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- TV commercial of the week: Lotte Fit’s gum
- September 27th, 2011Category: Arts & Entertainment
- Here are two new commercials for Lotte Fit's (gum). Commercials for the popular gum are famous for their unique memorable songs and dances. The main characters of this commercial series are fashion model Nozomi Sasaki and actor Takeru Sato. There are two new ads -- t ... » Continue Reading
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- English Teachers in Japan Expos
- September 27th, 2011Category: Teaching in Japan
- The ETJ Expos are held in six cities around Japan between October and December each year. There are presentations and displays of materials for college teachers, high school teachers, elementary school teachers, kindergarten teachers. The aim is to provide top-class p ... » Continue Reading
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- FIAT Space to host Lindy Hop dance event
- September 27th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- The Lindy Hop, a dance invented in ballrooms of Harlem during the 1930s, has seen a huge revival around the world in the last 10 years. Today, you can Lindy Hop in just about any city. Tokyo and Osaka have vibrant scenes with several parties a week attracting more tha ... » Continue Reading
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- Things to know if your employer is on verge of bankruptcy
- September 25th, 2011Category: Work Tips
- The end of September will mark the midway point in the 2011 fiscal year, and -- due to economic repercussions from the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear plant meltdown -- some economists are predicting more bad news, in the form of ruinous mid-term financial re ... » Continue Reading
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- The ‘shortest escalator in the world’
- September 24th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Have you seen this short escalator in Japan? It is said to be "the shortest escalator in the world" and you can find it in an underground shopping area in Kawasaki station. The number of steps is only 5. There are stairs next to the elevator and it seems more e ... » Continue Reading
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- Win a trip to Hawaii
- September 22nd, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- The Hilton Tokyo, Hilton Grand Vacations Club and Hilton Hawaii, together with Hawaiian Airlines, will hold a special event, “Fly Me to Hawaii” at the Hilton Tokyo's Marble Lounge from Oct 7 to 16. This event seeks to share the fusion of culinary delights from local c ... » Continue Reading
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- A day in the life of a family
- September 22nd, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Yuji Mori is a photographer who likes to chronicle the mainly peaceful and normal life of his family (wife, daughter, son and dog) and the vicinity. Mori's son and their dog have discovered a nice way to relax. Both seem happy. Mori's daughter gazes at a s ... » Continue Reading
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- TV commercial of the week: Softbank White family rock on
- September 21st, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- The Shirato family, who have been a popular fixture in Softbank Mobile commercials for several years, make their rock debut at a mini-concert. Oto-san, the father of the family (the white dog), plays the drums, Oto-san's dad Shota Matsuda is on guitar, the mother (Ka ... » Continue Reading
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- Long live the King!
- September 21st, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- The newest addition to Burger King's menu is the XT Steakhouse, which goes on sale Sept 30 for a limited period until late November.XT stands for "extra thick." The beef patty weighs 155g which is heavier than the 113-gram Whopper. It comes with cheese, shredded potat ... » Continue Reading
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- Canned coffee never looked so good
- September 20th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Nestle has a new canned coffee drink on the market, Nescafe Komi-baisen. The company launched the product on Monday at Cafe Nescafe in Harajuku with the girls from idol group Idoling!!! They were joined by popular TV program MC Hideyuki Nakayama. Nakayama tried ... » Continue Reading