Operates low cost rental offices with secretarial services in the Tokyo area.

ENG, JPN | Business | 07/31/2010 | Info | Review

Properties for rent in Tokyo and Osaka. Like Real Tokyo Estate, this site offers many alternative listings, showing the growing need for diversity in Japanese living spaces.

JPN | Real Estate | 07/31/2010 | Info | Review

DK House offers low-priced ready-to-use guest houses with furniture and appliances. The company has several locations in Tokyo, and also operates in Sapporo, Hokkaido.

CHN, ENG, JPN, KOR | Tokyo Lodging | 07/29/2010 | Info | Review

Officially named 不動産競売物件情報 (Fudosan Kyobai Bukken Joho), this sites lists real estate foreclosures by the Japanese court. A good way to purchase real estate at depressed prices.

JPN | Real Estate | 07/27/2010 | Info | Review

The Society is non-political and non-commercial with one objective: to promote intelligent interest in the philately and postal history of Japan and former Japanese colonies, territories, and occupied areas.

ENG | Collecting | 07/27/2010 | Info | Review

Furnished short and long-term apartment rentals in Tokyo. Geared towards non-Japanese clients. Large selection.

ENG | Tokyo Lodging | 07/26/2010 | Info | Review

Portal website and magazine for the ski resort of Niseko, offering travel info, Niseko accommodation search, news, weather, snow report, as well as info on restaurants, activities and more.

ENG | Hokkaido | 07/09/2010 | Info | Review

US born Shimane based artist, writer, photographer, mask-maker, tour guide, gardener, walker, anarchist, freegan Ojisanjake takes walks in the countryside of Shimane (and other places). In his blog he recalls his walks with beautiful photographs. Recommended.

ENG | Blogs | 06/29/2010 | Info | Review

A site made by Masaaki Ishida with intelligently argued support for whaling. Features lots of helpful information, as well as links to reliable information on the site of the IWC. With so much information in Western media resembling propaganda, it is refreshing to be able to hear from the opposite site of the equation.

ENG, JPN | Animal Issues | 06/27/2010 | Info | Review

A huge collection of photos of the Great Kanto Earthquake categorized by area, on the site of the National Museum of Nature and Science. Impressive and depressing.

JPN | Great Kanto Earthquake | 06/27/2010 | Info | Review