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Midnight Eye November 2003: Midnight Eye

Entirely devoted to Japanese cinema, in particular contemporary films. Regularly updated reviews, interviews with filmmakers, essays and more.

Fashion in Japan October 2003: Fashion in Japan

The latest trends coming from Japan shown in over 300 pictures updated monthly; clothings, shoes, bags and accessories.

Jumboshrimp.tv September 2003: Jumboshrimp.tv

Using open-source software, jumboshrimp.tv (the final spin-off of lemolade.com/.tv & tameiki.tv) is one of the very few gaijin-operated, labor-of-love-motivated, independent webcasting portals in North America promoting Japanese popular music or JPop.

Old Tokyo August 2003: Oldtokyo.com

Old Tokyo presents postcard images of the Japanese capital from around the turn of the 20th century. The images are ordered by districts (Asakusa, Ginza, Nihonbashi, Ueno, Yoshiwara) and sights (famous bridges, cherry blossoms, parks & gardens, hotels & commerce and railway stations).

Photokyo July 2003: Photokyo

Features photos and comments from Tokyo residents, photo galleries of happenings in and around Tokyo, virtual tours which allow you to take a stroll around Tokyo without having to step outside and much more.

Japan.box.sk June 2003: Japan.box.sk

Japan.box.sk features the latest news from Japan, as well as resources, entertainment info, reviews, guides, links, member blogs, a cool J-gallery and other relevant articles relating to modern day life in Japan.

kanachart.com May 2003: kanachart.com

A completely free kana reference site for English speakers learning Japanese at the beginner level. KC the 'kana cat' offers help along the way with tips about specific characters. With kanachart.com you can learn hiragana, katakana and (some) kanji from scratch, but the site is designed for looking up the characters when you don't have a Japanese text book handy.

Japander.com April 2003: Japander.com

The mission of Japander.com is to poke a little fun at Western stars who advertise products in Japan they might not necessarily use. Look for classics from James Coburn, John Travolta, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and many more.

Sake-Drenched Postcards March 2003: Sake-Drenched Postcards

Sake-drenched postcards: reports from Captain Japan (including the Manga Artist Interview Series, the Tokyo Hostess Series, Tokyo Homelessness and Tough Times for Taxis).

The Yamasa Institute February 2003: The Yamasa Institute

Independent non-profit center for teaching and research under the governance of the Hattori Foundation. The Aichi Center for Japanese Studies is one of Japan's leading accredited centers for Japanese language education.

Japanese Streets January 2003: Japanese Streets

Follow the fashion trends of Japan's trendy youths; daily updated photos of Japanese street fashion.





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