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1  General / Japanese Doramas / Re: DVD RAM
 on: Today at 12:14:53 
Started by Timmy | Post by James Maruyama
Timmy/Jeff - Are you referring to this type of DVD-RAM disc?
 
http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-electronics/shop/Supplies-Accessories/Video/D VD-Accessories/DVD-RAM/model.LM-AF120LU10_11002_7000000000000005702
 
You might be able to play it directly through your DVD-ROM drive:
 
http://www.ehow.com/how_5805845_play-mini-dvd_ram-computer.html
 
http://discussions.virtualdr.com/showthread.php?t=238457
 
You can also buy external drives that can play the discs:
 
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136193&cm_re=DVD_RA M_Drive-_-27-136-193-_-Product
 
Macs have a drive that can play it as well:
 
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3072
 
If it's in a case then you might be able to open the case to take the disc out, but you should check to see if this is correct.
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2  General / Japan in General / When will Tanabata Festival take place this year?
 on: Today at 10:48:54 
Started by Spesta - Ex Member | Post by Erik
I've always wanted to go. I'd really love to see the parade and go to every food stalls. I hope I can save enough so my girlfriend and I could go probably next year. Do you still wear those yukatas, and are foreigners allowed to wear them during the festival?
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3  Japanese Language and Culture / Japanese Language / Re: Need help with translation
 on: Today at 10:28:51 
Started by Spesta - Ex Member | Post by Erik
Thank you, once again.  
 
Maybe it's requested for remittance, but not by him. Do you suggest that we surrender it back to the office, or wait til someone claim it from him?
 
He said that he knows Toshishiro, but by the name of Tamari? I guess you really don't translate name.  
 
He also said there's a high cost of living in Japan, so earning that amount is not much? I don't know, but if you convert the money into USD, it sure can do a lot.  
 
Thank you everyone, and sorry for the trouble.
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4  General / Japanese Games / Kanji Writing Game for Android
 on: Today at 01:50:46 
Started by System25 - Ex Member | Post by Pepe
Hi!, there is a new Kanji game for Android. It's called "Kanji Writing Game" and, as the name suggest, you have to draw the correct kanji to pass the rounds.
 
The kanji list is divided by grades and it contains the complete 1945 Jouyou kanji.
It's also in Spanish.
 
This is a free game with an Ad banner. The author ask for donations in order to make an iPhone version of this game.
 
More info at:
  http://kwg.sourceforge.net/
  http://www.cyrket.com/p/android/com.amp_21004.kwg/
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZYSIHuzTfk
 
Greetings
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5  General / Daily Events in Japan / Kuwata Kesuke's Cancer Battle
 on: Yesterday at 09:48:27 
Started by James Maruyama | Post by James Maruyama
http://www.japan-zone.com/news/2010/07/29/sas_singer_diagnosed_with_cancer.shtml
 
Looks like Kuwata Kesuke's (leader of the Southern-All-Stars Jpop group) disclosure that he has cancer has sparked an overwhelming flood of sympathy and well-wishes from fans.  In addition, sales for his newest single 「本当は怖い愛とロマンス」Honto Wa Kowai Ai To Romance/"The Fear of True Romance and Love" has gone up especially at online retailer Amazon.co.jp
 
I definitely share everyone's sentiment and say 「頑張って」Ganbatte! --Good Luck for a speedy recovery.
 
http://mainichi.jp/enta/music/news/20100730spn00m200004000c.html
 
Here's one of Kuwata's songs:
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6  General / Daily Events in Japan / Re: East Meets West News Item
 on: 07/29/10 at 16:20:15 
Started by James Maruyama | Post by Tenno Heika
Thanks for making the couple of Forum threads for those stories, James. I got out of the habit of doing that, though I used to do it for every story so people could comment and follow up just as you've done.
 
Kuroki Meisa would be far more my cup of tea than Angie Jolie. But one is an up-and-coming starlet and the other is a global/Hollywood icon.
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7  General / Daily Events in Japan / Yamamoto Masumi Suicide
 on: 07/29/10 at 10:08:22 
Started by James Maruyama | Post by James Maruyama
Thanks Tenno H. for posting the article on 山本真純アナ/Yamamoto Masumi's suicide.  Very sad and tragic news indeed and the tabloids are starting to say that it was related to postpartum depression which many women undergo after child birth.
 
http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20100729-OHT1T00068.htm
 

 
Here's another article explaining the illness.
 
http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/women/pregnancy/ppd/general/379.htm l
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8  General / Japan in General / Re: Internet in Japan
 on: 07/27/10 at 02:57:51 
Started by Qwinki_Japan - Ex Member | Post by Timmy
I can't make a list but I can tell you one of the best is yahoo.co.jp
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9  General / Japanese Anime and Manga / Re: sukina manga no gaka
 on: 07/26/10 at 22:02:15 
Started by Mark | Post by Mark
Hmmm, yeah, not much consistency as writers go. The only one on that list I'm familiar with (granted it's an anime I know very well) is Cowboy Bebop, which never had a proper manga (it's manga was similar to that of NGE, which came out after the anime ended and didn't do much justice to the show). Cowboy Bebop rather than being by any particular writer was a project by Sunrise Studios (again, similar to NGE, which was a project of Gainax).
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10  Japanese Language and Culture / Japanese Language / Re: The "Learning Links" to learning Japanese!
 on: 07/26/10 at 19:08:15 
Started by Hachiro/八郎 | Post by brad john
For learning Japanese and about JLPT you can see this website.I will be helpful to you. You can Learn all things about Japanese here.
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11  General / Japanese Games / Re: Visual RPG Studio (Alpha)
 on: 07/26/10 at 16:28:35 
Started by Bob | Post by Bob
LastEnd RPG Maker is now called Visual RPG Studio.
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12  Japanese Language and Culture / Japanese Language / Re: I have created a web site for Japanese beginne
 on: 07/25/10 at 22:22:30 
Started by sakaeyellow | Post by sakaeyellow
These are the copybooks for Katakana and Hiragana.
 
http://www.4shared.com/file/JcPbxk1G/Katakana-Copybook.html
 
http://www.4shared.com/file/0Vdj-LQA/Hiragana-Copybook.html
 
Please give them to your friends who are interested in learning Japanese even if you don't need to use copybooks anymore.  Smiley
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13  General / Japan in General / Popular software download websites in Japan
 on: 07/25/10 at 14:10:11 
Started by Micheal | Post by Micheal
What are the most popular software download websites in Japan? Thanks!
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14  Japanese Language and Culture / Japanese Language / Re: Very weird thing about japanese language...
 on: 07/24/10 at 10:32:06 
Started by Yuki | Post by Spica
Quote from Timmy on 07/23/10 at 14:06:18:
Most Japanese arn't christian which makes them demonic right? undecided undecided

I believe thats a perfect display of a non sequitur or failed/missing logic.   Its like saying that we know the moon was painted white by the Marsian aliens because it shines so brightly.   The statement and its supposed evidence or reason has no connection what so ever, and the claimed connection doesnt even make sense.
 
 
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But seriously perhaps this is why they say that . And I have never heard this saying before.

Thats probably because anyone who used it in the last couple of hundred years would either be seen as ignorant(assuming without any logical or historical support that the spread of christianity is a good thing), stupid(unable to learn Japanese) or a religious zealot(religion takes precedence over everything else).
 
*****
Quote:
The quote is meant to spark a "flame war" and should be ignored as such.

Ah, mmm, my apologies then for not ignoring it.
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15  General / Japanese Movies / Re: Uchuu Senkan Yamato/宇宙戦艦ヤマト Movie
 on: 07/24/10 at 10:05:26 
Started by James Maruyama | Post by Spica
Nitpick, "senkan" means battleship.   I think cruiser is jun'youkan.
 
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The director is 山崎 貴/Yamazaki Takashi who made quite an impression with his past movies like "Returner"

Well thats nice at least, as i quite liked "The Returner".
Im yet to find a live action version of an anime that i liked though.
Otoh, i found the anime space battleship Yamato just way too odd so maybe a live action will actually improve it?   (goes so far out towards bad that i comes back from the other side and suddenly is good)    Smiley
 
Maybe its just because i know how battered the Yamato got before sinking that i find the idea too outrageous for my suspension of disbelief, hehe.
Otoh, anyone coming up with a way to get a 60Kt payload into space, that person i want to meet, and then i want to get into business with them!    Cool
 
Most certainly want to have a look at it when it comes out.
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16  General / Japanese Movies / Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch
 on: 07/24/10 at 07:56:00 
Started by James Maruyama | Post by James Maruyama
While not really a Japanese movie, Zack Snyder's "Sucker Punch" looks at least heavily influenced by Japanese Anime and Pop-Culture.  I guess he must have got a lot of input from co-writer Steve Shibuya who has been an assistant on films such as "Killer Klowns form Outer Space".  
 
The film describes itself as "Alice In Wonderland with Machine Guns" but perhaps a more apt comparison would be to companion piece to the Anime サクラ大戦 AKA "Sakura Wars".  
 
While the plot for "Sucker Punch" is a dream vs reality story, it's interesting how they seem to mirror Sakura War's steampunk alternate reality theme.  
 

 
Really looking forward to this as I loved both "300" and "Watchmen".  The Official website doesn't have much now but hopefully as 2011 approaches we will see more of the world of "Sucker Punch".
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucker_Punch_%28film%29
http://suckerpunchmovie.warnerbros.com/
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17  General / Japanese Movies / Re: Please recommend a movie
 on: 07/24/10 at 04:31:02 
Started by Mac | Post by Timmy
Like Spica said. Ringu is the bomb. I mean I was sweating during the whole movie. I kept having to grab my t-shirt and try to get air in there. It is a horror movie.
 
But My all time favorite movie was "hansamu sutsu" It was a laugh.
 
There was another one that I liked but can't remember the name. Maybe some body can help out.
 
It was about a Law in Japan where every one had to get a chip and everyone out of 10,000 people would be killed by a poison in the chip when they turned 21 years old. It forced people to enjoy their lives and to make their lives worth something. Pretty trippy stuff.
 
Another one that wasn't all that awesome but kind of fun and we had alot of fun making fun of it it "Umizaru"
 
Another favorite is Pixar or disney movies that have been made in to japanese speach. It is the real deal japanese and great to study and learn from.
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18  General / Daily Events in Japan / Re: Events calender
 on: 07/23/10 at 17:45:52 
Started by j nom | Post by j nom
Thanks. There's a matsuri tom at iidabashi I heard.
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19  General / Work in Japan / Re: Maid Cafe Work
 on: 07/23/10 at 13:49:22 
Started by Vi | Post by Diane
Golly, I would LOVE to work at this, "Maid Cafe."
 
Hhmm. . . Perhaps in the future. Smiley
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20  General / Japan in General / Re: Appeal of Blond Hair?
 on: 07/23/10 at 10:07:33 
Started by Stephanie | Post by Spica
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It's sort of ironic that today girls in Japan are dying their hair varying shades of light brown to blonde, getting "kuroi" tans or putting on colored Lens in order to standout. I guess anime/manga do influence people more than we know.

I wouldnt be so sure its the anime/manga influencing.   Or at least not being a primary reason.
With a population that is alot more stratified than in many countries, especially USA/Europe that seems to be common to compare with, and at the same time now having easily affordable means to stand out, i wouldnt be surprised if the anime and manga did more of noticing and reinforcing a trend rather than creating it.
 
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I guess blonde hair gives girls a more angelic appearance or characterization. Red hair seems to give girls a more temperamental personality (Majokko Megu-chan comes to mind).

Yeah thats common too.
 
Quote:
Usagi - A Princess from another dimension

From the past!    Cheesy
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