JAXA’s Venus Climate Orbiter Mission

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has been very active lately and will be well into the new year. Just before their plan

Awesome Tilt-shift Photography Examples

Tilt-shift Photography is type of photography that uses selective focusing and manipulation to make a scene in a photograph lo

World Cup 2010 Group Draw Results

The FIFA World Cup is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world. Italy won the last World Cup in 2006 which was held

Otaku Encyclopedia – Book Review

The Otaku Encyclopedia: An Insider’s Guide to the Subculture of Cool Japan is a book I picked up and blogged about earl

Japanese Man Marries Video Game Girl

A Japanese Man who goes by the name “SAL 9000” has become quite the celebrity, not for being found naked in a publ

All hail the Ginyu Force

My weekly trip through memory lane continues every time I watch another episode Dragon Ball Kai. Dragon Ball Kai is the remast

10 Must Follow Japan related Twitter Users

As explained in my blog post earlier this year about my Twitter experience as a blogger I wasn’t a fan of the now super

Gundam 00 – GN Archer Figure

Its been a while since my last blogpost about a Gundam figure from the Gundam Double O timeline as I have fallen love with the

Killing my Video Game Blog

My video game blog is a site I started in April 2008 that focused entirely on video games, my experiences playing them and hap

Interesting Anime from Last Winter

I’ve been hearing and reading on various anime blogs that the Autumn 2009 anime season is one of the weakest in a while.

Made in Jamaica – a Unique Documentary

The most popular export and one of the main reasons Jamaica is more than just a dot on the map is music. Jamaica’s dynam

Gundam 00 Movie Teaser Trailer

I am a big fan of Gundam 00 since it first started airing in Japan and I have blogged my reviews of  Season 1 and Season 2. A

A Look back at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics

G’day good people of Jamaipa. I’m reesan from loneleeplanet and I am honoured to be here writing a guest post on j

Otaku Encyclopedia and Crazy for Kanji

My quest to rediscover my reading mojo has been proving quite successful, the last Japan related book I read through was Japan

Innocent Love – Japanese Drama

Innocent Love is the 6th Japanese drama I took the time to watch in it’s entirety and the second most recommended one be

Joker Racer – Cars controlled via the net

Joker Racer is a service by a Tokyo based company called Joker Works that allows users to control RC cars and  model trains o

Tokyo Anime Fair 2010 Official Character

I wasn’t sure if the official character for Tokyo International Anime Fair 2009 was a girl or boy, but this time around

God Eater Japanime Trailer

Watching trailers of upcoming video games is a favourite lazy pastime of mine. During one of those sessions earlier today I su

Jamaica and Japan – Relationship Priorities

Greetings to all Jamaipanese.com readers! I’m Sachiyo Morimoto, aka Miss Chin, a Japanese author who resides in Jamaica

Japan to Launch a Dozen Fish into Orbit

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency along with about 2 dozen other research organizations and universities has plans for a

Jamaican Music – Mr G – Before the Year Done

The local music scene in Jamaica is a very vibrant one. The history of Jamaican music is a very interesting one an it is alway

Valkyria Chronicles – Anime Review

Everyone is used to anime created from manga, books, history or light novels but an anime having a video game as it’s so

Phonetikana – Katakana Typeface

What do you do when you are a designer and have to make frequent trips to Japan but you are unable to find the time to learn t

Hiroshima + Nagasaki Plan Olympics Bid

It appears that The Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are considering teaming up for  a bid to host the 2020 Summer O