WordPress communities in Japan celebrated the 10th anniversary of the open source blogging platform. Events were held in Sapporo, Kagawa, Tokyo, Chiba and Osaka. There are 40 local WordBench [ja] groups, Japan's WordPress local community directory is powered by BuddyPress. Naoko Takano blogs more about the events in Japan.

WordPress 10th Anniversary Party in Sakai, Osaka
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WordPress communities in Japan
http://jeuxjeuxjeuxfr.org/
Wordbench groups are gatherings for people to share ideas and blog?