jingai wrote:I think Japanzine gave a good overview of Japan-related sites.

Rob Pongi wrote:Congratulations Guy Gean Sama!

GuyJean wrote:Alrighty then... Bring on the money and chicks, I say!

GuyJean wrote:"Yeah.. 'Best of the web'.. What do they know?", I bitterly thought to myself.

When suddenly, without so much as a choke, gasp, or snort, I discovered.. 'being discovered'!

mr. sparkle wrote:
break out the bubbly!

GomiGirl wrote:(Did you all see the mega cool ad on the gig guide page?)

Blogs like F-kedGaijin.com, Easterwood.org, and Tokyonyc.com (written by yours truly), all take readers on a trip through the ever-changing kaleidoscope jungle of Japanese pop culture far more effectively than any movie or book ever could.

GuyJean wrote:THE TOKYO BLOG REVOLUTION
http://macdirectory.com/newmd/mac/pages/macculture/TokyoBlog/index.html

Blogs
Shweet!
Found here: http://www.macsurfer.com/

macsurfer wrote:While most blogs tend to lean towards being a bit mean and snarky, well-known blogger, and hardcore Mac fan, Gen Kanai (http://www.kanai.net/weblog) runs a blog that is both friendly and consistently interesting. Kanai's take on blogging is a bit different from most. "I have a hunch that the Japanese will take blogging and change it slightly for their own culture vs. adopting it exactly as it is done elsewhere," says Kanai......

It's been nearly ten years now since Japanzine's first “Japan on the Web” issue, our survey of the most essential websites for people living the dream in the Land of the Rising Sun. Back then, the World Wide Web was largely the domain of geeks, freaks and folks with way too much time on their hands − and, well, that's pretty much how it looks today. But the internet has gone from being a marginal concern to an integral part of most people's lives: imagine a world with no e-mail, Google, Wikipedia or puerile YouTube videos... makes you shudder, doesn't it?

The following guide is intended to help you get the most out of the web while you're here in Japan. It's by no means definitive but, hey, there's only so much web surfing a guy can manage before he starts to get a weird tingling sensation around the back of his eyes and a mild sense of nausea. While you'll probably be familiar with some of these sites, we hope you'll run into a few new faces, too. Oh, and if you already know all of them, maybe you should consider going outside and reminding yourself what the sun looks like, eh?

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/ - omarxisme
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

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

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

The site for the incurably culture-shocked. Ever had an urge to curl one off on the vacant seat next to you, just so your fellow-passengers have a real reason not to sit down? Then this is what you've been looking for. Reporting on all things 'wrong' with Japan, Fucked Gaijin provides a portal for your anti-Japan angst. Spending too much time on it, though, can leave you feeling depressed and irritable.