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- Can You Guess What These Cute Little Guys Are Used For?
- May 7th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture
- **SPOILER ALERT** If you are not ready to see the answer then scroll gently, the answer is at the bottom. Our modern world is so full of useful products that we are often very cynical of new inventions. In simpler times, when whoopee cushions, pogo sticks, ... » 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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- 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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- Anime Psychedelica the Work of Satoshi Kon
- April 26th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Play
- While studying photography on a secluded part of the south coast of California in the late nineties I dated a frisky young blonde co-ed for a little more than a year. In our breaks from study we camped in Big Sur, visited her father’s home in Palo Alto and accom ... » Continue Reading
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- TV commercial of the week: KARA for SoyCarat
- April 23rd, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- The video below is the commercial for the healthy snack food “SoyCarat” from Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company which manufactures, distributes, exports and imports pharmaceuticals, clinical testing equipment, medical equipment, food products and cosmetics. SoyCarat is ... » Continue Reading
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- “Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Party!” One time only ENGLISH Performance in Tokyo!
- April 17th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Play
- Don’t miss out on this opportunity to sing, laugh and dance with your Favorite Disney Stars in English on April 27, 2012 at the Tokyo International Forum. Mickey Mouse and his band of friends, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy will be performing in a music mash ... » Continue Reading
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- TV commercial of the week: Bruce Willis for DAIHATSU Mira e:S
- April 16th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- This commercial for Daihatsu's Mira e:S features Bruce Willis -- no stranger to Japanese TV commercials. Japanese actors Katsuhiko Watabiki and Issei Takahashi are in a Japanese restaurant with Willis. Watabiki tells Willis that tofu is healthy for the body, while ... » Continue Reading
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- Weekly Digest 4/9~4/13
- April 15th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- 4/9 (Mon.) Seeking leadership positions in TESOL as professors, researchers, curriculum developers? Other Posts:The Sake Project: Jokigen Tokubetsu Junmai (Nama)The Empty Lot & The Sakura 4/11 (Wed.) Ishinomaki teacher looks back on 3/11 Other Pos ... » Continue Reading
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- TV commercial of the week: Tokyo Disney Resort
- April 13th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- This commercial is for Tokyo Disney Resort. According to Tokyo Disney Resort Official Website, the commercial shows various scenes at Tokyo Disney Resort through one woman's life. It shows that people of any age can enjoy the various activities such as parades and ... » Continue Reading
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