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- Hajimemashite! I am the Dancing Chef Kumigar!
- June 29th, 2012Category: Culture, Food & Dining, Video
- Hi everyone! My name is Kumiko and I am known as the Dancing Chef Kumigar on YouTube. LOL This is my first blog entry on GaijinPot and I can not hide my excitement to be here! Big thanks to the GaijinPot crew to inviting me as a part of the blogging team! ARIGATO!! ... » Continue Reading
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- Japan Myth Expo in Shimane 2012
- June 27th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Travel
- The Izumo Taisha (Izumo Grand Shrine) is one of the most ancient and most important Shinto shrines in Japan. It is located in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, which is home to two major festivals. This year, Shimane Prefecture will be the venue for the Japan Myth Expo, whic ... » Continue Reading
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- Japanese Hair Washing Robot
- June 26th, 2012Category: Culture
- Photo © Reuters Japanese giant Panasonic has come up with a robot that can wash and blow dry hair. The product due for release next year is aimed to help the elderly population in Japan, and is seen as being a great aid to the rapidly increasing ageing ... » Continue Reading
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- Tokyo Steampunk, Hayao Miyazaki’s NI-TELE Really BIG Clock
- June 25th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Travel
- The term Steampunk was coined in April 1987 by the American writer Kevin Wayne Jeter, in a letter to the Locus magazine. Defined as a sub-genre of science fiction, alternate history and speculative fiction, steampunk is characterized by worlds using all kind of steam-po ... » Continue Reading
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- Commuters’ tolerance tested in face of declining public manners
- June 22nd, 2012Category: Culture
- On May 21, the Shibuya Fukutoshin subway station was the scene of a knife assault. When the perpetrator was arrested two days later, he reportedly told police he had lost his temper after the man “had bumped into him.” Spa! (June 19) uses this incident to con ... » Continue Reading
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- Driving Illegally
- June 21st, 2012Category: Culture
- Lease Japan puts a lot of people behind the wheel of a new or used car every year. Recently, we have noticed an increase in the number of people who are inadvertently driving illegally in Japan with International Driver’s Permits. Many people, especially those w ... » Continue Reading
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- 20 Signs You’ve Been in Japan Too Long
- June 20th, 2012Category: Culture
- 1. You still call non-Japanese "Gaijin" even when you're outside Japan. 2. You see a gaijin get on the train and think "Wow, it's a Gaijin!" 3. Most of your photos show you giving the peace sign 4. Most of your vacations are geared towards taking hot baths ... » Continue Reading
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- Hair
- June 20th, 2012Category: Culture
- I’m going to let you all in on a little secret. . . I’m not a real blonde. Gasp! Shock! The horror! I get all kinds of reactions after telling Japanese people this. They all just assume that my hair is natural, with it’s lightened colour and it’s subtle highlights. Per ... » Continue Reading
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- Tokyo Summer Festivals
- June 13th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Events, Travel
- When people think of summer, it's always the beach that comes first in mind. When people think of summer colors, it's either the fiery hues of the sun or the calm blue waters of the sea and sky. But whatever colors they try to associate with summer, they're all but for ... » Continue Reading
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- Cats, Numbers and Other Japanese Superstitions
- June 12th, 2012Category: Culture
- Most of us grew up knowing that seeing a black cat means bad luck. Asia in particular, has very superstitious folks. Sometimes, most of these superstitions are shared with children for them to behave properly. In Japan, superstitions are rooted from culture and history. ... » Continue Reading
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