heres the first part of a bigger feature on japanese artist, this one is somewhat smaller since i dont have much spare time in the moment to research for the blog. hang on though we will get to it.

anyway here's part 1:


# Name: Hideki YURA
# Nationality: Japanese
# Hometown: Kyoto, Japan
# Current location: Kyoto, Japan
# Specialty: B/W
# Languages spoken: Japanese and a little English
# Age: 30s
# Web site: None
# E-mail: Available upon request



found this wonderful series of her at this link, check it out:

http://www.photojpn.org/yura/index.html



check back for a way bigger part 2 and some more entertainment news tomorrow in short...

mike

the densha otoko feature takes a bit longer than expected, still workin on building the FORUM.


if you are above 21 you may want to think about registering there, i opened special section for adults,more will be added in the nearest future...like tomorrow.
Puroresu Section & JAV BBS added, pm me in the forum for details and/or passwords.

...talk about life, love, lust, and lameness...


here are the links and redirections, link to them if u like to on ur own site and dont forget to sign up @ the forum ;]

drop me a email for link exchange etc if wanted


http://miketech.4.forumer.com

http://4.forumer.com/miketech

You can also use these short URLs to access/link the forum:


http://miketech.999.org
http://miketech.tt.cx
http://miketech.x.am

more info about this TV Series im currently hooked on tomorrow... :)

SHIRO THE GOODMAN


awesome DJ from osaka (correct me if im wrong in that) that mixes electronica and ragga-dub with insane breakcore.he has his own label [romz] havent listen to this sound since the DHR days but i really like the not too noisy ragga style
breakcore remixes he plays on this CD:

various "dance crazy, till a meal gets rotten" compact disc
romz (japan) #rmz 007 cd



* intro
* electric music composer/ suggested surgery
* otto von schirach / isla de la crica
* rom=pari / garbage barf kids
* gold chains / nada (original mix)
* the bug vs the rootsman / imitator-version
* the bug vs the rootsman / slew dem-version
* hrvatski / epoxy
* shit mat / witness
* doormouse / untitled
* si begg featuring mr taylor mr black and mr aleem /moveup
* sweet exorcist / testone (winston and ross mix)
* chevron / i remember
* once11 versus thepyramid / 99%sure
* speedbike / witnesspunk not dead cave is...
* doormouse / double-sided dead-end
* fanny / couchburn
* ove-naxx / the ballad of jimmy hollin-ovnx at hibinko remix
* soundmurderer & sk-1 / look it off
* soundmurderer & sk-1 / call da police
* dis*ka vs. lions den dubshower / bandolero
* machine drum remix / haif the battle 2
* odd nosdam / no more wig for ohio
* doormouse / no fool
* hrvatski / vatstep dsp
* wevie stonder / cowboys
* once11 versus thepyramid / monkey bite
* jan delay / die party ist zu ende




www.honchosound.com
www.romzrecord.com

i checked him for dates and hes constantly playing clubs in osaka & tokyo it seems.
if u have the chance check him out i hope he visits the netherlands soon ;)

Cell Phones and Student Life Mobile or cell phones, known generically as “keitai”, first came into use as a means of emergency and other urgent communication, but have recently become indispensable to people in all walks of life. According to a survey on “Youth and Mobile Telephones” announced by the Japanese Management and Coordination Agency in December 2000, approximately 60 percent of second-year high school students own a mobile phone. Keitai are now an essential item for communication among high school students. Why are mobile phones so popular?


Cell phone, Tsurumi High School


Probably the primary reason why high school students prize mobile phones so much is that they provide a personal and private means of communication. By using a keitai, as opposed to the family telephone, they can talk to their friends, girlfriends or boyfriends without parents listening in.


Sending email




Checking email, Kinkaku-ji Temple



Current keitai make it possible to send brief e-mail messages back and forth, and have proved to be a medium of communication perfectly suited to young people’s preference for easy-going, informal exchange. Most of the e-mail messages they send are simple greetings and questions. They also send messages to help each other relax or buck up under stress. Young people have used keitai skillfully to establish communication and close links with each other as never before. The bad manners of some thoughtless keitai users, however, is now a much-talked-about issue.




Photos: Hongo Jin (TJF) 2001 (top), Sakiko Shimao (TJF) 2003 (middle), Taniguchi Tatsuro (TJF) 2001 (bottom)

© The Japan Forum

This text has been adapted from "Keitai (Mobile Phone): Essential Item for Keeping in Touch", The Japan Forum Newsletter 21 (June 2001). www.journeythroughjapan.org.

AWESOME Lineup...Interpol is one of the best bands ever and tons of other bands
make even a flight worth while so if you are not too far away (like me) dont miss
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