Latest Widgets
Display of recently submitted widgets
Japanese Word of the Day
2009-01-16 18:48:42
A web widget from Google that provides a new word each day plus audio file. Customizable.
Weatherbug.com Weather Widget
High quality weather forecast widget from Weatherbug. Just choose your style, enter your email address, location, and get your code.
New Onigiri Widget
This widget displays the 'Onigiri of the Day' from the Japanese website devoted to onigir (rice balls filled with different kinds of ingredients. Perhaps the most popular being salmon, pickled plum, and tuna fish). The widget describes what kind of Onigiri is displayed, the date, how many have been registered on the website and how many different kinds. The code is easy to spot at the bottom of the widget's webpage.
Japanese Salary Ranking Widget
Interesting widget that displays data of companies average yearly salary, average age, number of employees and other. Base your search on either yearly salar, in Japanese (年収)or age (年齢_歳)After entering the yearly salary or average age and location you want to search, press the [調査開始] button. The information displayed from left to right is, ranking, company name, location, business field, average yearly salary, average age of employees, average years of employment, number of employees, date established. Code is simple to spot on widget's website and customizable. Play around to find the best look for you.
Ekiden Station Race Widget Game
Keep pressing the widget and eventually you'll start. The goal is to get your runner across the finish line. Some races you have to click furiously to get up a hill, in others you have to click to jump. You'll get the hang of it even without Japanese. To get the code, go to the widget's webpage. Above the red button [タグを発行する」, first choose a location (any is fine) and then enter a name you want for your athlete. Then, click on the red button and the code will generate in the box below.
URL Compressing and Shortening Widget
Simply enter the URL you want to compress, click the button on the bottom (変換する)and the next page will provide you with the compressed, shortened version. Use it as you like. The code for the widget is easy to find on the widget's webpage.
Valentine
Here's a cute Valentine's widget. Click on the present box and a window appears with a heart shape, letters of the alphabet and a strawberry. Drag letters onto the heart shape like blackboard to create a message. To return to the original widget, click on the strawberry.
Hamster Race Mini
Want a cute little racing game on your blog? Race a little hamster around a course using only your mouse. Enter your name (and message) to have your rank appear on the widget's website which will place your rank alongside all other users. On the widget's webpage. Enjoy!
ECO ONE
This widget displays the daily purchase rate in Yen for gold and Platinum. Just need to know that gold is 金 and platinum is プラチナ. Code is in middle of widget's web page, on bottom of central large window.
Dog Picture Encyclopedia
2009-01-06 11:02:30
For dog lovers and those learning Japanese. Images of different types of dogs are displayed along with the breed's name and explanation. The Japanese is geared towards children, so appropriate for beginning learners. The code is on the bottom of the widget's web page.