The trip is supposed to be for work. Same conference that had me go to Philadelphia last March.
But, because it's more fun this way, we're doing everything last minute. My boss decided to go definitely on Sunday evening. It was July 13. The conference starts on July 27. What do you say, is it still possible to find rooms in the hotel?( The hotel looks nice, but... )

On another note, I hate air-conditioning! Why should I sit in a place that gives me goosebumps for 4 hours every single day? >< my colleagues don't even wanna hear about turning it a little down.

And since my life is boring, on to some random news( Are you planning on going to Osaka? )

This last one was old news really, but I never got around to posting about it.
I'm so behind on reading news >< Ah, Hanadan FINAL topped the box office for 3 weeks in a row, I'm sure you know that by now. And, Shirota Yu "graduating" from D-BOYS? I know nothing of this dude or his band (only know he's one of Yamapi's best friends XD) so I have no idea what this whole graduation means. Especially since they're saying not much change will take place anyway *shrug*

Yamapi x Jin rabu ^__^ 30 minutes on the phone with a friend is a long time. Can't remember the last time I stayed that long on the phone!

Ok, enough random news. Off to fighting against sleepyness do something more serious.

July = YAMAPI MONTH! (i already wrote that -in Japanese- on my office calendar XD)

July = Yamapi..
not only because of Code Blue (<3 First ep airs in 4 hours 39 minutes!!), but also because I can FINALLY put the Yamapi discs on my NEWS calendar ^__^ *Tegoshi bump off*

Hanadan SP torrent is up on DA ^__^

Ever seen Totoro cream puffs? ( check it out! )

Japan x Italy
According to the mainichi daily news [1][2], it seems 4 students (from 2 different universities) were given strict warnings by their universities for drawing graffitis (date, name, the usual stuff) on the Cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence. The church said it would not demand payment for restoration if it received an apology.
I'm kind of glad for the way the church handled things ^__^

Ah speaking of Japan, it seems the first clashes have taken place in Tokyo because of the G-8 summit in Hokkaido next week. Hope nothing too huge happens. Genova a few years ago seemed like a war-stricken place after those G-8 clashes ><

OK, I'm @work, and I obviously have NOTHING to do >< I finished my task last week, and my boss went on a business trip for a couple of days without leaving me any instructions. I have no idea what I should do ^__^;;

hmm.. does Yamapi month require a Yamapi layout? I just changed my layout a couple of months ago ^_^; I want a new CB banner to replace the LF one XD

FIND OF THE DAY (which was actually yesterday, but details!): the word PES exists!!
from wordreference:

pes:
the foot of a human being

but, maybe.. they were looking for katakana words starting with P? I can't remember (good excuse to go watch that ep again! XD)

( Pi-chan ni onegai.. )

Some images I saw yesterday from Popolo 2008.07 (thanx to trishatorga)
( so random )

And because zsuness is so awesome.. ( Nino.. majide! )

OK, let's see.. is there any serious news going on these days?
( anything interesting? )

My hype for this post just totally went down ^_^;;
Anyho... CM anyone?( only in Japan? )

I'm surely forgetting something.. I know there was something I wanted to write about. hmmm.

Thanks to watchful21 the truth behind all those Johnny's acronyms, etc. has been revealed (at least to me XD).
The BIG CONTAINER is Johnny's & Associates (aka Johnny's Jimusho). JE (Johnny's Entertainment) is ONLY a RECORD LABEL signed under JA/JJ. I've always referred to the whole thing as JE, but that is obviously wrong. JE is similar to J-Storm in concept. So, the official site for all Johnny's related stuff is johnny's net. watchful21 will post further details and a better explanation soon (in her next NEWS/Yamapi update post).

'cause this post has as many contents and variety as a bakery.. especially an Aiba one XD
post contents: news, a little fangirling, summer dramas, photos, videos, and.. some more stuff.

First off: GOING ON SEMI-HIATUS!
so much to do T__T But, I'll definitely continue subbing Last Friends, and I'll try to keep up with you guys (flist), I have so many of your posts bookmarked in my "wanna read" folder, but haven't had time to read anything T__T So, yeah, I haven't forgotten about you ♥

JE NEWS

( JE )

News from Japan, and 1 extra one.. from an unexpected place

( what's new? )

Fangirling

( so much to report, so much to say )

Dramas for summer season: some info and my wishful thinking

( *__* )

Other stuff: no category

( so ... random )


tiny spoiler: looks like a new project is in the works.. ^_^ though this time I won't be flying solo ^_^ I'll tell in due time, also 'cause nothing is actually decided. For now you'll have to live with this XD I love torturing people XD does this make me an S? O__O

I'm starting to really like these news posts. Do you? Or am I just bugging you all with useless news (which are obviously concentrated on things I like + anything JE !!! XD) ?

( entertainment news -JE and non )

( news from Japan )

( images to ogle at )

Last bit: ( video from youtube: human bit box )

I'm done! Sorry for the super long post (^_^;;) hope you found something interesting (^_^)

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OH WAIT! almost forgot sth! this is more personal but.. I've gone wireless!!! my uncle got me a wireless router (^_^)v I've eliminated 2 wires from my room, leaving only 1000 to trip over XD

Japanese Panel Pushes Ban on Illegal Downloads

posted on AnimeNewsNetwork on 2007-12-20 23:45 EST

Government receives 7,500 public comments, with most in opposition

The Private Music and Video Recording Subcommittee of Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs held a meeting on December 18 to iron out the government's proposal to ban private, unauthorized downloads of copyrighted material. The agency is an advisory body to the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology. The agency's subcommittee voted to recommend revisions to article 30 of the country's Copyright Law so that unauthorized downloading would be outlawed.

The agency first proposed the amendment to the Copyright Law earlier this year. Under the current law, the government can prosecute people who upload without authorization. However, unlike in the United States and other countries, it is legal for people in Japan to download unauthorized material for private use. After issuing a request for public comments, the subcommittee received 7,500 responses. Makoto Kawase, the head of the agency's Copyrighted Work Circulation Promotion Department, said that it has never received this many comments for a proposed piece of legislation before. Even though Kawase noted that the vast majority of the public comments called for no change in the copyright law, Kawase said that revising article 30 is "inevitable."

The proposed revision is aimed at video streaming sites such as Japan's Nico Nico Douga and Google's YouTube. However, it was noted at the meeting that users might visit a site that happens to have unauthorized material, and therefore run afoul of the revised law without realizing it.

News taken from this post at AnimeNewsNetwork.


I'll try to keep myself updated on this (I'm sure I'll soon forget about it though XD). If sth new comes up, I'll post about it.

Thanx to hikkichan and gernsback on JPS for pointing this out.