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- Fred Wesley from the James Brown Band Coming to Town!! Nov 30, 2012 @ XEX Nihonbashi
- November 28th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- Do you remember FredWesley from the James Brown's Band, back in the days when Soul Train was hot...? Well, will you flip if I told you that the legend himself will make his appearance here in Tokyo only 1 week from now? On November 30th Friday, a creative ... » Continue Reading
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- All-You-Can-Eat (and drink) Buffet
- November 28th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Food & Dining, Play
- There is not a person alive who doesn't enjoy and all-you-can-eat (and drink) buffet. Lucky for those of us living in Japan, this country offers the vastest array of all-you-can-eat (and drink) restaurants in the entire world. Seriously, almost every culinary establi ... » Continue Reading
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- My Japan Is Not Your Japan
- November 27th, 2012Category: Culture
- What is Japan? It really depends who you ask and when. Ask me what Japan is five years ago before I have experienced parts of it and I would tell you something generic and cheesy like “It is a land of mystery and beauty.” After living in Japan awhile, I developed a ... » Continue Reading
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- An Attempt at Black and White
- November 27th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Photography, Play
- Without the distractions of colour, the genre of black and white photography has a refined and sophisticated quality. It’s classic, romantic and timeless. Attention focuses the attention on shape, form, shading, pattern, and other graphic concepts, to give them an unus ... » Continue Reading
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- This is how the revolution will happen in Japan — it will happen with, “Good morning!”
- November 23rd, 2012Category: Culture
- If you have lived in Japan for some time now, and never had a conversation with a complete stranger at the park, then you are missing out. After recently quitting my high stress job and moving to Tokyo, I spent my mornings near Sensoji Temple in Asakusa, wondering how ... » Continue Reading
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- Rescued by Monks: My First Experience with Zen Meditation
- November 23rd, 2012Category: Culture, Play, Travel
- “Hello,” said the burly Japanese man standing in front of me. “Are you interested in Zen meditation?” It was one of my first weeks teaching at an elementary school out in the countryside in Yashima, a small town in Akita prefecture. I was in a field near the school, ... » Continue Reading
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- Design Fiesta 2012 Part 2
- November 22nd, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Events, Shopping
- Design Festa is held twice a year, in May and November. It is the biggest artshow in Japan and is extraordinary. As promised, here are the rest of the photos from the Design Fiesta 2012 held at the Tokyo Big Sight. See the first batch of the photos here. OBJECTS ... » Continue Reading
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- Around the Bases
- November 22nd, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Play, Travel
- If you haven't been in Japan long, you'll soon realize that the United States military has set up shop throughout the country. About 38,000 service members and their families live and work on no fewer than 85 military facilities on Honshu, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Despit ... » Continue Reading
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- Japanese Ryokan
- November 21st, 2012Category: Culture, Food & Dining, Play, Travel
- Photo by Katie McGregor Hostessing is an art, and it is an art that the Japanese have refined over many generations. If you are visiting Japan I highly recommend staying at a Ryokan. A Ryokan is a Japanese style inn. Ryokan are a way to rest and relax while exper ... » Continue Reading
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- Driving in Japan: Does Cuteness Save Lives?
- November 21st, 2012Category: Culture, Play
- I had front row seats to the show. A whole two hours of what I assumed would be a thoroughly gruelingly attempt at straining my ears to follow a single word the instructor said and praying to any deity that’d have me for a follower that I wouldn’t be asked to speak in a ... » Continue Reading
- Why Japanese People Are Comfortable With Nakedness
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- Traditional Japanese Game: Hanetsuki
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- An Illustrated Guide to the 12 Creatures That Haunt the Crowded Trains of Tokyo
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- Food Trip Around Lake Kawaguchi
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- Nagoya, Japan – Where to Go and What to Eat
- November 29, 2012BY
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