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- Renewing an expired visa
- October 19th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- Hope you all had a fantastic summer vacation. As for myself I had a stressful vacation. When summer vacation was approaching, I was already planning to go to somewhere, however, once I looked up passport, I was shocked!!! I discovered my spouse visa was expired for ... » Continue Reading
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- CrossFit in Daikanyama: Lazy Girl Rehab
- October 18th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- Truth: I’m lazy. Or at least, I’ve been lazy since moving here when it comes to working out. When people ask me what I “do” to stay in shape, I talk about what I “did” when I was back home because I’m a big fat liar. The truth is, my workouts have been sporadic at best, ... » Continue Reading
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- Social Apartments and the living experience in Tokyo – World Neighbors Gokokuji
- October 16th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- For a lot of young people moving to Tokyo, shared housing is becoming the de facto choice when it comes to selecting a place to live. And in the world of Tokyo shared housing, there is one company that is leading the way, Social Apartments. The company is well-kn ... » Continue Reading
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- Hollywood Stars in Strange Japanese Commercials
- October 15th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- No matter how big the stars get, no matter how much money they earn, odds are they will be tempted over to the dark side for the promise of bundles of Yen. With that in mind, here is a short selection of the craziest, silliest and strangest Japanese commercials sta ... » Continue Reading
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- Understanding Tohoku
- October 15th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- I came to Japan in July 2011, about four months after the East Japan Earthquake. We had been warned that electricity use had been cut in an attempt to compensate for the shortages in the northeast, and the first obvious show of this was in the Tokyo nightscape, scat ... » Continue Reading
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- Yokohama’s Cup Noodles Museum is good for the soul
- October 7th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- People usually have a favorite from their travels thus far in life. A destination on a pedestal until it’s knocked off by a new gem. Both Japanese and tourists alike tend to find the Cup Noodles Museum in Yokohama to be that special spot, however temporary. Ther ... » Continue Reading
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- Nihongo On-the-Go: Japanese Language App Review
- October 4th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- A while ago, I wrote about some of the unlikely things you should know before you move to Tokyo, and number one for me was all the time you spend on the train. I spend about ten hours a week on the train, and have dedicated a chunk of my daily commute to learning Japan ... » Continue Reading
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- Please have your baby during working hours: 10 tips on giving birth in Japan
- September 30th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- Even though not all of us have had the experience of (or indeed, possess the required biology for) bringing another human into this world, it is easy to imagine that this is one of the most exciting (look at these cute baby boots! ), amazing (this is my child O_o ), ... » Continue Reading
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- The History of Japanese Race Queens
- September 27th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- The term “Race Queen” has been coined in Japan to describe the female models and pit crew who support their teams both on and off the track. Generally dressed and made up to be as attractive as the cars they represent, it is not hard to spot them from afar. Although ... » Continue Reading
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- Hey Did You Feel That? Emergency Prep Tips from an Expert
- September 26th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- My first week in my new apartment in Japan a sizeable rocker-style earthquake woke me up — not a big one, but enough to make me realize I have nothing prepared if I need to evacuate my place. And to be honest, I don’t even know what I’d really need. Or where to go? Or h ... » Continue Reading
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