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- A little France in Tokyo
- September 25th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- Staying in Aoyama Itchōme while I flat hunt around Tokyo, I have been able to explore an area rarely featured in guidebooks of the city. Aoyama is primarily a commercial district, featuring banks and business hotels and little in the way of tourist attractions, but ... » Continue Reading
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- Nintendo Legend Hiroshi Yamauchi Dies At 85
- September 24th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- As the president of Nintendo for an amazing 53 years, Hiroshi Yamauchi is truly one of the legends of the home entertainment industry. Although he passed away today from pneumonia, at the age of 85, he leaves behind a legacy that is rivaled by very few. Born in ... » Continue Reading
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- Hi. I’m New Here. Tips on Overcoming Foreigner Isolation
- September 19th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- You just got here. You’re learning the basics to do your life. You’re working. You’re drinking. You’re doing your thing. But you also find yourself not wanting to hang out with your new coworkers, or meet new people at the local izakaya, or deal with the alarmist Skype ... » Continue Reading
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- Gap Years—A Story Why Japan Has Kicked Asphalt.
- September 17th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- From the day I mentioned to my parents I wanted to take a gap year before law school, they were pretty much against it from the beginning. The idea of putting off a “real career” to teach in a foreign country just didn’t really sit well with them. When I finally decided ... » Continue Reading
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- Creepus Pervertialis: Facts and Practical Tips for Dealing with Stalking
- September 13th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- Not long ago, I was talking to a guy, whose girlfriend came to visit him in Tokyo. One night, she went out around midnight to get ice cream at the conbini and didn’t come back for four hours. Completely freaked out, he asked where she was. She told him, “I just walked a ... » Continue Reading
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- Top 10: Japanese Car Commercials
- September 12th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- 10. Honda City Madness Being one of the vehicles most popular in the entry-level market, the Honda has always strived to find a connection to its loyal buyers. In the 1980's the automaker teamed up with then popular ska band "Madness" to help introduce their ... » Continue Reading
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- 寿司ならできる? I can make sushi?
- September 9th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- Sushi is the Japanese person’s soul food, and at the same time, you could say it is the most famous Japanese cuisine worldwide. Maybe it was that sushi itself had features favored by people around the world, such as the simple form of raw fish on top of rice, an easy- ... » Continue Reading
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- Revving for a Refresh: Top Ten Comeback Cars
- September 3rd, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- 10. Subaru 360 (1958–1971) No, the Subaru 360 was not Fuji Heavy Industry's best shot at a console system. This lesser known vehicle was actually one of the first ground-breaking entries for kei-class car for the small automaker. Also dubbed, the "Ladybug" it was ... » Continue Reading
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- Why Matsuya’s the Best Gyudon Shop Around
- September 2nd, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- I'm assuming we all have one: a Japanese fast food restaurant close to our heart for one reason or another. Just as we distinguish Wendy's from Burger King, McDonalds from Taco Bell, so too would it be natural to have a preference among the Japanese chains. Or, mayb ... » Continue Reading
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- Katakana Japanese: What is “Arasaa アラサー” ?
- September 2nd, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- "Arasaa" is an abbreviated term for "around thirty", referring to people around thirty years old. Similarly, "Arafour" refers to those near their 40s, and "Arafif" refers to those near their 50s. This term was originally invented as an essential term for marketing. ... » Continue Reading
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