Author Archives: toritaiyo

Ups and Downs with Daily J

Now that I’ve had some shut-eye…Daily J is up, up, and away! (Did I already say that. Well, I’m excited, ok?!)To start things off we are chatting with Adam Douglass of Slash And Burn.
Yesterday I was supposed to have an interview with Arudou Debito, writer, anti-discrimination advocate, and editor of Debito.org.
I was super excited about [...]

Finally I can sleep

YES!!!!!!
After weeks of planning, tech work, and conversations with bloggers…Daily J has been launched successfully! I am so relieved *falls out on the floor and sleeps*
~Tori

Only 1 day left!!!

Wow!
We are just one day away from launching Daily J !
It has been a lot of work getting to this point, but well worth it.
We have had some amazing response from j-bloggers/sites.
For one:Later today we will be interviewing Arudou Debito of Debito.org.I’m super excited about that!
And we have made lots of new friends from contacting [...]

Uh oh… 2 more days

Uh oh.
Just two days from Launch and we are debating whether or not to change blog platforms.
*nervous*
I don’t want to push back the launch!
In other news:Someone asked “Will DailyJ be replacing this blog?”
The answer to that is no.
This blog will continue to report on any happenings with Nipponster.And we think DailyJ will actually help with [...]

3 days left. crunch time

Oops. Forgot to change the front page and make a blog post earlier today.
Yes. We are just 3 days away from launch and it is officially “CRUNCH TIME”
There is so much left to do it is insane. I might not sleep tonight…
But if I do I’ll dream of DailyJ
-Tori

Four Days Left…(Need Feedback)

Four days until Daily J (our new blog)
We’d like take this time to talk little about what we are doing to prepare.Also we want to get feedback from you about some things we want to do on the blog.
What preparation are into launching this new blog?We have talked to some of our favourite Japan bloggers.We [...]

5 days

Only five days until Daily J !
( I can’t stand it any longer! Too much suspense!!!!! )
~K

A New Blog. A New Day for Japan-enthusiasts…

Ok. Perhaps that title is a bit melodramatic.
What is this all about?
It’s simple (but very exciting), we are starting a new blog.
It is exciting because this new blog will have a unique purpose.A purpose that we hope will be beneficial to all Japan-enthusiasts.
The blog will showcase the people, the sites, and the projects [...]

Dreamers Never Give Up

I have to be honest, sometimes I feel like giving up…
Trying to affect change and carry out a vision is hard work!
That’s what we are trying to do with Nipponster.com
We are trying to make the web a better place for Japan-enthusiasts
But it is not easy.
I did not think that it would be.
But I did [...]

Bringing Japan to the world!

In talking to Japan-related blogger and web site owners we meet a lot of people with similar goals/interest.
What are the similar goals?
To Bring Japan to the World!

That is really cool goal I think, because many people are fascinated by Japan.
There is a mystery and curiousity about Japan.
And Japan-related blogs and websites give them the window. [...]