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- Kagawa thinking of changing name to Udon Prefecture
- October 24th, 2011Category: Culture
- Kagawa Prefecture is thinking of changing its name to Udon Prefecture because it has become so famous for its udon noodles. Well, maybe prefectural officials are joking, but they'd sure like to honor their famous udon. As part of the campaign, actor Jun Kaname is p ... » Continue Reading
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- Root of the name – Roppongi
- October 21st, 2011Category: Culture
- Ever wondered about names of areas in Tokyo? Roppongi was named around 1660 for six large pine tree use to mark the area. But another legend has it that the name comes from the fact that six "daimyo" (feudal lords) lived nearby during the Edo period, each with the ... » Continue Reading
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- Make your bento look like your favorite characters
- October 13th, 2011Category: Culture
- Would you like to make your lunch look like your favorite anime character? Maybe Pikachu from "Pokemon?" FindJPN, which is an activity booking service where you can sign up for unique and fun Japanese events at reasonable prices, will launch an event in which you ... » Continue Reading
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- Snapshots from past and present
- September 1st, 2011Category: Culture
- These two photos show a world of difference between two eras in Japan – the Taisho era (July 30, 1912-December 25, 1926) and the Heisei era (January 8, 1989-Current). In the Taisho era photo, taken in front of an unidentified shrine, everyone has the same hairstyle ( ... » Continue Reading
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- TV in Japan fast becoming irrelevant
- August 15th, 2011Category: Culture
- “Historic shift,” “new era” – the boilerplate trotted out to describe July’s switch from analog to digital TV broadcasting was rich in hyperbole. Actually, says Shukan Post (Aug 19-26), TV is entering something of a new era – not one it will want to celebrate. TV is b ... » Continue Reading
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- PC Gaming in Japan and the West
- August 8th, 2011Category: Culture
- In Japan, PC-based games are very much in the minority when compared to console-based games. Hard-to-use keyboard-and-mouse-based controls, the necessity of specialized technical knowledge, the hassle of installations, etc… On the other hand, it’s quite understandable ... » Continue Reading
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- Opinion piece: Leadership qualities for Japan
- July 4th, 2011Category: Culture, Work Tips
- As a communalistic society built on consensus-based decision making, mutual agreement and compromise, strong & decisive leadership has never been strongly encouraged by Japanese society as a whole. In the West, the most successful companies are oftentimes founded ... » Continue Reading
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- Aikido – the martial art that teaches you how not to fight
- June 6th, 2011Category: Culture
- Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969) was the last of a great breed of men. He was a pioneer and an adventurer; a poet and a philosopher; a martial artist of almost supernatural skill and ultimately a pacifist. Video footage taken of him when he was in his 80s shows the original ... » Continue Reading
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- Earthquakes in print
- May 13th, 2011Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture
- Another great selection of images from the guys at Pink Tentacle. We have featured a few below, but drop by their site for a much more comprehensive collection. As they point out on their blog, all of these images were produced just days after the 1855 Great Ans ... » Continue Reading
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- The Spirit of Recover in Japan: How sometimes the worst can bring out the best
- May 13th, 2011Category: Culture
- I don’t know if I’ve just got a hankering for hardship or just incredible luck, but getting to the ripe old age of 32 hasn’t always been easy. As a kid I was run over by a car, swarmed by bees, and nearly drowned. (Though thankfully not all on the same day). ... » Continue Reading
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