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* Brooklyn
Synth-pop band Chairlift taps childhood memories of Japan for inspiration | The
Japan Times http://ow.ly/efRlw
I was doing
songs with my band way back in the 1980s in Japanese. I’m glad to see some
foreigners are still doing this. I agree that the Japanese version is better
than the English. Catchy song!
* Sometimes all
you need is a little Pink Lady to brighten your day: http://ow.ly/egXSt [oooooooh....WANTED!]
I didn’t get
into J-pop until the 1980s idol period (Nakamori Akina, Matsuda Seiko, etc.),
but I do love me some 1970s Pink Lady. I’d never seen a live performance of
this song ("Wanted") and it’s one of my favorites by the dynamic duo. And I love those
funny voices they do in the middle!
* What are the
most popular TV shows in China, India, Germany, Japan, India, the UK and Italy?
http://ow.ly/efQFe
Now that we have
YouTube we can see a lot of international TV that you’d never have the chance
to watch unless you were abroad. And I’ll be you can find some clips of these
if you try (though probably not the latest UK season of Downton Abbey!).
* Got Nihongo?
NHK WORLD offers free Japanese lessons online: http://ow.ly/ebLaR
There’s really
no excuse not to study a foreign language with all the resources available on
the Internet!
* Japanese study
says kawaii puppies and kittens make
workers more productive - http://ow.ly/e7Er1
We’ve had to
know there’s been some method to the madness of kawaii-mania that’s been a staple of Japan for years!
* If you're like
me and can't make it to Tokyo right now, you can live vicariously via
Style-Arena Japan: http://ow.ly/efBpX
I love looking
at the street fashion on this site!
* Do Americans
care more about fairness than the Japanese? Daily Yomiuri - http://ow.ly/e7EXL
Studies
conducted on Japanese and Americans on what constitutes “fairness” are
revealing.
