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X Japan band leader Yoshiki announced last Friday that the entire X Japan rock group will be moving to Los Angeles. Yoshiki has already been living in Southern California for over a decade. In February the popular group announced plans to perform at the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago from August 6 to August 8. The group now says that it may hold its first American concert performance at a smaller Loa Angeles “live house” prior to its Lollapalooza appearance.

Source: Tokyograph

I know, we’re an anime blog, but I love pics of Japan, Tokyo especially, so when I come across some nice ones I like to share them with everyone. With much of the US in the icy grip of winter, don’t you wish you could be biking this right now?

Yahoo! News has published an incisive article examining the progressive breakdown of consumer confidence and market lead of major Japanese corporations due to a number of factors including oppressive Japanese corporate culture, over-expansion, sluggish response to developing trends, and reliance on status quo rather than innovation.

Article provided by Daniel Zelter

Japan Airlines has filed for bankruptcy protection in one of the biggest corporate failures in Japanese history. Asia’s biggest airline reported last October that it faced 1.5 trillion yen ($16.5 billion USD) in debt, falling passenger traffic, and swelling pension costs. The airline has filed for for protection from creditors under the Corporate Rehabilitation Law – Japan’s version of Chapter 11 – and plans to institute a restructuring plan to cut inefficiency and expenses.

Source: Excite News

Article provided by Daniel Zelter

I love sites like this, they remind me of my trips to Tokyo. Tons of beautiful pictures, well organized, browsing here makes me wish I could go again today.

For those that have been to Tokyo, or those just interested in the ‘land of anime’ culture, here’s some very cool video of Shibuya. Be sure to check out the poster’s other videos by following the link below as well.

Shibuya Final Bargain Sale from James T. Kirk on Vimeo.

Sakura in Tokyo from James T. Kirk on Vimeo.

Loving this one. We found this here, where there are some other great Vimeo Tokyo videos. (I really like the Kaiten-zushi one…) If only we could be there…