Congratulations again the Baguio winners, and good luck to all the competitors of the upcoming legs.
Author: Rochelle
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Japan Expo Features Anthropomorphized Tokyo Neighborhoods: Akihabara, Odaiba, Ikebukuro
The goal of Tokyo Big Sight’s exhibit was to showcase Tokyo’s many attractions, as well as collect messages of hope and encouragement for the victims of the March 2011 disasters.
2011 Japanese Language Proficiency Test
This year’s JLPTs are slated for 3rd december 2011. The last day for submission of test application is on 9th September 2011
Crypton Opens Mikubook Social Media Site for Vocaloid Fans
Sign-ups are now open at mikubook.com; see you guys there (my username is magnetic_rose)! 😀
Nominations Open for 2011 Philippine Blog Awards
The Philippine Blog Awards are a yearly competition held to recognize outstanding blogs about the Philippines, or written by Filipinos. magnetic-rose.net won the Culture & Arts Category of the 2009 Philippine Blog Awards.
An Open Letter to Some Local Figure Collectors
One should never assume that just because things worked one way on one site, it will work the same way on another.
Nominations Open for First-ever T@tt Awards
Winners will take home a cash prize of PhP 100,000, a subscription to Tattoo’s Tonino Lamborghini plan, and the honor of being part of the first batch of T@ttoo Awardees.
AKB48 Revelations: New Member a CG Composite, Rival Group to be Established
Trainee member Eguchi Aimi — whose debut for the group was with an advertisement for Japanese candy company Glico, is not even a real member. Plus, producer Akimoto Yasushi has established the official rival group to AKB48.
MUJI to Open Stores at Mall of Asia and Greenbelt
The newest branches will be located at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City, and at Greenbelt in Makati.
Cosfest X.1 Cosplay Special
Cosfest X.1 took place last 25th and 26th of June 2011 at Singapore’s Downtown East D’ Tent. The event played host to the Grand Finals of Asia Cosplay Meet 2011, and the Singapore Finals of the World Cosplay Summit.
Finalists for 2011 J-Pop Anime Singing Contest
Winners will walk away with Japanese Language Scholarships from The Nihongo Center Foundation and prizes from Canon, Panasonic, Sony, Toshiba, Ajinomoto, and Yakult.
Cosplay @ STGCC 2011
Cash prizes of up to SGD 2000 are at stake, plus the judging the competition is none other than world-famous Japanese cosplay phenomenon Kipi!
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