Tokyo Gov't To Consider Ban On Panty Trade

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Tokyo Government to Ponder Panty Trade
Clampdown (Reuters)

Tokyo Government to Ponder Panty Trade
Clampdown (Reuters) 01/19/2004 02:47 AM
Reuters - Tokyo's used panty sellers are among the targets of a raft of new regulations to be considered by city lawmakers in an effort to protect minors from the Japanese capital's thriving sex industry.

Tokyo lawmakers to ponder panty trade
clampdown (Reuters)

Tokyo lawmakers to ponder panty trade
clampdown (Reuters) 01/19/2004 03:59 AM
Reuters - Tokyo's used panty sellers are among the targets of a raft of new regulations to be considered by city lawmakers in an effort to protect minors from the Japanese capital's thriving sex industry.

RNC Panty Flash Photos

RNC Panty Flash Photos 09/02/2004 03:27 PM

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RNC-NYC: Axis of Eve Panty Flash QTVR

RNC-NYC: Axis of Eve Panty Flash QTVR 09/04/2004 12:23 PM
Xeni Jardin: Following up on this earlier BoingBoing post about a thin excuse for public exhibitionism uh, daring political protest that took place in New York earlier this week, BoingBoing reader Jim says, "This is a full screen QTVR of the Axis Of Eve Demonstration during the RNC. Almost like being there." NSFW Link.

More QTVR panoramas from other scenes at this week's RNC can be found on photographer Jook Leung's website. Link (via panoramas.dk)

RNC-NYC: Axis of Eve Panty Flash Protest

RNC-NYC: Axis of Eve Panty Flash Protest 09/02/2004 08:11 AM
Xeni Jardin: "Hey Hey! Ho Ho! These pesky clothes have got to go!"

I don't really know what they were shouting at the time, but a cadre of chyxxors performed a panty flash mob during RNC protests yesterday. BoingBoing reader Cyrus Farivar took some snapshots of the action, which was organized by Axis of Eve at Battery Park. Link.

If you can't get enough of this sort of thing -- and really, who can -- Fleshbot has more images: Link

Ind. Police Arrest Alleged Panty Thief
(AP)

Ind. Police Arrest Alleged Panty Thief
(AP) 06/07/2004 05:42 PM
AP - Investigators say they've charged the man responsible for stealing panties and bras from women's homes for the past two years.

"Republican National Convention New York
Panty"

"Republican National Convention New York
Panty" 09/03/2004 09:29 PM

Object Management Group™
(OMG™)

Object Management Group™
(OMG™) 05/24/2004 06:24 AM
Object Management Group™ (OMG™)
http://www.omg.org/

Founded in April 1989 by eleven companies, the Object Management Group™ (OMG™) began independent operations as a not-for-profit corporation. Through the OMG's commitment to developing technically excellent, commercially viable and vendor independent specifications for the software industry, the consortium now includes approximately 800 members. The OMG is moving forward in establishing the Model Driven Architecture ™ as the "Architecture of Choice for a Connected World" ™ through its worldwide standard specifications including CORBA ®, CORBA/IIOP™, the UML™, XMI™, MOF™, Object Services, Internet Facilities and Domain Interface specifications. The OMG is headquartered in Needham, MA, USA with a subsidiary in Japan. The OMG has international marketing offices in Bahrain, Brazil, Germany, India and the UK, along with a government representative in Washington, D.C.

The OMG was formed to create a component-based software marketplace by accelerating the introduction of standardized object software. The organization's charter includes the establishment of industry guidelines and detailed object management specifications to provide a common framework for application development. Conformance to these specifications will make it possible to develop a heterogeneous computing environment across all major hardware platforms and operating systems. Implementations of OMG specifications can be found on many operating systems across the world today.

The OMG's series of specifications detail the necessary standard interfaces for Distributed Object Computing. Its widely popular Internet protocol IIOP (Internet Inter-ORB Protocol) is being used as the infrastructure for hundreds of technology companies. OMG specifications are used worldwide to develop and deploy distributed applications for vertical markets, including Manufacturing, Finance, Telecoms, Electronic Commerce, Real-time systems and Health Care.

Tokyo-a-Go-Go

Tokyo-a-Go-Go 11/04/2003 06:05 PM
techtv Nov 4 2003 5:31PM ET

L.A.'s Little Tokyo Gets Wi-Fi

L.A.'s Little Tokyo Gets Wi-Fi 05/13/2004 12:23 PM
A non-profit group is funding a Wi-Fi network in L.A.'s Little Tokyo District: The network will be built by eWAN and the city of L.A. is offering access to light poles and rooftops for the network. Users will pay comparable rates to DSL or cable service. This is an interesting partnership between a community group, the city, and a vendor to offer Internet access in an area that may be underserved....

Old Tokyo

Old Tokyo 01/03/2005 10:24 AM
Old Tokyo. Photographs from the early decades of the twentieth century.

In Tokyo

In Tokyo 04/09/2004 04:09 PM
How can you NOT like a country where even toilet seats come with remote controls?

Anyhow... This is my first trip in Tokyo where I'm staying in a hotel. Always before have I done the backpacking thing, staying in friends' homes or renting an apartment. But... The amount of politeness that the Japanese are pouring over you when you stay in a hotel is overwhelming. TWO beautiful girls escorted me to my room, and even the desk clerk was bowing over backwards at the inconvinience I had to endure when there were no non-smoking rooms available. It was funny, though, to hear a Japanese person say "impossible". I would've expected "difficult" (which usually means the same thing), but telling someone outright that something cannot be done? Amazing.

Oh well. A shower, shave and Pocari Sweat make me a man again. Woohoo! Tokyo! :-D

(Interesting tidbits learned from fast-food friends in the airplane: Apparently, in Malmö (Southern Sweden), 67% of women giving birth come from the Arabic countries. The implications are left to the reader as an exercise; I'm going out :)

Off to Tokyo

Off to Tokyo 03/06/2004 01:56 AM

See ya later Zell am See and thanks for all the wienerschnitzel. Sorry about the sparse blogging the last few days.

Back to Tokyo

Back to Tokyo 02/19/2004 02:05 PM

I'm at the San Francisco airport about to leave for Tokyo. See you on the other side. It's been fun hanging out in the US with everyone.

Harajuku, Tokyo

Harajuku, Tokyo 07/19/2004 06:09 AM
Every Sunday, it's Halloween in Harajuku. Hanging out by the train station at Tokyo's most fashionable district are young women dressed as nurses, but with white faces and a trickle of painted blood dripping from a lip. Men in their late teens or early twenties fidget under huge manes of spiky green hair and layers of black leather.
Some really amazing costumes can be seen here. And by amazing I mean interesting, and by interesting I mean freaky.

Just In Tokyo ebook

Just In Tokyo ebook 03/06/2004 01:53 AM

This week's featured content is the ebook Just In Tokyo. It's a offbeat guidebook to Tokyo written by web veteran Justin Hall and is now available for download under a Creative Commons license. First printed a few years go, it's now out of print and Justin is asking for voluntary donations if you like the downloadable book.

Six Apart Tokyo Gathering

Six Apart Tokyo Gathering 11/19/2003 02:45 AM
Since Ben and I are in Toyko this week, Six Apart and Neoteny will be holding a Movable Type/TypePad user...

Gov't Just Says No to Stem Cells

Gov't Just Says No to Stem Cells 05/17/2004 04:49 AM
In a letter to Congress, the U.S. National Institutes of Health defends federal policy on stem cells, saying plenty of work can be done within the restrictions laid down by the Bush administration.

Gov't Says 41 Million Have Pre-Diabetes
(AP)

Gov't Says 41 Million Have Pre-Diabetes
(AP) 04/28/2004 08:18 PM
AP - A surprising 41 million Americans have pre-diabetes, high enough blood sugar to dramatically increase their risk of getting the disease, say new government figures that double previous estimates.

Gov't considering redenomination of
Korean won

Gov't considering redenomination of
Korean won 09/16/2004 11:32 AM
Maekyung Internet Sep 16 2004 3:15PM GMT

Tokyo Damage Report

Tokyo Damage Report 09/01/2004 06:57 PM
Xeni Jardin: The self-described "American Jerk" behind Tokyo Damage Report says "This page is about interesting (meaning, fucked up) things that one can do in Tokyo. punk, visual, cosplay, s/m, gothic, street trends, capsule hotels, bizarre magazines, random subcultures, and bad Engrish. . . . .also it is about tokyo's urban legends: square watermelons, Sanrio condoms, politically incorrect vending machines, etc."

Here, you'll find photos and first-person accounts of odd things in Japan -- like this beauty product expo filled with bizarre gadgets and obliquely degrading experiences. Image at left: "fake treatments helping beautify fake people." Elsewhere, the blogger discusses "PORNO GAME CHEAT CODES" (Link):

"Welcome to REBEL 100. apparently for some guys, not only is it too difficult to have sex with living human females, it's ALSO TOO DIFFICULT TO SCORE WITH THEM IN X-RATED VIDEOGAMES TOO. here is the concept behind rebel 100: guys are getting turned down by PORN."

Here's another winning entry (Link):

"I noticed that JAPANESE PUNKS HAVE THE MOST FESTOONED BUTTS OF ANYONE EVER. Like a middle-aged man. . . as the hair has gotten smaller, the butts have gotten bigger. Consider how many little doodads dangle from the cellphone of a stereotypical schoolgirl. Then multiply that by ten, and turn the cellphone into a denim-and-leather butt, and you have a punk. Today's punks have not just wallet chains and cigarettes in their behinds, but so much booty fashion I had to make a whole glossary (how did I conduct this research? I'll leave the actual process of asking people about their butts to your imagination.)"

Tons more like this at his main archive page. Link (Thanks, RogueAI)

Just in Tokyo released under CC license

Just in Tokyo released under CC license 03/06/2004 01:56 AM

Justin Hall's guide to Tokyo, "Just in Tokyo" has just been released under a Creative Commons license. It's great for people who want to just dive into Tokyo.

Thanks Justin!

Tokyo Stocks End Up; Dollar Down Vs. Yen
(AP)

Tokyo Stocks End Up; Dollar Down Vs. Yen
(AP) 02/12/2004 07:49 AM
AP - Tokyo stocks advanced Thursday on bargain hunting as investors welcomed Wall Street's overnight gains. The U.S. dollar was down slightly against the yen.

Google to launch Tokyo lab

Google to launch Tokyo lab 04/26/2004 04:58 AM
ZDNet UK Apr 26 2004 9:39AM GMT

Jini and the Tokyo Subway

Jini and the Tokyo Subway 03/31/2005 03:25 AM
Just now, the big story in Jini-land is the Starter Kit release. I’ve been spending quite a bit of time here the last few days, trying to figure out whether it’s the future or not; either way, it’s important...

Tokyo stocks down, but dollar up

Tokyo stocks down, but dollar up 07/13/2004 12:24 AM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Tue Jul 13, 03:10 am GMT

Technorati Meetup in Tokyo May 27

Technorati Meetup in Tokyo May 27 05/20/2004 10:02 PM

Dave Sifry, the CEO of Technorati is coming to Tokyo next week. We're having a meeting for users and developers. Dave and I will speak and Dave will give some cool demos etc. If you are a Technorati fan, want to know more about Technorati or just want to hang out with Dave, please sign up and come. We will be charging 2000 per person for simple drinks and snacks. There will be wifi. The details are below:

5/27 Thursday, 18:00-21:00

18:00-19:00 Demo, Talk & Discussion
19:00-21:00 Reception with drinks & light snacks

Place, Tokyo 21c Club, 7th Fl of Marunouchi Building

Speakers
David L. Sifry, CEO, Technorati
Joichi Ito, head of International and mobility, Technorati

2000 yen fee for participation

Deadline to apply, May 24th Mon, 18:00

Please RSVP to Kenta Ushijima. We have a 50 person limit.

Please promote this on other blogs, particularly Japanese blogs. Thanks in advance and see you there!

Tokyo shop windows

Tokyo shop windows 05/31/2004 04:03 AM
Wonderful gallery of Tokyo shop-window displays. God I wanna go to Tokyo. Link (via Waxy)

Technorati Meetup in Tokyo, 5/27/04,
18:00-21:00

Technorati Meetup in Tokyo, 5/27/04,
18:00-21:00 05/25/2004 11:54 AM

After the great fun we had at the Developer's Salon last week, it turns out I'm in Tokyo this week, and Joi Ito and some great folks in Japan have set up a Technorati Meetup for this Thursday. Joi has all the details, but here's the basic scoop:

When: May 27, 2004 18:00-21:00
Where: Tokyo 21c Club, 7th Fl of Marunouchi Building
RSVP: To Kenta Ushijima. We have a 50 person limit, so send your RSVPs in early!

Since we're a young startup, we're picking up the room and incidentals but we're asking for 2000 yen per person to cover refreshments. Looking forward to seeing all of you Kanto bloggers there, and I hope that we can have at least as invigorating and interesting a discussion as we had in San Francisco. I'll be presenting some of the information and results we learned as well. BTW, Here's some links to people who posted about the SF meeting. Great seeing you all, looking forward to the next one, I'll post as soon as we have firm dates/times.

Thoughts on Tokyo Disneyland

Thoughts on Tokyo Disneyland 03/13/2003 10:21 AM
Following are my fairly disjointed thoughts on Tokyo Disneyland, but mainly just focusing on the Tiki Room. Written the day...

Metrobl0gging Tokyo launched

Metrobl0gging Tokyo launched 09/15/2004 05:44 AM
Metroblogging Tokyo just launched. I'm a contributor, but I haven't written anything yet. Comment - TrackBack

Tokyo stocks up, dollar down against yen

Tokyo stocks up, dollar down against yen 06/09/2004 12:53 AM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Tue Jun 8, 06:53 am GMT

Gov't IT: Security Clearance Needed

Gov't IT: Security Clearance Needed 05/03/2004 12:27 PM
Government requirements limit eligibility of IT professionals.

Gov't could raise P20B by implementing
IP law

Gov't could raise P20B by implementing
IP law 09/14/2004 04:18 PM
Sun Star Network Sep 14 2004 7:26PM GMT

Japanese Man Sues Gov't for Kidnapping
(AP)

Japanese Man Sues Gov't for Kidnapping
(AP) 06/09/2004 02:54 AM
AP - A Japanese activist who was briefly held captive in Iraq has sued his own government, saying its decision to send troops to the region angered his kidnappers and was to blame for his ordeal.

Gov't spends all time high of 43.4 tln.
won

Gov't spends all time high of 43.4 tln.
won 04/11/2004 06:24 PM
Maekyung Internet Apr 11 2004 11:12PM GMT

Gov't to implement 3.2 trln. won out of
supplementary

Gov't to implement 3.2 trln. won out of
supplementary 07/27/2004 07:45 PM
Maekyung Internet Jul 27 2004 11:19PM GMT

Kyrgyzstan Gov't Collapses After Protest
(AP)

Kyrgyzstan Gov't Collapses After Protest
(AP) 03/24/2005 07:51 PM
AP - President Askar Akayev's government collapsed Thursday after opposition protesters took over the presidential compound and government offices, throwing computers and air conditioners out of windows in a frenzy of anger over corruption and a disputed election.

Privacy Impact Assessments and E-Gov't

Privacy Impact Assessments and E-Gov't 05/20/2004 01:16 AM
BeSpacific May 20 2004 4:39AM GMT
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