What's New in Japan?

Trendy Words Award of 2005!!

2005-12-02T17:05:00.000+09:00

I don't know the English name of this event. It is annually held in every December in Japan to announce which words (or phrases) were trendy. Surprisingly, the word "blog" was chosen as one of trendy words this year!! Congratulations!!

It means more people are starting their own blog. It's fun, isn't it?

On the other hand, I heard the number of crime relevant to blog had been increasing little by little. Be careful not to be involved although blog is to have fun.

Welcome to my blog!

2005-11-15T15:51:00.000+09:00

Hi, I'm Jun. Welcome to my blog. I just began the blog in class in university. I hope you'll enjoy it. Also I'll try to make the blog fun!

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Where did he go??

2005-11-14T17:10:00.000+09:00

I found this funny commercial on vidiLife. Can you guess where the sumo wrestler went? Have a look and fun!

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TAMAGOCCHI☆

2005-11-14T01:10:00.000+09:00

Tamagocchi is a toy, which was made over 10 years ago first. It was very popular among Japanese young people.

If you have a Tamagocchi, you see an egg in small display and you have to raise it until it dies. A little bird appears from the egg, and you have to feed it, clean its pooh and play with it! If you neglect your duty, the little bird will die immediately because it is very delicate. Therefore, you must be careful to treat it!

Recently, Tamagocchi appeared again in Japan a few years after it faded away, and it became popular again! When I talked to elementary school girls about Tamagocchi and they said, "Tamagocchi is new!", I was shocked. They didn't believe it was not new even though I explained to them when Tamagocchi was born... haha

Today's lunch

2005-11-14T00:36:00.000+09:00

I often make my own lunch in the morning to save money.

Today I put croquettes, Chinese steam meat dumplings, pork which tastes soybean paste and cabbage into the lunch box. All foods except the vegetable were frozen. I like frozen food because it's very easy to cook and tastes delicious. I think of all of them vegetable is the most important to stay healthy.

You know rice is essential for Asian people? When I was making the lunch today, I noticed I didn't have rice in rice cooker so I bought rice at convenience store before lunch time.

I got enough energy to work after eating the lunch!!

Feeling great

2005-11-09T11:08:00.000+09:00

Hi, good morning.

I got up very early this morning (for me at least)... at around 5 although I'm not an old man. (ha) It is because I just fell asleep early without even trying last night. I was very sleepy then but I was doing my homework for today.

Lately I haven't got up early in the morning so it was very rare for me to get up so early. First I finished my homework, which didn't take such a long time. Then I watched the news and made today's lunch. I often make my lunch to save money. (I do sound like an old man!)

I think that if I get up early I can do lots of things I want to do or have to do. So I've decided to get up early in every morning! (I don't know if it's possible for me...) Also I absolutely feel more energetic than usual. That's great isn't it?

The First Fad

2005-11-09T07:00:00.000+09:00

Do you know Tokyo Motor Show? It took place in Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan which is located next to Tokyo. The motor Show had been held from Oct 22 to Nov 6 so it already has been finished!

Over 1.50 million people visited the Motor Show from all over the world. Many many people came to see great cars! It's said one factor is that under elementary school students were for free to enter the Motor Show.

239 companies, 4 governments and 1 organization from 12 countiries and 1 region joined it.
The most popular car for Japanese people was GT-R PROTO of NISSAN.

I recommend you visit the official Tokyo Motor Show Website to see how beautiful and great it was.

First time to post

2005-10-26T12:07:00.000+09:00

Hi, my name is Jun. I've lived in Tokyo, Japan since I was born.

I'll search for Japanese trends and show you. I'd like to tell people in the world correct Japanese culture because many people have cultural stereotypes about Japan, so I started this blog.
My goal is that people all over the world read my blog and make comments to it regularly.

Your contribution is also welcomed in any time. If you have any trends or fads in your country, please tell me and readers on this blog!!