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Episode #0027 – Otakuthon 2011 – Stu Levy talks about “Pray for Japan”

Otakuthon 2011 has come to an end. Thanks to everyone who participated! It went very well IMHO, and we will definitely be doing something like this again.

In this, our first excerpt from the Otakuthon, we sit down with Stu Levy to talk about his latest project, the documentary film Pray for Japan.

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“We Heart Performing for Japan” Charity Event to benefit Japanese disaster relief set for October 1

We Heart Japan, a charity organized by several individuals including anime voice actress Stephanie Sheh, will be holding another charity event next month in Southern California.

We Heart Japan made news earlier this year when, less than 1 week after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, they organized an event that, in spite of its [...]

Video #0010 – How to PROPERLY enable Japanese language support in Windows

While attempting to play with the free ComiPo! trial recently, I discovered that I apparently didn’t fully and properly enable Japanese language support in Windows. This video shows you how to correctly set up Japanese language in Windows.

Watch this video on YouTube (in case the embedded player below doesn’t work for you)

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Want to go to Japan? Delta’s got a fare for you!

Psst – want to travel to Japan, but don’t have a lot of money? Well, if you act quickly, you can take advantage of a nice error on the part of Delta and fly to Japan’s Haneda International Airport for around $500! The poster of the article got quoted $589 for a round trip JFK [...]

How to donate to the Japan disaster relief effort — and make it count

It has now been almost two months since the disastrous earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11, and the country is still feeling its effects — frequent (and quite strong) aftershocks, a serious (though by no means dire) situation at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, a continuously mounting death toll, and incalculable losses [...]

Episode #0019 – Japan Disaster News Recap

In this episode of Otaku no Podcast, we briefly review and talk about the news surrounding the horrible earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan two weeks ago.

Show notes coming soon; please check the Otaku no Podcast website in a day or 2.

Today’s Theme Song: “M/elody” by Shion Tsuji, ending theme of the anime [...]

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ChibiCast #0018 – We Heart Japan event TONIGHT to benefit victims of the earthquake and tsunami

We Heart Japan event TONIGHT to benefit victims of the earthquake and tsunami

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ChibiCast #0017 – 8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan

8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan

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8.9 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Japan

At 9:46 PM PST on March 10, an 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit approximately 125km off the eastern coast of Japan (Honshu) at a depth fo 10km, causing a 4 meter high tsunami to hit the coastal areas of Japan. Huge areas of the coast are literally being washed away. Sendai airport is literally flooded (pic). [...]

Video #0007 – Japanese Classic Cuisine: Yakitori

Yes, I’m taking another break from audio podcasting. Today I show you how to make a classic Japanese dish that you’ve probably had many times before, Yakitori.

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