世論 What Japan Thinks

As promised, here are reviews of the blogs that didn’t make the cut for the First Annual (anyone wish to sponsor thm?) Japan Blog of the Year Awards, roughly in the order that they were nominated. Reviews of the candidates will take place after voting finishes. Please remember to vote, and remember that all commenters on that thread will be eligible for a drawing for a small prize!

RisingSunOfNihon: A blog about Japanese industry on the whole, with the occasional blatent search engine bait chucked in!

Keeping Pace in Japan: Interesting personal blog on running, politics, and life in general.

Chris’s English School. Yanai, Japan: Perhaps I need a new computer or browser, but pages with static background images are painful for me to scroll! Lots of pictures of Japanese kids learning English.

NihonHacks: I must admit to being a big fan of the site and I wanted to include it in the list of blogs to vote for, but… I wish I’d thought of this blog – great tips on how to live more frugally or more effectively in Japan.