From Google LatLong Blog:

Explore new terrain

Now, we have a new map type on Google Maps — Terrain.
Similar to Relieaf Map added to ONGMAP couple of weeks ago, Terrain map

give a better sense of elevation changes than a satellite image alone

GeoNames founder opens up the GIS world
GeoNames is one of my most favorite geo-APIs. It’s very useful, fast, and free! At ONGMAP.COM, I’m using GeoNames API to geocode, reverse geocode, and find Wikipedia articles (with lat/lng).
All developers who deals with maps and geo-data should know about GeoNames.
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BTW, maybe I should switch my DB to Postgres […]

Web 2.0 EXPO Tokyo Wrap Up
Last week, I had a chance to speak at Web2.0 Expo Tokyo, and BlogNation Japan just wrapped it up for me ;-)
Keynotes by O’Reilly with Joichi Ito and Evan Williams were both interesting, and some sessions were iteresting and informative, but many of the other sessions were… hmmm(I don’t know […]

A friend of mine, Nick May, has just released the mobile version of his Japan Map.
Japan Map Mobile
If you have any plan to visit Japan, Japan Map would a great help! Check it out.