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- 7 Ways to Smile Your Way Through the Tokyo Marathon (or any run)
- February 19th, 2014Category: Events
- My secret to surviving the Tokyo marathon last year was not finding the perfect pair of shoes, fuel, or training plan. All of these were important, as were proper hydration, a motivating playlist, and chafe-preventing lube. But what really kept me going each time I ... » Continue Reading
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- 5 J-Blogs You Should Be Reading
- November 19th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Events, Food & Dining
- Here’s a quick roundup of some of my favorite blogs about life in Japan. Whether you’re into yummy stuff, geek culture, or the seedy underbelly of this nation, these bloggers do a capital job of bringing their passions to life on the monitor. 1) Spoon and Tamago ... » Continue Reading
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- Fukushima Love: IMA’s Tokyo Flea Market 11/17
- November 12th, 2013Category: Events
- 3/11. We hear a lot in the news about misdirected culpability and averted government responsibility, but not so much about the local causes making a direct impact on lives of the people who lived there. The fact is, there are hundreds of thousands of people from the Toh ... » Continue Reading
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- Gifu Cormorant Fishing 2013
- October 30th, 2013Category: Culture, Events, Travel
- Ukai or Cormorant Fishing has taken place along the famous Nagara River in Gifu for more than 1300 years. It is a traditional fishing method that uses trained cormorants to catch river fish. The samurai warlord Oda Nobunaga took the ukai fisherman under his patronage an ... » Continue Reading
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- Gifu Nobunaga Festival 2013
- October 22nd, 2013Category: Culture, Events
- The Gifu Nobunaga Festival is held on the first Saturday and Sunday of October. The festival honours the memory and feats of Oda Nobunaga, a samurai warlord who used Gifu City as a base on his mission to unify Japan during the warring states period (Sengoku Period). It ... » Continue Reading
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- WHO IS KILLING THE GREAT CAPES OF HEROPA?
- August 24th, 2013Category: Events
- Former GaijinPot scribe Andrez Bergen, a resident in Tokyo over the past 12 years, is about to publish his third novel through Perfect Edge Books in the UK. Who is Killing the Great Capes of Heropa? Is, as the title infers, a paired homage to 1940s detective noir ... » Continue Reading
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- Here’s What’s Happening: The Fashion Expo @ Tokyo Big Sight
- July 2nd, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Events, Shopping
- Question: "How much fun a national fashion and shopping event in Tokyo is?" Answer? Ridiculously super fun. I went with GaijinPot contributor, Ryoko to learn about what’s up and coming in both local and global brands that are coming to the big red dot. Don't wor ... » Continue Reading
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- Visit GaijinPot at the Anime Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center July 4 ~ 7
- June 17th, 2013Category: Events
- Do you have questions about working and living in Japan? GaijinPot will be coming to the Anime Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Centre from July 4 ~ 7 to answer all your questions about working and living in Japan. GaijinPot.com is the largest English langu ... » Continue Reading
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- Executive Fight Night 2: The Aftermath
- June 6th, 2013Category: Events, Living in Japan
- The Aftermath: Post Executive Fight Night II By Adam “The Landlord” German It’s finally over! For three months I was able to do something most desk jockeys only dreamed of; get a taste of the life of a full time athlete and train for Executive Fight Night 2. ... » Continue Reading
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- Learning from defeat and redefining Tokyo’s Olympic dream
- May 23rd, 2013Category: Culture, Events
- In October 2009, during the 121st Session of the International Olympic Committee, a vote was held to determine the Olympic host city for 2016. Tokyo was knocked out in the second round of voting, behind Madrid and, the eventual winners, Rio de Janeiro. The current T ... » Continue Reading
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