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- Celery is most disliked vegetable among adults: survey
- October 28th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Are you one of those people who now eats vegetables that you couldn't stand when you were a kid? Remember? Your mom said they were good for you. Or you might still dislike the same veges that you disliked as a kid. COBS ONLINE conducted a survey and got responses fro ... » Continue Reading
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- Table Talk: Yellowtail
- October 27th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- One of the most popular fish dishes in Japan is amberjack or yellowtail. The fish, which is native to the northwest Pacific -- from Japan to Hawaii -- is particularly appreciated in Japan, where it is called "hamachi" or "buri" (鰤). Popular as sushi, "buri" is also ... » Continue Reading
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- Japanese girls ‘looking different’ to some foreign observers
- October 27th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Recently, there has been an increase in school girl models, while many elementary school girls are wearing conspicuous fashion items. Some foreign people seem surprised when they see images of those girls on the Internet. Here are a few responses about images of thos ... » Continue Reading
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- NHK to cut monthly TV subscription fee by up to 120 yen
- October 26th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- NHK announced this week that as part of its three-year corporate plan, monthly subscription fees will become cheaper by 120 yen as of October 2012. This will be the first time that the public broadcaster has reduced fees for TV since 1968. Current subscription fees ... » Continue Reading
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- Popular shared living operator, Social Apartment, announces the opening of two new locations
- October 25th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- There are many ways to enjoy your time in Japan with Social Apartment shared living complexes and recently, the options just got better. With the soon to open locations in Aobadai (Kanagawa) and Hanakoganei (Tokyo), Social Apartment can assist you with more ways of ge ... » Continue Reading
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- Past and present: Marunouchi
- October 25th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Although its borders are vague, the Marunouchi area of Tokyo covers about 278 acres between Tokyo Station and the Imperial Palace. According to developer Mitsubishi Estate, there are 98 buildings with a total floor space of 1,443 acres, and the 4,100 companies b ... » Continue Reading
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- Toto’s poop-powered bike draws foreign media attention
- October 25th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Famous Japanese toilet maker TOTO's advertisement for its toilet bike is garnering a lot of attention from foreign media which are referring to it as a "poop-powered bike." For example, the big news website, Huffington Post mentioned that the "Japanese toilet make ... » Continue Reading
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- Siri doesn’t understand everyone’s English
- October 25th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- The iPhone 4S, which was released on Oct 14, has a sound assist function named "Siri" that enables users to search various informations such as today's weather and so on. Early reviews have praised the Siri assistant for its ability to handle a wide array of tasks ... » Continue Reading
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- Family restaurant Gusto selling hamburger and soup set for 390 yen
- October 24th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Skylark family restaurant chain Gusto is carrying out a four-stage campaign called "Thanks! fair" that features a "cheese in hamburg" (their spelling, not ours) with soup set for 390 yen down from 805 yen through Nov 2 for the first stage. The second stage will g ... » Continue Reading
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- Wireless mobile speaker from Bose
- October 24th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Bose unveiled its new SoundLink Wireless Mobile Speaker recently. This speaker lets you share the music on your mobile phone with sound quality unlike any other Bluetooth speaker this small. The SoundLink speaker works wirelessly with your iPhone, Android, Blackber ... » Continue Reading
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