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- Lost in Tokyo
- January 13th, 2012Category: Culture
- Mark Bramley had 2 days to himself in Tokyo, so he decided to take about 10,000 photos. All shot on a Canon 5D MkII. All the video footage was shot handheld. Lost in Tokyo from Mark Bramley on Vimeo. You can check out more of his photography at markbramley.co ... » Continue Reading
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- The importance of blood type in Japanese culture
- January 13th, 2012Category: Culture
- In a previous article, Donating Blood in Japan, we looked at the importance of donating blood in Japan and where you can do it. It is a good idea to know your blood type. While most Japanese know their blood type, many foreigners do not. Many Japanese people believ ... » Continue Reading
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- 23rd Japan Best Jewellery Wearer Awards Ceremony
- January 12th, 2012Category: Events
- The International Jewelry Tokyo (IJT), being held at Tokyo Big Sight until Saturday, is the biggest and most important international jewelry trade show. Each year, many visitors such as jewelry retailers, department stores and speciality stores visit IJT to proactivel ... » Continue Reading
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- Six items that foreigners feel are overpriced in Japan
- January 12th, 2012Category: Culture
- Japan is perceived as being an expensive country by many foreigners. Some things are expensive, while others are cheaper (depending on which country you are comparing prices to, obviously). Recently, lifestyle website Madame RiRi carried an article, giving six exampl ... » Continue Reading
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- Dancing mayor does his AKB48 act at Coming-of-Age Day ceremony
- January 11th, 2012Category: Culture
- We wrote about Monday's Coming-of-Age Day ceremonies in a previous article Coming-of-Age Day ceremony held across Japan. One of the more unusual ceremonies, which has found its way onto YouTube, featured the mayor of Aso City in Kumamoto Prefecture doing his AKB48 act ... » Continue Reading
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- Donating blood in Japan
- January 11th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- The Japanese Red Cross is holding a two-month campaign until the end of February to raise awareness about the importance of donating blood. The campaign is particularly targeting donors in their 20s. Star golfer Ryo Ishikawa, 20, is helping with the effort. Ishika ... » Continue Reading
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- Creating advertising in Japan – Ogilvy & Mather
- January 10th, 2012Category: Work Tips
- One hundred years after the birth of its founder David Ogilvy, advertising giant Ogilvy & Mather still follows one of his core philosophies -- sell or else. Times change, technology changes but the challenge remains to figure out what is going to sell. With o ... » Continue Reading
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- Coming-of-Age Day ceremonies held across Japan
- January 10th, 2012Category: Culture
- If you were out and about on Monday, you might have noticed lots of young women in gorgeous kimonos. They are new adults -- having turned 20 in the past year, and they were celebrating Coming-of-Age Day. Coming-of-Age Day -- Seijin no Hi (成人の日) -- is held on th ... » Continue Reading
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- Seven Bank Japan money transfer service – The complete overview
- January 9th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- The fastest and most convenient way to send money out of Japan to your own country is by using Seven Bank’s overseas money transfer service. By using the Internet/mobile banking network, you can send money anytime 24 hours a day from Seven Bank ATMs at about 16,0 ... » Continue Reading
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- TV commercial of the week: Pizza-La
- January 9th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- Here's the ad for Pizza-La's new "Cream gratin pizza with crab and shrimp." "Talent" Mari Sekine (center in picture above) is the main character of the commercial. Sekine is a daughter of the famous "talent" (also comedian), Tsutomu Sekine, who is a fluent English ... » Continue Reading