Dear Piqniq-ers
What excellent weather we've been having!
Enjoy it while it lasts because before you know it the "rainy season" (Japan's 5th distinct season!) will be upon us and when the clouds break..... the scorching heat of summer.
This is the second edition of The Piqniq Basqet and trust me when I say we feel a lot more experienced this time around. When last month's issue was sent, we prayed to whatever deities we believed in that nothing would break or go wrong. We were dealing with a new system and thousands of e-mail addresses. The pressure was intense when that send button was pressed. Thankfully, the whole process from start to end went smoothly and we are quite pleased with the choice we made.
Site News and Stats
Piqniq has continued to grow at an excellent rate and we celebrated the registration of our 1900th member in the early hours of May 22nd. From April 20th to May 20th, nearly 50% of visits to Piqniq (including non-registered members) were from within Japan with the U.S. coming in at a distant 2nd at approximately 22%. As you may have seen in the News on your HOME page, Piqniq does support tagging now and we urge everyone to tag your blogs, forum posts and directory entries.
http://
In other news, we are in the early planning stages for the next feature upgrade as well and rest assured that all of the member feedback that we have received over the last few months has been taken into consideration.
Introducing "BuyMa"!
FUSION GOL is currently considering the possibility of English-ifying a popular Japanese site called BuyMa (http://
The concept is simple. Someone in Country A wants something from Country B. Using BuyMa, the person in Country A can connect with someone in Country B and hire them to send the desired item to Country A. BuyMa allows "Buyers" (people in the target country who buy and then sell products to others) to maintain a profile that showcases items that they can easily obtain for others. Items that can't be found by searching the site can be requested.
We would very much like to know your opinion about such a service and have thrown together a short questionnaire (only 5 questions). If you have just a few moments to provide some feedback it will help us tremendously in our decision to offer this service in the future to English speakers.
BuyMa Survey http://
And remember, Piqniq will never sell your private information to anyone for any reason.
Read our http://
Blog & Forum Highlights
And now a recap of some of the more interesting and active blog entries and forum topics from the last few weeks.
ANPANMAN Museum Yokohama OPEN http://
"For those of you with little ones on hand, you might like to check out the ANPANMAN MUSEUM that has just opened in Yokohama. Ever popular with little kids (and bigger kids too), the azuki-filled superhero with a never-ending supply of heads is the theme character for a mall full of 21 stores. There are even play spaces for the kids."
Arts & Crafts Classes in English - Little Artist http://
"For those of you living in Tokyo and looking for an hour long art class for children in Ogikubo in English, Little Artist may be something you may want to look into."
Raising Bilingual Children http://
"I'd love to hear everyone's views on raising a bilingual bi-national (that's a nicer way of saying a "half") in Japan or overseas. My daughter is just starting to speak, and since we use mostly Japanese in the home, and she has always been taken (very good) care of at a Japanese "International" Daycare Centre (Hoikuen) where the primary language is Japanese, and there are English speaking teachers on hand, her first words have mainly been Japanese.
What's your Japanese Level? (Poll by Rob)
Piqniq's current Poll asks how well you speak Japanese! Click the link above to see results or cast your vote on http://
Upcoming Events
Finally we'd like to let you know about a few fun events that are coming up in the next few weeks.
Please note that some of the links below will lead to external web sites.
http://
The fourth annual Sri Lanka Festival will be held in the Events Plaza of Yoyogi Park in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo on May 26 and 27 from 10:00 to 18:00 hrs. The Festival this year will provide even more opportunities for visitors to experience a taste of Sri Lanka right in the heart of Tokyo.
http://
Annual competition with traditional wooden Chinese boats, with vendors selling food and crafts from around the world and various stage shows. June 2-3, various times, free. Yamashita Park.
Tel: 045-261-1163.
http://
Design Festa is a freestyle International Art Event open to all artists, both professional and non-professional from all over the world to exhibit their creative talent. Design Festa is the biggest art event in Asia, with approximately 51,000 visitors and 6,000 exhibitors. This art event is held twice a year at Tokyo Big Sight, the biggest event hall in Japan. May 26-27.
We apologize to all members living outside of the Kanto Area. Events in other parts of Japan with English sites and information are hard to come by. If you know of any events, festivals, exhibitions, etc. in or around Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka, or Sapporo, suitable for a family outing, please let us know.
What excellent weather we've been having!
Enjoy it while it lasts because before you know it the "rainy season" (Japan's 5th distinct season!) will be upon us and when the clouds break..... the scorching heat of summer.
This is the second edition of The Piqniq Basqet and trust me when I say we feel a lot more experienced this time around. When last month's issue was sent, we prayed to whatever deities we believed in that nothing would break or go wrong. We were dealing with a new system and thousands of e-mail addresses. The pressure was intense when that send button was pressed. Thankfully, the whole process from start to end went smoothly and we are quite pleased with the choice we made.
Site News and Stats
Piqniq has continued to grow at an excellent rate and we celebrated the registration of our 1900th member in the early hours of May 22nd. From April 20th to May 20th, nearly 50% of visits to Piqniq (including non-registered members) were from within Japan with the U.S. coming in at a distant 2nd at approximately 22%. As you may have seen in the News on your HOME page, Piqniq does support tagging now and we urge everyone to tag your blogs, forum posts and directory entries.
http://
In other news, we are in the early planning stages for the next feature upgrade as well and rest assured that all of the member feedback that we have received over the last few months has been taken into consideration.
Introducing "BuyMa"!
FUSION GOL is currently considering the possibility of English-ifying a popular Japanese site called BuyMa (http://
The concept is simple. Someone in Country A wants something from Country B. Using BuyMa, the person in Country A can connect with someone in Country B and hire them to send the desired item to Country A. BuyMa allows "Buyers" (people in the target country who buy and then sell products to others) to maintain a profile that showcases items that they can easily obtain for others. Items that can't be found by searching the site can be requested.
We would very much like to know your opinion about such a service and have thrown together a short questionnaire (only 5 questions). If you have just a few moments to provide some feedback it will help us tremendously in our decision to offer this service in the future to English speakers.
BuyMa Survey http://
And remember, Piqniq will never sell your private information to anyone for any reason.
Read our http://
Blog & Forum Highlights
And now a recap of some of the more interesting and active blog entries and forum topics from the last few weeks.
ANPANMAN Museum Yokohama OPEN http://
"For those of you with little ones on hand, you might like to check out the ANPANMAN MUSEUM that has just opened in Yokohama. Ever popular with little kids (and bigger kids too), the azuki-filled superhero with a never-ending supply of heads is the theme character for a mall full of 21 stores. There are even play spaces for the kids."
Arts & Crafts Classes in English - Little Artist http://
"For those of you living in Tokyo and looking for an hour long art class for children in Ogikubo in English, Little Artist may be something you may want to look into."
Raising Bilingual Children http://
"I'd love to hear everyone's views on raising a bilingual bi-national (that's a nicer way of saying a "half") in Japan or overseas. My daughter is just starting to speak, and since we use mostly Japanese in the home, and she has always been taken (very good) care of at a Japanese "International" Daycare Centre (Hoikuen) where the primary language is Japanese, and there are English speaking teachers on hand, her first words have mainly been Japanese.
What's your Japanese Level? (Poll by Rob)
Piqniq's current Poll asks how well you speak Japanese! Click the link above to see results or cast your vote on http://
Upcoming Events
Finally we'd like to let you know about a few fun events that are coming up in the next few weeks.
Please note that some of the links below will lead to external web sites.
http://
The fourth annual Sri Lanka Festival will be held in the Events Plaza of Yoyogi Park in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo on May 26 and 27 from 10:00 to 18:00 hrs. The Festival this year will provide even more opportunities for visitors to experience a taste of Sri Lanka right in the heart of Tokyo.
http://
Annual competition with traditional wooden Chinese boats, with vendors selling food and crafts from around the world and various stage shows. June 2-3, various times, free. Yamashita Park.
Tel: 045-261-1163.
http://
Design Festa is a freestyle International Art Event open to all artists, both professional and non-professional from all over the world to exhibit their creative talent. Design Festa is the biggest art event in Asia, with approximately 51,000 visitors and 6,000 exhibitors. This art event is held twice a year at Tokyo Big Sight, the biggest event hall in Japan. May 26-27.
We apologize to all members living outside of the Kanto Area. Events in other parts of Japan with English sites and information are hard to come by. If you know of any events, festivals, exhibitions, etc. in or around Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka, or Sapporo, suitable for a family outing, please let us know.
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