Every single day I find something interesting that is worth to be bookmarked. Those bookmarks end up on my Delicious account, and I don’t know about you, but that’s just not the place where I look for stuff on a regular basis (other than on my own account that is). So I’d like to give some of those links some exposure here on my blog. If you still want more, you could either subscribe to my Delicious RSS feed, or add me to your network there. I try to only add high quality links there, and I write notes for every link so that you really know what you’re clicking on.
I’ll write posts like this every once in a while, the frequency depends on how many interesting things I find. All of these links aren’t related to Japan, the categories varies in each post.
Random Japan
- Most dangerous roller coaster in the world? (//STATiC)
I don’t think it’s that dangerous actually, but it would be incredibly scary to ride it…
static.iftk.com.br/mt/2007/03/most_dangerous_rollercoaster… - Guide to Japanese Manners and Etiquette (Japan Reference)
A pretty good list of things you should, and things you shouldn’t do when you’re in Japan. Read this both for your own sake and for the Japanese themselves.
www.jref.com/culture/japanese_manners_etiquette… - Weird Snacks from Japanese Convenience Stores (Japan Guidebook)
A pretty good list of interesting Japanese snacks, like… fried turtle shells!
www.japanguidebook.com/blogs/japan-travel/weird-snacks-… - Sankaku Complex – Anime, manga, and games, observed from Japan (Sankaku Complex)
Probably not a site you navigate to when you’re at work, but if you’re looking for “health material”, Sankaku Complex is the place to be.
www.sankakucomplex.com - Japanese Turtle Tattoos (Kwintessential)
Why are turtle tattoos popular? What does the symbol mean?
www.kwintessential.co.uk/articles/article/Japan/Japanese-Tu…
Learning Japanese
- eduFire – Live Video Learning (eduFire)
Are you self-studying? If so, eduFire is a place where you can get taught by natives and others with good knowledge in tutoring. Give yourself the opportunity to improve your speaking skills and join the rest of us in eduFire’s discussion forums!
edufire.com - iKnow! – The Social Learning Platform (iKnow!)
My favorite site for learning Japanese on your own. iKnow keeps you focused with a great learning interface, it’s just a pleasure to use.
www.iknow.co.jp - What is Rendaku? (Wikipedia)
If you’re studying Japanese, this is a good read.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendaku
Social Networking
- Video: Twitter in Plain English (Common Craft)
I always get the annoying question “what is Twitter?”, and from now on if someone asks, I’ll just redirect them to this video!
www.commoncraft.com/Twitter - Schedule Tweets with Twuffer (Twuffer)
When you’re offline and can’t tweet, Twuffer keeps you active by scheduling tweets.
twuffer.com/home - Get Your Twitter Ranking (Twitter Grader)
Are you a good tweeter? Use Twitter Grader to find out!
twitter.grader.com
Design, Art, Photography, etc.
- EcoSalon – The Green Gathering (EcoSalon)
If you care about the environment and have an eye for fashion and interior design, EcoSalon is the site for you.
www.ecosalon.com - Matteo Thun round-up (Wallpaper)
Matteo Thun’s view of corporate spaces is fascinating. This article shows you a few of his projects and includes a short interview.
www.wallpaper.com/architecture/matteo-thun-roundup… - The New Movie Theater (The Cool Hunter)
AMC Pacific Place Cinema in Hong Kong refurbished by Hong Kong-based James Law. If all theaters looked like this, piracy would decrease by 50%.
www.thecoolhunter.net/lifestyle/The-New-Movie-Theater
Coffee
- Coffee Reduces Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease (EcoSalon)
Another good reason why you should keep drinking your tasty coffee everyday.
www.ecosalon.com/coffee-and-alzheimer… - Scientists Find a Latte Health Benefits from Drinking Coffee (EcoSalon)
When someone says that drinking coffee is bad for your health, just forward this and keep drinking you coffee with a big smile on your face.
www.ecosalon.com/20-surprising-facts-about-coffee
That’s it for this link batch, I hope you found something interesting to read! See you next time!
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thanks for sharing. Quite a few useful links her.
I can never get into using Delicious though, I use a pluin in Firefox that gives me a constant set of bookmarks no matter which PC I use.
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