TOKYODV Video Log

This year’s Japan on the Web links, formally known as ‘Japanzine’s Best of the Web’.. Compiled by James Hadfield at SeekJapan, which is also ‘Japanzine’; the monthly print mag is still called Japanzine.. Did ya get all that? Anyway, check out Ask Kazuhide at SeekJapan for a few chuckles.

And now for some joyful clicking..

Art & Design
http://www.pingmag.jp – PingMag
http://jeansnow.net – Jean Snow
http://www.shift.jp.org – Shift Japan
http://www.tokyoartbeat.com – Tokyo Art Beat
http://www.japanesestreets.com – Japanese Streets

Blogs
http://www.japundit.com – Japundit
http://www.japanprobe.com – Japan Probe
http://www.mutantfrog.com – Mutantfrog Travelogue
http://www.transpacificradio.com – Trans-Pacific Radio
http://smt.blogs.com/mari_diary – Watashi to Tokyo
http://masamania.com – MasaManiA
http://www.pliink.com/mt/marxy/ – Néomarxisme
http://imomus.livejournal.com/ – Click Opera
http://www.dannychoo.com – Danny Choo
http://tvinjapan.com – TV in Japan
http://www.plasticbamboo.com – Plastic Bamboo
http://japansugoi.com – JapanSugoi

Classifieds
http://www.seekjapan.jp/classifieds – Seekjapan
http://www.gaijinpot.com/classifieds – Gaijinpot
http://metropolis.co.jp/classifieds/ – Metropolis
http://www.tokyonoticeboard.co.jp – Tokyo Notice Board
http://www.kansaiscene.com/classifieds.shtml – Kansai Scene
http://www.kfm.to – Kansai Flea Market

Communities
http://jp.myspace.com – MySpace Japan
http://mixi.jp – Mixi
http://jp.cyworld.com/ – Cyworld
http://asoboo.com/ – Asoboo
http://piqniq.jp/ – Piqniq.jp

Food
http://www.bento.com – Tokyo Food Page
http://japanesefood.about.com – About: Japanese Cuisine
http://www.gnavi.co.jp/en/ – Gourmet Navigator
http://asoboo.com/ – Asoboo

Jobs
http://www.gaijinpot.com – Gaijinpot
http://www.ohayosensei.com – O-Hayo Sensei
http://www.jobsinjapan.com – Jobs in Japan
http://www.jobseekjapan.com – Job Seek Japan
http://www.seekjapan.jp/jobs – Seekjapan
http://findateacher.net – FindaTeacher.net
http://www.senseibank.com/sensei – SenseiBank
http://job.hello-teacher.com – Hello Teacher
http://www.eigopass.net – EigoPass
http://www.findstudents.net – FindStudents.net
http://www.orangutanenglish.com – Orangutan English
http://www.a-kaiwa.net/english/ – a-kaiwa.net
http://www.daijob.com/en/ – Daijob.com
http://www.ecentral.jp – Ecentral
http://www.careercross.com/en/ – CareerCross
http://www.jobdragon.com/en/ – JobDragon
http://classified.japantimes.com – The Japan Times Career
http://www.tempuniversal.co.jp/eng/ – Tempstaff Universal
http://tokyo.craigslist.org/jjj/ – Tokyo craigslist

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Learning Japanese
http://www.thejapanesepage.com – TheJapanesePage.com
http://www.jgram.org – JGram
http://nihongo.fm – nihongo.fm
http://www.japanesepod101.com – JapanesePod101.com
http://www.mlcjapanese.co.jp/Download.htm – Meguro Language Center
http://www.manythings.org/japanese/ – Charles Kelly’s Online Japanese Language Study Materials

Kanji
http://www.kanji-a-day.com – Kanji-A-Day.com
http://www.kanjisite.com – The Kanji SITE
http://www.kanjicafe.com – Ice Mocha
http://www.speedanki.com – Speedanki.com

LGBT
http://www.jguyusguy.org – JguyUSguy
http://gnj.jp – GayNet Japan
http://www.kissjapan.com – Kiss Japan
http://www.gayjapannews.com – GayJapanNews
http://www.bravissima.com/english/ – Bravissima!
http://www.lovepiececlub.com/e/ – Love Piece Club

Movies
http://www.midnighteye.com – Midnight Eye
http://www.ryuganji.net – Ryuganji
http://www.twitchfilm.net – Twitchfilm
http://www.kfccinema.com – Kung Fu Cult Cinema
http://www.imdb.com – Internet Movie Database
http://www.jdorama.com – JDorama.com
http://www.seekjapan.jp/movies – Seekjapan.jp

Music
http://www.yumeki.org – yumeki.org
http://www.nt2099.com/J-ENT/ – J!-ENT
http://www.nippop.com – Nippop
http://www.badbee.net – Badbee
http://www.keikaku.net – Keikaku
http://www.rockofjapan.com – Rock of Japan
http://www.myspace.com – MySpace
http://www.yesjapan.com/japanfiles/ – JapanFiles.com
http://www.sonore.com – Sonore
http://www.cosmosmile.com – Cosmosmile

News
http://www.japantimes.co.jp – The Japan Times
http://www.asahi.com/english/ – The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/ – The Daily Yomiuri
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp – MSN-Mainichi INTERACTIVE
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/waiwai/index.html – WaiWai
http://www.japantoday.com – Japan Today
http://www.newsonjapan.com – News On Japan
http://home.kyodo.co.jp/ – Kyodo News

Reference
http://en.wikipedia.org – Wikipedia
http://www.japan-guide.com – Japan Guide
http://www.jref.com – Japan Reference
http://web-japan.org – Web Japan
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/index.html – Kids Web Japan
http://www.japanvisitor.com – Japan Visitor
http://www.fpcj.jp – Foreign Press Center Japan
http://whatjapanthinks.com/ – What Japan Thinks

Regional
http://www.superfuture.com – Superfuture
http://www.gridskipper.com – Gridskipper
http://www.deadhippo.com – Yokohama Living
http://www.bikeclubosaka.com – BikeClub

Shopping
http://www.hmv.co.jp – HMV
http://www.amazon.co.jp – Amazon Japan
http://m.hmv.co.jp – mobile site
http://www.napster.jp – Napster Japan
http://www.gdex.co.jp – GDEX
http://www.blueparrotbooks.com – The Blue Parrot
http://www.infinitybooksjapan.com – Infinity Books
http://www.fbcusa.com – The Foreign Buyers’ Club
http://www.theflyingpig.com – The Flying Pig
http://www.themeatguy.jp – The Meat Guy
http://www.alishan-organic-center.com – Alishan Organic Center

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Special Interest
http://www.debito.org – Debito.org
http://www.discovernikkei.org/en – Nikkei Resources

Sport
Baseball
http://www.japanball.com – JapanBall.com
http://www.japanbaseballdaily.com – Japan Baseball Daily
http://japanesebaseball.com – JapaneseBaseball.com
Football
http://www.jsoccer.com – Jsoccer.com
http://www.soccerphile.com – Soccerphile
http://www.j-league.or.jp/eng/ – J. League Official Site
Outdoor Sports
http://www.outdoorjapan.com – Outdoor Japan
http://www.japansurf.com – Japansurf.com
http://www.snowjapan.com – Snow Japan
http://www.japancycling.org – Japan Cycling Navigator
Sumo
http://www.sumotalk.com – Sumo Talk
http://www.sumofanmag.com – Sumo Fan Magazine
http://www.sumoforum.net – SumoForum.net
http://www.sumo.or.jp/eng/ – Japanese Sumo Association
Other Sports
http://www.golf-in-japan.com – Golf in Japan
http://www.fitnessjp.com – Fitness Japan

Technology
http://www.akihabaranews.com – Akihabara News
http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com – Digital World Tokyo
http://www.wirelesswatch.jp – Wireless Watch Japan

Translation
http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/wwwjdic.html – WWWJDIC
http://www.rikai.com – Rikai
http://www.popjisyo.com – POPjisyo
http://www.polarcloud.com/rikaichan/ – Rikaichan
http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/ – Yahoo
http://babelfish.altavista.com/ – Babelfish
http://translation.infoseek.co.jp/ – Infoseek
http://www.alc.co.jp – Space ALC

Travel
http://www.japan-guide.com – Japan Guide
http://www.jref.com – Japan Reference
http://www.outdoorjapan.com – Outdoor Japan
http://www.japaneseguesthouses.com – Japanese Guest Houses
http://www.asiarooms.com/japan/ – Asia Hotels
http://travel.rakuten.co.jp/en/ – Rakuten Travel
http://japanhotelsonline.net – Japan Hotels Online
http://www.japanhotel.net – JapanHotel.net
http://www.e-stay.jp - Accommodations Japan
http://www.itcj.jp – International Tourism Center of Japan
http://www.ease.com/~randyj/rjjapani.htm – Randy Johnson’s ‘Favorite Getaways in Rural Japan’
http://www.jnto.go.jp – Japan National Tourist Organization
http://www.flightfinderjapan.com – FlightFinder Japan
http://www.iace.co.jp/english/ – IACE
http://www.no1-travel.com – No.1 Travel
http://www.across-travel.com – A’cross Travellers Bureau
http://www.hyperdia.com – Hyperdia
http://www.jorudan.co.jp/english/ – Jorudan

Video
http://www.tokyodv.com – TokyoDV
http://youtube.com – YouTube
http://www.spinshell.tv – Spinshell TV

When Paper Just Won’t Do…
The Asahi Shimbun &ndash – http://www.asahi.com/english/
Avenues – http://www.avenuesmagazine.com
The Daily Yomiuri – http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/
Fukuoka Now – http://www.fukuoka-now.com
The Hiragana Times – http://www.hiraganatimes.com
Japan Echo – http://www.japanecho.co.jp
J@pan Inc – http://www.japaninc.com
The Japan Times – http://www.japantimes.co.jp
J Select – http://www.jselect.net
Japanzine – http://www.seekjapan.jp/japanzine
Kansai Flea Market – http://www.kfm.to
Kansai Scene – http://www.kansaiscene.com
Kansai Time Out – http://www.japanfile.com
Kateigaho International Edition – http://int.kateigaho.com
Kyoto Journal – http://www.kyotojournal.org
Metropolis – http://metropolis.co.jp
The Nikkei Weekly – http://www.nni.nikkei.co.jp
Outdoor Japan – http://www.outdoorjapan.com
Tokyo Journal – http://www.tokyo.to
Tokyo Notice Board- http://www.tokyonoticeboard.co.jp
Weekender – http://www.weekenderjapan.com

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