Category Archives: fun links

Fun Link Friday: Documentary on Keiko Fukuda, Judo’s Only Female 10th Degree

Posted on August 26, 2011 by LM

“The belt ranks for women were very old fashioned and sexist. There was nothing above 5th degree for women.” -Keiko Fukuda Today’s Fun Link is a trailer for Yuriko Gamo Romer’s documentary Be Strong, Be Gentle, Be Beautiful: The Story … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, fun links | Tagged 10th dan, dojo, judo, Kano Jigoro, Keiko Fukuda, San Francisco, women | 4 Comments

Fun Link Friday: Japan Trends

Posted on August 19, 2011 by tnguyen3729

What do Air Conditioned Shoes, Female-Only Apartments, and a Tokyo Music Subway Map all have in common? They’ve all been featured in Japan Trends, a website founded by CScout a company comprised of individuals with backgrounds in marketing, media, fashion, design and innovative … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, fun links, useful links | Tagged blog review, culture, Japan, modern, modern Japan, shopping, trends | Leave a comment

Fun Link Friday: Japanese drinking games

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Paula

One important cultural constant anywhere and everywhere in Japan is the fine pastime of drinking. Maybe you’re finishing up a language program somewhere and it’s time to kick back with your friends, or maybe you’re just arriving as an English … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, fun links, living abroad | Tagged alcohol, beer, culture, drinking, drinking games, fun link friday, Japan, Japanese culture, socializing | 2 Comments

FLFs: Kitten delays Tokyo trains – Adopt disaster-affected pets!

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Paula

Writing here at Shinpai Deshou still isn’t quite back on track yet, since a couple of our contributors are in the process of overseas and domestic moves from and within Japan, but we promise more great things next week! In … Continue reading →

Posted in fun links | Tagged adoption, animals, cats, dogs, earthquake, fun link friday, Japan, kitten, news, pets, train, tsunami, volunteering | 2 Comments

Fun Link Friday: Japan’s youngest expert sake connoisseur

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Paula

Al Jazeera reports in this brief video about Akane Niikura, a 10-year old girl in the fourth grade who has become Japan’s youngest sake connoisseur. But don’t start getting worried about how her parents let her indulge in Japan’s traditional … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, fun links | Tagged food culture, fun link friday, Japan, Japanese food, sake | Leave a comment

Resource: National Diet Library Online Services

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Nyssa

The National Diet Library (NDL) in Tokyo is an undeniably large resource with every new publication in Japan required by law to be stored there. While anyone over the age of 18 can apply for user registration and gain access … Continue reading →

Posted in fun links, graduate school, study tools, undergraduate, useful links | Tagged archives, art, exhibitions, history, music, national diet library, online resource, research, resources, web archiving | 1 Comment

Fun Link Friday! Miso, How it’s made!

Posted on July 15, 2011 by reedra01

Have you ever wondered what miso is actually made of? I eat miso almost every day and it occurred to me recently that I have no idea how it is made or what ingredients are in it. Miso is a … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, fun links | Tagged culture, food, food culture, fun link friday, how it's made, Japan, Japan External Trade Organization, Japanese culture, JETRO, miso | 3 Comments

Fun Link Friday: Tokyo’s Themed Restaurants

Posted on July 8, 2011 by kachmcd

Just when you think traveling abroad and experiencing a new civilization is a big enough of a culture shock, the Japanese whip out some new trick. Behold, the themed restaurant. The article is a bit dated, but I can testify … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, fun links, living abroad | Tagged fun link friday, Japan, restauarants, theme restaurants, Tokyo | 3 Comments

Fun Link Friday: An Introduction to Japanese Pro Wrestling

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Dave K.

Hello, everyone! Before I begin this guest post about professional wrestling (aka puroresu, or puro for short) in Japan, let me address two things right off the bat. 1) Yes, pro wrestling is fake. It’s a big sweaty oily series … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, fun links | Tagged culture, history, Japan, pro-wrestling, puroresu, sports | Leave a comment

Fun Link Friday: Time-lapses of Tokyo

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Paula

Despite our mini heat waves and sudden thunderstorms, June weather is pretty nice around here. Sometimes you just want to sit around and watch the world go by. But wouldn’t that occasionally be nicer in fast-motion? And if you were … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, fun links | Tagged cities, fun link friday, Japan, photography, time-lapse, Tokyo, video, Yokohama | Leave a comment