Japanese educational expenses outside schools

Studying at cramming school

Japanese school expenses(tuitions and school meals) for a child from kindergarten to high school is about 2.23 million yen($28,403) for public schools, while private schools cost 11.5 million yen($146,475) in total.

Educational expenses outside schools
Public Elementary School Student
Grades
1st: 83,881 yen($1,068)
2nd: 42,974 yen($547)
3rd: 51,102 yen($651)
4th: 84,005 yen($1,070)
5th: 87,566 yen($1,115)
6th: 161,123 yen($2,052)

Public Junior High School Student
Grades
1st: 162,725 yen($2,073)
2nd: 206,211 yen($2,626)
3rd: 320,740 yen($4,085)


塾にかかるお金　―マイナビニュース
http://news.mynavi.jp/c_career/level1/yoko/2012/07/post_2044.html

2012 Summer Anime Rankings by RecoChoku users

Anime "Sword Art Online"

Summer Anime 2012 Popularity Rankings

1: Sword Art Online
2: Hakuoki Reimei-roku
3: Dog Days'
4: TARI TARI
5: Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere II

Respondents were chosen from RecoChoku website users.


「人気夏アニメランキング」1位になったのは原作も人気のあの作品　―RBB TODAY
http://www.rbbtoday.com/article/2012/08/01/92531.html

Hulu to stream "Pokemon" series

Hulu Japan's "Pokemon" lineups

Hulu Japan streams "Pokemon" series from August 1st.
Currently, "Pokemon(1997)" and "Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes!(2010)" are available on line. In addition, "Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! Season 2" which is now on TV will be available soon for people who missed the show.


「Hulu」にポケモンが登場　―ITmedia +D LifeStyle
http://plusd.itmedia.co.jp/lifestyle/articles/1208/01/news136.html

The Open and the results of recent Japanese players

Ryo Ishikawa at the Royal Lytham & St Ann's

In last five years, 7 out of 35 or 20 percent of Japanese golf players who played at The Open Championship advanced to the final round(the fourth day) while 22 out of 68 or 32.3 percent did in last 10 years.
This year, Yoshinori Fujimoto and Toshinori Muto out of 8 Japanese players made it to the final round. However Ryo Ishikawa, the top of all Japanese players, the official world ranking of 68 failed to make the cut two years in a row.


予選突破、わずか２割　全英オープンの高い壁　―日本経済新聞
http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZZO44361440R30C12A7000000/

Wonder Festival 2012 Summer gathered character figure fans

"KURATUS", robot revealed at Wonder Festival

Wonder Festival 2012 Summer known as the biggest figure event of anime, manga and game characters was held in July 29th at Makuhari Messe.
Copyright holders allow sellers to use their characters for sales only in the place during the festival day for about 5 percent of perfunctory royalties.

●Figure, EVA-02 PRODUCTION MODEL from "Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance"

●Figure, Ultimate Madoka and magical girls from "Puella Magi Madoka Magica"

●KURATUS, quadruped human type land-battle robot for sale at 106M yen

●Figure, competition at the "Lagrange - The Flower of Rin-ne" special booth

●3D Printing, Miku and Vocaloids

●Food, Accel Worl-don from "Accel World" and Last Night's Leftover-don from "TARI TARI"

●5 metre Space Battleship Yamato from "Space Battleship Yamato 2199"

●Figure, characters from "One Piece"

●Figure, characters from "Precure" series

●Cosplayers


ワンダーフェスティバル 2012[夏]開幕、全記事一覧まとめ
http://gigazine.net/news/20120729-summary-wf2012s/