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Bring Tweets To Your Content (via WordPress.com News)
Cool. Going to give this a try in a bit. Have you ever wanted to quote or share a tweet but had to painstakingly take screenshots of said tweet, upload them, and then embed the images in your post? Today we are launching a new feature dubbed Twitter Blackbird Pie. The new feature makes displaying…
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Wallpaper: Yui Aragaki for Tokyo Heart
Here’s another nice wallpaper of Yui Aragaki from her Tokyo Heart series. Btw, if any of you were at the HIFF screening of her film, “Hanamizuki,” I hope you enjoyed it. I thought it was OK, but I guess that’s a guy’s POV. Lol. (Via 壁紙fan!)
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Wallpaper: Aya Ueto for Eclipse
OK, this one took awhile to get ahold of since there’s a quiz you need to win in order to download the wallpaper. I think with this wallpaper, I could definitely start up a separate blog dedicated to official wallpapers featuring Aya Ueto. Try to win the wallpaper for yourself here. (Via 壁紙fan!)
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Ska Lovers in Naha (via Power of Okinawa)
I met Kanako in Hawaii and I must say she’s quite talented and pretty too. She already has the chops for minyo so it’ll be interesting to see where she takes Ska Lovers. Here’s a link to their Myspace page and to their YouTube channel. Their album, “Lovers Ska ~Song for You,” is available for…
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Buying sanshin in the U.S. has become that much easier
What an exciting time we’re living in if you’re a fan of the sanshin. In the past, those of us outside of Okinawa who play the sanshin would have to either go there or be fortunate enough to know someone who lives or travels there for us to buy the instrument or its accessories (e.g.…
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Wallpaper: Aya Ueto for Fudemame
Two wallpapers available featuring Aya Ueto, aka Wallpaper Queen, in kimono for Fudemame. Red kimono: Purple kimono: Grab yours here. (Via 壁紙fan!)
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Web: Ryukyu Golden Kings
I came across this website by accident while reading the latest Japanese baseball news from Japan Times and of course, it was the name of the team that caught my eye: Ryukyu Golden Kings (琉球ゴールデンキングス), a professional basketball team. I think their logo is rather cool too and will surely be picking up a t-shirt…
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Babies, breakups, and new love?
Babies Ayano Kinjo (33), the keyboardist of the duo Kiroro, is an expectant mother once again. Her agency announced that she is in her fourth month of pregnancy, with the baby due in early April. This will be Kinjo’s third child, tying her with Kiroro vocalist Chiharu Tamashiro (33). Kinjo’s first two children were born…
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Sadao China interview (via Power of Okinawa)
Just a note to say that my recent interview with Sadao China has been published in the current October issue of the UK’s fRoots Magazine under the title ‘Shimauta King’. The complete article is also available to read now on the Features page of the Power of Okinawa website: http://www.powerofokinawa.com/features.html … Read More via…
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Wallpaper: Meisa Kuroki’s “LOL”
Available for a limited time are two wallpapers from Sony Records commemorating the release of Meisa Kuroki’s latest single “LOL.” The single will be released on 10/6/10 and is currently used in the CM she stars in for Kit Kat. Download your copy here. (Via 壁紙fan!)
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