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- Have a laugh and a few beers at Tokyo Comedy Club
- March 21st, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- Come down to Opera Lounge in Roppongi, Tokyo, on Wednesday March 28 and Thursday March 29 to see two of the UK's finest comedians in town for two nights only. Justin Moorhouse was described by Jimmy Carr as "easily his favorite comedian" and made his name a ... » Continue Reading
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- Where to enjoy the cherry blossoms
- March 20th, 2012Category: Outdoor/Sports
- “Hanami” or cherry blossom viewing is one of the most traditional Japanese customs during the spring season. Parks on weekends and in the evenings on weekdays are full of people drinking and singing karaoke usually in the last week or March and the first week of Apr ... » Continue Reading
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- Great Tulip Festival in Huis Ten Bosch
- March 19th, 2012Category: Travel
- Huis Ten Bosch, which is a theme park located in Nagasaki Prefecture, is holding the Great Tulip Festival until April 8 when 300,000 tulips are in full bloom. The theme park features Dutch-style buildings. During the festival, there are three spots to view beautif ... » Continue Reading
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- Western Union expands in Japan with 8,860 points of presence
- March 19th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- For more than 160 years, consumers throughout the world have used Western Union to connect with family and friends. This rich heritage has provided a strong foundation for building one of the largest money transfer networks in the world. With Western Union, you can ... » Continue Reading
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- Visas in Japan: Gov’t to change foreigner registration, visa system
- March 19th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- On July 9, a new system of residence management will be implemented that combines the information collected via the Immigration Control Act and the Alien Registration Law respectively. Foreign nationals residing legally in Japan for a medium to long term are subject t ... » Continue Reading
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- TV commercial of the week: Zacrich ice cream
- March 19th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- This week's TV commercial is for ice cream brand Zacrich from Lotte which is a well-known producer of sweets and ice cream. Zacrich is vanilla ice cream with chocolate puff coating in a crunchy cone. Seven pretty girls called Zacrich Girls -- Risa Yoshiki, Anri Sug ... » Continue Reading
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- White strawberries: Scent of First Love
- March 18th, 2012Category: Shopping
- White strawberries are in demand this spring and are showing up in more supermarkets. Japanese media refer to them as “Hatsukoi no kaori” (Scent of First Love). Although “white strawberries” sound and look unripe, their taste is amazingly sweet and rich. White st ... » Continue Reading
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- Mini Chupa Chups
- March 17th, 2012Category: Shopping
- Confectionery maker Morinaga has a new candy product, Mini Chupa Chups, which goes on sale from March 21. The standard size is 20.5 millimeters in diameter, but the new Mini Chupa Chups are 5.5 millimeters smaller than the normal ones. The package include a var ... » Continue Reading
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- Weekly Digest 3/10~3/16
- March 17th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- 3/10 (Sat.)Unique Japanese fashion styles 3/12 (Mon.)Popular Brazilian supermarket in Gunma offers Seven Bank money transfer service Other Posts:Make sushi and experience other activities with FindJPNTV commercial of the week: If ‘Star Wars’ characte ... » Continue Reading
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- Uniqlo opens mega-store in Ginza, with 100 foreign staff
- March 16th, 2012Category: Shopping
- Fast Retailing has opened its largest flagship Uniqlo store to date in Ginza. It is the firm’s 9th flagship store in the world. In another first for the clothing retailer, approximately 20% of the store’s staff, or about 100 employees, are non-Japanese. The new st ... » Continue Reading