JREF Bulletin IV/05

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JAPAN REFERENCE BULLETIN IV/05 - April 30, 2005
The Bimonthly Newsletter of Japan Reference
http://www.jref.com/
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Contents

I. Site News
II. Japan Forum Updates
III. New Links in the Japan Directory


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I. SITE NEWS
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o SINO-JAPANESE RELATIONS

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II. JAPAN FORUM UPDATES
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Threads posted most recently

Title: "Why man always wants sex ?" (Date Posted 30-04-05 by Osaka_night_cherry)
o 4 Replies, 27 Views, Last Post: 20:32, 30-04-05 by Tim33
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread...threadid=16822

Title: "Chinese girls raped in Japan" (Date Posted 30-04-05 by jonleung)
o 6 Replies, 72 Views, Last Post: 19:20, 30-04-05 by Tim33
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread...threadid=16821

Title: "Namba or Nakatsu hotel?" (Date Posted 30-04-05 by hposnm)
o 0 Replies, 2 Views, Last Post: 12:55, 30-04-05 by hposnm
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread...threadid=16820

Title: "Utada Hikaru" (Date Posted 30-04-05 by LilKewtyChic)
o 1 Replies, 20 Views, Last Post: 08:29, 30-04-05 by marcus314
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread...threadid=16809

Title: "Should Japan abandon the "16-rays rising sun flag" ?" (Date Posted 29-04-05 by Maciamo)
o 17 Replies, 253 Views, Last Post: 18:48, 30-04-05 by mikecash
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread...threadid=16795

Title: "Gun Debate Tells Us Who Liberals Really Are" (Date Posted 29-04-05 by Ghost)
o 5 Replies, 39 Views, Last Post: 12:01, 29-04-05 by Ikyoto
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread...threadid=16791

Title: "Naruto movie RAW is out !!!" (Date Posted 29-04-05 by RockLee)
o 3 Replies, 24 Views, Last Post: 22:04, 29-04-05 by Thor
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread...threadid=16788

Title: "PSP price in Japan" (Date Posted 29-04-05 by TAPION)
o 2 Replies, 26 Views, Last Post: 00:06, 30-04-05 by TAPION
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread...threadid=16787

Title: "Whale Curry" (Date Posted 28-04-05 by mad pierrot)
o 3 Replies, 56 Views, Last Post: 09:38, 30-04-05 by Brooker
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread...threadid=16778

Title: "Golden Week" (Date Posted 28-04-05 by Kirby@Japan.com)
o 8 Replies, 74 Views, Last Post: 21:00, 29-04-05 by Hiroyuki Nagashima
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread...threadid=16776

Title: "New Airbus A380: the world largest passenger plane" (Date Posted 27-04-05 by Maciamo)
o 9 Replies, 79 Views, Last Post: 14:29, 28-04-05 by Index
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread...threadid=16756

Title: "Gaijin Gaffes" (Date Posted 27-04-05 by Shibuyaexpat)
o 6 Replies, 87 Views, Last Post: 20:26, 28-04-05 by Shibuyaexpat
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread...threadid=16748

Title: "Travelling by Shinkansen/Reservations" (Date Posted 27-04-05 by Numark)
o 4 Replies, 40 Views, Last Post: 11:26, 28-04-05 by Iron Chef
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread...threadid=16745

Title: "Borrowed foreign words in English language" (Date Posted 27-04-05 by Zauriel)
o 3 Replies, 55 Views, Last Post: 08:13, 30-04-05 by bossel
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread...threadid=16740

Title: "The_words_you_love" (Date Posted 27-04-05 by sakura_thenchi)
o 7 Replies, 110 Views, Last Post: 12:03, 29-04-05 by Tsuyoiko
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread...threadid=16735

Title: "Favorite sandwich" (Date Posted 27-04-05 by misa.j)
o 25 Replies, 291 Views, Last Post: 11:16, 29-04-05 by Iron Chef
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread...threadid=16734


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STATISTICS:
we have had the following activity since 28-03-05
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o 917 New Members
o 927 New Threads
o 12,166 New posts
o 34 New Polls



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III. NEW LINKS IN THE JAPAN DIRECTORY
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Overland Official Homepage
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MasaMania
http://www.jref.com/cgi-bin/jump.cgi?ID=12576

Shintoism
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FukuokaLive.com
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Tribulations Tokyo
http://www.jref.com/cgi-bin/jump.cgi?ID=12551

Kana Game
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A.B.C. International School
http://www.jref.com/cgi-bin/jump.cgi?ID=12523

Weekend Pussy
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Token-Mino
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