Japanese Box Office: Oct 15 – Oct 21, 2011
Number 1:
Movie: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Weekend Box Office (US$): $3,826,926
Cumulative Take (US$): $16,927,696
First Week at No. 1
October 2011
Written By: guyjin on October 31, 2011
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Written By: guyjin on October 31, 2011
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Japanese Box Office: Oct 8 – Oct 14, 2011
Number 1:
Movie: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Weekend Box Office (US$): $5,262,612
Cumulative Take (US$): $6,403,849
First Week at No. 1
Written By: guyjin on October 31, 2011
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Written By: guyjin on October 7, 2011
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Washington Post: Trial opens for Japanese ruling party powerbroker over political funding scandal
The behind-the-scenes powerbroker for Japan’s ruling party denied any wrongdoing Thursday as he went on trial in a political funding scandal that could undermine his influence and the struggling party’s unity.
Ichiro Ozawa, who engineered the Democratic Party of Japan’s rise to [...]
Written By: guyjin on October 6, 2011
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Number 1:
Drama: Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari Finale
Network: TBS
Time & Date: 21:00-22:48, Sept 29
Rating: 22.2
Written By: guyjin on October 6, 2011
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3D visors from Sony. Photo Source: eWeek.
eWeek: Enterprise Mobility: Sony Tablets, Intel-Powered Robots, Ultrabooks at CEATEC
Sony tablets, Toshiba ultra-thin notebooks, robots powered by Intel, televisions from Panasonic and other companies, and a host of power-boosting devices are among the highlights at Japan’s CEATEC show, which shows off products for both the Japanese [...]
Written By: guyjin on October 4, 2011
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Oricon Top 10 Singles for the Week of Sept 19 – Sept 25, 2011:
Number 1:
Artist: Hey! Say! Jump
Song: Magic Power
Units Sold: 217,661
NEW this week
Written By: guyjin on October 4, 2011
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Photo Source: Guardian.
Sydney Morning Herald: Anti-whalers to launch kamikaze operation
Radical anti-whaling operation Sea Shepherd is promising dramatic attacks against Japanese whalers in coming months, with volunteers warning they are prepared to die for the cause.
The group has announced “Operation Divine Wind” against the Japanese whalers, who plan to begin their annual hunt [...]
Written By: guyjin on October 4, 2011
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ABC News reported last Friday on a Japanese company that is building small yellow ‘escape capsules’ which it says could allow a family of four to survive a tsunami. The ‘Noah’ capsules are yellow balls which are made of enhanced fiberglass and float in water. Apparently the company has put them through a [...]
