Japan-based blogs, in Japanese

I’ve been feeling a little guilty that my Other Personal Views of Japan blogroll to the right is so English-centric, which, with some notable exceptions (namely Kiyo, Eri, Joi Ito) means that it’s pretty much a foreigner-centric list as well.

But obviously there are Japanese blogs out there, in Japanese, by Japanese. And since November of last year, when a Japanese language pack was created for Movable Type, things have really started to pick up. I figure when I get to the point that I can read them, I’ll link to them in the blogroll (we’ll see which comes first, the death of this blog or my reading Japanese!). In the meantime, pop-space (itself a Japanese blog) has put together a slideshow of 86 different Japanese blogs for your amusement and/or edification.

You might also want to take a look at Hatena::Antenna’s continually updated list of registered Japanese blogs, as well as the JBA – Japan Blogging Association site.