August 13th, 2008 weds
http://tomsito.com/blog.php?post=857
15 days ago
... after several days it began to smell badly and attract flies. Finally the other animators waited until LeBrun had left for lunch and tossed the rancid thing.
1945-After the atomic bombings Japan prepared to surrender. A note delivered to the Swedish Embassy in Tokyo expressed the wish of the Imperial Japanese Government to accept the terms of the Potsdam Declaration. Emperor Hirohito pre-recorded ...
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Olympic Baseball: THE RESULTS FROM DAY ONE
http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/newsstand/discussion/olympic_baseball_
15 days ago
... to get the runner at first. Hindsight is 20-20, I guess.
In the final game of the day, Cuba beat Japan 4-2. Yu Darvish got knocked around for 7 hits and 4 runs in just 4.0 innings of work.
Tonight ( ... is in a basically-must-win game against the Netherlands, the Chinese face the Koreans, the Canadians face Cuba and Taipei faces Japan.
To see the boxscores and official results, click the link.
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Japan Economy Shrinks, Nikkei Falls - video
http://publish.vx.roo.com/couriermail/videoplayer/?channel=World+News&clipId=933
15 days ago
Japan's economy contracted last quarter, reinforcing views it may have slipped into a... 8/2008 Reuters
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SE Sulawesi preparing 100 nurses for employment in Japan
http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2008/8/13/se-sulawesi-preparing-100-nurses-for-em
15 days ago
The Southeast Sulawesi administration is preparing 100 local residents to work as nurses at hospitals and old-folk homes in Japan, a provincial manpower official said.
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Nissan Previews All-Around “Collision Free” Prototype
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NihonCar_EN/~3/363796539/news_details.php
16 days ago
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd has unveiled an All-Around Collision Free prototype incorporating two all-new technologies – Side Collision Prevention (SCP) and Back-up Collision Prevention (BCP). Incorporating the avail...
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Polls Show Reshuffle Bump Almost Gone; Public Wants Action Now
http://son-of-gadfly-on-the-wall.blogspot.com/2008/08/polls-show-reshuffle-bump-
16 days ago
By Jun Okumura
... Lower House election.This actually follows an oft-scripted Japanese narrative. The tragic hero that fulfills his duty against all odds then falls on his sword—or spills his guts, since this is Japan—is a familiar figure in Japanese folklore and popular drama. The cause he espouses matters only tangentially; the important thing is the self-sacrifice. Then all is forgiven. On a slightly different ...
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(Anime) Ikkitousen Great Guardians - 10 Raw (960x720 DivX611 120fps).avi
http://www.nyaatorrents.org/?page=download&tid=28551
16 days ago
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The Japan Blog Matsuri lives!
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WhatJapanThinks/~3/363946449/
16 days ago
By Ken Y-N
You may remember last year there was an ill-fated attempt by me to start up a blog carnival for Japan. The good news, however, is that Nick over at Long Countdown has ressurected the idea over at the Japan Soc Community Blog.
So, the first host is Shane at The Tokyo Traveler. She’s looking for Impressions of Tokyo, so please ...
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Germany's Kleibrink wins men's foil fencing gold
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/13/sports/AS-OLY-FEN-Mens-Foil.php
16 days ago
Benjamin Kleibrink of Germany won the gold medal in men's foil fencing with a convincing victory over Japan's Yuki Ota on Wednesday.
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Comment on Koreans May Profess Their Hate of Japan, But Their Wallets Say Otherwise by mizar5
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CommentsForTheMarmotsHole/~3/363945895/
16 days ago
By mizar5
andy-in-japan: “Koreans “hate” everything and everyone else, until it’s time to get something from them. Or sell something to them. Korea is less a peninsula, and more a fishbowl filled with angry, angry fish.”
To the extent that Americans suffer from free-floating anxiety, Koreans appear to suffer from free-floating hate.
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