Nihon Watch is the brainchild of MitsuiSelphie.

The theme of the blog is “How outsiders see Japan.” Hence, the whole Nihon Watch staff is comprised of non-Japanese individuals and Japanese expats.

The idea is to tackle a different Japanese subculture per day. Each subculture has its own bloggers, all of whom are experts in their chosen topic.

Every other Sunday, however, there will be a featured article which will remain at the
top of the blog for two weeks. The featured article can be on ANY of the topics we tackle.

Web site since, November, 2007.

Questions? Concerns? Donations? Violent Reactions? Email us the old-fashioned way at contact[@]nihonwatch.com

Posting Schedule

MONDAY
Topic: Manga
Bloggers: MitsuiSelphie and fay

TUESDAY
Topic: Fashion and Out of the Box Japan
Bloggers: Leonie and Sachi

WEDNESDAY
Topic: J-urban music, culture, and fashion
Bloggers: MitsuiSelphie and Joshiro

THURSDAY
Topic: dramas, movies, musicals, and celebrities
Blogger: Nikki

Topic: Japanese gadgets
Blogger: MitsuiSelphie

FRIDAY
Topic: J-pop & J-rock music and artists
Bloggers: scareddragon and Ayako

Topic: Japanese food
Blogger: Ayako

SATURDAY
Topic: Trivia/Everyday Japan
Bloggers: Saeadame and MitsuiSelphie

SUNDAY
Topic: Anime
Bloggers: Nikki and Athina

Special: Featured Article
Bloggers: Anyone who wants to write the featured post.

We are currently looking for a Japanese games guru and a Japan correspondent.

The Japanese games guru will blog not only about the games but also about artists and gaming studios.

The Japan correspondent should be a non-Japanese or a Japanese expat who’s currently living in Japan. The correspondent will blog about what’s hot in Japan as of today. And of course, we want lots of pics!

If you have an idea which isn’t listed here but which you think would be a good fit for Nihon Watch, do pitch us an idea too.

If you want to be a part of Nihon Watch, please email:
contact[@]nihonwatch.com