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- Culture Shock: Where is Japan’s Culture and is it Disappearing?
- August 3rd, 2012Category: Culture
- I was not sure what to expect when I entered the office of anime, models, dolls, tanks, and starships that belonged to Professor Darren Ashmore of Akita International University. But as I was to find out: never a judge a book by its cover. With his nearly two decades ... » Continue Reading
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- Facts and Myths About Japanese Swords
- August 2nd, 2012Category: Culture
- A legendary weapon indeed, samurai swords have been part of Japanese history and have been a great influence on the arts, entertainment and literature. Nowadays, when we think of samurai, we imagine invincible warriors wielding sharp swords, slicing through ninjas, ca ... » Continue Reading
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- My First Onsen Experience
- July 31st, 2012Category: Culture
- After working for months to clean out my husband’s apartment, it was now time to graduate from our respective universities and make the move to Japan. It was a gruelling task but time was going so quickly that we were soon looking at our last day in Oregon. I ha ... » Continue Reading
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- Momotaro Story
- July 31st, 2012Category: Culture
- Momotaro statue in Okayama On a recent road trip to Okayama, my Japanese friend decided to kill time by telling me the legendary story of Momotaro. Having never heard this famous Okayama-born story before, I was naturally intrigued. My friend jumped at my curiosity ... » Continue Reading
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- Summer in Japan: A Survival Guide
- July 30th, 2012Category: Culture
- Photo by Cozy66 via Flickr Once again, summer has arrived so quickly and unannounced, and it's here to stay until well, the end of October. Summer in Japan is unlike summer in any other places in the world. It's hot, it's humid, it's stifling, it's suffocating, an ... » Continue Reading
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- Himono Onna – Dried Fish Woman
- July 27th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture
- I'm pretty sure that most of you know what a dried fish is, right? I also think you've heard of "women?" But what on earth is a "dried fish woman?" Japanese society can be tough. There’s this infamous saying: "The nail that sticks out gets hammered." Unfortu ... » Continue Reading
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- Takanori Aiba’s Miniature Sculptures
- July 26th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture
- When it comes to details and intricate designs, Japanese artists never fail to impress the audience. Be it a simple painting, clay art, graffiti or bonsai, artists like Takanori Aiba always comes up with something exceptional and breathtaking. Producing bonsai-type mode ... » Continue Reading
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- Japan, Happiest Place on Earth
- July 25th, 2012Category: Culture
- Well, I visited a Japanese elementary school this week and had lunch with the kids, which was some kind of sparrow egg stew or something. It didn’t really agree with me, probably because I don’t like stew that much. Of course, thinking about the main ingredien ... » Continue Reading
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- Gokiburi: On Madness and Mushi
- July 24th, 2012Category: Culture
- If only my first sightings of the little buggers had been the last. But alas, the first sighting was to be a sign of things to come. Two of the little blighters in short order. One scurrying across the top of my sink, in broad daylight no less! No sooner do I open the c ... » Continue Reading
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- Interview with Tokyo Photographer Ontoshiki
- July 23rd, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Photography
- Placebo with Zakuro © Ontoshiki In the old days, when a man was building his credibility as an artist, he did so rather anonymously. There might be a break here or there in this or that magazine or fashion catalogue but it would be difficult for this person to ... » Continue Reading
- Why do Japanese people change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
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- 10 things that you should know before coming to Japan
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- Unique Japanese fashion styles
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- Cats, Numbers and Other Japanese Superstitions
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- Hakone: A Day Trip to Remember
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