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- TV commercial of the week: ACUO gum
- May 21st, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- The video below is the commercial for ACUO gum made by LOTTE. In the commercial, two executives at a board meeting start yelling that business is war, making kung-fu poses, as if they are ready to rumble. Another exec (played by actor Tori Matsuzaka) rips his sleev ... » Continue Reading
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- Fuji, Haku and Tate, Japan’s Great Views and High Peaks
- May 18th, 2012Category: Outdoor/Sports, Travel
- Mountaineering in Japan has a long history in one form or another, be it a form of religious devotion dating back many centuries or just for recreational purposes. For the untrained, mountaineering could be a dangerous pastime, but for trained thrill-seekers, Japan is t ... » Continue Reading
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- Birdwatching in Japan
- May 18th, 2012Category: Outdoor/Sports, Travel
- The strong relationship of the people of Japan with nature is often seen in art. Some of the art works depict small flowers in delicate detail and can be displayed in many settings where beauty is appreciated. Aside from Japanese calligraphy, a particular animal i ... » Continue Reading
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- TV commercial of the week: Kuraray with Alpaca
- May 11th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- The video below is the commercial for Kuraray which is a Japanese manufacturer of chemicals, fibers and other materials. Japanese actress and model Riko Narumi and an alpaca called Kuraray-chan are image characters for Kuraray. The commercial shows Narumi holding r ... » Continue Reading
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- Strange drinks that come and go in the Japanese market
- May 6th, 2012Category: Food & Dining
- Often, foreigners are surprised at the strange drinks they see in vending machines and stores in Japan. Over 1,000 soft drinks and other non-alcoholic beverages are developed in Japan annually, so the shelf life is quite short in some cases. Here are examples of odd dri ... » Continue Reading
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- Weekly Digest: 4/30~5/4
- May 6th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- 4/30 (Mon.) Inokashira Power! 5/1 (Tue.) The Abandoned Negishi Grandstand Other Post:Japan on Foot – Part 2 5/2 (Wed.) Why are Japanese so Bad at English? 5/3 (Thu.) 10 More Cheap Accommodations in Japan Other Post:TV commercial ... » Continue Reading
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- 10 very strange laws or urban myths that puzzle foreigners
- May 4th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- The website Menjoy! asked some foreigners if they had heard about any strange Japanese laws for non-Japanese people, and whether they believed them to be true. Here is what a few foreigners said. 1. Women cannot refuse men’s seduction. If there is a law tha ... » Continue Reading
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- TV commercial of the week: Calpis history
- May 3rd, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- The video below is the commercial for Calpis water which is a longtime popular lactic fermenting drink in Japan. The commercial is a montage of Calpis commercials from 1960s. According to Calpis’s official website, the point of the commercial is for Calpis to show ... » Continue Reading
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- Digest so far: 4/15~4/27
- April 29th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- 4/15 (Sun.) Trendy condiment in Japan: Shiokoji (salted rice malt) 4/16 (Mon.) U.S. hamburger chain restaurants offer some unusual items in Japan Other Posts:Japan’s best kept secret for sakura viewingThe Sake Project: Dassai Junmai Daiginjo 48 (Nama)T ... » Continue Reading
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- Some unusual pizza menu items in Japan
- April 23rd, 2012Category: Food & Dining
- Last week, we introduced some unique items on the menu at U.S. hamburger chain restaurants in Japan. See U.S. hamburger chain restaurants offer some unusual items in Japan. This week, GaijinPot looks at unique items on the Japan menus of American pizza delivery brands ... » Continue Reading