government for a bailout, and the Democratic leadership in Congress is eager to give them one. The United Auto Workers union was a strong supporter of Preside...
Another 12-hour shift. I'm gradually running more and more of the show. The RN supervisor working with me today stepped back and let me make a lot of my own decisions, and spent a bit of her day in the chartroom putting together in-service teaching modules for the other nurses. It w...
, thanatology , long-term , Adventures , off-the-clock , RN , rehab
2008-11-16  caramel corn
I think this receipe is something that many moms know how to make. Only slightly different in methods. This one is a favourite recipe and I got it on a receipe card when I bought the Maggi granule stock in a bottle. After trying it according to this recipe, I thought, hey that wasn't s...
2008-11-16  About.com Formula 1
This weekend the F3 series ran its Macao Grand Prix for up-and-coming talents, and a Japanese driver named Keisuke Kunimoto won the event. Who? Doesn't matter. This...
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2008-11-15  Cotton and Cloud
Thank you so much for all your kind and warm words for Wata. I have told him everybody's messages and reassured him that there are many wonderful people all over the world. Both Wata and I are grateful and reassured by your wonderful messages... thank you!! :D . Hopefully he has learnt...
, Knitting , Pets
2008-11-15  openSUSE News
Issue #46 of openSUSE Weekly News is now out!In this week’s issue: openSUSE 11.1 Beta 5 Released Updated Build Service Roadmap KDE’s Compositing in openSUSE 11.1 SLES Now Easy for Users of RHEL and CentOS YaST Preview The openSUSE Weekly News is translated to: G...
, Weekly
Batter my heart, three-person'd God ; for youAs yet but knock ; breathe, shine, and seek to mend ;That I may rise, and stand, o'erthrow me, and bendYour force, to break, blow, burn, and make me new.I, like an usurp'd town, to another due,Labour to admit you, but O, to no end.Reason, yo...
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I’m not sure if you can do this sign in the US, but in New Zealand, you can with our sense of humour: it’s at the New Orleans bar (formerly Paris), on Lambton Quay, Wellington. Two of the staff are Frenchmen so we chatted more about the fact that Orléans is a French town. You can ...
2008-11-15  the defeatists!
Last night, I heard Ariana Huffington suggest as one Oxbridge PhD to another that she and Rachel Maddow be put in charge of rehabilitating the Republican party because they both are committed to a two party system and because they are women and therefore more compassionate. I thought ...
, Current , defeat , existential , history , it's , politics , right , seeing , the , the , Web/Tech , WTF?! , you
Life is comfort right now. I am in a cozy house with two dear friends in the mountains in Tahoe. My days are filled with cooking together, yoga, hikes, meditation, laughter, designing, and sharing with people I love (i.e. bliss). Today I leave you with photos (and an ingredient list!) ...
2008-11-15  Into Oblivion
Today, our parents brought us to eat Sakae Sushi for dinner! They wanted all of us to have a good dinner together before going to Hongkong, which is tomorrow.It's a newly opened restaurant. Our parents know my sister and I love Japanese food too!:DTHERE!But there were so little sushi ...
2008-11-14  Wash Park Prophet
Here are a few comics worth reading on the web:Tozo Public Servant: a detective thriller amidst political intrigue in a steam punk setting. The full color art is a bit like Babar.Paradigm Shift: a fast paced Chicago action-detective story with were-tigers and Chinese gangs that run gu...
, comics , culture
2008-11-14  Jamaipanese.com
The line between science fiction and reality continues to be blurred more and more. Recently a Japanese team of scientists at the Riken Center for Developmental Biology successfully made a clone mouse from braincells of a mouse that have been frozen for 16 years. The mouse on the lef...
, Technology
2008-11-14  Tokyo Kawaii, etc.
Hot-pot cuisine in Japanese style is called Nabe Ryori in Japanese. It’s good for autumn - winter season, and these days I frequently cook it for dinner. Well it’s been quite a while since I posted my previous article, but I have no idea how many times I had Nabe for ...
, daily , hot , Japanese , Nabe