Category Archives: fun links

FLF: Above and beyond the call of origami

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Paula

Short but sweet, this week’s Fun Link Friday speaks for itself with images like the one below. Thought you knew origami? Think again! The art of origami is beautiful and fascinating, especially to those of us who do not fully … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Energy Conservation Posters

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Paula

Even in the face of disaster, one thing Japan doesn’t lack is morale. That, and an innate sense of cute culture, both of which we see in this week’s Fun Link Friday feature. What are we looking at? The fantastic … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: How’s it made: Sake!

Posted on March 18, 2011 by reedra01

With all that’s going on overseas, we hope that our continued posting as usual here helps take some peoples’ minds off of everything. Or at least that this post encourages you to sit back, take a deep breath, and treat … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Women and Ramen

Posted on March 11, 2011 by LM

On the week of International Women’s Day, I’d like to share some fun links about one of my  favorite subjects: the intersection of food and gender. First is Felicity Hughes’s “New-Style Ramen Targets Female Noodle-Lovers,” which ran in Japan Pulse … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Why was Charlie Chaplin targeted by Japanese revolutionaries?

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Paula

This Japan Times article is an old one (originally from 2005) that I came across buried in my “read this again” pile of bookmarks, but as a history tidbit few probably know, the topic is still as fascinating as ever! … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Japanese Kit Kats

Posted on February 25, 2011 by LM

The Kit Kats of Japan are well known among those in Japanese Studies. Today’s fun link is My KitKats. Run by Alison Musket, a JET in Hamamatsu, this site features Kit Kats from all over Japan and from around the world, plus some cultural commentary. Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Blogger Tries Morinaga Pancake Milkshake

Posted on February 18, 2011 by LM

As we all know, bizarre Japanese foods and flavors have a certain appeal to the foreign visitor or expat. Tom Baker is a writer located in Tokyo and the author of Tokyo Tom Baker. In this post, he tries the Morinaga-brand … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Periscope Studio’s Miyazaki Tribute

Posted on February 11, 2011 by LM

Based in Portland, Periscope Studio is the largest studio of freelance comic artists in the US. Periscope hosts a sketch blog on Tumblr, and the weeklong sketch-blog challenge for Jan. 24-30 was the work of legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki of … Continue reading →

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FLF: Winter Festivals in Northern Japan

Posted on February 4, 2011 by reedra01

As a JET in Akita Prefecture, I can attest to the fact that the cold, long and dark winter can lead to cabin fever and possible frostbite from below average indoor temperatures. One of the saving graces for those of … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Do you know your prefectures?

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Paula

Back to some fun game links, this week we’re featuring two prefectural guessing games to see if you know your Japan geography! They’re simple, but very addictive. The first, from http://www.purposegames.com/ is Prefectures of Japan. Each prefecture has a little … Continue reading →

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