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- Things that foreigners find annoying about life in Japan
- February 20th, 2012Category: Culture
- When you live in a new environment, it can be very exciting. However, life in a different culture is not exciting all the time,. In fact, there can be times when you find certain things annoying. Here are some examples given by foreign people living in Japan fr ... » Continue Reading
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- Job interviews – ‘Fools using a foolish method to pick fools’
- February 19th, 2012Category: Work, Work Tips
- “All right, please tell me something about your strong points. You have 60 seconds.” “Hai.” “My strong point is the ability to act as a leader. I served as sub-leader of our school’s tennis club. Through planning weekend retreats and so on, I learned about the ... » Continue Reading
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- Weekly Digest: 2/11~2/17
- February 18th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- 2/11 (Sat.)One month in Tohoku — Kameyama-san’s house 2/12 (Sun.)My favourite English bookstores in Tokyo 2/13 (Mon.)Japan’s all season resort destination – HAKUBA Other Posts:Professional women working in Japan: Lori HendersonOn A Chilly Vale ... » Continue Reading
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- Hina Matsuri: Day of the dolls
- February 17th, 2012Category: Culture
- Between now and March 3, you are bound to see a display of Hina dolls wherever you go in Japan. Hina Matsuri celebrates “Girls’ Day” on March 3. On that day, families pray for the future happiness and prosperity of their girls by displaying “hina-ningyo” and pea ... » Continue Reading
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- What do foreigners find strange about Japan?
- February 17th, 2012Category: Culture
- Japan has many unique customs which may appear strange at first glance to foreign visitors. A reporter for the NTV program "Zoom In!! Saturday" went to Omotesando in Tokyo to ask foreigners to give some examples of things they find strange or weird about Japan. The ... » Continue Reading
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- Gap to open 1st Old Navy store in Japan
- February 16th, 2012Category: Shopping
- Gap Japan plans to open its first Old Navy store in Japan. The first store is planned to open at the DiverCity Tokyo Plaza in the summer. DiverCity Tokyo will consist of 154 stores and is scheduled to open its doors on April 19. Old Navy is a fast-fashion price-co ... » Continue Reading
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- EURO CRISIS
- February 16th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- By now, it's highly unlikely that you have not heard something of the European debt crisis. In all of its complexity, for most people it may be difficult to comprehend exactly what is going on, when it started, who could be to blame, what, if anything, can be done, and ... » Continue Reading
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- What do you get when you cross MOS Burger with Mister Donuts?
- February 16th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- On April 1, the first MOSDO store will open in Ebisu, Tokyo. The store merges concepts from MOS Burger and Mister Donuts. The menu developed by MOS Burger features vegetable sandwiches. Some items like “Hamburger and Grilled Vegetables” combine three kinds of b ... » Continue Reading
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- From carnivores to herbivores: how men are defined in Japan
- February 15th, 2012Category: Culture
- The popular media in Japan have coined various expressions to describe certain categories of men such as "Nikushoku Danshi" (meat-eating men) and "Soshoku Danshi" (herbivore men), though they have nothing to do with what guys eat. You can see or hear "〇〇 Danshi" (〇 ... » Continue Reading
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- UNIQLO collaborates with artists for Hello Kitty T-shirts
- February 15th, 2012Category: Shopping
- UNIQLO will release its new Hello Kitty T-shirts in 11 countries and cities at the beginning of March. The T-shirts are designed by a variety of artists, and feature girly pink colors and pop American design. “The Hello Kitty Graphic T” features 10 designs for ... » Continue Reading
