Alafista OTAKU's Feed Releases for 六月 2010

I know many of you must be disappointed that Japan lost in the penalty shootout during the World Cup elimination match against Paraguay. Things would probably turn out different if Japan had Lord Vadar on the team to help out …

MaxFactory has opened preorder for the figma figure of Haruhi Suzumiya when she is still middle school student but still packs the tsundere inside her. She is scheduled for release in Sep 2010 and will be retailing for around 2,800 yen. Interested f...

AKB48 members – Asuka Kuramochi 倉持明日香, Yuki Kashiwagi 柏木由紀, and Aki Takajo 高城亜樹 (as seen in the photo below) will be forming a new pop group called French Kiss [フレンチ・キス] this Fall. The group will be releasing their debut single,...

For Today’s Japan Photo, we will be visiting one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan, and is one of the seventeen Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto which have been designated by UNESCO as aWorld Heritage Site. This lovely black and white photo o...

I had been searching around for a new pair of chopsticks ever since I broke my LightSaber Chopsticks in a cooking accident last month. Then I came across this awesome photo that must be featured in Today’s Japan Photo. This great-looking photo was c...

Having a cool itasha doesn’t exempt you from the law (even if you are parking in Akihabara). The owner of this Haruhi itasha will probably soon find out since police officers issued a ticket for an illegal parking violation. Source: AkibaOS Maybe...

Japan will be facing Paraguay in the 29th Jun 2010. So how many of you think that Japan has what it takes to advance to the next round? Meanwhile, here’s a shot of Japan’s head coach Takeshi Okada answers reporters’ questions after a training sessio...

For Today’s Japan Photo, we will be taking a look at one of my favorite seafood – tiny cute Sakura Shrimps 桜えび. This photo was taken by Kossy@FINEDAYS. I’ve never tried them raw before but they tasted really good when added to soup or deep fried...

Losta of exclusive goodies will be released at the upcoming Tamashii Festival 2010 that will be held at Akihabara Akiba Square UDX on 7-8 Aug 2010. One of them is the movie exclusive Kamen Rider W Joker from the upcoming Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z...

Pepsi Japan has new product that contains more caffeine to provide that extra kick but it has this very interesting yellow warning label on the top of the can. At a closer look, we can see that it states that drink is highly carbonated. It advises c...

So how many of you manage to watch Japan’s fantastic 3-1 win against Denmark? I’m glad that Japan has managed to qualify for the next round of World Cup 2010, and its also time for me to announce the winner for the [Kamen Rider] Souchakuhenshin Serie...

For Today’s Japan Photo, we will be taking a look at the lovely night scene of Yokohama and the famous Cosmo Clock 21 which was once the tallest ferris wheel in the world when it opened in 1989. This lovely night shot was taken Sprengben [why not ge...

We have seen news reports of creepy men stealing pantsu, socks and school uniforms. But this is the first time I’ve heard someone stealing the bicycle seats of bicycle ridden by little girls! A 37-year-old man was arrested in Tochigi prefecture for s...

My body has been aching all over today after falling ill with flu over the weekend. So I’ve decided for Today’s Japan Photo, we shall visit a relaxing onsen to sooth my aching body. This shot of the Kurokawa Onsen was taken by ogino.taro. Apparently...

In this latest scan from Hobby Japan magazine we get to see Love Plus’ Nene Anegasaki (姉ヶ崎 寧々) joining Wave Corp’s Beach Queen series. While there are no confirmed news of its release date and retail price, I’m sure there are many Love Plus fan...

For Today’s Japan Photo, we will be vistiing the largest wooden structure in the world, which is Todai-ji 東大寺, a Buddhist temple complex located in the city of Nara, Japan. This photo of the Daibutsuden was taken by Apricot Cafe, and if you looke...

GSC has commenced preroder for their 100th Nendoroid, featuring Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse. Mickey is scheduled for release in Oct 2010, and will be retailing for around 3,500 yen. Interested folks can place your preorders with Hobby Search, Hobby L...

To promote the release of the new Nintendo DS game Love Plus+, the virtual girlfriends have become cover girls for the TV Bro. magazine and five separate covers have been created. Starting from left to right: Hokkaido region, Kanto region, Chubu reg...

With all the past Prime Ministers failing to meet the expectation of Japanese folks, its time for a real manly character to take the responsibility. If Otosan was ever to enter politics, I’d sure he’d win losta votes XD

Apart from Kyoto, Nara prefecture also has many beautiful temples and shrines. For Today’s Japan Photo, we will be travelling to Hōryū-ji 法隆寺, which is has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This lovely photo was taken by jpellgen, a...

We are just a couple of days away from the release of Love Plus+ in Japan and 4gamer has a very interesting interview article with its producer Akari Uchida 内田明理. Here’s an extract from the interview article on the portion of the SOS button for...

Those who have seen Hayao Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke would have remember its beautiful forest. For Today’s Japan Photo, we will be travelling to is based Yakushima 屋久島 which provided the inspiration for Princess Mononoke. This lovely shot of th...

To promote their World Cup broacast, NHK has invited Japanese rock band Superfly to sing a special theme song titled “Tamashii Revolution タマシイレボリューション”. Now the song has shot to fame, following Japan’s 1-0 victory against Cameroon on thei...

For this weekend’s gravure feature, we have the lovely Maomi Yuuki 優木まおみ who is a gravure idol, television star and singer. I just love how she poses in this instant photo of hers with the cute signature. Name: Maomi Yuuki 優木まおみ（ゆうき ま...