JREF Bulletin VIII/05

[thomas]

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JAPAN REFERENCE BULLETIN VIII/05 - December 23, 2005
The Newsletter of Japan Reference (JREF)
http://www.jref.com/
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Contents

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



I. SITE NEWS
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On behalf of the JREF Team we would like to wish you a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR 2006!

=> http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20949

o FORUM UPDATE
We have completed our forum upgrade to vBulletin 3.5.2. Please read the post below in order to find our about new features. We are also very glad to reintroduce the JREF CHAT. You can enter the chat by clicking the "Chat" link in the forum's top navigation menu. Registered members are automatically logged in. You will need to install Macromedia Flash player.

=> http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?p=286708

o JAPAN FRIENDS
Find your perfect match in Japan or around the world. Thousands of profiles with pictures in Japan, and thousands more outside Japan. Service available in English and Japanese.

=> http://japanese-friends.jref.com/

o JREF CONTACT & SUPPORT REQUESTS

=> http://www.jref.com/help/



II. JAPAN FORUM UPDATES
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Threads posted most recently

Title: "What are women's issues?" (Date Posted 23-12-05 by Ma Cherie)
o 6 Replies, 63 Views, Last Post: 17:54, 23-12-05 by Kinsao
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20941

Title: "Japan sucks (no really; it sucks balls)" (Date Posted 23-12-05 by joegish94)
o 11 Replies, 156 Views, Last Post: 18:47, 23-12-05 by Mycernius
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20938

Title: "Japan challenging Google and Yahoo with own search engine?" (Date Posted 22-12-05 by cyberryo)
o 1 Replies, 25 Views, Last Post: 00:47, 23-12-05 by pipokun
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20936

Title: "Lost in Translation?" (Date Posted 22-12-05 by alBiNo_effEct)
o 4 Replies, 39 Views, Last Post: 13:13, 23-12-05 by budd
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20929

Title: "Does anyone like green tea icecream?" (Date Posted 22-12-05 by alBiNo_effEct)
o 3 Replies, 38 Views, Last Post: 12:31, 23-12-05 by mikecash
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20927

Title: "pictures of sendai" (Date Posted 22-12-05 by ullvarg)
o 4 Replies, 44 Views, Last Post: 03:36, 23-12-05 by ullvarg
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20926

Title: "Present, past form confusion?" (Date Posted 22-12-05 by lv426)
o 15 Replies, 167 Views, Last Post: 23:22, 22-12-05 by Elizabeth
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20925

Title: "The Year End Kanji" (Date Posted 21-12-05 by Revenant)
o 1 Replies, 14 Views, Last Post: 00:08, 22-12-05 by Tsuyoiko
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20924

Title: "who is this av idol?" (Date Posted 21-12-05 by karuzo)
o 2 Replies, 51 Views, Last Post: 07:46, 22-12-05 by RockLee
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20918

Title: "Maybe I will just forget japanese" (Date Posted 21-12-05 by GoldCoinLover)
o 34 Replies, 163 Views, Last Post: 12:28, 23-12-05 by mikecash
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20916

Title: "One possible reason why japanese is hard to learn?" (Date Posted 21-12-05 by GoldCoinLover)
o 20 Replies, 195 Views, Last Post: 22:53, 21-12-05 by mikecash
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20907

Title: "Diru interviews" (Date Posted 20-12-05 by grenadeglovegirl)
o 16 Replies, 118 Views, Last Post: 08:19, 21-12-05 by grenadeglovegirl
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20894

Title: "Is this a compliment?" (Date Posted 20-12-05 by GoldCoinLover)
o 27 Replies, 256 Views, Last Post: 20:36, 20-12-05 by mikecash
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20886

Title: "What did they say about me?" (Date Posted 19-12-05 by GoldCoinLover)
o 54 Replies, 390 Views, Last Post: 22:07, 21-12-05 by Mikawa Ossan
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20883

Title: "The Japanese Government vs. English Teachers" (Date Posted 19-12-05 by yukio_neko^_o)
o 3 Replies, 78 Views, Last Post: 12:00, 21-12-05 by GaijinPunch
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20880

Title: "Economy In Japan; New Optimism" (Date Posted 19-12-05 by TuskCracker)
o 2 Replies, 33 Views, Last Post: 01:51, 23-12-05 by JackInBox
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20874

Title: "J-Rock Magazine" (Date Posted 19-12-05 by Japanimaniac)
o 13 Replies, 145 Views, Last Post: 06:29, 23-12-05 by Japanimaniac
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20873

Title: "DNA change accounts for white skin" (Date Posted 18-12-05 by den4)
o 22 Replies, 161 Views, Last Post: 22:25, 22-12-05 by Kinsao
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20863

Title: "Negative reputation" (Date Posted 17-12-05 by thomas)
o 22 Replies, 299 Views, Last Post: 09:15, 22-12-05 by Damicci
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20860

Title: "fluency question" (Date Posted 17-12-05 by GoldCoinLover)
o 20 Replies, 270 Views, Last Post: 21:44, 19-12-05 by mikecash
o http://www.jref.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20851


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STATISTICS:
We have had the following activity since 28-11-05
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o 542 New Members
o 356 New Threads
o 8,743 New Posts
o 5 New Polls


III. NEW LINKS IN THE JAPAN DIRECTORY
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Cahnnel Japan
http://www.jref.com/cgi-bin/jump.cgi?ID=13171

E-Ibaraki Report
http://www.jref.com/cgi-bin/jump.cgi?ID=13135

Saiyan Island
http://www.jref.com/cgi-bin/jump.cgi?ID=13134

A Japanese Tale
http://www.jref.com/cgi-bin/jump.cgi?ID=13133

J-Prep: Online Japanese Study
http://www.jref.com/cgi-bin/jump.cgi?ID=13119

Traditional Crafts of Japan
http://www.jref.com/cgi-bin/jump.cgi?ID=13113



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Best regards,

The JREF Staff

[Dutch Baka]

I wonder why my threads are never in the interresting threads area.. neither in the letter nor the www.jref.com page...

But for the rest... Great that you guys made an archief!!

[thomas]

Dave, the script randomly selects from the 100 latest threads. These threads are for our newsletter and not meant to be an archive. The forum archive can be found here.