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- Hitting the Target at 20
- January 11th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Events, Play, Travel, Uncategorized
- In Japan, the 20th year of a person's life is the "coming of age" year. This is where teenagers officially enter the world of adulthood, to become more responsible citizens. Marked by a joyous and colorful celebration held every year in January, teenagers flock to Kyo ... » Continue Reading
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- Tamaseseri Festival
- January 9th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Events, Travel
- Most of us celebrate and start the new year with resolutions that we'll really never do, aside from the usual fireworks display and colorful and yummy food. Japan is one of the countries in the world that has interesting celebrations and traditions. One of these ... » Continue Reading
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- Shopping in Shibuya
- December 26th, 2012Category: Shopping
- One thing that women love to do is shopping and the holiday season in Japan means jam-packed shoppers in popular shopping areas like Shibuya, where everything from kawaii to high fashion are available. Being close to one of the busiest train stations in Japan, Shibu ... » Continue Reading
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- The Christmas Gift Dilemma
- December 18th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Shopping
- There's only a few days left before Christmas. Have you bought gifts for your loved ones or still going back and forth to that particular shop and not really deciding on getting something because of a tight budget? Well, the only comfort in there is that you're not al ... » Continue Reading
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- Christmas Trees Around the City
- December 14th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Play, Travel
- Have you ever wondered how the Christmas tree came about? We see Christmas trees everywhere especially when the holiday seasons are approaching. But very few of us know how this tradition was formed. According to history, the first tree was put up in the Strasbourg C ... » Continue Reading
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- International Seminar organized by ISFnet
- December 3rd, 2012Category: Events
- Come join us for an International Seminar organized by ISFnet Inc being held on December 15th, 2012. The event is aimed at international students studying in Japan and Graduates with bi or multilingual language skills. Learn more about the ISFnet’s philosophy and me ... » Continue Reading
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- Slang in Japan “Yabe!” Good meaning or Bad meaning?
- November 19th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- For foreigners, one of the concerns or interests while studying Japanese may be the usage of slang or terms used in everyday language that don't appear in dictionaries. Of course young teenagers tend to come up with new terms, and it might not be necessary to follow ... » Continue Reading
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- O.G.A. For Aid in Minamisanriku
- November 13th, 2012Category: Events
- At the end of September, I took one of my many trips to Minamisanriku Cho, a town 324 kilometers south of my home in Aomori city. With my fully loaded DS400 Yamaha cruiser I left Aomori City at 21:00 and arrived at the O.G.A. FOR AID Bunkhouse at 1:30AM. As usua ... » Continue Reading
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- Halloween Movie Mix
- October 31st, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Play
- It's that time of the year again, and streets all over the world will be filled with parades of people wearing costumes this Halloween. In fact, in Japan, as early as last week, Halloween decorations have been spotted on some of the areas in the city and ads for costume ... » Continue Reading
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- Travels and sightseeing in Okinawa
- October 26th, 2012Category: Culture, Travel
- Okinawa is a relatively small island, and a nice place for a vacation. Unlike the rest of Japan, there aren’t railway lines, except the monorail line. A road network connects the south with the north of the island. So if you have a valid driver’s license, you can rent ... » Continue Reading
