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- New Train Manners PosterToday
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Here's an update from an earlier post on Japanese manners...
Image borrowed from Japan Today, 12/2/08. Caption reads: Just in time for the party season—Tokyo Metro’s manner poster for December.
How effective do you think such visual posters are? How do you feel about the use of Japanese and English text? Who is the intended audience for this poster? - "Land of the Rising Fastball" at Happy Trailers HDYesterday
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(Image borrowed from Happy Trailers HD Posters)
New Japanese Baseball Film
I came upon this item while reading one of my favorite web sites, JapaneseBaseball.com. In one of the discussion boards, one of the film makers was looking for information about a baseball player and Japanese baseball fans. The film is still a work in progress; a film clip and trailer can be found at a site called Happy Trailers HD:
Link to film clip and trailer at Happy Trailers HD:
http://www.happytrailershd.com/main/node/539
So far, the film seems to be a good introduction to Japanese baseball to those unfamiliar with the game and phenomenon. It has interviews with all the right people and lots of scenes of Koshien and Hanshin Tigers' fans. I will try to keep abreast of this film and update this post when the film is completed and released.
When searching for more information on the film, I came across this dated ( - Local groups try to combat the rise of HIV infection in Japan › Japan Today: Japan News and DiscussionYesterday
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(Image borrowed from deafqueer.org)
The HIV/AIDS situation in Japan slowly starts to be reported in mainstream media. Here's an example:
The statistics speak for themselves: 25 million dead, 33 million infected and 2 million new cases each year. The global AIDS epidemic, which first reared its head 27 years ago, continues to spread around the globe. As governments and NPOs work together to lessen the impact, infection rates have slowed and the public’s knowledge throughout the First World has increased — except in Japan.
Read the rest of the story.
Local groups try to combat the rise of HIV infection in Japan › Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion
Posted (as an anthropological blogging experiment) using ShareThis
World AIDS Day is December 1. Here are some links with useful information on how you can get involved.
- Finger-pokin' Fun: Tuttuki BakoNovember 29
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(Image borrowed from Crunch Gear)
From Japan Today (11/30/08):
When it comes to thinking up vaguely creepy toys, Japan really takes the cake. Case in point is the new Tuttuki Bako, a plastic box with a finger-sized hole on one side. Stick in your digit and it magically appears on the screen in front. You can then engage in all kinds of poking, flicking and squashing fun. Our favorite is the Face Stage, where you poke a digital person’s nose until they sneeze. There are also several mini games that let you bounce a panda or squash an amoeba-shaped blob.
Here's some more things you can do with your finger. Lots of interesting visual potential here...
(Image borrowed from Crunch Gear)
Read more at Crunch Gear:
http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/08/augmented-reality-the-tuttuki-bako-box-needs-your-finger-to-play-with-virtual-characters/
Here's a YouTube clip illustrating the fun...
- HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL IN THAILAND 11-19 DECEMBER 2008November 27
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Announcement from H-ASIA:
A Human Rights Film and Arts Festival titled 'Move Media Rights Festival' (MMRF)(www.mmrf-asia.org) focusing on South East Asia, but covering the wider Asian region, will be held from the 11th to the 19th of December, 2008 in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Mae Sot. It is being organized for the first time in Thailand on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
During this year's festival around 30 films will be shown over 8 days, this includes films as well as documentaries. 9 open dialogues sessions with film makers, experts, victims and producers on the themes of the films is also incorporated into the program.
A separate 3-day workshop in English will be held from 16 to 18 December each day"s session lasting from 10am to 3pm. The workshop will conducted by well qualified, experienced and renowned filmmakers and organizers of film festivals. A key resource for the workshop will be Mr. Nick Danziger, the renowned documentary Film Maker and Programme Director of EIUC Summer School on Cinema & Human Rights.
There is a limited amount of workshops scholarships available for talented Thai citizens and other nationals living in Thailand and abroad. Applications are still being accepted.
On 19 December 2008 from 4pm-6pm, The 'Maria Therese Godskesen' memorial human rights defenders lecture on Film and Human Right
