Thoughts go to all the people in Japan for their safety.News so far:• Japan hit by vast 8.9 earthquake, 10m tsunami• At least eight dead, dozens injured• Four million without power• Buildings in Tokyo shook for several minutes • Japanese PM warns of 'major damage'• Nuclear plants shut with 'no material' leaking yet• Japan quake's 8.9 magnitude makes it the 5th-strongest in the world since 1900, says the US Geological society. A major earthquake hit Japan on Friday afternoon. Japan's Meteorological Agency says the quake had a magnitude of 7-point-9.The agency has issued a tsunami warning for Japan's Pacific coast, saying tsunami waves as high as 6 meters can be expected in some areas.At ports in Miyagi Prefecture, tsunami waves as high as 4 meters were observed soon after the quake.People near the coast are advised to evacuate to higher ground immediately. In Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, quake intensity of 7 was recorded. AFP reports: The car park at Tokyo Disneyland was drenched with water-logged segments from the ground. It was earlier reported that a tsunami might have caused the inundation but police said the phenomenon was due to liquefaction of soil caused by the intense shaking of the tremor. There were 69,000 people at the Disneyland and the adjacent Tokyo Disney Sea, built on a landfill in Tokyo Bay, when the quake occurred, a spokesman at the local Urawa police station said. There were no injuries or property damage reported at the theme parks. Another earthquake is heading its way as we speak.Sources:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... -live.html http://www.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_90.htmlYouTube VideosJapanese Family Experience of the Earthquake atm<object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/j3fUqdGXLbM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"/></param><param name="wmode" value="window"/><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"/></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/j3fUqdGXLbM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="opaque" height="417" width="500"></embed></object> Japanese Tokyo Supermarket<object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/x9QNzGY0qxw&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"/></param><param name="wmode" value="window"/><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"/></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/x9QNzGY0qxw&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="opaque" height="417" width="500"></embed></object> See the full gallery on Posterous Permalink | Leave a comment  »
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Darui finishes the sealing and everyone moves to join their comrades in battle.  It then highlights a few of the other battle between notable charaters, as well as showing Darui noting that the rope was sealed away as well as the fact the banana fan was missing.  The chapter then shifts to Ino, Shikamaru, and Chouji running into Kakuzu who just finished gathering his five hearts.  he then notes that if Shikamaru is alive then he must have defeat Hidan, while also stating that if he is indeed a bishop he should act as one and releases his four elementals.  He then states that the also have a "silver and gold" and point to Dan and Asuma.  The fight then shifts to Chouji's dad and Dan fight as Dan states he needs to be sealed within the four violet flames barrier before he uses the ghost transformation technique.  Chouza is then seen protecting a buch of other ninja who are prepaing the sealing, when they see some of Kakuzu's elementals in the sky.  Then Kakuzu is seen being attacked, resulting in him being caught by the chains and haveing his arms pinned to the ground.  Just as Ino, Shikamaru, and Chouji move in to help seal him, Shikamaru's father stops them, telling them to fight and capture Asuma.  They all feel that this is extremely unreasonable and begin to argue, only to be rejected as he states that as his Asuma's former team, they know him and his abilites the best.  Shikamaru agrees and decides to fight to the surprise of Chouji who is seen as very conflicted and emotional.  Chouji is then reminded of the war and Asuma's last words.  Ino also reflects over Asuma's last words and realizes that Shikamaru is right and goes to both of them and they prepare to fight.  The chapter then shifts to Kankuro and the scout team who are running from Hanzo, Chiyo, Kimimaro, and the sensor from before.  Hanzo getting agrivated summons one of his salamanders which in turn spreads a poison gas trapping the scouts.  As Hanzo comes in to finsih them, Mifune steps in and  protects Kankuro introducing himself and stating that he wishes to fight. Permalink | Leave a comment  »
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Chapter 439 begins with the unnamed man that was kidnapped by Riruka demanding that he be compensated for all the problems she caused.  He tries to get Ichigo to take his side, as he believes that he too was kidnapped, however this doesn't last long as Riruka tells him that she isn't going to pay him.  She continues by giving him a phone and telling him that if he knows whats good for him then when she calls he'll answer and be ther within minutes.  Ichigo then is told to leave, and the consequences of fullbringing and not fully being able to fullbring.  Ginjou explains that fullbringing causes tremendous strain on the body and if not used to it will cause his body to collapse.  He finishes by telling him that he has waited a year, he can wait a few more days.  The chapter then shifts to Orihime and the guy who was about to attack her, as he is seen struck with fear with the appearence of his boss/mentor, who introduces himself as Tsukishima Shuukurou.  The underling then demands that he leave and let him finish what he started and turns to Orihime.  Once he turns around, the mentor states again restates that he just said not to do anything and leave it to him.  He then closes his book and pulls out his bookmark, stating that now he has lost his page number and asks if he will take responsibilty for this as he fullbrings his book mark into a sword.  Orihime seeing this is very confused, as this is the first time she has seen fullbringing, and he explains that it is his fullbringing "the book of end".  He then states that he wont hurt her yet, and will just finish off his uderling who doesn't listen to orders.  Orihime then steps in front stating that she cannot let him kill anyone.  The chapter ends with Chad and Ichigo passing Chad's house as Chad goes to get the bread that Orihime leaves.  He then feels something and states that Orihime's reiatsu feels strange and that something must be happening to her. Permalink | Leave a comment  »
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This cute little snowman survived a 5,314 mile (around 8000 km) journey from Japan to the desert of Bahrain without any refrigeration. The only things keeping him alive in his cardboard box were some new vacuum insulation panels designed by Panasonic. Basically, the folks at Panasonic had this clever new product sitting around and needed a way to show it off when they just happened to get "a message on their Facebook page from a Bahraini girl named Amna al-Haddad, who wanted her younger brother Saleh to see snow for the first time." So they did the logical thing: They made a mold out of reinforced styrofoam and shoveled heaps of snow into it - about 70 quarts' worth - packing it tightly to form a rotund snowman. They put the mold in a cardboard box and covered it with Panasonic's U-Vacua insulation, which has a glass core enveloped by a plastic-metal composite foil. Then they slapped a "Snowman Inside" sticker onto the 225-pound box and off it went. You can see the happy results in the video below.<object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3FM6OAIyWZM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"/></param><param name="wmode" value="window"/><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"/></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3FM6OAIyWZM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="opaque" height="417" width="500"></embed></object>[Gizmodo][EcoIdeas @ Panasonic] Permalink | Leave a comment  »
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Here at JAP-On, we wish everyone as they crowd around with families and friends, whether you are outdoors or indoors, looking up across the stars counting down to the 10 great years of the 2nd millenia, a very happy new year! Remember to keep safe and be happy, as there will be new opportunities and surprises for everyone when 2011 comes around!あけましておめでとうございます!Akemashite omedeto gozaimasu! Happy New Year! Permalink | Leave a comment  »
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Chapter 605 begin with Luffy still wanting to take on the Kraken, and the rest of the crew begging him not to.  Their attempts to change his mind are fulite, even after the ship that attacked early returned only to be easily crushed by one of the kraken's tentacles.  The kraken then turns it's attention back to Luffy's ship, the crew fratically thinks of ways to combat the kraken, but most plan would pop the buble and kill them all.  That is when the captured pirate makes 3 air bubbles around Lufyy, Sanji, and Zoro.  The 3 then set off to take care of the kraken, but leaving without thier lifelines, as they think it would just get in the way.  The kraken then starts it's attack on the ship, with Franky and Chopper defending the ship while Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro make thier attacks.  Sanji strikes first by running out of his air buble and kicking the kraken with tremendous force.  Zoro follows suit by cutting off some of the kraken's limbs, with Luffy then stating he wants to kraken whole.  With this Luffy's gear 3 attack elephant gun is ready, as he nails the kraken.  A mysterious shark emerges from the kraken right before everyone is taken by the undersea current and pulled into the depths.  The ship is then shown in the dark undersae, with many strange creatures, and Luffy, Sanji, Zoro, and the kraken missing...... Permalink | Leave a comment  »
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Hey, sorry for the delay, but One Piece, Naruto and Bleach will be a little delayed this week.  I've been pretty busy with stuff but I should have the summaries out sometime tomorrow.  To those whom it may concern, Happy Thanksgiving break XD and to those that it doesn't enjoy the rest of the week ^_^ V Permalink | Leave a comment  »
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Chapter 427 begins with Inoue rushing to Ishida and asking about Ichigo's "kidnapping" only to find out that it was his boss dragging him to work.  She then states that she has been concered for him because she has felt something, like aweird atmosphere around Ichigo for a few days.  She then also realizes that she has work and rushes off, while Ishida then notes to himself, that he too thought that Ichigo had some sort of weird almost reiastu like feeling coming from him.  The chapter then shift to Ichigo and the new mystery man, as the mystery man finishes the ramen while Ichigo questions him.  Ichigo, feeling uneasy about the sudden appearance of this man, is trying to figure out what he is here for/why he has been following him.  The chpater then shifts to 2 kids playing baseball, and as one goes to hit a Jinta home run, the real Jinta stops teh ball and throws it hard back.  He is then hit on the head and dragged away by Tessai Tsukabishi while Ururu conforts the boys.  The mysterious man then reveal that he is looking for information on Kurosaki Isshin, Ichigo's father, also stating that Ichigo should know a thing about his family, or at least not yet.  The chapter closes with Ichigo's sister Karin seeking Urahara's help with something. Permalink | Leave a comment  »
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Since Halloween is coming... and that someone called Graeme loves to talk to zombies a lot...In this amazing video, a TV crew plays a prank on three children who believe they must fight off a zombie who's coming into their home. Japanese people are not afraid to play pranks on little kids that empower them to be stronger and more imaginative. The zombie writes them a letter to tell them he's coming over, and then takes off his shoes before entering the house. Very polite.  The weapons they use are great too: Tabasco, plastic wrap, a toy dinosaur...<object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vqq_cAz_PPY&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"/></param><param name="wmode" value="window"/><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"/></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vqq_cAz_PPY&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="window" height="417" width="500"></embed></object>Don't know if subtitles/annotations works so it's best you click on the video twice to watch it on YouTube! Happy Halloween PS: Don't be a zombie and do ths to your kids unless you want a toy dinosaur aimed right at your groin... or erm Tabasco on your face... Permalink | Leave a comment  »
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Goo Ranking (http://ranking.goo.ne.jp) recently conducted a survey of 493 Japanese guys on what sort of habits by Japanese women baffle them. Here are some of the results. 1. They want to lose weight when they don’t need to. 2. When one says, “Kawaii!” all the others follow. 3. They go to the bathroom in groups. 4. Even though they say “I’ll leave it up to you,” they complain about your choice. 5. They spend a really long time shopping. 6. They shave their eyebrows just to draw them back on again. 7. They wear makeup every day. 8. They won’t directly say what they’re thinking. 9. They’re obsessed with fortune-telling. 10. They have a separate stomach just for dessert.How true some of that is... :)[JapanToday] Permalink | Leave a comment  »
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