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- Sell-up or ship-up: moving your whole apartment to Japan
- May 23rd, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- When confronted with the prospect of moving half-way around the world, it is sometimes hard to know where to begin. Like Cynthia mentioned in her recent article, I had reached that stage where I had furniture I genuinely liked and which wasn't as easy to replace a ... » Continue Reading
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- “High Tension”???
- May 21st, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- 【Hai Tenshon ハイテンション】 In Japan they often say “high tension” or “the tension is high” to mean elation or excitement. This is a Japanese-made phrase made up of English words. “Tension” in English means tenseness, anxiety, stress, or voltage, so if you translat ... » Continue Reading
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- Club Copora Ikebukuro
- May 14th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- Club Copora attracts independent working professionals who understand the benefit of modern, shared apartments. Joining a community of like-minded people, living together in Tokyo delivers not only an enjoyable experience but also gets around the restrictions of com ... » Continue Reading
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- Katakana Word: DABURU ダブる
- May 13th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- 【DABURU ダブる】 You can probably tell from its sound, but this katakana word is taken from the English word "double." It differs in that in Japanese, it's used only as a verb, but its meaning is also derived from the English word. In Japanese, it has the meaning ... » Continue Reading
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- What to Bring to Japan: An 8-Item Checklist
- May 10th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- If you’re planning to visit Japan, there’s definitely some stuff you should and should not bring. And moving to Japan? Whoa, then you really need to consider what to stuff into your gym bag. But not to worry! As always, Ken Seeroi is here for you, doing all tha ... » Continue Reading
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- Useful Kanji: 右 Migi (right)／左 Hidari (left)
- May 6th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- 【右 Migi (right)／左 Hidari (left)】 How many people have noticed the functionality and user friendliness of this sign? As the text is only written in Japanese, it would seem likely that many people simply passed it by. However, the stress of trying to part ... » Continue Reading
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- Eat, Pray… oh shut up and pack
- May 2nd, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- My students ask me everyday. When I meet new people, it’s the first question out of their heads. When I Skype my Dad, he still asks me. Every. Single. Time. Why here. Why now. You’re finding yourself, right. Like that book with the movie with Julia Roberts... (T ... » Continue Reading
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- Interview with Keigo Kumeta
- April 30th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- OGAforAID is always thankful to all the volunteers that come out and help. On this blog, we would like to not only update everyone on how OGAforAID is doing, but also turn the spot light to our wonderful volunteers! I hope our readers can see a glimpse of what our volu ... » Continue Reading
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- Karaoke Jargon: HAMORU ハモる
- April 29th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- 【HAMORU ハモる】 Does everyone like karaoke? Today's phrase is "hamoru." "Hamoru" means, "to harmonize with the main melody." This phrase saw common use after karaoke became popular in the later part of the 1980s in Japan. The Japanese sound, "ru," is a ... » Continue Reading
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- Five Things I Like About Expat Guys
- April 25th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- Eccentric, zombie-loving, nerdy: a few things I ♥ about expat dudes in Japan. 1) They’re weird. Expat guys have a lot of the qualities I look for: complicated, geeky, and slightly dark. They tend to be way into computers, sci-fi, and play first-person Zombie s ... » Continue Reading
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