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When President-elect Barack Obama and his family take up residence in the White House it means that he will move into every household in America. He will not be just some Black dude that moved in down the street in a predominately White neighborhood and his family will not become the [...]
Japanese universities look abroad in hopes of upping their sagging enrollments
Rie Yoshinaga had a wide range of colleges to choose from.
Globalization: Of the 6,000 students at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Kyushu, nearly half come from abroad, as does the faculty. Classes are taught both in English and Japanese. TOMOKO OTAKE PHOTOS
Having studied at a high [...]
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James at Japan Probe posted this interesting video of a kid living out his mother’s dream [my opinion]. The mom is so set on her son passing frickin’ tests instead of him ENJOYING youth and LOVING TO LEARN, the poor kid is reduced to living a Japanese businessman’s life at an early age. Check out [...]
Here is a list of Japan’s most popular blogs as of August 2008 according to Technorati:
1. GIGAZINE
Tech and geek blog
9,756 links from other blogs on the web to this blog
2. Gizmodo Japan
Blog about Tech stuff and the newest electronic gadgets
(Japanese version of Gizmodo)
3,915 links
3. Engadget Japanese
Blog about Tech stuff and the newest electronic gadgets
(Japanese version of Engadget)
3,351 links
4. Kamiji Yusuke Official Blog
Official [...]
Okay, time to post videos to help you learn Japanese.
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Gambatte ne!
For those interested in interpretation and translation, music, politics, or just something different!
Here are a couple of links on Obama fever in Obama, Japan and a news report in Japanese on Obama’s visit to Japan.
More along the Black Tokyo theme, here are video clips on Blacks living in Obama, Japan scouting for opinion on Barak [...]
