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- May 7th, 2009Category: Culture
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- Or in English, 'Man-Gal'. A relatively new phenomenon (or perhaps I've just noticed it recently), is the Gyaru-O. O stands for otoko or man. Gyaru, from the English word, gal also sometimes described as a yankee-girl, refers to a girl who tans her skin, bleaches ... » Continue Reading
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- April 13th, 2009Category: Arts & Entertainment, Travel
- photo credit: tata_aka_T Many transplanted hockey fans such as myself, thought they would be forced to give up their passion when they crossed the pond to live in Japan. Perhaps Japan's best kept secret is that an entire hockey culture exists just below the radar of ... » Continue Reading
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- Wax on, Wax off: Cleaning as a Martial Arts Metaphor, Part 1
- April 9th, 2009Category: Culture
- So after moving into my new apartment recently, I had to spent a few days cleaning it, and while doing so, I pondered why it is that traditional martial arts masters always make their students spend a lot of time cleaning. Coming from an American cultural backgro ... » Continue Reading
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- April 8th, 2009Category: Culture, Travel
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- April 1st, 2009Category: Culture
- photo credit: knaakle We take a lot for granted these days. Just take the subject of fresh foods for instance. Meats, fish, produce, you name it, from the farmer or the fisherman to the wholesaler to the retailer to your refrigerator it's all harvested, transported, ... » Continue Reading
