Category Archives: Interesting Sites

Brand New TheJapanesePage.com

TheJapanesePage.com has a new face!  If you have been a regular visitor to TJP you know we’ve been trying to improve the site for quite some time now–over three years.  We’ve tried several web design firms and spent waaay too … Continue reading

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Now on Twitter–again

I think I blogged that I had joined Twitter a few weeks ago, but we are going to really start using it as a promotional device starting yesterday. For the rest of the month, we will be posting special Twitter-only … Continue reading

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Free Japanese Related Downloads at TJP

I was looking at the stats for the download section and was amazed to see how many people have downloaded files. The average file rating is 4.042 out of 5 stars There are 47 files in the database There has … Continue reading

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Brian Franklin and the Shakuhachi

I’ve been working with Brian Franklin for the past few weeks on creating an article for TheJapanesePage.com and listing his new CD at TheJapanShop.com. The 尺八 shakuhachi is a Japanese bamboo flute often heard at festivals and recently on TV … Continue reading

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New TJP launched, but…

There is a performance issue. This means, the site is running a heavy load all too often. It is the same server as before but with different software and databases. We think it has something to do with the new … Continue reading

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TJP Pending Upgrade

I’m sitting here biding my time and biting my nails waiting for the two developers to fill me in what’s happening. They are working hard at backing up, converting, and then restoring user data, blog data, group data, and forum … Continue reading

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Busy, Busy, Busy: TJP 3.0 Coming Soon

I haven’t posted much here, because… we are upgrading TJP (again). Back in January (of 2008) we completed an ‘upgrade’ of The Japanese Page. We are working hard on doing another upgrade now. Some people have asked why I would … Continue reading

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Frank Sinatra Sale or… Mistake?

I found a GREAT deal at iTunes. I’m not a big fan of iTunes: it seems buggy at times, it is VERY sluggish, and Apple requires it for the iPhone (I don’t like being limited like that even though I … Continue reading

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RSS Feed for TJP Forums

The one and only Prof. Breen chimed in yesterday (thank you!) about the strange RSS feed at TJP.  Right now the front RSS button only feeds blogs and group posts.  This isn’t very useful and Phreadom (our super admin) quickly … Continue reading

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HearJapan Beta — Online Japanese Music Store

There is a new online Japanese music store on the horizon. It’s called HearJapan and has a nifty torii/music note logo (see left). But that’s not all; it also has music I hear. It’s a bit exclusive and very beta … Continue reading

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