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RECRUIT CM

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Sitting around watching TV in Japan, I am always amazed at how creative and at times looney Japanese commercials can be. I usually watch late night shows (no, not those kinds…), such as Red Carpet, and this commercial seems to stick out the most. With its intense red color, Snoopy characters, catchy beats, dance and lyrics, with Kimura Kaela’s always eccentric style and voice, it’s always a treat to watch. The commercial is from Recruit.

Recruit Co. Ltd is a classified advertisement, publication and human resources company in Japan, founded in 1963.

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RoboGeisha Trailer

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The title of the movie says it all. From the creators of Machine Girl & Tokyo Girl Police, also featuring actress Aya Kiguchi, comes a new gorific ultra-violent crazy ass film titled RoboGeisha. Apparently it’s a flick about an all out Geisha war featuring tengu milk, bust machine gun, blade in the rear, fried shrimp in da eyes and all kinds of other crazy stuff crazy people are into. If it’s your dig, check it out. There a nice roundhouse @ 1:00.

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Legendary anime filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki will appear at 2009 San Diego Comic-Con International

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For those of you lucky enough to get a hold of a pass for this year’s San Diego Comic-Con International you are in for a very special treat!  Legendary Japanese anime filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki will make a special appearance at Comic-Con this year presenting clips of his latest film Ponyo.  This will mark the very first time Miyazaki will visit the nation’s biggest pop culture event of the year.

I can’t wait to see this guy as he is behind some of my favorite animated films such as Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro and the Oscar winner Spirited Away.  And I eagerly await the US release of Ponyo.

I do have a four day pass for this year’s Comic-Con and I will also have some limited coverage of the event.  I say “limited” only because I actually go there to enjoy myself as a rabid geeky fan boy rather than work the event as part of the press.  But if you can’t go this year and you want me to visit and report on any booths or panel discussions let me know in the comments section!  I’ll try my best to cover as much as I can, but I can’t guarantee I’ll get to all of them.

Ponyo trailer

Source:  LAtimes via examiner

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Official English version of Wonder Girls single “Nobody”

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Just a little quick update on a lazy Sunday evening.  Here’s the official English version of the Wonder Girl’s first US single “Nobody”.  Remember that they are currently on their first US tour with the Jonas Brothers during the summer.  Let us know what you think of the new version in the comments section below!

Source: JpopAsia

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SURU presents CELERITAS

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Do you like art?  Do you like motorcycles?  Do you like motorcycle gear and accessories?  Do you live in Los Angeles?

If you said yes to all the above then here’s an event for you.  And if you happen to be female, call me!

SURU presents CELERITAS which is an exhibit where a select group of artists were given free reign to create an art piece out of elements of motorcycle culture as a medium.  Should prove interesting given the really cool roster of artists they have which include the likes of Mike Shinoda, Audrey Kawasaki and comic book artist Jim Lee.

SURU presents CELERITAS hosted by John Hensley and Joe Hahn.  Sunday July 12th, 12pm to 8pm.  Runs through August 16th.  7662 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046

Visit the official SURU blog: http://www.suru-la.com/

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Hollywood films coming to Wii in Japan

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Hollywood films will be streaming to a Nintendo Wii near you.  Well, it’s only near you if you live in Japan.  Nintendojo has an article up about the partnership between Sonic Solutions and Fujisoft Incorporated that will allow Hollywood films to stream on-demand on the Nintendo Wii.  The first major film studio to join up for the service is Paramount Pictures.  Paramount Digital Entertainment’s Executive Vice President of Digital Distribution, Alex Carloss said that “…we are delighted to become the first major studio offering video-on-demand through the Nintendo Wii.”

Looks like Nintendo is testing the waters with this new service in the Japanese market and I wouldn’t be surprised if they offered something similar to North American Wii gamers sometime in the near future.  One can only hope for the day that I can watch Star Trek through my Nintendo Wii!

Source: Nintendojo

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The Highs and Woes of an Asian American Princess

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The Asian American Princess must go through a lot of highs and woes.  Being targeted by SADs (Serial Asian Daters).  Carrying around large and expensive designer hand bags stuffed with anything and everything you can think of.  Having a white boyfriend even though you’re secretly in love with John Cho.

It must be tough.

I wouldn’t know though because A) I’m a guy and B) well… mostly because I’m a guy.  I do have a geeky man crush on John Cho only because he’s so awesome as the new Sulu!  But that doesn’t really count.  I hope.

Blogger Soyon Im is now chronicling her experiences as an Asian American Princess through her blog The Highs and Woes of an Asian American Princess.

Being an Asian American Princess isn’t what you might initially think at first.  In her “about me” section she writes that the blog is “not about how to live like a spoiled ding-a-ling with a closet full of Prada purses. If you’re a true Asian American princess, you spend a lot more time at school or work than at the mall (unless of course, you own the damn mall). You’re frugal and intelligent, because your immigrant parents were cheap and made you study really hard even during your summer “vacations.” Armed with multiple degrees from top universities, you are now a princess because it’s payback time, Baby.”

As you can tell, her style of writing definitely has a tongue-and-cheek attitude about it which I dig.  And you might dig it too.  Soyon only has a hand full of posts up, but they already range from her relationship with her mom and underwear to Asian women’s addiction to large designer hand bags (and the pros and cons of owning one).  So go check out her blog already!

Click the banner below.

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Four Sundays in Harajuku photo exhibit

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SFIndieFashion.com has pointed out that if you can’t wait for the Japanese pop culture mall in San Francisco to open up in August to see some Harajuku fashion, you can actually catch a pretty unique photo exhibit that showcases the painstakingly outlandish fashion styles of that Japanese district.  The exhibit is called Four Sundays in Harajuku and it features the work of photographer Andy Heffernan.  So if you’re in or around the San Francisco area and have a few hours to kill, you might want to catch this exhibit before it ends on June 30th.

Four Sundays in Harajuku is on display through July 30th at The Japan Information Center, 50 Fremont St., Suite 2200, San Francisco, CA. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5p.m. (closed from 12-1 p.m. daily)

Picture credit: Andy Heffernan

Source: 7×7 via SFIndieFashion

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