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- Try some dessert oden
- February 14th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Oden is a popular Japanese dish, containing all kinds of ingredients cooked in a special broth of soy sauce, sugar, sake, etc. However, a new type of oden, “sweets oden" (980 yen), has lately attracted attention. At first glance, it looks like any other oden dis ... » Continue Reading
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- Learn English or be left behind
- February 14th, 2012Category: Work Tips
- Two companies have shaken up Japan’s corporate world with their decision to adopt English as a workplace language. Rakuten, the online shopping mall operator, and clothing retailer UNIQLO say English has become a career necessity in the global market and will no long ... » Continue Reading
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- Japan’s all season resort destination – HAKUBA
- February 13th, 2012Category: Travel
- Hakuba Happo-one is an extremely popular ski resort in Nagano Prefecture. Kick off your winter snow sports adventures in the heart of Japan. Happo-one is located in a pure natural setting in the Northern Japanese Alps where hot springs flow abundantly in this extens ... » Continue Reading
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- TV commercial of the week: Hikkoshizamurai
- February 13th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- The video below is the commercial for Hikkoshizamurai which is the website that lists house-moving costs. In the commercial, the young woman wakes up in the morning, hearing the sound of sparrows outside her window. When she opens the curtains, she sees two strange- ... » Continue Reading
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- Professional women working in Japan: Lori Henderson
- February 13th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- This year is shaping up to be a big year for Britain and also for the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan. With Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics ahead, as well as the UK government’s newly launched “Great” campaign underway, the BCCJ has ... » Continue Reading
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- Mystery singer does covers of AKB48 and Shinji Harada
- February 13th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- GILLE is a mysterious female singer who does covers of AKB48, Shinji Harada and other artists. She sings a version of one of AKB48's most popular songs, "Flying Get," and Shinji Harada's "Time Travel" in English, with her original arrangement. "Flying Get"/AKB48 by G ... » Continue Reading
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- Weekly Digest: 2/5~2/10
- February 11th, 2012Category: Culture
- 2/5 (Sun.)Stuffed tuna and kelp for food education 2/6 (Mon.)10 things that you should know before coming to Japan Other Posts:Asia Yaosho great for Philippine products, Seven Bank money transfer serviceMore fun activities from FindJPNTV commercial of the ... » Continue Reading
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- Pastel-colored sweets almost too good to eat
- February 11th, 2012Category: Shopping
- Pastel colors have lately become popular in the fashion industry. Following the trend, the sweets industry has begun to sell pastel colored confectionery as well. Some of them look so tantalizing that you hesitate to eat them. TABLES, which opened at Echika Omo ... » Continue Reading
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- ‘Tokyo Spring’ promotes ‘Cool Japan’
- February 10th, 2012Category: Events
- The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is currently holding many events as part of its "Tokyo Spring," a campaign to promote Japanese art, fashion and food. It is part of the government's wider "Cool Japan" strategy to attract more tourists to Japan. METI ... » Continue Reading
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- The March 11 Disaster Support Project Exhibition
- February 9th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- WAWA project, a social creative platform for opportunity, will hold "The March 11 Disaster Support Project Exhibition" from March 11 to March 25. The exhibition will focus on activities to restore the Tohoku region after last year's devastating earthquake and tsunami. ... » Continue Reading