http://www.2jpn.com/blog What's new on 2JPN Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:18:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm not a huge fan of The Legend of Zelda, but I am a fan of wacky Japanese commercials. And one certainly qualifies as wacky. If Janet Jackson and her posse of backup dancers ever managed to get themselves teleported into Nintendo-land, it might look something like this. The choreography isn't ... http://www.2jpn.com/blog/zelda/ Here's a quick rundown of some information that I've added to 2JPN over the last little while. If there's a subject that you think I should have, or a website you think that I'm missing please let me know. Japan Jobs Page: Thanks to Andrew Shuttleworth for his Japan Job Search ... http://www.2jpn.com/blog/2jpn-site-updates-03-09/ I've been using Smart.fm for a couple of months now. The website formerly known as iKnow has just recently undergone a name change, to reflect their expansion into all kinds of fact-based learning. I use their service primarily for Japanese study (see my profile here), because to be frank I ... http://www.2jpn.com/blog/smartfm/ Yeah, you heard me.  Sumo. Check it out, bee-atches: Sumo Blog When this opportunity came up, I decided to jump on it for a couple of reasons: - Japanese study. I need to read more texts in Japanese, and I'm hoping that because there's not much sumo information in English that I'll be ... http://www.2jpn.com/blog/sumo-blog/ Most of you are familiar with the Digg-like site Japansoc.com. It collects all the best Japan-related stories from all over the net, and allows users to vote on which ones they like best. If you're looking for tons of Japan content all in one centralized spot, this is the place. Now, ... http://www.2jpn.com/blog/japan-social-networks/ Cheers to Pink Tentacle for the tip on this amazing video of yesterdays Mount Asama eruption (see below).  Drop over to PT for lots of neato photos of the volcano as it goes off.  And while we're on the topic of natural disaster, be sure to check out the new ... http://www.2jpn.com/blog/time-lapse-video-of-japans-mount-asamas-eruption/ This plugin is a few years old, and was developed by some guys in China named Xenium and Andot. They no longer have the files available for download on their blog, but luckily, I still have them among my various digital garbage. :) I modified it a little, so it's not ... http://www.2jpn.com/blog/emoji-plugin-for-wordpress-comments/ AllJapaneseAlltheTime.com is essential for any Japanese language student.  Especially the lazy ones. Khatzumoto, an American linguistic ninja, tells of his experiences and shares his tips for language learning: I learned Japanese in 18 months by having fun. In June 2004, at the ripe old age of 21, all post-pubescent and supposedly ... http://www.2jpn.com/blog/featured-site-for-january-alljapaneseallthetimecom/ Yes, my Japlan. My "Japan Plan," if you will. This is probably the best time to lay out some ground rules for myself, as I only arrived in Tokyo about 6 weeks ago. I'm writing this as a part of the January Japan Blog Matsuri, which as far as I can ... http://www.2jpn.com/blog/my-2009-japlan/ Ok. I admit, it's not that cool. And it probably won't get you laid if you install it on your blog... But it does provide a good source of Japan information to your blog readers, and it helps promote what I'm trying to do -- and I certainly appreciate that. I'm ... http://www.2jpn.com/blog/japan-google-gadget/