Here’s my top five favorite places in Shibuya and none of them have anything to do with clothes, shoes, or accessories 😀
Month: May 2009
UP Tomo-Kai Relaunches Official Website
The University of the Philippines Philippines-Japan Friendship Club, or UP Tomo-Kai, is one of the oldest, most active, and most respected university organizations centered around Japan and the Japanese culture and language.
Guidelines for Reviewing and Critiquing Local Hobbyist Conventions Part 2
Top Five Criteria to judge local conventions by (Part 2).
Guidelines for Reviewing and Critiquing Local Hobbyist Conventions Part 1
Top Five Criteria to judge local conventions by (Part 1).
Vote for magnetic-rose.net as one of the Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs of 2009
magnetic-rose.net is so far the only anime, cosplay, and J-pop -centric blog nominated in the competition, and I would like to invite the entire community to please vote for the site.
Philippines Parallels Japan’s Mobile Phone-based Internet Lifestyle with Sandbox
Sandbox is a new social networking system developed by Smart Communications Philippines for mobile phone users.
Tips on Dealing with Customs and Duties on Japanese Import Toys and DVDs in Manila
Basics on claiming EMS packages held up or delayed by customs in the Philippines.
Tips for Purchasing J-pop CDs Online: HMV, CD Japan, and Yes Asia
We all have our favorite online CD stores, but my quest to fill in gaps in my collection has led me to narrow the field down to three excellent sources: HMV, CD JAPAN, and YES ASIA.
USA Arm Unaffected by Closure of Jun Planning Japan
Jun Planning USA will continue to release toys and collectibles.
Tips on Picking a Tokyo Guidebook: Lonely Planet Encounter and Timeout Shortlist
A review of Lonely Planet Tokyo Encounter and Timeout Shortlist Tokyo.
Megumi Nakajima Vocaloid “Megpoid” Official Character Design Released
The design was created by Patlabor and Birdy the Mighty artist Yuuki Masami.
JUN PLANNING Goes Bankrupt
Pullip, Taeyang, and Dal distributor JUN PLANNING goes bankrupt.
JPOP Manila 