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- A dictionary that understands grammar
- December 22nd, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Australian software company Dependency has recently released its iPhone app EDICT with Grammar to the Apple store for $4.99. EDICT with Grammar is a Japanese-English dictionary built on the 20,000 most common words from the famous Monash University EDICT dictionary, b ... » Continue Reading
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- Countdown to 2012 at Zojo Temple
- December 22nd, 2011Category: Events
- Zojoji is a famous temple near Tokyo Tower. Each year on Dec 31, it holds a countdown event that draws tens of thousands of people. Visitors write their wishes on pieces of paper and paste them to 3,000 balloons which are released into the sky after midnight to wis ... » Continue Reading
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- Goal Setting Strategies for 2012
- December 21st, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- As we approach the end of the calendar year, the need to tie up loose ends is pressing. Some of us like to clean house, others focus on mending personal relationships. Just as essential, though, is reviewing and reorganizing our financial plans to figure out what wo ... » Continue Reading
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- Bargain sale information: Venus Fort
- December 21st, 2011Category: Shopping
- During the New Year season, many shopping malls carry out bargain sales. One is the Venus Fort Bargain Sale event at Odaiba, which comes earlier than other shopping malls. It takes place during the hours of 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. from Dec 26 to Jan 31. Discounts o ... » Continue Reading
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- Popular Christmas presents for that special someone
- December 20th, 2011Category: Shopping
- Have you done finished your Christmas shopping? If not and you can't decide what to get, here are some suggestions from a list of what's popular this year from goo ranking. 1. Anything is fine It's a safe answer. Men, in particular, gave this answer, and add ... » Continue Reading
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- Helping people break destructive habits through channeling
- December 20th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Rae Chandran has been on a journey ever since he left his native India for Japan in 1993. It has taken him from dishwasher in Shinjuku’s Kabukicho area to homeless man living in a park to an account executive at an English-language magazine. Now he has found his ... » Continue Reading
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- In Japan section’s Top 10 most popular articles in 2011
- December 20th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- This year has been a tough one for Japan. But apart from all the serious news, there were some offbeat stories, too. Here we bring you the 10 most popular articles from the In Japan section this year. 1. Luxury living in Tokyo for 50,000 yen Social Apartments is p ... » Continue Reading
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- Strange Japanese snack: Gumibyun
- December 19th, 2011Category: Culture
- Previously, we introduced Japanese craft snacks that you can make, such as sushi, at "Make your own sushi with Poppin' Cookin'". Here's another interesting snack called Gumibyun. You add powder to a liquid, making a solid snack that you scoop out with a straw. Ob ... » Continue Reading
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- English banking service in Japan with a smile
- December 19th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- GaijinPot has previously covered how sending money out of Japan to foreign countries has become very convenient thanks to Seven Bank, which started an overseas money transfer service with Western Union. We also spoke with Mari Nihei and about how customers can use th ... » Continue Reading
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- TV commercial of the week: Boat racing and Akina Minami
- December 19th, 2011Category: Arts & Entertainment
- "Talent" Akina Minami appears in this commercial for one of Japan's most popular gambling past-times -- boat racing. She is dressed in six different colored outfits -- blue, white, green, yellow, black and red -- in her role as the mascot character for the boat race ... » Continue Reading