A continuation of our look back at the posts that made this year so good.
Best of September 2007

September 03: The Best 100 Anime Songs – A countdown of 100 great anime songs!
September 13: Greenpeace Fights Whaling With Anime – An artist to makes a beautiful short anime film to convince Japanese people that [...]

Not all Australian environmentalists are opposed to Japan’s whaling program, reports the Daily Telegraph:
ENVIRONMENTALIST and 2007 Australian of the Year Tim Flannery has declared his support for the hugely unpopular Japanese whaling program.

As Australia prepares to monitor the whaling fleet in Antarctica amid rising diplomatic tensions with Japan, Professor Flannery says there is nothing unsustainable [...]

A continuation of our look back at the posts that made this year so good.
Best of July 2007
July 11: Harry Potter & The Japanese Schoolgirls – Daniel Radcliffe + magical Japanese schoolgirls = great television
July 11: Japanese Prisons Are Overflowing With Foreign Criminals – A look at an NTV report claiming that Japanese [...]

A news report about ice fishing in Hokkaido:

The fish being caught in the video are Japanese pond smelt, which apparently taste pretty good when fried in tempura batter or grilled.

Let the research begin:

The frozen carcass of a 37,000-year-old baby mammoth unearthed this summer in Siberia arrived in Japan on Saturday for tests that researchers hope will shed new light on the internal structure of the ancient beasts, an official said.
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Discovered in May by a reindeer herder in northern Siberia’s remote Yamal-Nenets region, the frozen [...]

A continuation of our look back at the posts that made this year so good.
Best of May 2007
May 02: Disneyland in China? – The shameless copyright violations at Shijingshan Amusement Park bring joy and amusement to internet users around the world!
May 02: Foreign wives attempt Japanese-style noodle slurping – Is it really so [...]

The New Year’s holiday has begun for many Japanese workers, marking the beginning of a major travel rush:

According to the above video report, today and tomorrow will be the busiest days for departures. About 100,000 people will be departing Narita Airport in a two-day period, and express trains will be very crowded. Most [...]

Yeah I know we are in the middle of winter, but I really wanna go back to the fall! Let’s see, snow, ice and really cold weather vs fall leaves. No contest there.

After Arashiyama, I think Oirase Stream, in Aomori Prefecture has become my favorite place in Japan. I have only [...]

A continuation of our look back at the posts that made this year so good.
Best of March 2007
March 06: Monkeys in Kagawa afflicted with hay fever – A video report about a sad group of monkeys suffering from horrible allergies.
March 07: What’s the Orange Ball For? – A look at how Japanese shopkeepers [...]

Video of a very big group of dolphins spotted off the coast of Kyoto Prefecture today:

The pacific white-sided dolphin group shown in the video is estimated to contain between 200 and 500 dolphins, a pretty rare sight these days.

The widow of famous Australian “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin, has started taking an active role in the movement against Japanese whaling:
“Crocodile hunter” Steve Irwin’s family plans a campaign against Japanese whaling to show that scientific data about whales can be obtained without killing them, the Australian’s widow said Thursday.
Terri Irwin said the project would be [...]

The year is coming to a close now, so let’s look back on the main events of 2007. Here are a few of Japan Probe’s best posts from the last year:
Best of January 2007
January 01: Stop the Presses! Boobies on NHK Countdown Special – DJ Ozma’s scandalous use of “nudity” during [...]