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We have created this site to act as a blog-based reservoir of information, entertainment, and news on the more interesting aspects of Japan. Some of the material we post will be of our own original creation, and some of it will be submitted by others or linked from other sites on the net. Our goal is to create a site that allows users to read interesting things about Japan. Some of the stuff we post may shock or offend certain people. We haven’t created this site to bash Japan or spread false stereotypes about the Japanese. Nor is this meant to be pro-Japanese propaganda. The content of this site does not necessarily reflect our personal opinions. Some people out there believe that blogs should only contain posts that “tell both sides” and maintain “balance” about issues. That’s the pattern that a lot of media outlets tend to follow. But not all issues deserve that kind of treatment. One should never assume that two sides of every argument have equal value. Idiots, bigots, fearmongers, and liars should not expect that their views be presented as legitimate. [We are not on the payroll of any political organizations, nor do we have some secret political agenda.] Since its founding in 2006, Japan Probe has become the most popular English language blog about Japan news and entertainment. News stories broken on this blog regularly appear on popular blogs such as BoingBoing, Engadget, and Neatorama. Mainstream media organizations (Chicago Sun Times, Bloomberg, Cnet, the Telegraph, El País, and more) have used posts on this site as source material for articles. The readers of the Wilson Quarterly has also cited us. Japan Probe was also recently named one of 10 Best Japan Blogs for English Speakers by blogs.com.