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Rules of the game:( onward! )
A) People who have been tagged must write their answers on their blogs and replace any question that they dislike with a new question formulated by themselves.
B) Tag eight people to do this quiz and those who are tagged cannot refuse. These people must state who they were tagged by and cannot tag the person whom they were tagged by. Continue this game by sending it to other people.
1. How to apply?For details, please visit the website at: http://maruione.jp/images/contest/i
Send an e-mail to the following address: entry_fashioncontest@0101.co.jp w/ your picture(s) in JPEG and essay attached.
2. Terms of application: July 15, 2008 - September 15, 2008
3. Those who meet the following criteria are eligible to apply for this contest:
1) Those who are studying Japanese language and/or
2) Those who are interested in Japan and
3) Those who are NOT japanese nationals.
4. Prize
1) Winner: Two round-trip airtickets to Japan + Shopping coupons for MARUIONE.jp equivalent to 30,000JPY
2) Second Runner-up (5 persons): Shopping coupons for MARUIONE.jp equivalent to 20,000 JPY
3) Third Runner-up (10 persons): Shopping coupons for MARUIONE.jp equivalent to 10,000 JPY
* Winner will be announced on their website on September 25, 2008.

Youka Nitta to Quit Manga Work, Back Catalog Pulled
Manga artist Youka Nitta has deleted her entire webpage and blog on Tuesday, and left only an apology in the wake of revelations that she traced photographs in her works. In the apology, she reiterated her sorrow over the "copyright infringement in using photographs I thought 'looked good' in my illustrations." She added that she will stop future writing work and apologized again to the copyright holders of the photographs, the people involved, "and the readers who have enjoyed the works of Youka Nitta, even for just a little bit."
The Japanese publisher Libre has pulled direct links to Nitta's back-catalog from its b-boy website — including even mentions of her works in Libre's CD catalog and product news. Nitta's apology on the front page and the bulletin board dedicated to her still remain on the site, and the pages about some of her works are still indirectly available by searching for her name from other products' pages.
from ANN