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- Seven Bank joins the international community in Japan
- June 11th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Japan`s festivals always make for an amazing day out and incredible experience and in the last few years, traditional local festivals have been joined by a rich variety of multicultural events. Tokyo`s Thai Festival is one of the biggest of those. Over 345,000pe ... » Continue Reading
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- Japan’s Woodstock: Fuji Rock Festival
- June 6th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Events
- If you want fashion, Japan has everything for you. If you want anime, you can even dress up like one in Japan and not look like you're from another planet. If you want J-Pop and hip-hop, you'll never be bored here…and as the ACDC song goes, "If you want rock, you got it ... » Continue Reading
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- A few rough edges mar Tokyo Sky Tree’s debut
- June 4th, 2012Category: Travel
- On May 22, the day the Tokyo Sky Tree opened to the public, shares in its operator Tobu Railways Corporation rose by 3 yen over the previous day to close at 389 yen. But Okasan Securities’ “New Tower Index,” a package of 50 companies expected to benefit from Sky ... » Continue Reading
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- Sending Money Overseas from Japan – Made Simple
- June 4th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Want to send money abroad but hate having to waste time at a bank branch or are a bit confused about how to do it? If so, Lloyds Bank has the perfect solution for you. Their well-established GoLloyds Overseas Remittance Service allows you to send money overseas in a q ... » Continue Reading
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- TV commercial of the week: Looking good with Mate-cha
- June 3rd, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- This the commercial for Coca-Cola's traditional South American blended sugarless tea drink, Taiyo no Mate-cha. Its flavor makes it a good match with especially meat and oily foods. Mate-cha is sold in convenience stores and supermarkets. You can see other version ... » Continue Reading
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- Participate in a market survey and get paid for your opinions
- May 28th, 2012Category: Work Tips
- We are always on the lookout for ways foreigners can make some spare cash that can be done easily on the side. This is not a "job" belonging with the other employment opportunities but rather a way to some additional income answering questions becoming a "Market ... » Continue Reading
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- Which Way After AIJ?
- May 28th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- With an aging population, a decreasing birth rate, and the baby-boomer generation about to retire, you’re sure to have some idea of the depth of the AIJ scandal involving the loss of pension funds for some 880,000 Japanese. Just how did something like this happen an ... » Continue Reading
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- Mark Your Calendars for Samurai X
- May 25th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Video
- If we are to count Hollywood films with Japanese themes and influences, surely one day won't be enough to discuss an entire genre alone. Filmmakers get inspiration from Japanese literature, from music, from animation. There's Memoirs of a Geisha, The Last Samurai, Kil ... » Continue Reading
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- Japanese Snack Attack
- May 25th, 2012Category: Food & Dining
- Many people say that when you travel, don't just look for the coolest places to go to--you have to try the local food, be it weird or fancy--besides, walking and looking for tourist spots can really make you hungry. Forget McDonald's, Starbucks or Burger King. Fast f ... » Continue Reading
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- Aning Samuel, the face behind Seven Bank’s simple money transfer service.
- May 21st, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Aning Samuel, who is better known as Samy Pop, is always amused when Japanese people find out he is from Ghana. “They immediately say ‘Ghana chocolate,’” he says. Samy, who runs his own talent management company, is a familiar face about town on posters for S ... » Continue Reading