<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Diverse Japan</title>
	<atom:link href="http://diversejapan.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://diversejapan.com</link>
	<description>The place for all things Japan-related</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 22:52:43 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.com/</generator>
<cloud domain='diversejapan.com' port='80' path='/?rsscloud=notify' registerProcedure='' protocol='http-post' />
<image>
		<url>http://1.gravatar.com/blavatar/55c272d97242587e741c2c05122e1f3e?s=96&#038;d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png</url>
		<title>Diverse Japan</title>
		<link>http://diversejapan.com</link>
	</image>
	<atom:link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="http://diversejapan.com/osd.xml" title="Diverse Japan" />
	<atom:link rel='hub' href='http://diversejapan.com/?pushpress=hub'/>
		<item>
		<title>DVD Review: Hetalia Axis Powers: Paint It, White!</title>
		<link>http://diversejapan.com/2012/05/26/dvd-review-hetalia-axis-powers-paint-it-white/</link>
		<comments>http://diversejapan.com/2012/05/26/dvd-review-hetalia-axis-powers-paint-it-white/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 12:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diverse Japan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Television]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anime, Manga and Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contemporary japanese society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DVD & Blu-ray]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Film and television]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Animation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manga Entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World War II]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hetalia Axis Powers: Paint It White]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shinichiro Watanabe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Borg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese anime TV series]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://diversejapan.com/?p=7369</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This series makes history sound interesting! Hetalia started out as an anime series that was comical as well as educational to young children and teenagers alike. It was about parts of history that in a classroom would have been boring to read about or have a tutorial on. It’s history, period. But this series makes [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diversejapan.com&#038;blog=22284734&#038;post=7369&#038;subd=diversejapan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://diversejapan.com/2012/05/26/dvd-review-hetalia-axis-powers-paint-it-white/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/9f8f343b4d435fe3723f3b03ccbde74a?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">diversejapan</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://diversejapan.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/hetalia-axis-powers-paint-it-white-dvd-sleeve.jpg?w=212" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Hetalia Axis Powers: Paint It, White!</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://diversejapan.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/hetalia-axis-powers-paint-it-white-pic-1.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Hetalia Axis Powers: Paint It, White!</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://diversejapan.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/hetalia-axis-powers-paint-it-white-pic-3.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Hetalia Axis Powers: Paint It, White!</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://diversejapan.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/hetalia-axis-powers-paint-it-white-pic-5.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Hetalia Axis Powers: Paint It, White!</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Dragon&#8217;s Dogma From Capcom® Now Available Nationwide</title>
		<link>http://diversejapan.com/2012/05/25/dragons-dogma-from-capcom-now-available-nationwide/</link>
		<comments>http://diversejapan.com/2012/05/25/dragons-dogma-from-capcom-now-available-nationwide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 16:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diverse Japan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anime, Manga and Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Press Release]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Video games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resident Evil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capcom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Devil May Cry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Xbox 360]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dragon’s Dogma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hiroyuki Kobayashi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gaming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[entertainment system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Action-RPG genre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gameplay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pawns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Video consol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PlayStation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mythical beast]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://diversejapan.com/?p=7349</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Release date: 25th May 2012 New Action-RPG Features Wondrous Open World Exploration, Innovative Pawn System and Epic Battles Against Fierce Creatures! Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced that Dragon’s Dogma™ is now available at retailers across Europe for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360® video game and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diversejapan.com&#038;blog=22284734&#038;post=7349&#038;subd=diversejapan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://diversejapan.com/2012/05/25/dragons-dogma-from-capcom-now-available-nationwide/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/9f8f343b4d435fe3723f3b03ccbde74a?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">diversejapan</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://diversejapan.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/dragons-dogma-sleeve.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Dragon&#039;s Dogma sleeve</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://diversejapan.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/dragons-dogma-pic-5.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Dragon&#039;s Dogma</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://diversejapan.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/dragons-dogma-pic-2.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Dragon&#039;s Dogma</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://diversejapan.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/dragons-dogma-pic-4.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Dragon&#039;s Dogma </media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://diversejapan.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/dragons-dogma-pic-1.png" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Dragon&#039;s Dogma </media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>NEO Magazine Announces Photo &amp; Cosplay Competition At MCM Expo</title>
		<link>http://diversejapan.com/2012/05/23/neo-magazine-announces-photo-cosplay-competition-at-mcm-expo/</link>
		<comments>http://diversejapan.com/2012/05/23/neo-magazine-announces-photo-cosplay-competition-at-mcm-expo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 19:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diverse Japan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anime, Manga and Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Books/Magazines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Press Release]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Animation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anime boxsets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Competition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cosplay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Film and television]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Genki Gear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[graphic illustrations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J-Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japan Underground]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[London]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manga Entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MCM Expo London]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[neo magazine]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://diversejapan.com/?p=7337</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Join NEO at MCM Expo London 25 &#8211; 27 May 2012 Win Anime Boxsets Every Day of the MCM Expo with NEO Magazine’s Photo Competition! NEO Magazine will be holding a competition each day of the London MCM Expo Comic Con where a talented individual will win K-On! Complete and Naruto Shippuden Season 2 boxsets, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diversejapan.com&#038;blog=22284734&#038;post=7337&#038;subd=diversejapan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://diversejapan.com/2012/05/23/neo-magazine-announces-photo-cosplay-competition-at-mcm-expo/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/9f8f343b4d435fe3723f3b03ccbde74a?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">diversejapan</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://diversejapan.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/neo-cosplay-competition.jpg?w=300" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">NEO Cosplay competition</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>HITT To Headline NEO Magazine And Japan Underground’s After Party</title>
		<link>http://diversejapan.com/2012/05/22/hitt-to-headline-neo-magazine-and-japan-undergrounds-after-party/</link>
		<comments>http://diversejapan.com/2012/05/22/hitt-to-headline-neo-magazine-and-japan-undergrounds-after-party/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 12:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diverse Japan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books/Magazines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J-Pop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Press Release]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bloomsbury Lane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HITT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J-pop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J-rock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japan Underground]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[karaoke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Korean music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MCM Expo London Comic Con]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[neo magazine]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://diversejapan.com/?p=7301</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Saturday 26 May from 8pm at Bloomsbury Lanes, London Japanese piano rocker HITT will be making a special appearance in the UK on Saturday 26 May. The musician, whose fashion sense leads many to classify him as visual kei, will be performing live at the Japan Underground vs NEO After Party, taking place from 8pm [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diversejapan.com&#038;blog=22284734&#038;post=7301&#038;subd=diversejapan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://diversejapan.com/2012/05/22/hitt-to-headline-neo-magazine-and-japan-undergrounds-after-party/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/9f8f343b4d435fe3723f3b03ccbde74a?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">diversejapan</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://diversejapan.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/hitt.jpg?w=300" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">HITT</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>DVD Review: Mitsuko Delivers &#8211; A Film By Yuya Ishii</title>
		<link>http://diversejapan.com/2012/05/22/dvd-review-mitsuko-delivers-a-film-by-yuya-ishii/</link>
		<comments>http://diversejapan.com/2012/05/22/dvd-review-mitsuko-delivers-a-film-by-yuya-ishii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 10:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diverse Japan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Film]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contemporary japanese society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese cinema]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DVD & Blu-ray]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Film and television]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian cinema]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Third Window Films]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA['Mitsuko Delivers']]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yuya Ishii]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quirky]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Naka Riisa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nakamura Aoi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ishibashi Ryo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comedy drama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amelie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social commentary]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://diversejapan.com/?p=7275</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Oddly quirky, fun and at times nonchalant! Mitsuko (Naka Riisa) is a helpful and kind woman who will always do her level best to look after family and friends alike, yet who doesn&#8217;t seem to get an easy run in life. Through her life experiences she ends up meeting an American male with the intention of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diversejapan.com&#038;blog=22284734&#038;post=7275&#038;subd=diversejapan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://diversejapan.com/2012/05/22/dvd-review-mitsuko-delivers-a-film-by-yuya-ishii/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/9f8f343b4d435fe3723f3b03ccbde74a?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">diversejapan</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://diversejapan.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/mitsuko-delivers-dvd-sleeve.jpg?w=224" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Mitsuko Delivers DVD sleeve</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://diversejapan.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/mitsuko-delivers-pic-1.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Mitsuko Delivers </media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://diversejapan.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/mitsuko-delivers-pic-2.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Mitsuko Delivers </media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://diversejapan.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/mitsuko-delivers-pic-4.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Mitsuko Delivers </media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://diversejapan.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/mitsuko-delivers-pic-5.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Mitsuko Delivers </media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Anime Weekend At BFI Southbank With Preview Of From Up On Poppy Hill</title>
		<link>http://diversejapan.com/2012/05/21/anime-weekend-at-bfi-southbank-with-preview-of-from-up-on-poppy-hill/</link>
		<comments>http://diversejapan.com/2012/05/21/anime-weekend-at-bfi-southbank-with-preview-of-from-up-on-poppy-hill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 19:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diverse Japan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anime, Manga and Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Film]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Press Release]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A Letter to Momo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Akira]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Animation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anime Weekend]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Artist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian cinema]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BFI Southbank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contemporary japanese society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From Up on Poppy Hill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Full Metal Alchemist 2 – The Sacred Star of Milos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gintama – The Movie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goro Miyazaki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[graphic illustrations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J-Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese cinema]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Katsuhiro Otomo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[London]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[makoto shinkai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[masahiko minami]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oblivion Island]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Studio Ghibli]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Princess and the Pilot]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://diversejapan.com/?p=7265</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The BFI Southbank is open to all! Tickets: £10.00 &#8211; BFI members are entitled to a discount on all tickets. From June 8 – 10 BFI Southbank will once again hold its biennial weekend showcasing the best in recent anime. Anime is comparatively new to Western audiences – although Japanese animation has existed since the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diversejapan.com&#038;blog=22284734&#038;post=7265&#038;subd=diversejapan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://diversejapan.com/2012/05/21/anime-weekend-at-bfi-southbank-with-preview-of-from-up-on-poppy-hill/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/9f8f343b4d435fe3723f3b03ccbde74a?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">diversejapan</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://diversejapan.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/anime-bfi-festival-2012.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Anime - BFI festival 2012</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>DVD Review: Naruto Shippuden Series 9 Box Set</title>
		<link>http://diversejapan.com/2012/05/21/dvd-review-naruto-shippuden-series-9-box-set/</link>
		<comments>http://diversejapan.com/2012/05/21/dvd-review-naruto-shippuden-series-9-box-set/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 15:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diverse Japan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anime, Manga and Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Television]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Animation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[best anime series of all time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contemporary japanese society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DVD & Blu-ray]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Film and television]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[graphic illustrations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J-Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manga Entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Naruto: Shippuden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ninja]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ninjustu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ninjutsu]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://diversejapan.com/?p=7029</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Naruto Shippuden is considered one of the best anime series of all-time! Lord Orochimaru is getting close to his goal of controlling the three-tailed beast, but the Leaf Ninja stand in his way. Orochimaru&#8217;s right hand woman, Guren has to keep her growing hatred for Kabuto in check while she has to prevent Naruto from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diversejapan.com&#038;blog=22284734&#038;post=7029&#038;subd=diversejapan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://diversejapan.com/2012/05/21/dvd-review-naruto-shippuden-series-9-box-set/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/9f8f343b4d435fe3723f3b03ccbde74a?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">diversejapan</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://diversejapan.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/naruto-shippuden-series-9-box-set-dvd-sleeve.jpg?w=212" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Naruto Shippuden Series 9 Box Set DVD sleeve</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://diversejapan.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/naruto-shippuden-series-9-pic-1.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Naruto Shippuden Series 9 </media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://diversejapan.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/naruto-shippuden-series-9-pic-2.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Naruto Shippuden Series 9 </media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://diversejapan.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/naruto-shippuden-series-9-pic-3.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Naruto Shippuden Series 9 </media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Lecture: Lesley Downer &#8211; The New Japan and the Last Samurai</title>
		<link>http://diversejapan.com/2012/05/21/lecture-lesley-downer-the-new-japan-and-the-last-samurai/</link>
		<comments>http://diversejapan.com/2012/05/21/lecture-lesley-downer-the-new-japan-and-the-last-samurai/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 14:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diverse Japan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books/Magazines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Press Release]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Across A Bridge of Dreams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aizu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[best-selling author]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Geisha: The Secret History of a Vanishing World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ginza]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japan Reseach Centre (JRC)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japan Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kagoshima]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lesley Downer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[London]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meiji Restoration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sadayakko: The Geisha who Seduced the West]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saigo Takamori]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Samurai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Last Concubine and The Courtesan and the Samurai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Oriental Club]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tokyo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[topknots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[westernisation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[woodblock prints]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://diversejapan.com/?p=7224</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Monday 18 June 2012 at 6.45pm  The Oriental Club Stratford House 11 Stratford Place London W1C 1ES Free &#8211; booking recommended A pay bar is available before the lecture Please note: Oriental Club rules require gentlemen to wear jacket and tie Lesley Downer’s new novel, Across A Bridge of Dreams, is set immediately after the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diversejapan.com&#038;blog=22284734&#038;post=7224&#038;subd=diversejapan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://diversejapan.com/2012/05/21/lecture-lesley-downer-the-new-japan-and-the-last-samurai/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/9f8f343b4d435fe3723f3b03ccbde74a?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">diversejapan</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://www.japansociety.org.uk/email_event/images/gab.gif" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://diversejapan.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/lesley-downer1.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Lesley Downer</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Competition: WIN Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex-Solid State Society On Blu-Ray (Double Play Edition)</title>
		<link>http://diversejapan.com/2012/05/19/competition-win-ghost-in-the-shell-stand-alone-complex-solid-state-society-on-blu-ray-double-play-edition/</link>
		<comments>http://diversejapan.com/2012/05/19/competition-win-ghost-in-the-shell-stand-alone-complex-solid-state-society-on-blu-ray-double-play-edition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 16:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diverse Japan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anime, Manga and Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Competition/Giveaway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Film]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Animation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian cinema]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Comics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Competition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DVD & Blu-ray]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex-Solid State Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[graphic illustrations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J-Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese cinema]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kenji Kamiyama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manga Entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prizes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sci-Fi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WIN!]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://diversejapan.com/?p=7132</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ENTER NOW TO WIN &#8211; IT&#8217;S EASY! It&#8217;s competition time, folks, at Diverse Japan! To celebrate 21st May UK Blu-Ray (Double Play) release of Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex-Solid State Society OVA (Manga Entertainment) we are offering you the chance to win a copy of Ghost In The Shell on Blu-Ray (Double Play [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diversejapan.com&#038;blog=22284734&#038;post=7132&#038;subd=diversejapan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://diversejapan.com/2012/05/19/competition-win-ghost-in-the-shell-stand-alone-complex-solid-state-society-on-blu-ray-double-play-edition/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>58</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/9f8f343b4d435fe3723f3b03ccbde74a?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">diversejapan</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://diversejapan.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/ghost-in-the-shell-web-v2.jpg?w=209" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex-Solid State Society OVA</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>DVD Review: Hara-kiri: Death Of  A Samurai &#8211; A Film By Takashi Miike</title>
		<link>http://diversejapan.com/2012/05/19/dvd-review-hara-kiri-death-of-a-samurai-a-film-by-takeshi-miike/</link>
		<comments>http://diversejapan.com/2012/05/19/dvd-review-hara-kiri-death-of-a-samurai-a-film-by-takeshi-miike/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 13:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diverse Japan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Film]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[13 Assassins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[17th Century Japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian cinema]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bushido]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DVD & Blu-ray]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ebizo Ichikawa XI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eita]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hikari Mitsushima]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hiroshima Castle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese cinema]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Katana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Koji Yakusho]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martial Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Revolver Entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Samurai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seppuku]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shogun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Takeshi Miike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Warrior clan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Way of the warrior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yasuhiko Takiguchi]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://diversejapan.com/?p=7170</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An epically beautiful film! Takashi Miike (Audition, Ichi the Killer) follows up his martial-arts-heavy 13 Assassins with a more thoughtful, contemplative film that considers the role of ritual suicide in the ranks of the Samurai in 17th Century Japan. Hara-Kiri: Death of A Samurai, a remake of the Yasuhiko Takiguchi 1963 classic,  is told in most [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diversejapan.com&#038;blog=22284734&#038;post=7170&#038;subd=diversejapan&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://diversejapan.com/2012/05/19/dvd-review-hara-kiri-death-of-a-samurai-a-film-by-takeshi-miike/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/9f8f343b4d435fe3723f3b03ccbde74a?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">diversejapan</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://diversejapan.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/hara-kiri-dvd-box-cover.jpg?w=211" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai DVD box cover</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://diversejapan.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/hara-kiri-pic-1.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://diversejapan.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/hara-kiri-pic-2.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://diversejapan.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/hara-kiri-pic-3.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://diversejapan.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/hara-kiri-pic-4.png" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://diversejapan.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/hara-kiri-pic-5.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
