About Nevin Thompson
Nevin lived in rural Japan between 1994 and 2004, and recently imported a dog into Canada. During his time in Japan, he was exposed to two nuclear accidents, and “officiated” wedding ceremonies for approximately 1000 people before he lost count.
Nevin currently lives and works on an island off the West Coast of Canada.
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September 14th, 2005
Inside The Japanese Blogosphere
David Jacobson at Japan Media Review has prepared an excellent summary about how Japanese bloggers covered the country's recent parliamentary elections on September 11.
As part of the post, Jacobson documents the emergence of "housewife-turned-journalist" Ai Izumi, who, at 38 and despite having no training as a professional journalist, was able ...
August 31st, 2005
Inside The Japanese Blogosphere
Blogging in Iraq
Japanese photojournalist Hiroshi Okamoto, who travelled to Iraq on assignment in 2004 and spent one month in Samawa, has produced a food blog of his experiences. Although Okamoto says he hopes to introduce Iraqi cuisine to his readers, his blog also provides a rare glimpse of life at ...
August 19th, 2005
Inside the Japanese Blogosphere
Japanese bloggers were able to offer almost realtime accounts of the recent earthquake in northern Japan.
Says one Japanese blogger:
The fridge door swung open, the goldfish bowl fell off the shelf, and it was just a terrible situation inside the house...There have been a lot of earthquakes here in recent years, ...
August 5th, 2005
Inside the Japanese Blogosphere
Japanese bloggers were able to offer almost realtime accounts of the recent earthquake in northern Japan.
Says one Japanese blogger:
The fridge door swung upon, the goldfish bowl fell off the shelf, and it was just a terrible situation inside the house...There have been a lot of earthquakes here in recent years, ...
July 29th, 2005
Inside the Japanese Blogosphere - The Anti-Korea Wave
The ever-useful "Ninki Blog Ranking" lists the most-viewed Japanese blogs in a number of different categories. There are blogs for mothers who wish to help their children study more effectively, blogs devoted to tracking the movements of celebrities, and blogs that discuss the best way to diet. And, like ...
July 18th, 2005
Inside The Japanese Blogosphere
Ra, a third-generation Korean resident in Japan, who "has a Japanese name, has the same color of skin, the same way of speaking, and watches the same television" as the Japanese, and even so, is still considered a "foreigner in his home country", is looking for help translating his popular ...
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