Hello from Japan, where restaurant chain Coco's is known as "The California Restaurant."
Poor Kaori lost her wallet the other day, with her drivers' license and some money in. (Just like Kaori-chan, she was more upset by the loss of the wallet itself, which was her favorite character, Thunder Bunny.) Hopefully someone will find it and contact her. In Japan, I've had many instances of lost wallets being returned, with money in it in all cases, although when I stupidly left my favorite Zero Haliburton case on a train, I never saw it again. Once, when my wife managed to leave her purse with $800 in cash on top of her car as she drove away while in the U.S.
The economy is still limping along here in Japan. One segment that is in for a shake-up is education, especially the lower tier schools that historically provided a 2- or 4-year education for Japanese college-bound students who couldn't get into prestigious schools like Waseda or Keio University, and lower-quality preparatory schools (Yobiko). As the Japanese birth rate drops, there's literally a "famine" of students for these schools. In order to get enough students, higher-tier colleges will lower their academic standards, putting the pinch on "suberi-dome" ("stop the downward slide") schools which currently "catch" students who can't get into better schools. When anyone who wants to go to a four-year college can easily do so without studying, it will force changes in the Japanese perception of education as a social "equalizer" and the basis of the Japanese middle class. I wonder what will happen?
We've got some really cool new items on the J-List site tonight. First, there are some excellent new photobooks on the photobook pages, including a photobook of a Japanese pro-wrestling star, more copies of the popular "Dahlia" by Wakana Sena and Wet Heaven, and more. We've got a bunch of all-new adult manga the hentai manga page -- including two new parody dojinshi anthologies in the high-quality wide-manga format. The anime toys page has been updated again, and there are new calendars on the calendar page (more Glay, Kitty-chan, Speed and more). We've add another "reserve subscription" magazine for JPOP fans -- it's Zappi, a great monthly JPOP magazine that comes with a CD of music and messages from your favorite JPOP artists. Finally, we've scored more really nice puzzles for the card & puzzle page
Videos are selling well with the new December sale we've started. Remember that you can order videos from our special-order videos pages at the lower prices, too, so you can stock up with some cool Kawashima Azumi, Wakana Sena, or whoever your favorite happens to be...
Remember that J-List has a big stock of unique and fun candy and snacks from Japan, including a lot of cool Pokemon stuff, including the excellent Pokemon Choco (which comes with a Pokemon reflective card). Other cool snacks include Wata-pachi (cola-flavored cotton candy with pop rocks inside), Wata-gum (cola-flavored cotton candy that turns to gum in your mouth), Himo-Q (gummy string, I love it), Pocky, and more.
Well, I've got to get back and set up a Christmas tree. Have a nice weekend!
Saturday, December 04, 1999
Thursday, December 02, 1999
Greetings from J-List December 2, 1999
Greetings from Japan, where "that's true" means "no" and people bow while talking on the phone (I do it too...).
Japan is watching the Microsoft monopoly case unfolding with interest, and rumblings are starting to be heard about Japan's own monopoly -- NTT. A massive, sprawling company, NTT supplies local telephone service to nearly all of Japan, and nearly all Internet traffic moves through undersea cables that it leases for as much as it likes. To get a telephone in Japan, you must buy an $800 bond from NTT, a system which provides nearly limitless free capital for the company. Finally, while the U.S. and Asia are investing in high speed cable modem and DSL technology, NTT is strongly pushing ISDN, despite the fact that ISDN clearly plays no part in the future of the Internet at this point in human history. (For our from-Japan Internet access
Continuing our before-Christmas theme, we've got some more really special items for you. First, the excellent soft-vinyl "Santa Girl" was reissued by Sub-Zero, so we've got some of those excellent items for you on the anime page. For the Pokemon-lovers in your family, we've got -- Pokemon cards! They're cool, they come in full packs, and they're in stock on the Cards & Puzzles page. To go with the cards, we've got official Pokemon card holders, and the complete guide to Japanese Pokemon cards in stock, as well. Fans of the excellent Microman/Micronauts toys will see some new items on the anime page
Moving along to other items, we've got some excellent new and back-in-stock magazines and photobooks, including Wet Heaven, Memories in Palau, and more. If you like the super beautiful model Inoue Harumi, check out her dynamite photobook, which is great. There's a great volley of special order adult videos on the Video Catalog pages (page 1 has newer items), including some great new offerings by Wakana Sena, Aoi Minori, and more. Finally
Announcing the J-List December Video Sale! To help you choose that very special Christmas gift this December (maybe yourself), we've lowered the price of every over-18 video on J-List, both in-stock and special-order videos! Enjoy the new lower prices!
J-List lost its internet access for 24 hours on Monday and Tuesday. This didn't affect our site at all, only ability reply to email and process orders. Everything's running fine now though. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Last weekend, Kaori and I attended two weddings, one on Saturday and one on Sunday. It was a real "shutter chance" (i.e., an opportunity to take some nice pictures), so I brought my little Sony digital camera along and documented both days. See my "two weddings, no funeral" special report, including pictures of Kaori's Miffy the Rabbit doll, pictures of many lovely Japanese girls all dressed up, and observations on how to write "Live long, and prosper" in kanji
Japan is watching the Microsoft monopoly case unfolding with interest, and rumblings are starting to be heard about Japan's own monopoly -- NTT. A massive, sprawling company, NTT supplies local telephone service to nearly all of Japan, and nearly all Internet traffic moves through undersea cables that it leases for as much as it likes. To get a telephone in Japan, you must buy an $800 bond from NTT, a system which provides nearly limitless free capital for the company. Finally, while the U.S. and Asia are investing in high speed cable modem and DSL technology, NTT is strongly pushing ISDN, despite the fact that ISDN clearly plays no part in the future of the Internet at this point in human history. (For our from-Japan Internet access
Continuing our before-Christmas theme, we've got some more really special items for you. First, the excellent soft-vinyl "Santa Girl" was reissued by Sub-Zero, so we've got some of those excellent items for you on the anime page. For the Pokemon-lovers in your family, we've got -- Pokemon cards! They're cool, they come in full packs, and they're in stock on the Cards & Puzzles page. To go with the cards, we've got official Pokemon card holders, and the complete guide to Japanese Pokemon cards in stock, as well. Fans of the excellent Microman/Micronauts toys will see some new items on the anime page
Moving along to other items, we've got some excellent new and back-in-stock magazines and photobooks, including Wet Heaven, Memories in Palau, and more. If you like the super beautiful model Inoue Harumi, check out her dynamite photobook, which is great. There's a great volley of special order adult videos on the Video Catalog pages (page 1 has newer items), including some great new offerings by Wakana Sena, Aoi Minori, and more. Finally
Announcing the J-List December Video Sale! To help you choose that very special Christmas gift this December (maybe yourself), we've lowered the price of every over-18 video on J-List, both in-stock and special-order videos! Enjoy the new lower prices!
J-List lost its internet access for 24 hours on Monday and Tuesday. This didn't affect our site at all, only ability reply to email and process orders. Everything's running fine now though. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Last weekend, Kaori and I attended two weddings, one on Saturday and one on Sunday. It was a real "shutter chance" (i.e., an opportunity to take some nice pictures), so I brought my little Sony digital camera along and documented both days. See my "two weddings, no funeral" special report, including pictures of Kaori's Miffy the Rabbit doll, pictures of many lovely Japanese girls all dressed up, and observations on how to write "Live long, and prosper" in kanji
Monday, November 29, 1999
Greetings from J-List November 29, 1999
Greetings from Japan, where a "pace maker" is the soccer player who sets the pace for the rest of his team.
Well, Chuyan and Hitomi managed to get to Madrid, Spain, safely. They checked their Iridium email receiver and found an offer of friendship from a Japanese teacher of flamenco dancing. They stayed with this lady for four days, working during the day cleaning a flamenco bar, as they prepared to move towards their goal. They're in the Middle East now, so if you can help them in anyway, please email them at DENPA80@iridium.co.jp .
You don't value the little things until they're broken. My wife has broken one of her toes by bumping it against a table, and now she's got her whole foot in a huge cast, and has to walk around with crutches, where stairs are much steeper than in the States (due to less land). Poor Chiharu.
Recently the Toshiba corporation was sued for millions of dollars because the possibility that data could be lost through a defect in notebook floppy drives. The decision was viewed as quite unfair from this side of the Pacific, almost as Japan-bashing, as no data was reported lost by any customer. Japan is a much more down-to-earth place, where law suits are about as common in everyday life as meteor strikes. Perhaps the fact that Japan has only 17, 000 lawyers compared with America's 880, 000 has something to do with it.
We've got some very nice items on the J-List site for you. First of all, we've added more great items that are suitable for anyone looking for that special Christmas gift. There are some very unique genuine "from Japan" Sailor Moon items on the anime page, in addition to other great items that kids would like. The card and puzzles page has been updated with even more very nice puzzles for that special someone on your Christmas list (yourself?), including a cool Amano World puzzle featuring Vampire Hunter "D" and more. There are new items on the unique Japanese Snacks page, including "Mogi Mogi Fruits, a selection of gummi fuits that come with their own gummi fruit tree. We've also stocked up on the popular Pokemon Choco snacks, which each come with their own cool reflective card, written in real Japanese! We've add another half dozen excellent adult wide" manga to manga page 2, including some really beautiful new items, like "Mercy's File." Yaoi fans should check out the new wide manga posted there, too. There are also new photobooks on the photobook pages, and a slew of new in-stock adult videos posted (including Silence Memory
We had some technical difficulties over the weekend, including the shopping cart entering the wrong items for a few hours. All the problems should be fixed now. If you ever have difficulties with the J-List site, please let us know immediately.
Well, Chuyan and Hitomi managed to get to Madrid, Spain, safely. They checked their Iridium email receiver and found an offer of friendship from a Japanese teacher of flamenco dancing. They stayed with this lady for four days, working during the day cleaning a flamenco bar, as they prepared to move towards their goal. They're in the Middle East now, so if you can help them in anyway, please email them at DENPA80@iridium.co.jp .
You don't value the little things until they're broken. My wife has broken one of her toes by bumping it against a table, and now she's got her whole foot in a huge cast, and has to walk around with crutches, where stairs are much steeper than in the States (due to less land). Poor Chiharu.
Recently the Toshiba corporation was sued for millions of dollars because the possibility that data could be lost through a defect in notebook floppy drives. The decision was viewed as quite unfair from this side of the Pacific, almost as Japan-bashing, as no data was reported lost by any customer. Japan is a much more down-to-earth place, where law suits are about as common in everyday life as meteor strikes. Perhaps the fact that Japan has only 17, 000 lawyers compared with America's 880, 000 has something to do with it.
We've got some very nice items on the J-List site for you. First of all, we've added more great items that are suitable for anyone looking for that special Christmas gift. There are some very unique genuine "from Japan" Sailor Moon items on the anime page, in addition to other great items that kids would like. The card and puzzles page has been updated with even more very nice puzzles for that special someone on your Christmas list (yourself?), including a cool Amano World puzzle featuring Vampire Hunter "D" and more. There are new items on the unique Japanese Snacks page, including "Mogi Mogi Fruits, a selection of gummi fuits that come with their own gummi fruit tree. We've also stocked up on the popular Pokemon Choco snacks, which each come with their own cool reflective card, written in real Japanese! We've add another half dozen excellent adult wide" manga to manga page 2, including some really beautiful new items, like "Mercy's File." Yaoi fans should check out the new wide manga posted there, too. There are also new photobooks on the photobook pages, and a slew of new in-stock adult videos posted (including Silence Memory
We had some technical difficulties over the weekend, including the shopping cart entering the wrong items for a few hours. All the problems should be fixed now. If you ever have difficulties with the J-List site, please let us know immediately.
Sunday, November 28, 1999
Greetings from J-List November 28, 1999
Hello from Japan, land of wasabi, pickled eggplant and dried, shredded squid to go with your beer.
I remember, when I first came to Japan, I was amazed at the popularity of actress Aubrey Hepburn. An incredibly popular actress here, she stars in the movie that many Japanese girls claim as their all-time favorite, Roman Holiday. She's popular in Japan, I am told, because she was the first world actress to become famous despite having a slender (Japanese) body. Another person who is far more famous here than in the U.S. is Sydney Sheldon. A walk through tiny English section of any bookstore in Gunma is like a Sydney Sheldon special selection. (Incidentally, did you know that Sydney Sheldon is the creator of I Dream of Genie, that old TV show?)
In an effort to jump-start the economy, and also to commemorate the new century, Japan will be printing a 2000 yen bill next year. Currently, Japanese currency comes only in 1000, 5000 and 10, 000 yen denominations, making things quite simple. There used to be 100 and 500 yen paper money, but these have wisely been retired and turned into coins, something that I believe Americans should consider doing to the $1 soon -- paper money costs millions to print, but coins last for years. The new bill will cause some confusion
There are a lot of nice items in tonight's update. First of all, we've added a lot of cool items we consider to be great Christmas gifts. On the cards & puzzles page, for example, check out our beautiful only-available-from-Japan puzzles featuring cool Pokemon as well as beautiful traditional Japanese artwork puzzles. We've also got some smaller easy-to-display puzzles, and a great puzzle for Micronaut fans. On our anime & toys page, we've got cool Microman/Micronaut figures, a deluxe battle mech from Front Mission 3, and more. On the magazine front, there are several nice new additions, including the new Bejean
The calendars are selling well, as people pick up the extra calendars we ordered before the Year 2000 calendar pre-orders closed down. We've got plenty left, but the supply is limited, so please check out the in-stock calendar pages to see if there are any items you want. We can still get them to you by Christmas if you choose airmail as the shipping method. Among the great large-size Y2K calendar we have in are Anzai Hiroko, the lovely Matsuda Jun, the great pop groups Speed, Max and Every Little Thing, hot race queen Suzuki Fumika, only-from-Japan Pokemon and Evangelion calendars, the lovely Kusanagi Jun
Remember that our buy-4-get-1-free sale on dojinshi will end soon. This is a great chance to get some nice dojinshi for up to 20% off, and help us make room for more stock of cool dojinshi. Yoroshiku!
If you've got kids who like those fine wooden Brio trains, please check out Spruce Goose, a nice company that sells Brio-compatible track and trains at very reasonable prices. The URL is Plug https://www.addr.com/~spruceca/cgi-bin/ordpage.cgi?uwrhrfrst .
I remember, when I first came to Japan, I was amazed at the popularity of actress Aubrey Hepburn. An incredibly popular actress here, she stars in the movie that many Japanese girls claim as their all-time favorite, Roman Holiday. She's popular in Japan, I am told, because she was the first world actress to become famous despite having a slender (Japanese) body. Another person who is far more famous here than in the U.S. is Sydney Sheldon. A walk through tiny English section of any bookstore in Gunma is like a Sydney Sheldon special selection. (Incidentally, did you know that Sydney Sheldon is the creator of I Dream of Genie, that old TV show?)
In an effort to jump-start the economy, and also to commemorate the new century, Japan will be printing a 2000 yen bill next year. Currently, Japanese currency comes only in 1000, 5000 and 10, 000 yen denominations, making things quite simple. There used to be 100 and 500 yen paper money, but these have wisely been retired and turned into coins, something that I believe Americans should consider doing to the $1 soon -- paper money costs millions to print, but coins last for years. The new bill will cause some confusion
There are a lot of nice items in tonight's update. First of all, we've added a lot of cool items we consider to be great Christmas gifts. On the cards & puzzles page, for example, check out our beautiful only-available-from-Japan puzzles featuring cool Pokemon as well as beautiful traditional Japanese artwork puzzles. We've also got some smaller easy-to-display puzzles, and a great puzzle for Micronaut fans. On our anime & toys page, we've got cool Microman/Micronaut figures, a deluxe battle mech from Front Mission 3, and more. On the magazine front, there are several nice new additions, including the new Bejean
The calendars are selling well, as people pick up the extra calendars we ordered before the Year 2000 calendar pre-orders closed down. We've got plenty left, but the supply is limited, so please check out the in-stock calendar pages to see if there are any items you want. We can still get them to you by Christmas if you choose airmail as the shipping method. Among the great large-size Y2K calendar we have in are Anzai Hiroko, the lovely Matsuda Jun, the great pop groups Speed, Max and Every Little Thing, hot race queen Suzuki Fumika, only-from-Japan Pokemon and Evangelion calendars, the lovely Kusanagi Jun
Remember that our buy-4-get-1-free sale on dojinshi will end soon. This is a great chance to get some nice dojinshi for up to 20% off, and help us make room for more stock of cool dojinshi. Yoroshiku!
If you've got kids who like those fine wooden Brio trains, please check out Spruce Goose, a nice company that sells Brio-compatible track and trains at very reasonable prices. The URL is Plug https://www.addr.com/~spruceca/cgi-bin/ordpage.cgi?uwrhrfrst .
Thursday, November 25, 1999
Greetings from J-List November 25, 1999
Happy Thanksgiving from J-List, if you're in the States. Thanksgiving is a nice day for Americans, a quiet time to stay home and have a nice dinner with the family, then perhaps go visit some friends. In Japan, there is no Thanksgiving, and certainly no turkey to, so this year, we'll be getting a bucket of chicken at good old KFC.
That reminds me of my first weeks in Japan. To my mind, Kentucky is a U.S. state, but to the Japanese, Let's go to Kentucky is an invitation to eat chicken. It just felt weird. Similarly, the Japanese pronunciation of some English words such as "micro" (they usually pronounce it "meecro") gave me the heebie-jeebies. I was also vaguely disturbed to see a series of map books with an apple on the cover, called "Mapple."
Sumo Grand Master Musashimaru, of Hawaii, has won the latest Sumo tournament. He's on a great winning streak, which is good for the new Grand Master. He's one of just two American wrestlers to achieve the highest ranking in Sumo, and is the only wrestler ever to look like a big Sicilian mafia guy.
We've got a lot of nice items for you tonight. First and foremost, we've got dozens of great Year 2000 Japanese calendars in stock, now that the preorders are processed and in the mail. There are many great calendars available, including anime, JPOP and more, and they're all in stock and ready to go out to you. There are new photobooks and magazines, including some single issues, and several really nice new hard- and softcover photobooks. JPOP fans will enjoy the 10+ new items posted to the JPOP page, and we've added some cool new items to the anime toys page last time, including some out of print Sakura Wars figures. (There are some slick new Yamato toys that had been posted
We've been upgrading everything around here, including our web server. J-List now has its own dedicated setup, so loading speed should be increased for everyone. The problem with the J-List secure order form not showing as secure in some browsers should also be fixed. If you notice anything strange over the next couple of days, please let us know immediately and we'll fix it. (The secure order form on the JAST USA hentai game site is still broken, so if you want to get any of the hentai games from that site, please order them from J-List instead, until we get it fixed.)
That reminds me of my first weeks in Japan. To my mind, Kentucky is a U.S. state, but to the Japanese, Let's go to Kentucky is an invitation to eat chicken. It just felt weird. Similarly, the Japanese pronunciation of some English words such as "micro" (they usually pronounce it "meecro") gave me the heebie-jeebies. I was also vaguely disturbed to see a series of map books with an apple on the cover, called "Mapple."
Sumo Grand Master Musashimaru, of Hawaii, has won the latest Sumo tournament. He's on a great winning streak, which is good for the new Grand Master. He's one of just two American wrestlers to achieve the highest ranking in Sumo, and is the only wrestler ever to look like a big Sicilian mafia guy.
We've got a lot of nice items for you tonight. First and foremost, we've got dozens of great Year 2000 Japanese calendars in stock, now that the preorders are processed and in the mail. There are many great calendars available, including anime, JPOP and more, and they're all in stock and ready to go out to you. There are new photobooks and magazines, including some single issues, and several really nice new hard- and softcover photobooks. JPOP fans will enjoy the 10+ new items posted to the JPOP page, and we've added some cool new items to the anime toys page last time, including some out of print Sakura Wars figures. (There are some slick new Yamato toys that had been posted
We've been upgrading everything around here, including our web server. J-List now has its own dedicated setup, so loading speed should be increased for everyone. The problem with the J-List secure order form not showing as secure in some browsers should also be fixed. If you notice anything strange over the next couple of days, please let us know immediately and we'll fix it. (The secure order form on the JAST USA hentai game site is still broken, so if you want to get any of the hentai games from that site, please order them from J-List instead, until we get it fixed.)
Monday, November 22, 1999
Greetings from J-List November 22, 1999
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Thursday, November 18, 1999
Greetings from J-List November 18, 1999
It's a cold Thursday evening in Japan now, as I finish up today's update. I would have been finished hours ago, but I got the sudden urge to take the afternoon off and hit my favorite sauna for some relaxation, Japan-style.
The Leonid Meteor Shower, which peaked over Israel and Europe twelve or so hours ago, was watched quite closely by the evening Japanese news shows, who had teams of reporters all over the world. It was a great show, if you happened to live near the peak area and didn't have cloud cover to block your view. The footage taken by a special NASA plane, flying above the clouds, recorded hundreds of beautiful meteors falling like raindrops. Unfortunately, Japan completely missed the show. Cheers to everyone who caught some meteors.
There's no such thing as Thanksgiving in Japan, so Japan has started its Christmas Season officially. Everywhere you go, the music played in coffee shops and department stores has changed to bouncy Christmas songs -- every store seems to be selling the "Jitterbug" Santa, that moves his waist from side to side to music. Convenience stores such as Seven Eleven, Lawson and Sun Every have all started reservations for this year's "Christmas Cake" -- a unique (?) Japanese tradition that was likely created by retailers.
Tonight's update is a nice one. First of all, we've got a huge bunch of all-new adult "wide" manga posted to manga page 2. Some of the new books are truly excellent. There are some interesting "one-shot" magazines posted to magazine page 2, including some special and older magazines, for fans of girls who have retired. There are some interesting new items on the anime toys page, and some some new in-stock videos on the video page. Many of our dojinshi (both on the dojinshi and yaoi pages) have been reduced in price, too, so please check out the great bargains. We've got fresh stock of the very popular Bejean and Crystal Card AV idol cards, too (although they may go out of print soon).
Remember that J-List has a huge variety of monthly magazines available by subscription, including magazines for fans of anime, hobby modeling, JPOP, photography, Sony Playstation and Sega Dreamcast, yaoi comic art, and more. These magazines are valuable windows into contemporary Japanese life and culture, and are a great way to see a little piece of Japan every month. Each magazine has been chosen partially on the basis of its value to readers who can't read the Japanese text -- lots of color pictures and artwork, for example. Check out the great "reserve subscription" magazines
The Leonid Meteor Shower, which peaked over Israel and Europe twelve or so hours ago, was watched quite closely by the evening Japanese news shows, who had teams of reporters all over the world. It was a great show, if you happened to live near the peak area and didn't have cloud cover to block your view. The footage taken by a special NASA plane, flying above the clouds, recorded hundreds of beautiful meteors falling like raindrops. Unfortunately, Japan completely missed the show. Cheers to everyone who caught some meteors.
There's no such thing as Thanksgiving in Japan, so Japan has started its Christmas Season officially. Everywhere you go, the music played in coffee shops and department stores has changed to bouncy Christmas songs -- every store seems to be selling the "Jitterbug" Santa, that moves his waist from side to side to music. Convenience stores such as Seven Eleven, Lawson and Sun Every have all started reservations for this year's "Christmas Cake" -- a unique (?) Japanese tradition that was likely created by retailers.
Tonight's update is a nice one. First of all, we've got a huge bunch of all-new adult "wide" manga posted to manga page 2. Some of the new books are truly excellent. There are some interesting "one-shot" magazines posted to magazine page 2, including some special and older magazines, for fans of girls who have retired. There are some interesting new items on the anime toys page, and some some new in-stock videos on the video page. Many of our dojinshi (both on the dojinshi and yaoi pages) have been reduced in price, too, so please check out the great bargains. We've got fresh stock of the very popular Bejean and Crystal Card AV idol cards, too (although they may go out of print soon).
Remember that J-List has a huge variety of monthly magazines available by subscription, including magazines for fans of anime, hobby modeling, JPOP, photography, Sony Playstation and Sega Dreamcast, yaoi comic art, and more. These magazines are valuable windows into contemporary Japanese life and culture, and are a great way to see a little piece of Japan every month. Each magazine has been chosen partially on the basis of its value to readers who can't read the Japanese text -- lots of color pictures and artwork, for example. Check out the great "reserve subscription" magazines
Monday, November 15, 1999
Greetings from J-List November 15, 1999
Hello again from Japan. Sorry for the pictures on the "about us" page all being dead -- the problem is fixed now. What a difference a search/replace can make...
And now for an update on Chuyan and Manaka, hitchhiking across the world in 80 days: they got a message on their pager that a friend in Des Moines had some Japanese friends and would help them. It turned out he was a pilot with a small plane, and he offered to fly them all the way to New York -- so they've crossed the rest of the U.S. in one fell swoop! At the end of the show, where they tell you what help they need now, they requested that anyone with helpful information on Europe (where they can go for food or shelter, etc.) send it to them at DENPA80@iridium.co.jp . (Since they're in Europe, they must have found a way across the Atlantic for free.) Remember, you can see their progress (in Japanese) at http://www.ntv.co.jp/denpa/sekai/index.html (although last night's broadcast isn't up yet).
Japan has a few new laws in the books. Starting next April (Japanese start everything in April, by the way), they're finally getting a child car-seat law. I can't help but thinking that this has come about partially from foreigners living here like me, who were horrified to see children jumping around unrestrained in a moving car. Also, starting this month, it's now illegal to use a portible phone in a moving vehicle, due to the high incidence of traffic accidents that result from this. (At a street near J-List, where a Mr. Doughnuts stood before it went out of business, there are several wreaths of flowers left in memory of a sixteen-year-old girl who was killed by a driver using his "keitai denwa" (portible phone).)
In a way, Japan is sensitive to criticism from both the foreign community living in Japan, and from other countries, since Japanese aways want to look good in the eyes of people of other nations as a matter of its national pride. issues such as the child seat law and occasional loopholes and poor
tell them about how the japanese are always lookingforaffirmation from overseas, hence they're rebuilding narita airport
We've got some nice items on the J-List site for you this evening. First, there is a big cache of both new and back-in-stock adult dojinshi, for fans of Japanese parody manga. Included on the list are some rare items, so check them out fast. (Remember that you can enter alternate items in the "extra order information" field of the order form.) We've got new magazines on the list, including the new Gal's Dee. Final Fantasy VIII fans will enjoy the excellent new action figures posted to the anime page -- we've also got several items available as special order on the anime page, including Sentimental Graffiti soft vinyl figures and a really cool Great Mazinger die-cast metal toy.
Christmas is right around the corner, and J-List has some unique items that would brighten the day of anyone on your Christmas list. If you've got Pokemon fans in your family, J-List has several interested in "authentic" (read: written in Japanese) Pokemon items, including some snacks that come with collectible cards and toys. If they love Japanese animation, we have some unique and special anime cards, puzzles and toys -- including new cool Gundam and FF8 items. For over-18 friends, why not give a 6 or 12 month subscription to Urecco, or a DVD they'd never expect, to go with their new DVD player? And while calendar pre-orders have closed, we've got quite a few Kusanagi Jun calendars coming in
And now for an update on Chuyan and Manaka, hitchhiking across the world in 80 days: they got a message on their pager that a friend in Des Moines had some Japanese friends and would help them. It turned out he was a pilot with a small plane, and he offered to fly them all the way to New York -- so they've crossed the rest of the U.S. in one fell swoop! At the end of the show, where they tell you what help they need now, they requested that anyone with helpful information on Europe (where they can go for food or shelter, etc.) send it to them at DENPA80@iridium.co.jp . (Since they're in Europe, they must have found a way across the Atlantic for free.) Remember, you can see their progress (in Japanese) at http://www.ntv.co.jp/denpa/sekai/index.html (although last night's broadcast isn't up yet).
Japan has a few new laws in the books. Starting next April (Japanese start everything in April, by the way), they're finally getting a child car-seat law. I can't help but thinking that this has come about partially from foreigners living here like me, who were horrified to see children jumping around unrestrained in a moving car. Also, starting this month, it's now illegal to use a portible phone in a moving vehicle, due to the high incidence of traffic accidents that result from this. (At a street near J-List, where a Mr. Doughnuts stood before it went out of business, there are several wreaths of flowers left in memory of a sixteen-year-old girl who was killed by a driver using his "keitai denwa" (portible phone).)
In a way, Japan is sensitive to criticism from both the foreign community living in Japan, and from other countries, since Japanese aways want to look good in the eyes of people of other nations as a matter of its national pride. issues such as the child seat law and occasional loopholes and poor
tell them about how the japanese are always lookingforaffirmation from overseas, hence they're rebuilding narita airport
We've got some nice items on the J-List site for you this evening. First, there is a big cache of both new and back-in-stock adult dojinshi, for fans of Japanese parody manga. Included on the list are some rare items, so check them out fast. (Remember that you can enter alternate items in the "extra order information" field of the order form.) We've got new magazines on the list, including the new Gal's Dee. Final Fantasy VIII fans will enjoy the excellent new action figures posted to the anime page -- we've also got several items available as special order on the anime page, including Sentimental Graffiti soft vinyl figures and a really cool Great Mazinger die-cast metal toy.
Christmas is right around the corner, and J-List has some unique items that would brighten the day of anyone on your Christmas list. If you've got Pokemon fans in your family, J-List has several interested in "authentic" (read: written in Japanese) Pokemon items, including some snacks that come with collectible cards and toys. If they love Japanese animation, we have some unique and special anime cards, puzzles and toys -- including new cool Gundam and FF8 items. For over-18 friends, why not give a 6 or 12 month subscription to Urecco, or a DVD they'd never expect, to go with their new DVD player? And while calendar pre-orders have closed, we've got quite a few Kusanagi Jun calendars coming in
Saturday, November 13, 1999
Greetings from J-List November 13, 1999
Hello again from Japan. We got our first taste of really cold weather, so we knew it was time to break out the kerosene space heater (called a "stove" in Japanese). These stoves are smelly, especially when they're first turned on or off, but in a way, the musty smell of burning kerosene lets you know that the season is changing, in kind of a warm way (the word that describes how you feel when you reminisce about something in the past is "natsukashii").
This week there was a very special episode of "Nipponjin yo! Koko ha hen!" (People of Japan! This is Strange!), the show that puts 50 Japanese-bilingual foreigners in a room and lets them bat around issues about racism, sexual harassment and life in Japan. This episode featured three of Japan's famous AV actresses -- Wakana Sena, Honjoh Sayuri and Komuro Yuri -- fielding questions about the content and attitudes of the Japanese adult industry. It was great to see three of my favorite talking about why they got into the AV industry, and also interesting to hear what the foreigners in the room had to say. Since I figured J-List readers would be interested in this show too, I've posted a full report, complete with Quicktime excerpts, on my personal homepage (http://www.myjapan.net). (Please report any problems with the QT movies.)
Tonight's update is a good one. We've got lots of great new items, including a beautiful photobook of Wakana Sena, new issues of several popular adult magazines including Gal's Shower and Milky Dolls. There are 25+ new JPOP CD albums and singles posted on the JPOP page (remember, we've still got that JPOP sale!), all new items that have never been on the list before (including Moritaka, TRF, Puffy and more). The new DVD & Video CD Soft Catalog is posted, too. Finally, there are some more beautiful adult manga posted to the adult manga page (page 2), including a fabulously drawn and highly erotic work
Announcing -- the J-List Funny Japanese T-Shirt Page. Everyone knows how Japanese love to "get creative" with the English language on T-shirts. Since Japanese on T-shirts is fashionable all around Asia now, we've decided to get a little creative with Japanese ourselves. There are four different shirts on the page currently, each with a zany, nonsensical kanji slogan or vocabulary word. The shirts are 100% cotton Hanes Beefy-T's (the only shirts we'd buy, so we figure the same is true for you), and the feel and look is great, and available now.
There are new faces at J-List! And in the great J-List tradition, we've got wacky pictures of all of us posted on the "About J-List" page. Meet Tomo, our new full-time employee, along with the cute and lovely helpers Yoko and Shizu, who will lovingly wrap your orders with care.
Kaori thanks everyone who wrote to her with comments on the mixing of mayonnaise and soy sauce. She got over 100 replies (!), and apologizes for not being able to answer everyone in person. But she's printed them out as proof for her friend that mayonnaise and soy sauce is not strange at all.
This week there was a very special episode of "Nipponjin yo! Koko ha hen!" (People of Japan! This is Strange!), the show that puts 50 Japanese-bilingual foreigners in a room and lets them bat around issues about racism, sexual harassment and life in Japan. This episode featured three of Japan's famous AV actresses -- Wakana Sena, Honjoh Sayuri and Komuro Yuri -- fielding questions about the content and attitudes of the Japanese adult industry. It was great to see three of my favorite talking about why they got into the AV industry, and also interesting to hear what the foreigners in the room had to say. Since I figured J-List readers would be interested in this show too, I've posted a full report, complete with Quicktime excerpts, on my personal homepage (http://www.myjapan.net). (Please report any problems with the QT movies.)
Tonight's update is a good one. We've got lots of great new items, including a beautiful photobook of Wakana Sena, new issues of several popular adult magazines including Gal's Shower and Milky Dolls. There are 25+ new JPOP CD albums and singles posted on the JPOP page (remember, we've still got that JPOP sale!), all new items that have never been on the list before (including Moritaka, TRF, Puffy and more). The new DVD & Video CD Soft Catalog is posted, too. Finally, there are some more beautiful adult manga posted to the adult manga page (page 2), including a fabulously drawn and highly erotic work
Announcing -- the J-List Funny Japanese T-Shirt Page. Everyone knows how Japanese love to "get creative" with the English language on T-shirts. Since Japanese on T-shirts is fashionable all around Asia now, we've decided to get a little creative with Japanese ourselves. There are four different shirts on the page currently, each with a zany, nonsensical kanji slogan or vocabulary word. The shirts are 100% cotton Hanes Beefy-T's (the only shirts we'd buy, so we figure the same is true for you), and the feel and look is great, and available now.
There are new faces at J-List! And in the great J-List tradition, we've got wacky pictures of all of us posted on the "About J-List" page. Meet Tomo, our new full-time employee, along with the cute and lovely helpers Yoko and Shizu, who will lovingly wrap your orders with care.
Kaori thanks everyone who wrote to her with comments on the mixing of mayonnaise and soy sauce. She got over 100 replies (!), and apologizes for not being able to answer everyone in person. But she's printed them out as proof for her friend that mayonnaise and soy sauce is not strange at all.
Thursday, November 11, 1999
Greetings from J-List November 11, 1999
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Monday, November 08, 1999
Greetings from J-List November 8, 1999
It's a dark, quiet night in Japan as we finish up tonight's update. If you are in the States, you may not like setting your clock ahead and behind one hour when Daylight Savings Time rolls around, but it's better than having it get dark at 4:30 every day. I'm off to Tokyo tonight, to stay in my favorite capsule hotel in Shibuya, but first -- an update.
Last night's broadcast brought Chuuyan and Hitomi to Salt Lake City, where a kind Japanese American woman gave them a place to stay and made them onigiri (rice balls) for them to eat while they were hitchhiking -- kindness which brought tears to the eyes to the eyes of Chuyan. Then they were off again. Currently, they're in the New York area (the broadcast is about a week behind their actual position), looking for a way to get across the Atlantic for free. See their progress at http://www.ntv.co.jp/denpa/sekai/index.html (all in Japanese, click on the date links on the left of the screen to call up that day's broadcast). Email them at DENPA80@iridium.co.jp .
Yesterday was Sunday, so of course my family and I watched the longest running anime show (perhaps the longest running show in history?), Sazae-san. Sazae-san is a classic anime show about a normal Japanese family that has various educational adventures each week -- somehow reminiscent of a simpler Japan of the 1960's and 1970's. Running for more than 35 years, it's older than my wife and I. It's been on channel 8 at 6:30 since time out of mind, and Japanese children know that the weekend has come to an end when the theme song starts.
Tonight's update is a nice one. We've got lots of cool and rare magazines and photobooks and magazines that were out of print before -- including 20+ older issues of magazines that had sold out. There are several super-rare items, such as several copies of Fubuki Akira's photobooks, as well as several other cool items. Look for new magazines on magazine pages 2 and 3, and new photobooks on photobook page 1. Kaori's added another 6+ in-stock adult videos, including cool titles from Ozawa Madoka and the "Slave Secretary." There are 15+ JPOP CD singles and albums, including some cool ones by Amuro Namie, My Little Lover, Ribbon and more (remember that our buy-4-get-1-free sale is still on). And there are more Japan-CD ROM items on the CD ROM page.
Some people still had email problems with our list server. If you get multiple copies of this, or have funny line feeds, please let me know and we'll get it figured out... Thanks.
Well, I'm off to happy, bustling Tokyo -- until next time, see you on the web.
Last night's broadcast brought Chuuyan and Hitomi to Salt Lake City, where a kind Japanese American woman gave them a place to stay and made them onigiri (rice balls) for them to eat while they were hitchhiking -- kindness which brought tears to the eyes to the eyes of Chuyan. Then they were off again. Currently, they're in the New York area (the broadcast is about a week behind their actual position), looking for a way to get across the Atlantic for free. See their progress at http://www.ntv.co.jp/denpa/sekai/index.html (all in Japanese, click on the date links on the left of the screen to call up that day's broadcast). Email them at DENPA80@iridium.co.jp .
Yesterday was Sunday, so of course my family and I watched the longest running anime show (perhaps the longest running show in history?), Sazae-san. Sazae-san is a classic anime show about a normal Japanese family that has various educational adventures each week -- somehow reminiscent of a simpler Japan of the 1960's and 1970's. Running for more than 35 years, it's older than my wife and I. It's been on channel 8 at 6:30 since time out of mind, and Japanese children know that the weekend has come to an end when the theme song starts.
Tonight's update is a nice one. We've got lots of cool and rare magazines and photobooks and magazines that were out of print before -- including 20+ older issues of magazines that had sold out. There are several super-rare items, such as several copies of Fubuki Akira's photobooks, as well as several other cool items. Look for new magazines on magazine pages 2 and 3, and new photobooks on photobook page 1. Kaori's added another 6+ in-stock adult videos, including cool titles from Ozawa Madoka and the "Slave Secretary." There are 15+ JPOP CD singles and albums, including some cool ones by Amuro Namie, My Little Lover, Ribbon and more (remember that our buy-4-get-1-free sale is still on). And there are more Japan-CD ROM items on the CD ROM page.
Some people still had email problems with our list server. If you get multiple copies of this, or have funny line feeds, please let me know and we'll get it figured out... Thanks.
Well, I'm off to happy, bustling Tokyo -- until next time, see you on the web.
Sunday, November 07, 1999
Greetings from J-List November 7, 1999
It's a cool, silent Saturday night here in Japan, as I finish up the weekend update and prepare to send off the update emails before I steal home for some a quiet evening taped Ally McBiel and X-Files reruns from America. I usually go down to the liquor store for a beer and some kakipea (spicy rice crackers and peanuts that are shaped like persimmon seeds, since the name kakipea), although recently I've rediscovered the joy of dried, shredded ika (squid) with my beer. The longer you're in Japan, the stranger you become...
My wife has a new portible phone. Made by Kyocera, it's so light it feels like one of those samples they have in stores, with the electronics removed (so you won't steal the phones). Whereas the previous generation of phones let you program your own song for the ringer, this model lets you harmonize, allowing her to enter Pachelbel's Canon, which was impossible before. It receives and sends email, has a daily horoscope feature, and you can even speak the name of the person you want to call into the phone, and it will dial for you. Other phones on the cutting edge of technology feature color LCD displays, and even have tiny cameras
We've got a bunch of great items for you in tonight's update. Firstly, we've got a super volley of new adult manga on manga page 2, including some of the coolest new titles hot off the Japanese manga presses. There are new dojinshi, including Final Fantasy VIII and Street Fighter adult dojinshi from the "Kaiten" series that are excellent. Our new cards & puzzles homepage is off to a great start, so we added even more cool collectible cards -- cute Japanese idol cards, anime game cards, excellent Ah My Goddess metallic cards, and more. We've also heard the many requests to increase the number of Pokemon-related Japanese snacks, so there are some great new items on the Japanese snacks page, including collectible Pokemon key holders and "mascot pins." There are new Japanese adult videos posted to the Video Catalog pages
J-List takes pride in the products we sell, and in the high rate of return customers we have. So to make sure we're serving everyone as best we can, we've decided to start a price-matching policy. If you ever happen to find any of the in-Japan items (manga, photobooks, magazines) that J-List sells at another other Japan-based site for a lower price, please let us know, and we'll match or beat their price.
We hope you're having a great weekend. See you on the web!
P.S. We're still getting the kinks out of the new list-server software. If there are any problems with this message (funny characters, getting two copies), please let us know.
My wife has a new portible phone. Made by Kyocera, it's so light it feels like one of those samples they have in stores, with the electronics removed (so you won't steal the phones). Whereas the previous generation of phones let you program your own song for the ringer, this model lets you harmonize, allowing her to enter Pachelbel's Canon, which was impossible before. It receives and sends email, has a daily horoscope feature, and you can even speak the name of the person you want to call into the phone, and it will dial for you. Other phones on the cutting edge of technology feature color LCD displays, and even have tiny cameras
We've got a bunch of great items for you in tonight's update. Firstly, we've got a super volley of new adult manga on manga page 2, including some of the coolest new titles hot off the Japanese manga presses. There are new dojinshi, including Final Fantasy VIII and Street Fighter adult dojinshi from the "Kaiten" series that are excellent. Our new cards & puzzles homepage is off to a great start, so we added even more cool collectible cards -- cute Japanese idol cards, anime game cards, excellent Ah My Goddess metallic cards, and more. We've also heard the many requests to increase the number of Pokemon-related Japanese snacks, so there are some great new items on the Japanese snacks page, including collectible Pokemon key holders and "mascot pins." There are new Japanese adult videos posted to the Video Catalog pages
J-List takes pride in the products we sell, and in the high rate of return customers we have. So to make sure we're serving everyone as best we can, we've decided to start a price-matching policy. If you ever happen to find any of the in-Japan items (manga, photobooks, magazines) that J-List sells at another other Japan-based site for a lower price, please let us know, and we'll match or beat their price.
We hope you're having a great weekend. See you on the web!
P.S. We're still getting the kinks out of the new list-server software. If there are any problems with this message (funny characters, getting two copies), please let us know.
Wednesday, November 03, 1999
Greetings from J-List November 3, 1999
Hello again, from that wacky place where they make cotton candy into gum, Japan.
Our big news around here is -- we were robbed! In the early hours of the morning on Monday night, a robber entered our house (the liquor store) through our unlocked front door, looking for cash to steal. In the end, he only got the cash register itself (which had no money in it), some coupons for free beer, and some sausages. You can see a picture I snapped of one of the policemen at http://www.myjapan.net/personalstuff/policeman2.jpg (they dusted all the doors for prints). The thief was nice enough to discard our cash register outside when he realized it was empty (they got some prints from it).
We've had two other instances of theft at the liquor store over the past three years -- the other two times by a thief who knew that my father in law had a habit of keeping most of the cash in a yellow bag under the register. Both times my parents lost about $3000, but fortunately, this time the thief got almost nothing. Still, it's very upsetting.
Thanks for all the comments on Chuyan and Hitomi, who are hitchhiking across the world in 80 days. You can see their progress at http://www.ntv.co.jp/denpa/sekai/index.html (in Japanese only, unfortunately). It would be really cool if a J-List reader could assist them in their quest (and get on Japanese TV, to boot). If you can give them a ride, a place to stay, or know some way they can get across the Atlantic for free (since they have no money with them; that's part of the challenge), email them at denpa80@iridium.co.jp (160 chrs max).
The first delivery of calendar has arrived, so people who ordered their Y2K calendars early will be hearing from us in 1-2 days as we get them processed and out the door. We really do have to close down orders on the calendars, so if you haven't chosen your Y2K calendars, please do so within the next two days. (We'll keep the calendar pages up through the 10th of November or so, but as November rolls along, the chances that we'll be able to get the calendars you want drops sharply.)
We've got some really nice new stuff for the J-List site. First, we've made a new page, Cards & Puzzles, where we'll showcase collectible cards from Japan, and our unique puzzles featuring classical views of Japan, beautiful artwork, and anime themes. To commemorate the new page, we've posted two beautiful sets of collectible nude AV cards -- the Bejean Generation series, and the new Crystal Card series (1999 vol. 2). Both sets are really wonderful, with great thick stock and excellent quality printing -- but demand for these cards has been high in the past
We've got lots of other items for you, though. For fans of Japanese magazines and photobooks, there are several nice new items posted to those pages -- . There are 30+ new JPOP CDs and albums posted to the JPOP page -- and yes, our Y2K "buy four, get one free" sale does apply to the new items. So check them out.
Finally -- we're using a new listserver to send these updates out. If anything goes wrong (you get two copies of this, etc.) please let me know right away.
Our big news around here is -- we were robbed! In the early hours of the morning on Monday night, a robber entered our house (the liquor store) through our unlocked front door, looking for cash to steal. In the end, he only got the cash register itself (which had no money in it), some coupons for free beer, and some sausages. You can see a picture I snapped of one of the policemen at http://www.myjapan.net/personalstuff/policeman2.jpg (they dusted all the doors for prints). The thief was nice enough to discard our cash register outside when he realized it was empty (they got some prints from it).
We've had two other instances of theft at the liquor store over the past three years -- the other two times by a thief who knew that my father in law had a habit of keeping most of the cash in a yellow bag under the register. Both times my parents lost about $3000, but fortunately, this time the thief got almost nothing. Still, it's very upsetting.
Thanks for all the comments on Chuyan and Hitomi, who are hitchhiking across the world in 80 days. You can see their progress at http://www.ntv.co.jp/denpa/sekai/index.html (in Japanese only, unfortunately). It would be really cool if a J-List reader could assist them in their quest (and get on Japanese TV, to boot). If you can give them a ride, a place to stay, or know some way they can get across the Atlantic for free (since they have no money with them; that's part of the challenge), email them at denpa80@iridium.co.jp (160 chrs max).
The first delivery of calendar has arrived, so people who ordered their Y2K calendars early will be hearing from us in 1-2 days as we get them processed and out the door. We really do have to close down orders on the calendars, so if you haven't chosen your Y2K calendars, please do so within the next two days. (We'll keep the calendar pages up through the 10th of November or so, but as November rolls along, the chances that we'll be able to get the calendars you want drops sharply.)
We've got some really nice new stuff for the J-List site. First, we've made a new page, Cards & Puzzles, where we'll showcase collectible cards from Japan, and our unique puzzles featuring classical views of Japan, beautiful artwork, and anime themes. To commemorate the new page, we've posted two beautiful sets of collectible nude AV cards -- the Bejean Generation series, and the new Crystal Card series (1999 vol. 2). Both sets are really wonderful, with great thick stock and excellent quality printing -- but demand for these cards has been high in the past
We've got lots of other items for you, though. For fans of Japanese magazines and photobooks, there are several nice new items posted to those pages -- . There are 30+ new JPOP CDs and albums posted to the JPOP page -- and yes, our Y2K "buy four, get one free" sale does apply to the new items. So check them out.
Finally -- we're using a new listserver to send these updates out. If anything goes wrong (you get two copies of this, etc.) please let me know right away.
Tuesday, September 29, 1998
Greetings from J-List September 29, 1998
Well, it's calendar season again, and that means a great chance to get some unique Christmas gifts for someone you care about (maybe even yourself). This year's Japanese calendars are excellent, with a lot of really nice choices, be they beautiful Japanese women, great anime calendars, Japanese musicians and "talents, rare looks at Japanese culture, and more. Part of the fun in entering the calendars into the computer is seeing who's slipped from No. 1 down the list (or off it completely) -- it's an interesting mirror into current Japanese pop culture. I'll be getting five or six of them myself, for my own collection. Please take a moment to scroll through the calendars and see if any of the excellent large-size calendars appeal to you. (In addition to the Calendars page link on the J-List main pages, you can find anime calendars on the anime page, JPOP calendars on the JPOP page, and adult calendars on page 3 of the magazines pages.)
For the benefit of anyone who wasn't here last year, Japanese calendars are very unique and special. They are very large, generally, being more like posters than normal calendars that are available in the US. The sizes are either A2 or B2, unless noted in the descriptions -- this is about 2 feet by 3 feet, shipped rolled. Unless noted, there are 7 sheets to each calendar (the cover, plus six calendar pages, two months to a page). The paper is very nice, with a very glossy finish, and bound with a metal rib (not the spirally thingies) that lets you easily fasten it to the wall with a pushpin without putting a hold in your calendar.
Prices for the calendars are as marked. Shipping will be $5 for SAL shipping, plus $3 for a handmade cardboard tube (there being no way to get real mailing tubes in Japan, we have to make our own). We experimented with mailing boxes last year, but enough of the boxes got crushed that we decided to not bother this time. If you order three or more calendars, the tubes will be free.
The most important thing to keep in mind is that the window for ordering these calendars is quite small. We'll start accepting orders immediately, and we expect the first calendars to show up from the distributor around mid-October. We'll have to stop taking orders around the first week of November, though -- any taken after that will be hard for our distributor to fill. As always, when ordering just in time" items like this, it's best if you can use a credit card, so that we can hold the order until the item comes in. For some calendars that are very popular
In addition to the calendars, there is an update on the dojinshi page -- some books that had been in stock before are back on the list, with more copies added. Enjoy all the new items!
For the benefit of anyone who wasn't here last year, Japanese calendars are very unique and special. They are very large, generally, being more like posters than normal calendars that are available in the US. The sizes are either A2 or B2, unless noted in the descriptions -- this is about 2 feet by 3 feet, shipped rolled. Unless noted, there are 7 sheets to each calendar (the cover, plus six calendar pages, two months to a page). The paper is very nice, with a very glossy finish, and bound with a metal rib (not the spirally thingies) that lets you easily fasten it to the wall with a pushpin without putting a hold in your calendar.
Prices for the calendars are as marked. Shipping will be $5 for SAL shipping, plus $3 for a handmade cardboard tube (there being no way to get real mailing tubes in Japan, we have to make our own). We experimented with mailing boxes last year, but enough of the boxes got crushed that we decided to not bother this time. If you order three or more calendars, the tubes will be free.
The most important thing to keep in mind is that the window for ordering these calendars is quite small. We'll start accepting orders immediately, and we expect the first calendars to show up from the distributor around mid-October. We'll have to stop taking orders around the first week of November, though -- any taken after that will be hard for our distributor to fill. As always, when ordering just in time" items like this, it's best if you can use a credit card, so that we can hold the order until the item comes in. For some calendars that are very popular
In addition to the calendars, there is an update on the dojinshi page -- some books that had been in stock before are back on the list, with more copies added. Enjoy all the new items!
Sunday, September 27, 1998
Greetings from J-List September 27, 1998
Just a quick update today. It was drizzling all day yesterday, so I did what everyone should do on such days -- sit around and play Civilization II on my Powerbook. What a way to kill a rainy day. As a result I have a big pile of email to go through on this lovely (but still drizzling) Sunday in Japan.
Today's update is a nice little one one. We have several new Race Queen-oriented items for fans of that worthy genre, new copies of the popular Memories and Karin photobooks, as well as more of the popular Nippon Mini-Skirt and Panst Dream items. Also, it's Dojinshi time again -- we finally got the last batch scanned and entered into the database. There are about 30 new items on the dojinshi page now, so please check them out.
Remember that J-List has a bunch of stuff at closeout prices. For example, we still have several different issues of the excellent CD ROM Choice, Windows 100%, the MPEG Soft Catalog, and more, all at great prices.
We're in the final days of September, and that means that the JAST USA sale is going to be coming to an end soon -- if you are interested in JAST USA's adult anime simulation game genre, this is your chance to save up to $35.
Thanks, and have a nice rest-of-the-weekend.
Today's update is a nice little one one. We have several new Race Queen-oriented items for fans of that worthy genre, new copies of the popular Memories and Karin photobooks, as well as more of the popular Nippon Mini-Skirt and Panst Dream items. Also, it's Dojinshi time again -- we finally got the last batch scanned and entered into the database. There are about 30 new items on the dojinshi page now, so please check them out.
Remember that J-List has a bunch of stuff at closeout prices. For example, we still have several different issues of the excellent CD ROM Choice, Windows 100%, the MPEG Soft Catalog, and more, all at great prices.
We're in the final days of September, and that means that the JAST USA sale is going to be coming to an end soon -- if you are interested in JAST USA's adult anime simulation game genre, this is your chance to save up to $35.
Thanks, and have a nice rest-of-the-weekend.
Saturday, September 26, 1998
Greetings from J-List September 26, 1998
Hello from Japan. It's 1:30 Saturday morning as I write these words -- I had to leave work early to assist with a project my wife had started, the assembling of some very difficult bunk beds for the kids. I've finally got the update ready to go out now, though...
I took another trip to Tokyo today, my second in three days -- whew! It was hot, but the chance to hit Starbucks was worth it. In addition to running around the city looking for great stuff for J-List, I managed to almost complete my Star Wars figure collection (still need to find some Ewok figures though). I have a bookcase with three shelves, so I'm displaying the best of my figures inside. Does anyone know a good way to keep Star Wars figures fastened to a flat surface so that they don't fall down?
We have a fistfull of new items for you today. First, weve finally gotten a bunch of new "available by order" videos from our distributor, with lots of great new releases by Chiasa Aonuma, Yuki Maiko, Kanazawa Bunko, Fujisaki Minami, and the now legendary Kano Mizuho (aka Kusanagi Jun). We'll stock many of these video as soon as we can, but ths is your chance to check out the newest releases and pre-order your copy so that you can be among the first to get it. There are also new videos, on the in-stock page (including some that were "lost" by being put on the wrong page). We've added a bunch of new hardcover photobooks (including the hard-to-find Chiasa Aonuma photobook), and some new magazines (D-Cup Japan). Finally
Have a great weekend, everyone.
I took another trip to Tokyo today, my second in three days -- whew! It was hot, but the chance to hit Starbucks was worth it. In addition to running around the city looking for great stuff for J-List, I managed to almost complete my Star Wars figure collection (still need to find some Ewok figures though). I have a bookcase with three shelves, so I'm displaying the best of my figures inside. Does anyone know a good way to keep Star Wars figures fastened to a flat surface so that they don't fall down?
We have a fistfull of new items for you today. First, weve finally gotten a bunch of new "available by order" videos from our distributor, with lots of great new releases by Chiasa Aonuma, Yuki Maiko, Kanazawa Bunko, Fujisaki Minami, and the now legendary Kano Mizuho (aka Kusanagi Jun). We'll stock many of these video as soon as we can, but ths is your chance to check out the newest releases and pre-order your copy so that you can be among the first to get it. There are also new videos, on the in-stock page (including some that were "lost" by being put on the wrong page). We've added a bunch of new hardcover photobooks (including the hard-to-find Chiasa Aonuma photobook), and some new magazines (D-Cup Japan). Finally
Have a great weekend, everyone.
Thursday, September 24, 1998
Greetings from J-List September 24, 1998
Yesterday was pretty hectic. Chiharu, Kazuki and I took a day off to go down to Tokyo to buy our Saturn. We got a cool one, a SW2 short wagon with beige leather interior. (Click here for a picture of what Saturn's wagon is like.) We pick it up in two weeks.
It took us a long time to decide if we wanted to get a Saturn or not, mainly because the price of many domestic cars here in Japan has fallen along with the economy. However, because we are rather a unique group of people (or think of ourselves as such), we knew we wanted to be one of the few people in Gunma Prefecture with a Saturn. It'll be fun to drive it around.
We have a nice pre-weekend update for you tonight. First, there are new videos, including more copies of the popular High School Lesbian Diary title. Then, we have a nice new selection of new Video CDs, and one DVD. Saegusa Miyu fans should note the excellent Best Collection Then, we have some new toys -- there are some excellent figures from the classic anime show Devilman, and a nifty "real figure" of Tetsujin 28. Finally, there are a bunch of new hardcover photobooks on the shashinshu page.
We have other pages updated, too. First, the About J-List page has been updated, with new pictures of all of us (in our nice new office
It took us a long time to decide if we wanted to get a Saturn or not, mainly because the price of many domestic cars here in Japan has fallen along with the economy. However, because we are rather a unique group of people (or think of ourselves as such), we knew we wanted to be one of the few people in Gunma Prefecture with a Saturn. It'll be fun to drive it around.
We have a nice pre-weekend update for you tonight. First, there are new videos, including more copies of the popular High School Lesbian Diary title. Then, we have a nice new selection of new Video CDs, and one DVD. Saegusa Miyu fans should note the excellent Best Collection Then, we have some new toys -- there are some excellent figures from the classic anime show Devilman, and a nifty "real figure" of Tetsujin 28. Finally, there are a bunch of new hardcover photobooks on the shashinshu page.
We have other pages updated, too. First, the About J-List page has been updated, with new pictures of all of us (in our nice new office
Monday, September 21, 1998
Greetings from J-List September 21, 1998
Hello, all. We've had a busy Monday today, mostly with cleaning and arranging the J-List office. Monday is our designated day to clean anything, anyway, but we had a lot of extra work because the rest of our furniture (a small sofa that Chiharu insisted we get for the downstairs, since all Japanese companies have a small sofa near the front door for guests to sit down at) arrived today.
In sports news, Yomiuri Giants coast Nagashima has said he will not retire this year, but will continue to coast the most popular Japanese baseball team. Why? Word is, his retirement would cause many baseball fans to lose interest in the sport, which could exacerbate Japan's recession. Nagashima, a nice old man by now, is by far the most popular Japanese sports figure in the country.
Today's update is a nice little one. On the magazines/photobooks pages, we have added four different Photoshot issues to the page. Photoshot is one of the most popular of all Japanese magazines. With its square back, its large, glossy pages and his high photographic quality, it's more like a high-class hardcover shashinshu than a magazine. Very nice...
Then, we have more anime toys, including some that I am personally very in love with. For Ultraman fans, we have several Ultraman toys, including a deluxe giant-size replica of the original Ultraman. We have Kamen Rider soft vinyl toys, a super-cool detailed replica/figure of the flying turtle-monster Gamera, soft rubber key chains from To Heart, and more. The really cool one is the cast-iron figure from Ashita no Joe -- perfectly detailed and heavy in the hand, this is one dynamite item for fans of campy Japanese pop culture.
Please stop by and see all the cool new items.
In sports news, Yomiuri Giants coast Nagashima has said he will not retire this year, but will continue to coast the most popular Japanese baseball team. Why? Word is, his retirement would cause many baseball fans to lose interest in the sport, which could exacerbate Japan's recession. Nagashima, a nice old man by now, is by far the most popular Japanese sports figure in the country.
Today's update is a nice little one. On the magazines/photobooks pages, we have added four different Photoshot issues to the page. Photoshot is one of the most popular of all Japanese magazines. With its square back, its large, glossy pages and his high photographic quality, it's more like a high-class hardcover shashinshu than a magazine. Very nice...
Then, we have more anime toys, including some that I am personally very in love with. For Ultraman fans, we have several Ultraman toys, including a deluxe giant-size replica of the original Ultraman. We have Kamen Rider soft vinyl toys, a super-cool detailed replica/figure of the flying turtle-monster Gamera, soft rubber key chains from To Heart, and more. The really cool one is the cast-iron figure from Ashita no Joe -- perfectly detailed and heavy in the hand, this is one dynamite item for fans of campy Japanese pop culture.
Please stop by and see all the cool new items.
Friday, September 18, 1998
Greetings from J-List September 18, 1998
Hi-ho, from the land with cars with names like Super Saloon, Today, and Sunny." It's been a busy week for us here at J-List, and we're happy to see it come to an end. As soon as today's update is posted
Life is moving right along for us. With the office pretty much squared away (we still await delivery of one set of chairs for our big conference table, but everything else is hooked up and running smoothly), we are putting energy into fixing up the kids room. Pictures will undoubtedly be posted at some point in the future, when we get further along.
Tonight's update is a nice one. First, there are new magazines -- a new Best Video, among them. These are added to the rather formidable bunch of magazines that were posted earlier in the week. Then, we have -- a bunch of hardcover photobooks! The softcover Wet Dreams item (see right) is one of my favorites. To that, we are happy to add a cache of in-stock videos, ready to go out to you right away. Among the items added are more copies of Miura Aika's very popular PIA video, and more copies of the #1 all-time Japanese video in J-List's history, Fubuki Akira's "Baby Oil."
(And don't forget the sale on JAST USA games... Thanks.)
Life is moving right along for us. With the office pretty much squared away (we still await delivery of one set of chairs for our big conference table, but everything else is hooked up and running smoothly), we are putting energy into fixing up the kids room. Pictures will undoubtedly be posted at some point in the future, when we get further along.
Tonight's update is a nice one. First, there are new magazines -- a new Best Video, among them. These are added to the rather formidable bunch of magazines that were posted earlier in the week. Then, we have -- a bunch of hardcover photobooks! The softcover Wet Dreams item (see right) is one of my favorites. To that, we are happy to add a cache of in-stock videos, ready to go out to you right away. Among the items added are more copies of Miura Aika's very popular PIA video, and more copies of the #1 all-time Japanese video in J-List's history, Fubuki Akira's "Baby Oil."
(And don't forget the sale on JAST USA games... Thanks.)
Tuesday, September 15, 1998
Greetings from J-List September 15, 1998
Hello from Japan. Today is Respect for the Aged Day, a national holiday. Considering that there are a many older people here in Japan, especially in smaller communities like Isesaki, where we are, it should be an important day. Judging from the crowds in the Toys R Us in Maebashi, everyone was spending time doing things for their kids instead of older people in their lives. We were shopping for a toy chest and some shelves for Rina and Kazuki's room (the old J-List office is going to the kids' room).
The weather forecast for the week is rain, thanks to the latest seasonal typhoon. (See a sattellite photo here if you like.) It sounds like a good week to shut all the windows and get caught up on my email. Summer has finally broken its hold on Japan, but it's still just muggy enough to require the air conditioning.
Today's update is a nice one. We have a whole bunch of great new magazines going into the list tonight, including Bejean (Kusanagi Jun alert!), great new issues of Dela Beppin, Gokuh, and Video Boy, and some specialty items like Nippon Mini-Suka Club. There are over 150 new items added, so please check them out. We've got more of the wonderfully cute Pikachu stuffed animals (Kaori recommends these to everyone), too. Thanks.
Also, don't forget that we're having a big sale on JAST USA games right now. You can save $5, $10 or $20 on 1, 2 or 3 JAST USA games. And we still offer free shipping on any J00x game if you buy another item from J-List at the same time (so if you order all three games, you have to buy, say, three other magazines, in order to get thr free shipping on the J00x games).
Well, gotta go eat dinner. Enjoy the new items!
The weather forecast for the week is rain, thanks to the latest seasonal typhoon. (See a sattellite photo here if you like.) It sounds like a good week to shut all the windows and get caught up on my email. Summer has finally broken its hold on Japan, but it's still just muggy enough to require the air conditioning.
Today's update is a nice one. We have a whole bunch of great new magazines going into the list tonight, including Bejean (Kusanagi Jun alert!), great new issues of Dela Beppin, Gokuh, and Video Boy, and some specialty items like Nippon Mini-Suka Club. There are over 150 new items added, so please check them out. We've got more of the wonderfully cute Pikachu stuffed animals (Kaori recommends these to everyone), too. Thanks.
Also, don't forget that we're having a big sale on JAST USA games right now. You can save $5, $10 or $20 on 1, 2 or 3 JAST USA games. And we still offer free shipping on any J00x game if you buy another item from J-List at the same time (so if you order all three games, you have to buy, say, three other magazines, in order to get thr free shipping on the J00x games).
Well, gotta go eat dinner. Enjoy the new items!
Saturday, September 12, 1998
Greetings from J-List September 12, 1998
I'm enjoying a nice quiet Saturday morning in the office, drinking coffee and finishing up the latest update to the J-List homepage. I got the sudden urge to re-arrange the furniture in my office, so I am about an hour behind schedule. It looks much better now, though.
I noted with sadness after returning to Japan on Monday that Japanese film director Kurosawa Akira died -- on my father's birthday. Kurosawa is one of the Japanese responsible for putting this country on the map internationally, and it's sad to see him go.
Japan is currently under a wave of poisonings. It started with sodium cyanide in some curry rice at a summer festival a month ago (this turns out to have been done to defraud an insurance company), and since then someone has died drinking Oolong tea that had been poisoned, and there have been several incidences of poisonings in schools. What a zany country.
In J-List news, we've got -- a nice update! In addition to five or so new magazines (including the June Urecco, the "lost" March issue of Gal's Dee, and more), we have new in-stock videos (about 10 new videos in all), new soft vinyl toys (including the bizarre "Santa Girl, above), new issues of Windows 100% and MPEG CD Soft Catalog, and -- even more dojinshi! Please enjoy the new items.
I noted with sadness after returning to Japan on Monday that Japanese film director Kurosawa Akira died -- on my father's birthday. Kurosawa is one of the Japanese responsible for putting this country on the map internationally, and it's sad to see him go.
Japan is currently under a wave of poisonings. It started with sodium cyanide in some curry rice at a summer festival a month ago (this turns out to have been done to defraud an insurance company), and since then someone has died drinking Oolong tea that had been poisoned, and there have been several incidences of poisonings in schools. What a zany country.
In J-List news, we've got -- a nice update! In addition to five or so new magazines (including the June Urecco, the "lost" March issue of Gal's Dee, and more), we have new in-stock videos (about 10 new videos in all), new soft vinyl toys (including the bizarre "Santa Girl, above), new issues of Windows 100% and MPEG CD Soft Catalog, and -- even more dojinshi! Please enjoy the new items.
Wednesday, September 02, 1998
Greetings from J-List September 2, 1998
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Monday, August 31, 1998
Greetings from J-List August 31, 1998
Well, Summer is officially over, more or less. It was a great time for us, and a hot time. Zipping back and forth over the Pacific four times sure made it fly by fast.
Japan is recovering from the latest typhoon, typhoon number 4 (they don't name them here, but assign them numbers instead), a real whopper that claimed 15 lives in Tochigi Prefecture (near where we are), in addition to hundreds of cattle, I saw on the news last night. In other news, Apple's iMac has arrived, to great public attention. I saw my first iMac at the Mac-kan in Takasaki the other day, and they are very svelte.
Tonight's update is a nice one. First, we have about 15 new videos, including , more titles by the lovely Miura Aika, Suzuki Minami, Misaki Mao, and more. We also have more copies of nearly all of Kanou Mizuho's very popular videos, including Super Nyumanji, Huge Bust Dynamite, and more. Finally
Japan is recovering from the latest typhoon, typhoon number 4 (they don't name them here, but assign them numbers instead), a real whopper that claimed 15 lives in Tochigi Prefecture (near where we are), in addition to hundreds of cattle, I saw on the news last night. In other news, Apple's iMac has arrived, to great public attention. I saw my first iMac at the Mac-kan in Takasaki the other day, and they are very svelte.
Tonight's update is a nice one. First, we have about 15 new videos, including , more titles by the lovely Miura Aika, Suzuki Minami, Misaki Mao, and more. We also have more copies of nearly all of Kanou Mizuho's very popular videos, including Super Nyumanji, Huge Bust Dynamite, and more. Finally
Thursday, July 16, 1998
Greetings from J-List July 16, 1998
Hello to all. This week so far has seen an interesting change in the weather here in Japan -- it's actually gotten cold. It's currently around 15 degrees Celsius, quite uncomfortable to be outside in a T-shirt and shorts. It's late Wednesday night in Japan as I type this, and I've just reached the end of my current Allie McBiel tape. Remember, if you're in the U.S. or get American TV and don't watch this great show, give it a shot.
Japan's big news right now is that the prime minister, Hashimoto, has resigned to take responsibility for losses the Liberal Democratic Party (Jiminto in Japanese) suffered in Sunday's election. Losing a head of state in this fashion is nothing for Japan, indeed there have been eight prime minsters in the short eight years I've lived in Japan. I don't claim to understand the process by which the country moves forward at times like this, but apparently it happens all the time. Personally, I'd like to see a prime minister young enough to have ever used a computer come into power.
We've got a nice mid-week update for you. First, there are about 20 "one shot" magazines on the list, great items ranging from "way back when" issues of Dela Beppin and Video Boy to great recent amateur magazines. Also, on the manga page, there are a dozen or so "wide edition" adult mangas that we're offering -- some are quite good. and all are cheap, so check out the new items. Also, the April Urecco is really wonderful -- I have posted new scans showing some of the highlights.
Response to the J-List Summer Video Sale has been excellent so far. Remember, you get $1 off for one in-stock video, $2 each for two (i.e., $4), $3 each for three, and so on, up to five videos. Considering that many of the items are reduced and/or come with free SAL shipping already, you are basically getting some great stuff for almost free while helping us out. We're moving the videos out so that we'll have less stock to move over for our upcoming move. Kaori would appreciate it if you'd check out the great videos we have in stock -- thanks!
Japan's big news right now is that the prime minister, Hashimoto, has resigned to take responsibility for losses the Liberal Democratic Party (Jiminto in Japanese) suffered in Sunday's election. Losing a head of state in this fashion is nothing for Japan, indeed there have been eight prime minsters in the short eight years I've lived in Japan. I don't claim to understand the process by which the country moves forward at times like this, but apparently it happens all the time. Personally, I'd like to see a prime minister young enough to have ever used a computer come into power.
We've got a nice mid-week update for you. First, there are about 20 "one shot" magazines on the list, great items ranging from "way back when" issues of Dela Beppin and Video Boy to great recent amateur magazines. Also, on the manga page, there are a dozen or so "wide edition" adult mangas that we're offering -- some are quite good. and all are cheap, so check out the new items. Also, the April Urecco is really wonderful -- I have posted new scans showing some of the highlights.
Response to the J-List Summer Video Sale has been excellent so far. Remember, you get $1 off for one in-stock video, $2 each for two (i.e., $4), $3 each for three, and so on, up to five videos. Considering that many of the items are reduced and/or come with free SAL shipping already, you are basically getting some great stuff for almost free while helping us out. We're moving the videos out so that we'll have less stock to move over for our upcoming move. Kaori would appreciate it if you'd check out the great videos we have in stock -- thanks!
Tuesday, July 14, 1998
Greetings from J-List July 14, 1998
Hi from Japan. The big news from this side of the ocean is that Godzilla has finally hit here -- to monster-sized yawn, according to most accounts. My wife and I were quite disappointed with the the film, not just because they turned one of the major film genres of the 20th century into Jurassic Park III, but also because of the lack of respect for the original work they showed. Except for Godzilla's piercing screech and the flashing Toho picture before the start of the movie, nothing survived the transition -- not the uplifting and unique original's musical score, not the themes of Godzilla as a protector of Japan, not the slow-moving campiness. All had been sacrificed for flashy CG and a love interest between Ferris Beuler and a blonde Betty Boop that was apparently inspired by the movie "Twister." (Japanese director Shusuke Kaneko pointed out in a Jiji Press article that it was interesting that the Japanese Godzilla "stoically braves missile attacks" which cannot harm him, but the American film-makers "seem unable to accept a creature that cannot be put down by their weapons.")
The film is really one of the best examples of how different Japan and America are. My wife, with all her wisdom, once observed that "if an American has a choice between a small, delicious piece of cake, and a big one that tastes awful, he'll take the big one every time." (Apologies to anyone who's offended by any of this...but my wife and I were up til dawn after watching the American Godzilla, so I wanted to pass on some of her thoughts to the list...) In Japan, a major aesthetic theme is that of wabi and sabi, which can be summed up as "less is more" or "simple is best." This can be explained best by a scene I saw in Hideyoshi, a great samurai drama that was on NHK a couple of years ago about the life of Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Announcing the J-List Summer Video Sale
Because we've got to clear our large stock of videos out in time for our forthcoming move, we're having a Big Sale on all in-stock videos. In addition to current prices and free-shipping offers. J-List will give you
$1 off if you order one video
$2 off per video if you order two videos
$3 off per video if you order three videos
$4 off per video if you order four videos
and $5 off per video if you order five or more videos!
This means you can get $25 off an order of five already-reduced videos, or $500 off if you order just 100 videos (well, that's getting a little carried away, but you know what we mean). You'll be happy, since you'll get some great Japanese AV and save a bunch of money, Kaori will be happy because it will free up the stock room -- everyone wins! Considering that there are some close-outs on the Video Warehouse pages as low as $25, with free SAL shipping included, this offer brings the prices to ridiculously low levels. Now is the time to stock up on all the Ozawa Madoka and Yoshino Sari videos you need to get you through the summer...
The sale only applies to in-stock Japanese AV videos, and only until the end of July.
The film is really one of the best examples of how different Japan and America are. My wife, with all her wisdom, once observed that "if an American has a choice between a small, delicious piece of cake, and a big one that tastes awful, he'll take the big one every time." (Apologies to anyone who's offended by any of this...but my wife and I were up til dawn after watching the American Godzilla, so I wanted to pass on some of her thoughts to the list...) In Japan, a major aesthetic theme is that of wabi and sabi, which can be summed up as "less is more" or "simple is best." This can be explained best by a scene I saw in Hideyoshi, a great samurai drama that was on NHK a couple of years ago about the life of Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Announcing the J-List Summer Video Sale
Because we've got to clear our large stock of videos out in time for our forthcoming move, we're having a Big Sale on all in-stock videos. In addition to current prices and free-shipping offers. J-List will give you
$1 off if you order one video
$2 off per video if you order two videos
$3 off per video if you order three videos
$4 off per video if you order four videos
and $5 off per video if you order five or more videos!
This means you can get $25 off an order of five already-reduced videos, or $500 off if you order just 100 videos (well, that's getting a little carried away, but you know what we mean). You'll be happy, since you'll get some great Japanese AV and save a bunch of money, Kaori will be happy because it will free up the stock room -- everyone wins! Considering that there are some close-outs on the Video Warehouse pages as low as $25, with free SAL shipping included, this offer brings the prices to ridiculously low levels. Now is the time to stock up on all the Ozawa Madoka and Yoshino Sari videos you need to get you through the summer...
The sale only applies to in-stock Japanese AV videos, and only until the end of July.
Saturday, July 11, 1998
Greetings from J-List July 11, 1998
Greetings from still-hot Japan! My first week back in Japan is over, and we're ready for the weekend here at J-List. On Saturday the Tanabata Festival begins in Maebashi, so we'll be taking that in. This is a modern festival based on an old Chinese legend involving a prince (the star Vega) and a princess (some other star in the same constellation) who are doomed to meet each other only once a year. In reality, it's an excuse to walk around in a cotton kimono and eat food from stalls that are run by the local
Big update for you this evening. First, the new Paradise Lost manga is in (vol. 7). This is a great item for any fan of Japanese dojinshi, as it offers 200+ pages of great erotic Evangelion dojinshi art with a great cover and price. Then, we've got the new Urecco, which is really an excellent issue (Akane Ichinose is not to be missed). Finally, fans of Japanese CD ROMs should not miss the MPEG Soft Catalog (which provides nearly 2 hours of Japanese AV action and a magazine, all for just $25) and the All Pasocom CD Soft Catalog (three CD ROMs with tons of Japanese AV stuff, all for less than the price of a video).
I hope you all have a great (and cool) weekend. Stop by the page if you have a moment. Thanks!
Big update for you this evening. First, the new Paradise Lost manga is in (vol. 7). This is a great item for any fan of Japanese dojinshi, as it offers 200+ pages of great erotic Evangelion dojinshi art with a great cover and price. Then, we've got the new Urecco, which is really an excellent issue (Akane Ichinose is not to be missed). Finally, fans of Japanese CD ROMs should not miss the MPEG Soft Catalog (which provides nearly 2 hours of Japanese AV action and a magazine, all for just $25) and the All Pasocom CD Soft Catalog (three CD ROMs with tons of Japanese AV stuff, all for less than the price of a video).
I hope you all have a great (and cool) weekend. Stop by the page if you have a moment. Thanks!
Monday, June 29, 1998
Greetings from J-List June 29, 1998
Well, it's election time again here in Japan, and here, that means candidates driving around in trucks from 8 am with speakers mounted on them, announcing their platform and asking for the support of the neighborhood. The issues in this election center around the economy, as you can imagine, and mostly how to help stimulate the economy here out of the recession. The Japan Communist Party's platform, for example, supports reducing the consumption tax (sales tax) from 5% back to 3%.
The two-man team of commedians (one Japanese, one from Hong Kong) who are hitchhiking from the bottom of Africa to the top of the Scandanavian Peninsula have entered Kenya after five months on the road. Their trek is broadcase every Sunday evening in Japan and in Hong Kong. And Nasubi, the man who is trying to live off of things he wins by sending out thousands entries (he ran out of rice for a while, and had to live off of some dog food he had won), has moved, due to his top-secret location being discovered by some reporters. He has won approximately $4000 worth of prizes so far, and has only $6000 to go.
We've got some excellent items to add to the list today. First, there are a bunch of new Video CD and DVD titles, including some really excellent items. Fubuki Akira's premier on Video CD is here in a great title from Bauhaus. It's a soft porn performance that is just beautiful. As if that weren't good enough news, Kusanagi Jun's excellent soft-porn Video CD "G-Cup Danger" is a wonderful treat. Then there are new Video CD and DVD items by Aida Momo, Kanazawa Bunko, Ozawa Madoka, Shirakawa Marina, a Bust Video Gold Video CD compilation, and more. Momo Aida's compilation DVD (2 hours!) is especially recommended for fans of this great woman.
Then we have more magazines -- including the new issue of the excellent Dela Beppin (Kanazawa Bunko and Suzuki Momoka fans take note -- this issue is good), the new Pixie 17, the excellent Panstopia, and more.
Well, have to dash out the door. Hope you all had a good weekend.
The two-man team of commedians (one Japanese, one from Hong Kong) who are hitchhiking from the bottom of Africa to the top of the Scandanavian Peninsula have entered Kenya after five months on the road. Their trek is broadcase every Sunday evening in Japan and in Hong Kong. And Nasubi, the man who is trying to live off of things he wins by sending out thousands entries (he ran out of rice for a while, and had to live off of some dog food he had won), has moved, due to his top-secret location being discovered by some reporters. He has won approximately $4000 worth of prizes so far, and has only $6000 to go.
We've got some excellent items to add to the list today. First, there are a bunch of new Video CD and DVD titles, including some really excellent items. Fubuki Akira's premier on Video CD is here in a great title from Bauhaus. It's a soft porn performance that is just beautiful. As if that weren't good enough news, Kusanagi Jun's excellent soft-porn Video CD "G-Cup Danger" is a wonderful treat. Then there are new Video CD and DVD items by Aida Momo, Kanazawa Bunko, Ozawa Madoka, Shirakawa Marina, a Bust Video Gold Video CD compilation, and more. Momo Aida's compilation DVD (2 hours!) is especially recommended for fans of this great woman.
Then we have more magazines -- including the new issue of the excellent Dela Beppin (Kanazawa Bunko and Suzuki Momoka fans take note -- this issue is good), the new Pixie 17, the excellent Panstopia, and more.
Well, have to dash out the door. Hope you all had a good weekend.
Saturday, June 27, 1998
Greetings from J-List June 27, 1998
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Thursday, June 25, 1998
Greetings from J-List June 25, 1998
Hello, all. Another update from the land of cars with names like Super Saloon, Soarer, Mitsubishi Thanks Chariot, and Bongo Friendy.
We had a nice surprise today: 40 copies of Kusanagi Jun's excellent photobook, Kubire (the word describes the inward curve of a woman's hip, which Jun-chan has in spades, with her tiny waist). We had been told by our distributor that the book was in limbo, waiting to see if it would be re-printed by its publisher, so we had removed it from the photobooks page. We're happy to report that it's back on the list now.
There are many other newly added items, including a cache of photobooks, including two excellent ones by photographer Goro. New magazines include Nippon Mini-suka, Panst Dream, the deluxe Mini-suka Collection, Be Back, and more. There are about 75 new items added in all.
JPOP fans should also stop by the JPOP page, to see the 5+ new albums and 30+ new CD singles that have been added. Speed's "My Graduation, new items by Amuro Namie, dos, TM Revolution, and more.
Be sure to see the video pages, if you haven't since yesterday, and see the new items that have been added. Remember, there are lots of bargain items to be had, like Ureccos and other magazines for $5, Iijima Ai's videos series for $25, and more.
P.S. Wow! As I write these words, watching the Japanese news, we just had a big earthquake here on the Kanto plain. I'm not sure of the magnitude, but it was a 3" rating according to the Japanese scale.
We had a nice surprise today: 40 copies of Kusanagi Jun's excellent photobook, Kubire (the word describes the inward curve of a woman's hip, which Jun-chan has in spades, with her tiny waist). We had been told by our distributor that the book was in limbo, waiting to see if it would be re-printed by its publisher, so we had removed it from the photobooks page. We're happy to report that it's back on the list now.
There are many other newly added items, including a cache of photobooks, including two excellent ones by photographer Goro. New magazines include Nippon Mini-suka, Panst Dream, the deluxe Mini-suka Collection, Be Back, and more. There are about 75 new items added in all.
JPOP fans should also stop by the JPOP page, to see the 5+ new albums and 30+ new CD singles that have been added. Speed's "My Graduation, new items by Amuro Namie, dos, TM Revolution, and more.
Be sure to see the video pages, if you haven't since yesterday, and see the new items that have been added. Remember, there are lots of bargain items to be had, like Ureccos and other magazines for $5, Iijima Ai's videos series for $25, and more.
P.S. Wow! As I write these words, watching the Japanese news, we just had a big earthquake here on the Kanto plain. I'm not sure of the magnitude, but it was a 3" rating according to the Japanese scale.
Tuesday, June 23, 1998
Greetings from J-List June 23, 1998
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Saturday, June 20, 1998
Greetings from J-List June 20, 1998
Hi, everyone. This is a quick update, since I had time to put the new Ureccos and Jo Mag issues onto the list. These magazines are very nice -- the Urecco issue has the "1997 Urecco Grand Prix, in which they present the results of the most-popular-om-Japan survey. Who will take the coveted #1 best in AV" slot? Or the "best in Swimsuit" category?
Well, I'm thirty today, the big three-oh. That's 10, 958 days (counting the last eight leap years), although it doesn't feel a day past 8000. Tonight Chiharu and I are going to our favorite French restaurant in Maebashi (the Japanese, historically believing themselves to be a European country, are quite fond of French cuisine), and then it's off to Ota for Deep Impact, which starts today.
Have a nice weekend!
Well, I'm thirty today, the big three-oh. That's 10, 958 days (counting the last eight leap years), although it doesn't feel a day past 8000. Tonight Chiharu and I are going to our favorite French restaurant in Maebashi (the Japanese, historically believing themselves to be a European country, are quite fond of French cuisine), and then it's off to Ota for Deep Impact, which starts today.
Have a nice weekend!
Friday, June 19, 1998
Greetings from J-List June 19, 1998
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Wednesday, June 17, 1998
Greetings from J-List June 17, 1998
Well, all this heat and humidity is better than the alternative, constant rain, which usually plagues Japan (except Hokkaido, which is so far north) during June and July. I do miss San Diego, which is right on the sea, and warmed with hot winds from the desert, which remove all the humidity from the air.
I'm off to Tokyo this evening, to meet some people, so I'm doing the update now. To save money (and because I like the place), I stay in a 24-hour sauna, which is basically a nice sauna/bath that you can enter any time, 24 hours a day. At night, you can sprawl out on a little mat, or in one of the reclining chairs they prepare for you. You have to be able to endure the snoring of 40 other middle-aged Japanese guys in the room with you, but it's the only way you can sleep in the heart of happenin' Shibuya for just $26.
Tonight's update brings another 25 or so items to the list, on the magazines and shashinshu pages. There are some very nice items on the photobook page especially, some nice items including a great black & white photobook of Gotoh Kumiko, and many more. Check the new items out fast, since they'll go quickly.
Be sure to stop by and check out the really cheap items on the magazine page (3) and the video pages (3 and 4). We've got a ton of really great items at close-out prices, like $5 for Ureccos, $25 for Iijima Ai "the Last Ai Collection" series, videos by Chinese star May Fa, and more. Kaori is always getting on me to get items out the door, so we can make more space in the stock room so that she can get the place organized. Give Kaori a break and check out the close-out items. Thanks.
I'm off to Tokyo this evening, to meet some people, so I'm doing the update now. To save money (and because I like the place), I stay in a 24-hour sauna, which is basically a nice sauna/bath that you can enter any time, 24 hours a day. At night, you can sprawl out on a little mat, or in one of the reclining chairs they prepare for you. You have to be able to endure the snoring of 40 other middle-aged Japanese guys in the room with you, but it's the only way you can sleep in the heart of happenin' Shibuya for just $26.
Tonight's update brings another 25 or so items to the list, on the magazines and shashinshu pages. There are some very nice items on the photobook page especially, some nice items including a great black & white photobook of Gotoh Kumiko, and many more. Check the new items out fast, since they'll go quickly.
Be sure to stop by and check out the really cheap items on the magazine page (3) and the video pages (3 and 4). We've got a ton of really great items at close-out prices, like $5 for Ureccos, $25 for Iijima Ai "the Last Ai Collection" series, videos by Chinese star May Fa, and more. Kaori is always getting on me to get items out the door, so we can make more space in the stock room so that she can get the place organized. Give Kaori a break and check out the close-out items. Thanks.
Tuesday, June 16, 1998
Greetings from J-List June 16, 1998
Hi from Japan. We had a nice day today -- Japan's rainy season gave us a day of respite, enabling us to spend some time on our finally-completed sun deck. We've added a wooden swing, and a small barbecue. It's wonderful. The new deck should be a good place to try out the telescope Chiharu bought me for my birthday (yes, I turn 30 this Saturday, the big three-oh).
Unfortunately, after over a year of faithful service, my Fuji DX-7 digital camera has apparently died. I wanted to post some pictures of the current state of the J-List office (the foundation is done, and the steel frame will be erected by this Friday), and the sun deck, but my camera is dead. I took some video images and posted them here and here.
We've got another update for you. It's a similar update to the one posted on Friday -- another 30 or so "one shot" books, items like Ureccos and Photoshots and Top Tens and Madaonnas, many from a few years ago. The items went very quickly on Friday, so hurry and check out the list if there are any items you think you want.
Unfortunately, after over a year of faithful service, my Fuji DX-7 digital camera has apparently died. I wanted to post some pictures of the current state of the J-List office (the foundation is done, and the steel frame will be erected by this Friday), and the sun deck, but my camera is dead. I took some video images and posted them here and here.
We've got another update for you. It's a similar update to the one posted on Friday -- another 30 or so "one shot" books, items like Ureccos and Photoshots and Top Tens and Madaonnas, many from a few years ago. The items went very quickly on Friday, so hurry and check out the list if there are any items you think you want.
Friday, June 12, 1998
Greetings from J-List June 12, 1998
Hi, from the country of raw fish, strawberry sandwiches and elevator girls. I'm enjoying a class of red wine from Chile, while Chiharu snoozes on the couch as usual (this time it was Allie McBiel that put her to sleep). Japan is having quite a boom in red wine these days.
Kaori has not been herself for the last couple of days, because of getting one of her wisdom teeth pulled. Poor Kaori.
We've got a lot of nice new items tonight, mostly on the magazine and shashinshu pages. The new items include about 30 "one shot" magazines, some cool items from a few years ago, as well as recent items: Ureccos and Photoshots and Top Tens and Penthouse Japan's, and other items. Check them out soon!
Also, we've made a few changes to the J-List page. First, we've added a "magazine page 3" page, to allow us to spread out the stock items out so that they can be browsed more easily by everyone. Also, we've broken our DVD items away from the Video CD page, and onto their own page.
Kaori has not been herself for the last couple of days, because of getting one of her wisdom teeth pulled. Poor Kaori.
We've got a lot of nice new items tonight, mostly on the magazine and shashinshu pages. The new items include about 30 "one shot" magazines, some cool items from a few years ago, as well as recent items: Ureccos and Photoshots and Top Tens and Penthouse Japan's, and other items. Check them out soon!
Also, we've made a few changes to the J-List page. First, we've added a "magazine page 3" page, to allow us to spread out the stock items out so that they can be browsed more easily by everyone. Also, we've broken our DVD items away from the Video CD page, and onto their own page.
Wednesday, June 10, 1998
Greetings from J-List June 10, 1998
Hello again, from rainy Japan. It was actually a nice day today. Construction of the J-List office (we're going to call it "J-List Towers, although it's quite silly), and they're going to be raising the roof in another week. It's quite exciting to go to the site and see the concrete -- our concrete! -- being poured.
We've got a bunch of new items, including various new magazines and shashinshus (including cool issues of the popular Photoshot). These are mostly one shot" items that will be quite popular, so please check the list soon if you're interested.
Also, we've got two great new Otaku Publishing anime games on the games and CD ROMs pages. OTK10106, Paradise Heights (now shipping!), is a great new game about a wacky, erotic apartment complex. The sequel, OTK10107, Return to Paradise Heights (shipping in July, taking pre-orders now), carries the story even further. These two games are great items from Otaku Publishing.
We've got a bunch of new items, including various new magazines and shashinshus (including cool issues of the popular Photoshot). These are mostly one shot" items that will be quite popular, so please check the list soon if you're interested.
Also, we've got two great new Otaku Publishing anime games on the games and CD ROMs pages. OTK10106, Paradise Heights (now shipping!), is a great new game about a wacky, erotic apartment complex. The sequel, OTK10107, Return to Paradise Heights (shipping in July, taking pre-orders now), carries the story even further. These two games are great items from Otaku Publishing.
Sunday, June 07, 1998
Greetings from J-List June 7, 1998
It's a cold, gloomy Saturday in Japan, although we've been spared rain long enough for me to finish the sun deck. It's nice to have completed my first carpentry project, although it'll be a while before I undertake anything like that again.
Our big news is the official start (finally!) of construction of the J-List Office. The workmen actually started on Thursday, and have done quite a bit so far, digging out the space for the foundation and filling it with concrete, leveling the ground, and so on. It's been a long battle, and we're really happy to have the building underway. It'll be completed in September.
First of all, we've got about 30 new videos on the Video Catalog pages, including hot new videos by Kanazawa Bunko, Yuki Maiko, Fujisaki Minami, Kano Mizuho, and more. There are also about 50 new "in stock" videos on the Video Warehouse pages. Then, we've got new magazines -- a bunch, including new issues of Milky Tsushin, Sakuranbo Ekisu
Our big news is the official start (finally!) of construction of the J-List Office. The workmen actually started on Thursday, and have done quite a bit so far, digging out the space for the foundation and filling it with concrete, leveling the ground, and so on. It's been a long battle, and we're really happy to have the building underway. It'll be completed in September.
First of all, we've got about 30 new videos on the Video Catalog pages, including hot new videos by Kanazawa Bunko, Yuki Maiko, Fujisaki Minami, Kano Mizuho, and more. There are also about 50 new "in stock" videos on the Video Warehouse pages. Then, we've got new magazines -- a bunch, including new issues of Milky Tsushin, Sakuranbo Ekisu
Thursday, June 04, 1998
Greetings from J-List June 4, 1998
Heigh-ho. I'm enjoying another night of watching American TV on videos sent from Mom, while Chiharu snores peacefully on the sofa. A day of working hard followed by an evening of half-understood X-Files episodes has put her to sleep once again.
We've got a fistful of great new additions to the list tonight. First of all, there are a bunch of great new items on the shashinshu page, including Vivian Hsu's wonderful photobook "Angel, and two by the gorgeous Kusanagi Jun/Asami Narua (two names for the same lovely woman). These are truly great items that we're happy to have been able to find for you.
Then, there are dozens of new items, courtesy of Kaori and Tomoe's efforts to clean out the stock room and find all the items that have fallen through the cracks. There are, as a result, about 50 new" items, magazines, dojinshi, photobooks -- many of which are rare, and will go very quickly.
We've got a fistful of great new additions to the list tonight. First of all, there are a bunch of great new items on the shashinshu page, including Vivian Hsu's wonderful photobook "Angel, and two by the gorgeous Kusanagi Jun/Asami Narua (two names for the same lovely woman). These are truly great items that we're happy to have been able to find for you.
Then, there are dozens of new items, courtesy of Kaori and Tomoe's efforts to clean out the stock room and find all the items that have fallen through the cracks. There are, as a result, about 50 new" items, magazines, dojinshi, photobooks -- many of which are rare, and will go very quickly.
Saturday, May 30, 1998
Greetings from J-List May 30, 1998
It's Friday here in Japan, and I just got done watching the #1 drama on Japanese television. It's called "Meguriai, and it's basically a hammed-up dorama by the Fuji Television Network about the lives and loves of four people -- but I love it. Now we're watching some late-night show in which an ugly New Half" (a man who has become a woman) is interviewing cute Japanese women about something. Wacky Japanese television.
Kaori, my wife and I are all excited about the TRF concert tomorrow. TRF is a Japanese band, one of the "Komuro Family" of musicians and bands (produced by Tetsuya Komuro). It's nice to not have to go all the way into Tokyo for a concert -- TRF has come to Maebashi for us.
The new items we have for the weekend include the wonderful illustration book by Satoshi "Plastic Little" Urushihara, Cell Works. We've got more copies of the popular nude hardcover photobook by Kanno Miho, new magazines, the new Windows 100% CD ROM & magazine combo, and more. Enjoy the new items!
Kaori, my wife and I are all excited about the TRF concert tomorrow. TRF is a Japanese band, one of the "Komuro Family" of musicians and bands (produced by Tetsuya Komuro). It's nice to not have to go all the way into Tokyo for a concert -- TRF has come to Maebashi for us.
The new items we have for the weekend include the wonderful illustration book by Satoshi "Plastic Little" Urushihara, Cell Works. We've got more copies of the popular nude hardcover photobook by Kanno Miho, new magazines, the new Windows 100% CD ROM & magazine combo, and more. Enjoy the new items!
Tuesday, May 26, 1998
Greetings from J-List May 26, 1998
Well, it's Monday here in Japan. My daughter Rina is exactly one and a half today. She's in the J-List office right now, sitting in Kaori's chair (for some reason she loves chasing Kaori out of her chair when she comes to visit us).
Japan is bustling about the victory of Waka-no-hana, one of the most popular Japanese sumo wrestlers, at the spring Sumo Tournament that ended yesterday. He defeated Hawaiian wrestler Musashino-maru (the guy who looks like an Italian pizza delivery boy -- all of the other Hawaiian wrestlers could pass for Japanese on the street, but ). Waka-no-hana's second straight victory enabled him to reach the rank of Yokozuna, the highest in the sport, joining his brother, Taka-no-hana, and the top-ranked American, Akebono.
The other big news in Japan is the marriage of pop star Matsuda Seiko in a small ceremony in Tokyo. Her new husband is her daughter Sayaka's dentist. Seiko, an extremely famous star who has been a force in the Japanese music scene for more than fifteen years, has made several attempts to break into American music as well. The women many Japanese love to hate, I love her because she's a strong, ballsey woman. She got divorced from her first husband, the actor Kanda Masaki, earlier this year.
There are lots of new items for you all today. First, there are new JPOP CDs (about 25 singles), including great ones by TRF, My Little Lover, Matsutoya Yumi, and more. Then, we have new items on the anime page -- seven new soft vinyl figurines from the Sentimental Graffiti game series. These are extremely realistic-looking anime dolls that you can collect and display. New magazine on the magazine pages include Jo Mag, Gal's Dee, and more. And don't forget that we've got lots of close-out magazines, some going for as low as $3
We've also made a long-overdue change to our video pages. In the past, we've had four pages of "available-by-order" videos, and two pages of "in-stock" videos. The problem is that we've got far more in stock than are on the by-order pages. We've not swapped the two, so that there are four "Video Warehouse" pages and two "Video Catalog" pages. This allows us to put less videos on each page, reducing load time for everyone. As always, the newer additions to the in-stock videos will be on the first page, and close-out bargain videos will be on page 4.
Japan is bustling about the victory of Waka-no-hana, one of the most popular Japanese sumo wrestlers, at the spring Sumo Tournament that ended yesterday. He defeated Hawaiian wrestler Musashino-maru (the guy who looks like an Italian pizza delivery boy -- all of the other Hawaiian wrestlers could pass for Japanese on the street, but ). Waka-no-hana's second straight victory enabled him to reach the rank of Yokozuna, the highest in the sport, joining his brother, Taka-no-hana, and the top-ranked American, Akebono.
The other big news in Japan is the marriage of pop star Matsuda Seiko in a small ceremony in Tokyo. Her new husband is her daughter Sayaka's dentist. Seiko, an extremely famous star who has been a force in the Japanese music scene for more than fifteen years, has made several attempts to break into American music as well. The women many Japanese love to hate, I love her because she's a strong, ballsey woman. She got divorced from her first husband, the actor Kanda Masaki, earlier this year.
There are lots of new items for you all today. First, there are new JPOP CDs (about 25 singles), including great ones by TRF, My Little Lover, Matsutoya Yumi, and more. Then, we have new items on the anime page -- seven new soft vinyl figurines from the Sentimental Graffiti game series. These are extremely realistic-looking anime dolls that you can collect and display. New magazine on the magazine pages include Jo Mag, Gal's Dee, and more. And don't forget that we've got lots of close-out magazines, some going for as low as $3
We've also made a long-overdue change to our video pages. In the past, we've had four pages of "available-by-order" videos, and two pages of "in-stock" videos. The problem is that we've got far more in stock than are on the by-order pages. We've not swapped the two, so that there are four "Video Warehouse" pages and two "Video Catalog" pages. This allows us to put less videos on each page, reducing load time for everyone. As always, the newer additions to the in-stock videos will be on the first page, and close-out bargain videos will be on page 4.
Thursday, May 21, 1998
Greetings from J-List May 21, 1998
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Tuesday, May 19, 1998
Greetings from J-List May 19, 1998
Ah, summer. It's come to Japan with a vengeance, although it's still a month off according to the calendar. The temperature isn't all that high, but the humidity is through the roof. We officially activated our office air condition -- thank god for the gifts of the 20th century.
Every year, the Japanese news reports on which Japanese pay the most income taxes (and thus, had the highest income). The famous Japanese music producer Tetsuya Komuro (who has discover/created such Japanese musicians as Amuro Namie, TRF and Kahala Tomomi -- his many musical creations are known collectivel as the "Komuro Family" here in Japan) is in the #4 of all Japanese, paying roughly US$8 million in taxes. He was #10 last year, so he's doing well. The top-paying actor/entertainer was Taka from Tunnels, who plays the Japanese baseball player in the Major League Baseball movies (the guy who shouts "You have no marbles!").
Lots of nice new items on the list for you tonight, including new issues of Dela Beppin, Bejeans, Video Boy and Best Video. These magazines have great photographs and excellent quality (and some have Andoh Aya), so check out the new offerings -- thanks!
Every year, the Japanese news reports on which Japanese pay the most income taxes (and thus, had the highest income). The famous Japanese music producer Tetsuya Komuro (who has discover/created such Japanese musicians as Amuro Namie, TRF and Kahala Tomomi -- his many musical creations are known collectivel as the "Komuro Family" here in Japan) is in the #4 of all Japanese, paying roughly US$8 million in taxes. He was #10 last year, so he's doing well. The top-paying actor/entertainer was Taka from Tunnels, who plays the Japanese baseball player in the Major League Baseball movies (the guy who shouts "You have no marbles!").
Lots of nice new items on the list for you tonight, including new issues of Dela Beppin, Bejeans, Video Boy and Best Video. These magazines have great photographs and excellent quality (and some have Andoh Aya), so check out the new offerings -- thanks!
Friday, May 15, 1998
Greetings from J-List May 15, 1998
Hello, and Happy Friday everyone. It's been very quiet around here all afternoon, mainly because Kaori took the afternoon off to get her teeth worked on. I took some time off myself to take the kids for a long bicycle ride. Now that the rain has stopped, it's been nice every day.
The famous sumo wrestler Konishiki, the first Hawaiian wrestler to reach the level of ozeki (the second highest level in the sport), has retired. He's starring in a line of whisky commercials by Suntory in which he uses his great body (upwards of 450 pounds) to imitate bottles of Suntory whisky.
We've got a ton of great items for you today, starting with the February issue of Urecco, which features the beautiful and luscious Asami Narua, who has a 92 cm bust yet a tiny 52 cm waist. The latest issues of Milky Tsushin and Sakuranbo Ekisu are on the list now, as are many more copies of the popular Jo Mag January 1998 issue, featuring the beautiful catlike Andoh Aya. Finally, the new MPEG CD Soft Catalog (without almost two hours of AV on two CD ROMs) is in -- grab it before they sell out, as last month's did so quickly. Finally, more price reductions in our video and magazine pages for you -- enjoy, and have a nice weekend!
The famous sumo wrestler Konishiki, the first Hawaiian wrestler to reach the level of ozeki (the second highest level in the sport), has retired. He's starring in a line of whisky commercials by Suntory in which he uses his great body (upwards of 450 pounds) to imitate bottles of Suntory whisky.
We've got a ton of great items for you today, starting with the February issue of Urecco, which features the beautiful and luscious Asami Narua, who has a 92 cm bust yet a tiny 52 cm waist. The latest issues of Milky Tsushin and Sakuranbo Ekisu are on the list now, as are many more copies of the popular Jo Mag January 1998 issue, featuring the beautiful catlike Andoh Aya. Finally, the new MPEG CD Soft Catalog (without almost two hours of AV on two CD ROMs) is in -- grab it before they sell out, as last month's did so quickly. Finally, more price reductions in our video and magazine pages for you -- enjoy, and have a nice weekend!
Sunday, May 10, 1998
Greetings from J-List May 10, 1998
Hello, all. Chiharu and I are enjoying a Saturday evening of Japanese television. First was "Hit Parade!, a cool show that has top Japanese singers singing songs of other singers, which causes some interesting combinations. Then we watched Much Ado about Love, in which famous Japanese comedian Samba has funny conversations about love and sex with pretty women. And now we're watching old episodes of 90210 that NHK keeps on the air. It's great to meet other ex-pat Americans living in Japan who wouldn't admit to watching the show before coming to live here.
The sudden suicide death of Hide, of the popular Japanese rock band X Japan, is current in the news right now. His death has shocked and galvanized his fans, including my wife, who has been a fan of this group ever since she happened to meet Toshi, the lead singer, in a karaoke bar in Los Angeles.
We have a small update tonight, mainly more magazines and photobooks. Especially recommended are the Asami Mao the Nagai Madoka shashinshus. Also, we've knocked down even more prices on magazines and videos that we have too many of, so please check out those pages if you have time -- thanks.
The sudden suicide death of Hide, of the popular Japanese rock band X Japan, is current in the news right now. His death has shocked and galvanized his fans, including my wife, who has been a fan of this group ever since she happened to meet Toshi, the lead singer, in a karaoke bar in Los Angeles.
We have a small update tonight, mainly more magazines and photobooks. Especially recommended are the Asami Mao the Nagai Madoka shashinshus. Also, we've knocked down even more prices on magazines and videos that we have too many of, so please check out those pages if you have time -- thanks.
Friday, May 08, 1998
Greetings from J-List May 8, 1998
Hi. I'm going off to Tokyo tomorrow, so Kaori and I worked today to get a nice update out today. We've got a ton of great stuff for you, on the magazine, shashinshu, and manga pages: wonderful magazines such as Mini & Mini Ska, Nippon Mini-Skirt, Body Body, Jo Mag, and more.
Japan is huming along today. Lots of news about the earthquake off the coast of Okinawa. Miura Kazuyoshi ("Kaz"), the most famous Japanese soccer player, turned 30 today. Alien 4 and Starship Troopers have finally wandered into movie theatres here, so I've got some movies to take in on the weekend.
Well, that's all for now -- have a nice Friday.
Japan is huming along today. Lots of news about the earthquake off the coast of Okinawa. Miura Kazuyoshi ("Kaz"), the most famous Japanese soccer player, turned 30 today. Alien 4 and Starship Troopers have finally wandered into movie theatres here, so I've got some movies to take in on the weekend.
Well, that's all for now -- have a nice Friday.
Wednesday, May 06, 1998
Greetings from J-List May 6, 1998
Well, Golden Week is finally at an end. Kaori had a nice week off, which means that I was, er, rather busy make sure the emails got out on time. It's funny how your perception of holidays changes when you run a business. ^_^
I have a new virtual pet. It's called Teku Teku Angel, and it's essentially a simple electronic device for recording the number of steps you take during the day, to encourage you to walk more. But it's got a Teku Teku Angel virtual pet living inside it, and if you don't get enough exercise, your pet will eventually wither and die. Hopefully this will get me away from the computer a little more. Is this the next wave of trendy things from Asia?
We have some great new items for everyone today. First, there are about 50 new JPOP CDs, with some great albums (Matsuda Seiko, Akina Nakamori, Nakayama Miho) as well as excellent recent CD singles by such bands as My Little Lover, Globe, Amuro Namie, and more. Then, we've got a few excellent magazines and photobooks for fans of these items, including great items for fans of Nagai Madoka
I have a new virtual pet. It's called Teku Teku Angel, and it's essentially a simple electronic device for recording the number of steps you take during the day, to encourage you to walk more. But it's got a Teku Teku Angel virtual pet living inside it, and if you don't get enough exercise, your pet will eventually wither and die. Hopefully this will get me away from the computer a little more. Is this the next wave of trendy things from Asia?
We have some great new items for everyone today. First, there are about 50 new JPOP CDs, with some great albums (Matsuda Seiko, Akina Nakamori, Nakayama Miho) as well as excellent recent CD singles by such bands as My Little Lover, Globe, Amuro Namie, and more. Then, we've got a few excellent magazines and photobooks for fans of these items, including great items for fans of Nagai Madoka
Thursday, April 30, 1998
Greetings from J-List April 30, 1998
Well, Golden Week has started here in Japan. Golden Week is a bunch of Japanese holidays (Green Day, the former Showa Emperor's birthday, Constitution Celebration Day, Boy's Day, and so on) that usually fall very close to each other. All of Japan goes wild trying to experience leisure, which means that anywhere you go in Japan during this time, you find crowds of people. Chiharu and I are going t hunker down, maybe take in a movie at our favorite American-style movie theater in Ota (home of the Subaru Corporation), and relax.
We've got a ton of new items for you, mostly on the magazine, shashinshu, and video warehouse pages. We've got a bunch of Photoshot and NoWon "shashinshu type" magazines, about 50 new videos, several older and rare magazines, and more. We've got some cool shojo manga on the anime page. There are also about 7 "new" dojinshi on the dojinshi page -- although they are repeats of items that had been posted in the past. Thanks, and have a nice Golden Week!
We've got a ton of new items for you, mostly on the magazine, shashinshu, and video warehouse pages. We've got a bunch of Photoshot and NoWon "shashinshu type" magazines, about 50 new videos, several older and rare magazines, and more. We've got some cool shojo manga on the anime page. There are also about 7 "new" dojinshi on the dojinshi page -- although they are repeats of items that had been posted in the past. Thanks, and have a nice Golden Week!
Tuesday, April 28, 1998
Greetings from J-List April 28, 1998
Another Monday has come to Japan. The weather is still rather dreary, but I managed to get a little bit of work in on the sun deck we're building on our verandah.
Kazuki and I enjoyed the trip to Shizuoka Prefecture. We went to a wonderful onsen (hot springs) hotel near Lake Hamanako, and bathed in the hot springs while looking out over the lake. Kazuki was thrilled to be able to ride a Shinkansen for the first time. He has memorized all the names of the various Shinkansen (Hikari, Nozomi, Tsubasa, etc.) that run in the Kanto region of Japan -- not bad for the age of three.
The two-man team "Yan-pai" (a Japanese comedian and a man from Hong Kong who are hitchhiking from the Cape of Good Hope up to the top of Europe, on the Japanese television show Denpa Shonen) are in Zimbabwe right now (they couldn't cross through Angola because of civil war there), and working their way north. Great television like Denpa Shonen is part of what makes living in Japan fun.
We've got some nice new items for you today, including about 75 new in-stock videos (Matsukawa Ayumi and Fubuki Akira fans take note). We've also got a small mound of new JPOP and anime CDs, including some of the most popular CD singles in Japan right now. Check out the new items if you have time.
Kazuki and I enjoyed the trip to Shizuoka Prefecture. We went to a wonderful onsen (hot springs) hotel near Lake Hamanako, and bathed in the hot springs while looking out over the lake. Kazuki was thrilled to be able to ride a Shinkansen for the first time. He has memorized all the names of the various Shinkansen (Hikari, Nozomi, Tsubasa, etc.) that run in the Kanto region of Japan -- not bad for the age of three.
The two-man team "Yan-pai" (a Japanese comedian and a man from Hong Kong who are hitchhiking from the Cape of Good Hope up to the top of Europe, on the Japanese television show Denpa Shonen) are in Zimbabwe right now (they couldn't cross through Angola because of civil war there), and working their way north. Great television like Denpa Shonen is part of what makes living in Japan fun.
We've got some nice new items for you today, including about 75 new in-stock videos (Matsukawa Ayumi and Fubuki Akira fans take note). We've also got a small mound of new JPOP and anime CDs, including some of the most popular CD singles in Japan right now. Check out the new items if you have time.
Greetings from J-List April 28, 1998
Another Monday has come to Japan. The weather is still rather dreary, but I managed to get a little bit of work in on the sun deck we're building on our verandah.
Kazuki and I enjoyed the trip to Shizuoka Prefecture. We went to a wonderful onsen (hot springs) hotel near Lake Hamanako, and bathed in the hot springs while looking out over the lake. Kazuki was thrilled to be able to ride a Shinkansen for the first time. He has memorized all the names of the various Shinkansen (Hikari, Nozomi, Tsubasa, etc.) that run in the Kanto region of Japan -- not bad for the age of three.
The two-man team "Yan-pai" (a Japanese comedian and a man from Hong Kong who are hitchhiking from the Cape of Good Hope up to the top of Europe, on the Japanese television show Denpa Shonen) are in Zimbabwe right now (they couldn't cross through Angola because of civil war there), and working their way north. Great television like Denpa Shonen is part of what makes living in Japan fun.
We've got some nice new items for you today, including about 75 new in-stock videos (Matsukawa Ayumi and Fubuki Akira fans take note). We've also got a small mound of new JPOP and anime CDs, including some of the most popular CD singles in Japan right now. Check out the new items if you have time.
Kazuki and I enjoyed the trip to Shizuoka Prefecture. We went to a wonderful onsen (hot springs) hotel near Lake Hamanako, and bathed in the hot springs while looking out over the lake. Kazuki was thrilled to be able to ride a Shinkansen for the first time. He has memorized all the names of the various Shinkansen (Hikari, Nozomi, Tsubasa, etc.) that run in the Kanto region of Japan -- not bad for the age of three.
The two-man team "Yan-pai" (a Japanese comedian and a man from Hong Kong who are hitchhiking from the Cape of Good Hope up to the top of Europe, on the Japanese television show Denpa Shonen) are in Zimbabwe right now (they couldn't cross through Angola because of civil war there), and working their way north. Great television like Denpa Shonen is part of what makes living in Japan fun.
We've got some nice new items for you today, including about 75 new in-stock videos (Matsukawa Ayumi and Fubuki Akira fans take note). We've also got a small mound of new JPOP and anime CDs, including some of the most popular CD singles in Japan right now. Check out the new items if you have time.
Friday, April 24, 1998
Greetings from J-List April 24, 1998
Hello, everyone. The weekend is here, and Kazuki and I are preparing to head down to Shizuoka Prefecture tomorrow to visit a friend of mine. Kazuki is so happy to be able to ride his first Shinkansen (Bullet Train) and go to a hot springs hotel. Unfortunately we both have come down with freak colds -- I hope we're not too miserable tomorrow.
I'm very happy to announce that the latest JAST USA title, Runaway City, is finally shipping, along with RCY America's premier release, Nocturnal Illusion. It was a long battle, and we ended up many months behind schedule, but they are finally out the door. If you don't know about the interactive anime role-playing game for adults category of game software from Japan, I recommend that you check out one of the new titles.
Well, have a good weekend. See you when we get back from Mt. Fuji!
I'm very happy to announce that the latest JAST USA title, Runaway City, is finally shipping, along with RCY America's premier release, Nocturnal Illusion. It was a long battle, and we ended up many months behind schedule, but they are finally out the door. If you don't know about the interactive anime role-playing game for adults category of game software from Japan, I recommend that you check out one of the new titles.
Well, have a good weekend. See you when we get back from Mt. Fuji!
Tuesday, April 07, 1998
Greetings from J-List April 7, 1998
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Thursday, April 02, 1998
Greetings from J-List April 2, 1998
Hi! The J-List homepage is now being served on my Newton Messagepad 2100. We apologize if there is any slowness from the new system. (Okay, happy April, everyone...)
The season of the sakura has come to Japan, but we have a cruel April Fool's present: snow. A freezing cold day has given way to a snowy night, and now the sound of snow falling off our roof is . We had been planning the J-List Flower Viewing Party for a few days from now. Hopefully we won't be thwarted.
Nice small update today. We have some nice items for you today, including about eight new Video CDs. Also, there have been a lot of price reductions on the videos and magazines pages. Please check out these new items. Thanks!
The season of the sakura has come to Japan, but we have a cruel April Fool's present: snow. A freezing cold day has given way to a snowy night, and now the sound of snow falling off our roof is . We had been planning the J-List Flower Viewing Party for a few days from now. Hopefully we won't be thwarted.
Nice small update today. We have some nice items for you today, including about eight new Video CDs. Also, there have been a lot of price reductions on the videos and magazines pages. Please check out these new items. Thanks!
Monday, March 30, 1998
Greetings from J-List March 30, 1998
Monday is here again, and we've got another big update -- videos! No less than 10 great big boxes of videos showed up here at J-List over the weekend. Check out the Video Warehouse for some great new items.
As I write this, Chiharu and I are on the train to Tokyo to see the Elton John & Billy Joel concert. We're happy as clams. Before we go to Tokyo Dome, we're going to swing by Goa, a great Indian restaurant in Harajuku, and then grab a Frap at the newly-opened Starbucks.
In other news, an era has ended: Gilgamesh Night, a popular late-night "ero" television show that ran from 1991, has come to an end. Gilgamesh Night was responsible for the launching of the careers of Iijima Ai, Hosokawa Fumie, Hitomi Yuki, the CC girls, the Sexy Mates, and many other AV and softcore Japanese stars, but on Saturday night
As I write this, Chiharu and I are on the train to Tokyo to see the Elton John & Billy Joel concert. We're happy as clams. Before we go to Tokyo Dome, we're going to swing by Goa, a great Indian restaurant in Harajuku, and then grab a Frap at the newly-opened Starbucks.
In other news, an era has ended: Gilgamesh Night, a popular late-night "ero" television show that ran from 1991, has come to an end. Gilgamesh Night was responsible for the launching of the careers of Iijima Ai, Hosokawa Fumie, Hitomi Yuki, the CC girls, the Sexy Mates, and many other AV and softcore Japanese stars, but on Saturday night
Saturday, March 28, 1998
Greetings from J-List March 28, 1998
Hello again. We've been busy all week, which is why there haven't been any updates. We have a big one for you now, though, with lots of nice items -- CD ROM Choice DX, Be Back, Super Mini-ska Deluxe, the new issues of Urecco, Best Video, Gal's Dee (and other magazines), more of the popular Japanese pop music singles
We forewent our customer Friday night movie tonight, and took in a video -- Seven -- at home. A truly fascinating movie, if you haven't seen it. Now Chiharu has gone to bed, and I'm finishing up the evening's uploading (since we're going to be moving into the J-List office in the summer, we still use a lowly 28.8 connection for everything here) with the help of more old Babylon 5 episodes.
Chiharu is happy -- we now are the owners of that great icon of American convenience, the clothes dryer. In Japan, dryers are about as common as central heating, but I finally broke down and bought her one as a wedding anniversary present (which was today).
We forewent our customer Friday night movie tonight, and took in a video -- Seven -- at home. A truly fascinating movie, if you haven't seen it. Now Chiharu has gone to bed, and I'm finishing up the evening's uploading (since we're going to be moving into the J-List office in the summer, we still use a lowly 28.8 connection for everything here) with the help of more old Babylon 5 episodes.
Chiharu is happy -- we now are the owners of that great icon of American convenience, the clothes dryer. In Japan, dryers are about as common as central heating, but I finally broke down and bought her one as a wedding anniversary present (which was today).
Thursday, March 19, 1998
Greetings from J-List March 19, 1998
Another update for you all, on this fine Thursday morning. We've got a bunch of new items, including more copies of Super Mini-suka Deluxe, the popular softcover photobooks Clover, Tsugumi, Sentimental, and more. Be sure to check out the Magazines and Photobooks page -- and see the cheaper close-out items on page 2 of the magazines page as well, as there are a lot of items we're closing out.
The JAST USA homepage has been totally redesigned and updated, with new information on all our games, character background and other information, a "Visual FAQ" that gives more information on the "look and feel" of interactive anime role-playing games, and more. Please stop by and see our new format.
Also, my grandmother, Virginia Larson, has published her popular book, How to Write a Winning Proposal in both digital and conventional formats. A proven book with information on business proposal writing that was "most likely to be stolen" from public libraries (because people were loath to return the book). The digital version of my grandmother's book is $10, and J-List will give $10 off anyone making a $100 or greater purchase if you pick up her book (i.e., you can get her book for free). See the Classic House homepage at here. My grandmother is 79 years old and just tickled to have her book on the Internet. Please see her homepage if you're interested in the field of business proposal writing.
The JAST USA homepage has been totally redesigned and updated, with new information on all our games, character background and other information, a "Visual FAQ" that gives more information on the "look and feel" of interactive anime role-playing games, and more. Please stop by and see our new format.
Also, my grandmother, Virginia Larson, has published her popular book, How to Write a Winning Proposal in both digital and conventional formats. A proven book with information on business proposal writing that was "most likely to be stolen" from public libraries (because people were loath to return the book). The digital version of my grandmother's book is $10, and J-List will give $10 off anyone making a $100 or greater purchase if you pick up her book (i.e., you can get her book for free). See the Classic House homepage at here. My grandmother is 79 years old and just tickled to have her book on the Internet. Please see her homepage if you're interested in the field of business proposal writing.
Tuesday, March 03, 1998
Greetings from J-List March 3, 1998
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Friday, February 27, 1998
Greetings from J-List February 27, 1998
Well, Thursday is about to give way to Friday here in Japan. Friday in this case -- the 27th -- is Kaori's birthday (she'll be 23), and she's taking the day off to go somewhere with her "darling."
Lots of nice items in tonight's update. First, the new issue of the excellent dojinshi anthology Paradise Lost (vol. 6) is out, and its a nice one. Lots of nice stories for eva fans in it. Then, there are new dojinshi! We've got a bunch of off-the-beaten-track dojinshi for fans of Final Fantasy 7, Eva, and more, and in large supply this time. Also, we've cut our prices again as we try to get rid of a lot of our stock -- check out these great bargains. Finally, we've got a new offering from Otaku Publishing, their latest adult anime game release
Hot Oil Sumo Wrestling? Beelzebubsledding? The Men's 500, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000 Meter Barefoot Speed Skating competition? They're all part of the "Top Five (sic) Olympics in Hell" list, one of the daily "Top 5" [sic] lists put out daily by the cool guys at Topfive.com (http://www.topfive.com). I find their mailing list quite fun to read, so I thought I'd pass the link along to J-List readers.
Lots of nice items in tonight's update. First, the new issue of the excellent dojinshi anthology Paradise Lost (vol. 6) is out, and its a nice one. Lots of nice stories for eva fans in it. Then, there are new dojinshi! We've got a bunch of off-the-beaten-track dojinshi for fans of Final Fantasy 7, Eva, and more, and in large supply this time. Also, we've cut our prices again as we try to get rid of a lot of our stock -- check out these great bargains. Finally, we've got a new offering from Otaku Publishing, their latest adult anime game release
Hot Oil Sumo Wrestling? Beelzebubsledding? The Men's 500, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000 Meter Barefoot Speed Skating competition? They're all part of the "Top Five (sic) Olympics in Hell" list, one of the daily "Top 5" [sic] lists put out daily by the cool guys at Topfive.com (http://www.topfive.com). I find their mailing list quite fun to read, so I thought I'd pass the link along to J-List readers.
Wednesday, February 25, 1998
Greetings from J-List April 25, 1998
Hello, everyone. The weekend is here, and Kazuki and I are preparing to head down to Shizuoka Prefecture tomorrow to visit a friend of mine. Kazuki is so happy to be able to ride his first Shinkansen (Bullet Train) and go to a hot springs hotel. Unfortunately we both have come down with freak colds -- I hope we're not too miserable tomorrow.
I'm very happy to announce that the latest JAST USA title, Runaway City, is finally shipping, along with RCY America's premier release, Nocturnal Illusion. It was a long battle, and we ended up many months behind schedule, but they are finally out the door. If you don't know about the interactive anime role-playing game for adults category of game software from Japan, I recommend that you check out one of the new titles.
Did you know there was almost an anime based on Babylon 5? See http://home.pacbell.net/bchan/b5.anime.home.index.html for a very interesting view of what might have been.
Well, have a good weekend. See you when we get back from Mt. Fuji!
I'm very happy to announce that the latest JAST USA title, Runaway City, is finally shipping, along with RCY America's premier release, Nocturnal Illusion. It was a long battle, and we ended up many months behind schedule, but they are finally out the door. If you don't know about the interactive anime role-playing game for adults category of game software from Japan, I recommend that you check out one of the new titles.
Did you know there was almost an anime based on Babylon 5? See http://home.pacbell.net/bchan/b5.anime.home.index.html for a very interesting view of what might have been.
Well, have a good weekend. See you when we get back from Mt. Fuji!
Saturday, February 21, 1998
Greetings from J-List February 21, 1998
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Thursday, February 19, 1998
Greetings from J-List February 19, 1998
Hello out there in The World. It's late Wednesday night as I write this, and a tall 500 ml Asahi Super Dry is keeping me company. Wife Chiharu is taking notes on what she has to go tomorrow. (Since we're a Japanese company, she gets to handle all the Japanese red tape.)
We're proceeding with our plans to build an office again. After a careful search of suitable companies, we were going to go with Toyota Home (yes, Toyota builds houses here -- what a wacky place). At the last minute, we found a small but reliable company that looks like they'll suit our needs better. Let's just hope they don't go belly up, too.
We've got some nice items for you tonight. First, the new Urecco is in, and it is lovely -- especially for fans of Fubuki Akira. New issues of Gal's Dee, Milky Tsushin, and Sakuranbo Ekisu are also in -- and all are great. Finally, there's a new Miura Aika Video CD on the VCD/DVD page, which presents clips of videos from various points in Aika's long career -- which makes for some interesting viewing. Check out the new items if you have time.
Also, be sure to check the CD ROMs page, page 2 of the magazines page, and the "in stock" video pages for special bargins, as we close out items we're trying to clear out. Thanks!
We're proceeding with our plans to build an office again. After a careful search of suitable companies, we were going to go with Toyota Home (yes, Toyota builds houses here -- what a wacky place). At the last minute, we found a small but reliable company that looks like they'll suit our needs better. Let's just hope they don't go belly up, too.
We've got some nice items for you tonight. First, the new Urecco is in, and it is lovely -- especially for fans of Fubuki Akira. New issues of Gal's Dee, Milky Tsushin, and Sakuranbo Ekisu are also in -- and all are great. Finally, there's a new Miura Aika Video CD on the VCD/DVD page, which presents clips of videos from various points in Aika's long career -- which makes for some interesting viewing. Check out the new items if you have time.
Also, be sure to check the CD ROMs page, page 2 of the magazines page, and the "in stock" video pages for special bargins, as we close out items we're trying to clear out. Thanks!
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