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- 7 Ways to Smile Your Way Through the Tokyo Marathon (or any run)
- February 19th, 2014
- My secret to surviving the Tokyo marathon last year was not finding the perfect pair of shoes, fuel, or training plan. All of these were important, as were proper hyd ...
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- Harajuku Thrift: Not Your Grandma’s Vintage… oh wait.
- September 27th, 2013
- If you’re coming to Tokyo, you’re going to shop. It’s part of the Tokyo experience. I recently stepped out to film a Tokyo Minute segment on vintage shopping in Haraj ...
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- GPodding with Anthony: Modeling in Japan
- December 9th, 2013
- Download the Podcast | Follow on SoundCloud | Subscribe on iTunes This week’s GaijinPot podcast is a nice wrap up on the Modeling in Japan series. The articles go in ...
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- Zen Feng Shui & Yin Yangs
- December 11th, 2012Category: Culture
- You walk into a house, above the door is a Ba-Qua mirror. There is a Zen sand garden in one of the corners, a bamboo plant in another, and a painted yin yang hangs on the wall. Paper lanterns hang down from the ceiling. A fat Buddha, becomes you into the room, and i ... » Continue Reading
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- Japan’s Internet Piracy Laws
- December 7th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- A new law in Japan makes downloading copyrighted music and video punishable by up to two years in prison, and a penalty of up to 2,000,000 yen. News articles talk about how the new law has hurt the music industry. Japanese people are buying less music now. The go ... » Continue Reading
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- Winter Warmers
- December 6th, 2012Category: Shopping
- Tokyo is famous for its cold, dry air in the winter. Here are some great items to keep the chill off the silly season. HEAT For the great outdoors, Tokyo has plenty of items to keep warm. A pack of 10 heat patches lasting 10 hours at Y300 can be bought at any dru ... » Continue Reading
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- Is the JET Program Right for You?
- December 6th, 2012Category: Teaching in Japan
- Are you looking for a way to come to Japan and teach English? For over 4,000 participants every year, the JET Program serves as that doorway. Talk to a cross section of current or former Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs) on JET and you’ll get a variety of different o ... » Continue Reading
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- Mount Mitake
- December 5th, 2012Category: Outdoor/Sports
- Mt Mitake also called Mitake-san (御岳山) is a great day trip from Tokyo that you will not find in most travel guides. It’s the prefect escape from the hustle and bustle of Tokyo and a place to appreciate some beautiful nature and views. At this time of the year it is ... » Continue Reading
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- When The Travel Bug Bites
- December 5th, 2012Category: Travel
- While living in the US I volunteered two summers at an English school that had many students from China, Korea, and you guessed it, Japan. Although the students grew up with different languages, habits, and cultures, they all shared some common goals in their new Am ... » Continue Reading
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- Preparing for Winter
- December 4th, 2012Category: Culture
- I wrote two different guides about surviving winter in Japan in my blog, as in Part I and Part II. After three winters in Japan and preparing for a fourth one (am I becoming a lifer?!), I think I covered the basics and can give adequate advice- after all, I'm Can ... » Continue Reading
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- Harvest 2012: Thoughts on Nature and Agriculture in Japan
- December 4th, 2012Category: Culture
- I had lunch with a friend of mine this afternoon and she mentioned how she would be completely fine living separate from her husband. She says he loves fishing so much that he wants to move the family closer to the ocean so he can go fishing everyday. She, would rather ... » Continue Reading
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- International Seminar organized by ISFnet
- December 3rd, 2012Category: Events
- Come join us for an International Seminar organized by ISFnet Inc being held on December 15th, 2012. The event is aimed at international students studying in Japan and Graduates with bi or multilingual language skills. Learn more about the ISFnet’s philosophy and me ... » Continue Reading
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- A Gaijin’s Guide to Traveling Solo
- November 30th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Play, Travel
- Fresh from an amazing weekend in Kyoto, I have just realized that it was my first time travelling solo in Japan. And I’m still alive! Here’s my gaijin guide for traveling alone: DO stare bewilderedly at maps and your guidebook and generally stick out like a forei ... » Continue Reading
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- Do You Need Some Love?
- November 30th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Play
- Now, there are a few things I can say with one hundred percent certainty. One, I am not a man (and personally, in this day and age, I’m happy not to be). Two, I am not an American, though I am often mistaken for one. And three, while I am living in Japan, I can’t say I’ ... » Continue Reading
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- Nagoya, Japan – Where to Go and What to Eat
- November 29th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Food & Dining, Play, Travel
- Nagoya is famous for a variety of delicious foods, but also for its history! Nagoya is where Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi were born. You can learn a little more about Nagoya's history inside the Nagoya Castlemuseum. This is not the original castle. The ori ... » Continue Reading