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Digirama – Tilt shift technique used in tokyo.
I love using tilt shift technique in my photography. It’s also known as “Fake Miniature Effect”. It used to be a in-photoshop-effect but now if you have an iphone,...
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AKB48 Fan Buys 1000 Copies of New Single Pt. 2
A couple of days ago at the AKB48 Theater in Tokyo, the 27th AKB48 single selection was held, and yet again there have been issues...
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Dear Stage Akihabara
There are many maid cafes and idol cafes around Japan. Of course the sacred place is Akihabara, and I just found out that there is...
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New Japanese Copyright Laws Might Hurt the Manga Industry
This could be a bad sign for the future of the manga industry. Apparently, Japan is considering making some changes to its copyright laws, opting to join...
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Is the Japanese Gaming Industry “breaking up” with the West?
Ryan Winterhalter of 1UP.com published a well-thought out piece concerning why the Japanese video game industry is drifting away from the USA and Western societies....
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A Japanese dating site made for “otakus”?
Nugget, a Japanese web design company, has created the first (or at least most high-profile) “otaku” dating website. Called “Aerura”, the site apparently groups interest-based categories together,...
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Visiting Japan? Make sure you get an “Otaku” map!
Japan’s National Tourism Organization released a map of the country this week…but it’s not your average road map. Capitalizing on the worldwide popularity of its...
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Summer Comiket (Comic Market)
Comiket is the world’s largest self-published comic book fair held in Japan. It’s a three day event held twice a year, in the summer (Natsu-Comi)...
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Otakus Have to Ride in Style Too
Style as in their style. Their ride of choice is their itasha (literally meaning painmobile), which are cars decorated with their favorite anime characters. A...