Just a quick note to let everyone know that our router went kaput here at JAPUNDIT Central, which means that the laptop I use for JAPUNDIT business is currently not accessing the Internet.
If anyone needs to contact me, please do so via a JAPUNDIT personal message, as I am unable to read any mail sent to any of the japundit.com mailing addresses.
I do have another computer here, but it is for business and I don’t want to conduct any non-business activities on it.
Star 7 Group, a golf planning company from Australia, is holding a pro-am golf tournament at Biwaike Golf Club in Tochigi Prefecture on June 7 (Sunday).
The purpose of the tournament is to provide a venue where amateurs from various countries can enjoy playing together with professionals and other amateurs, while vying for a collection of valuable prizes. The New Peoria System will be applied for amateur scoring, which means that everyone has a chance to win.
Date: June 7 (Sunday)
Location: Biwaike Golf Club (yaitabiwaike.com)
Fee: 17,000 yen for amateurs (includes cart, lunch, party, entry fee)
Prizes include: stay at a hot springs resort, stay at a luxury hotel in Tokyo, dinner at a luxury restaurant in Tokyo, dinner cruise, golf goods, golf range ball cards, and more
Entries must be received by May 29 Friday.
I plan on being there, so if you are interested in joining me for a round of golf, send an e-mail to contact[at]japundit[dot]com for details and an entry form.
After much procrastination and personal business that had me totally distracted for a while, the T-shirts for the promotion campaign were taken to the post office today and sent out.
Soon we will contacting the Top 10 winners about their additional prizes.
The mining city of Yubari, located on Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido, wants to to raise cash by selling the naming rights to a public toilet in front of its JR Shikanotani Station.
The lucky loo sponsor will be asked to pony up 400,000 yen to cover water, electricity and cleaning expenses for the right to to operate shops on the parking lot.
While some residents were doubtful the move will work, a city official said Yubari has a high profile and is confident. The move may be the only way to fund the facility’s reopening.
Yeah… And maybe more people will start to give a sh….
The following are the winners of the JAPUNDIT Promotion Campaign drawing.
We will be contacting each winner individually to arrange for the sending of prizes. If we are unable to contact one of the winners for some reason, we will draw again for the applicable prize(s).
1. Yukozuna
2. Guyz5375
3. kwech
4. robin
5. Zichi
6. sputnik
7. aragato
8. duffmachine
9. the human naught
10. WordsnCollision
11. otakureview
12. skiljapa
13. cwj333
14. Paul
15. lalalemon
16. mike
17. Hummy
18. riki
19. JSharp
20. makeitquick
Congratulations!
The JAPUNDIT Promotion Campaign is hereby officially closed.,
Any new stories, comments, or votes following this post will not be counted in the campaign totals…. But by all means please keep posting and voting!
It will take some time for us to tally the totals for all of our members, so please bear with us.
We will keep you posted as things progress.
Making real sushi is almost an art form in Japan, normally requiring years of apprenticeship and training to master the proper way of preparing the rice and how to use the knives that are essential elements of Japanese cooking. But now thanks to the good folks over at SushiTrainer, you can learn just about everything you ever wanted to know about sushi, including how to make it, at your own pace in the comfort of your own home.
SushiTrainer.com is an online sushi school for anyone seeking to become skilled in the traditional Japanese way of making sushi. This is THE online destination for those who have always been interested, but have never had the skills or know-how to make their own sushi at home. For culinary professionals looking to advance their art form and for those simply interested in Japanese culture and customs, SushiTrainer.com offers over 250 lessons with insider information drawn from the experience of a staff of seasoned, professional chefs, all highly trained in the Japanese art of sushi.
Once inside, the SushiTrainer student will find beginner, intermediate, advanced, and expert level lessons, in addition to a vast collection of Japan related articles. Learn about this history of sushi and difference between what sometimes passes as sushi in the U.S. and real Japanese sushi. Find out the proper way to prepare sushi rice and how to use the special Japanese kitchen knives that are so much a part of Japanese cuisine.
SushiTrainer also has information about other aspects of Japanese culture, including sumo, bonsai, swords, knives, ramen, and much more.
All this for a mere $10 a month or $99 a year.
Right now SushiTrainer has 350 students from seven countries, but they are looking to expand their student body even more.
Check them out here!
Another reminder that there are just two weeks left until the end of February when we will be bringing the JAPUNDIT Promotion Campaign to a close. The next 14 days will be the last remaining chances you have to accumulate points by posting articles, commenting on articles by others, and voting. The more points you have on March 1, the greater the chance you have to win one of the valuable prizes we are offering.
We also would like to announce that the list of prizes has grown even larger!
In response to comments we have received from members, we have decided to award strange English T-shirts to all 20 lucky winners.
The top 10 winners of the drawing now will receive a $50 gift certificate redeemable over at J-LIST (for winners located outside of Japan) or a 5,000-yen Quo card (for winners located inside of Japan), and a $10 certificate that can be applied when using Rinkya’s online auction and shopping services.
All winners, 1 through 20, will receive strange English T-shirt.
These T-shirts are the real deal and not novelty items. They are shirts that I have purchased off the rack at a Japanese department store
The JAPUNDIT Promotion Campaign runs until midnight March 1, 2009 (JST)
Click here for full details about the JAPUNDIT Promotion Campaign including general rules, the point system, and a list of prizes.
Just a quick reminder that there are just a few short weeks left until the end of February when we will be bringing the JAPUNDIT Promotion Campaign to a close. Though we are approaching the deadline, there still is plenty of time left to rack up points by posting articles, commenting on articles by others, and voting.
We also would like to announce that the list of prizes we will be awarding at the end of the campaign has expanded.
The original list of prizes consisted of a $50 gift certificate redeemable over at J-LIST (for winners located outside of Japan) or a 5,000-yen Quo card (for winners located inside of Japan) for each top 10 winner, and a strange English T-shirt for each of the the next 10 winners.
Now thanks to the people over at Rinkya, each top 10 winner also will receive a $10 certificate that can be applied when using Rinkya’s online auction and shopping services.
Rinkya is an English language buying service for on-line Japan auctions, stores, manufacturers and specialty websites. Rinkya provides worldwide buyers the ability to bid and buy on auction sites, from stores and specialty web sites, even special order goods usually unavailable outside of Japan without any knowledge of the Japanese language or business etiquette. Sellers simply ship to Rinkya’s Japanese warehouses, and Rinkya’s Staff ships the goods to the buyer anywhere in the world.
Remember… The JAPUNDIT Promotion Campaign runs until midnight March 1, 2009 (JST), so you still have plenty of time to participate.
Click here for full details about the JAPUNDIT Promotion Campaign including general rules, the point system, and a list of prizes.