Japan's Top 50 Blogs
Here is a list of Japan’s most popular blogs as of August 2008 according to Technorati: 1. GIGAZINETech and geek blog9,756 links from other blogs on the web to this blog2. Gizmodo JapanBlog about Tech stuff and the newest electronic gadgets(Japanese version of Gizmodo)3,915 links3. Engadget JapaneseBlog about Tech stuff and the newest electronic gadgets(Japanese version of Engadget)3,351 links4. Kamiji Yusuke Official BlogOfficial blog of Japanese actor and TV idol Yusuke Kamiji and the world’s most popular blogger according to Guinness2,468 links5. 404 Blog Not FoundJapanese web uber-engineer Dan Kogai’s personal blog2,179 links6. ??Q(”RabaQ”)News blog2,012 links7. N????(”Netafuru”)Tech blog, also offers an English version1,879 links8. TechCrunch JapaneseJapanese version of TechCrunch1,815 links9. ?????????(”Shokotan?burogu”)Official blog of Japanese super idol and otaku dream girl Shouko Nakagawa1,759 links10. ??????, ?????????????????!!(”Nikkan saizou, masukomi no ura o yomu! Taisei no ura o kaku!!”)IT gossip blog1,669 links11. Digital MagazineGeek news blog1,386 links12. hbkr: habakariJapanese web entrepreneur Ieiri Kazuya’s blog1,372 links13. Ikeda Nobuo blogIT and economics blog written by university professor Ikeda Nobuo1,302 links14. ???????????(”Nyuu akiba dotto komu”)Geek blog1,189 links15. Do Bo* JoBlog of Manga artist Kogedonbo1,078 links16. vege dining???????(”vege dining yasai no gohan”)Blog about cooking and recipes1,026 links17. ???3????????????????(”Uchi no 3shimai?manga de miru kyou no dekigoto?”)Blog about Manga958 links18. Garbagenews.comTech and geek blog892 links19. *??????????????(”*Hoomupeeji o tsukuru hito no netachou”)Internet design and programming blog819 blogs20. FPN ??????????????????????????????(”FPN Shinkijigyou to inobeeshon o kangaeru bijinesu nyuusu komyuniti”)Internet business bloggers’ planet blog812 links21. ???100SHIKI.COM? ???????????????????(”Hyaku shiki?100SHIKI.COM? Sekai no aidia o kyou mo ashita mo asatte mo”)Tech blog805 links22. ???????(”Gachapin nikki”)Blog of Japanese children’s TV character Gachapin804 links23. ?????? ????????????(”Nico Nico Douga kaihatsusha burogu (shinchaku jouhou)”)Developers’s blog of video portal Nico Nico Douga788 links24. Life is beautifulJapanese web engineer Satoshi Nakajima’s personal blog, also see No. 28776 links25. ?????????: ?????????????!!(”Katsuya Kazumo koushiki burogu shitekina kotogara o kiroku shiyou!!”)Business expert and CPA Kazumo Katsuya’s personal blog733 links26. ???????????? powered by ????(”Manabe Kaori no koko dake no hanashi powered by Kokorogu”)Official blog of Japanese TV personality and idol Manabe Kaori720 links27. http://animeanime.jp/newsAnime news blog (English info page)688 links28. Life is beautifulJapanese web engineer Satoshi Nakajima’s personal blog, Technorati counts it twice (see No. 24)685 links29. ???????????(”Moeyo! Akibajin burogu)Otaku blog684 links30. ColissBlog about web design topics (translated from English)678 links31. My Life Between Silicon Valley and JapanJapanese VC Mochio Umeda’s personal blog (Asiajin article)675 links32. IT??(”IT senki”)Japanese JavaScript-uber-engineer amachang’s personal blog671 links33. Google Japan Blog670 links34. ????????(”Bunretsu kanchigaikun gekijou”)Blog covering life/workstyle/political/social issues652 links35. DesignWalkerAn L.A.-based Japanese web designer’s blog623 links36. ????(”Yuukan Fuji”)News blog (online version of evening tavloid paper)621 links37. ?????????????(”Mako to iu na no fushigigao no neko”)Blog for cat lovers602 links38. ?????????????WITH?by????????(”Satou Takeru ofishiaru burogu ‘With’ by Ameba burogu”)Official blog Japanese teen idol Takeru Satou595 links39. ????????????(”Mogi Kenichirou kuoria nikki”)Official blog of Japanese multi talent Ken Mogi (a brain science researcher and TV talent, his English blog is here)591links40. ???????(”Uchida Tatsuru no kenkyuushitsu”)Professor Tatsuru Uchida’s personal blog581 links41. ??????(”Kuroneko Yamato”)Blog about the adventures of a black manga cat573 links42. jkondo???Personal blog of Junya Kondo, founder & CEO of Hatena558 links43. Lifehacking.jpGeek blog549 links44. ?? ???????????(”Aragaki Yui ofishiaru burogu”)Official blog of one of my favorite super idols: Aragaki Yui544 links45. ???????blog(”Shinagawa Shouji Shinagawa blog”)Official blog of comedian Shinagawa536 links46. http://www.j-wave.co.jp/blogBlog of Japanese radio station J-Wave534 links47. http://d.hatena.ne.jp/TomoMachiBlog of US-based movie critic Tomohiro Machiyama524 links48. ??????(”Netto gerira”)Geek blog511 links49. ???????????(”Tsukutte agetai karegohan)Blog about cooking and recipes for keeping boyfriends happy483 links50. phpspot???? PHP/Ajax/JavaScript/CSS????????????(”phpspot kaihatsu nisshi PHP/Ajax/JavaScript/CSS nado no saishin gijutsu jouhou o otodoke”)Internet programming blog476 linksYou can view Technorati America’s Top 100 blogs here for a comparison.For an excellent resource about Japan’s blogosphere in English make sure to check out Global Voices Online’s Japan section.
