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- 7 Ways to Smile Your Way Through the Tokyo Marathon (or any run)
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- Harajuku Thrift: Not Your Grandma’s Vintage… oh wait.
- September 27th, 2013
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- GPodding with Anthony: Modeling in Japan
- December 9th, 2013
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- Getting Work as a Couple in Japan
- October 9th, 2012Category: Work
- For those of you lucky enough to have someone to bring with you on your journey to Japan, here are a few tips and tricks to getting work while sticking together. Ben and I both work in the same town, we live in town, and my longest walking commute is about half an ... » Continue Reading
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- Sports Events: More Than Just Health and Wellness
- October 8th, 2012Category: Culture, Events, Outdoor/Sports, Play
- In a battle between two pole vaulters, Japanese athletes Shuhei Nishida and Sueo Oe made it to the finals at the 1936 Summer Games in Berlin. Nishida was awarded the silver medal, while Oe was given the bronze. When the two athletes returned to Japan, they cut their me ... » Continue Reading
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- Have you heard of ‘love hotels?’
- October 8th, 2012Category: Culture
- A love hotel is a type of short-stay hotel found around the world, operated primarily for the purpose of allowing couples privacy for sexual activities. In Japan, we have loads of them. Many young adults tend to live with their parents with not much privacy until they g ... » Continue Reading
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- Why it’s so hard to have your family come to Japan
- October 5th, 2012Category: Travel
- I was studying at an international university in Japan in Spring when the weather was perfect for travel. Many students from all over the world at my school invited their friends and family to come see Japan and they came in droves. I also wanted to reunite with someone ... » Continue Reading
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- Gender Equality in Japan
- October 5th, 2012Category: Culture
- Sometimes I forget that it took a lot of strong, powerful people to give me the equality that I take for granted today. Although studies indicate that attitudes in Japan are changing towards gender equality, there is still a cultural infrastructure based on femin ... » Continue Reading
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- Why Autumn is Japan’s Best Season
- October 4th, 2012Category: Culture, Play, Travel
- The cherry blossoms are nice, don’t get me wrong and I love a viewing party as much as the next person but it’s the enticingly sweet dip towards winter that is my favourite time of year in Japan and here is why it should be your favourite too. The immediate chang ... » Continue Reading
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- Yakuza: Kind-hearted Criminals or Monsters in Suits?
- October 4th, 2012Category: Culture
- Japan’s notorious home grown mafia, the Yakuza, is different. Sure they are a gang, but to compare them to Columbian drug lords or the Bloods or Crypts of Los Angeles is not fair. Operations, publicity, and even acceptance of Yakuza are on a different level than other c ... » Continue Reading
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- Asagaya and Yokohama Jazz Festivals liven up October
- October 3rd, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Events
- The jazz scene in Tokyo, Yokohama and the greater Kanto area is extensive, diverse and easily accessible..but can also be very pricey. I'm often contacted by people looking for a "nice, authentic place, not too expensive. Any recommendations?" Depending on the kind o ... » Continue Reading
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- Onsen for Dummies
- October 3rd, 2012Category: Travel
- In the spirit of “When in Rome,” a visit to Japan should definitely include one of the Japanese people’s greatest pastimes: a trip to onsen. The tradition of bathing in hot springs is more than a thousand years old and is deeply ingrained into the Japanese psyche. Melti ... » Continue Reading
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- Nihonmatsu Lantern Festival
- October 3rd, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Play, Travel
- The annual night time lantern festival of Nihonmatsu in Fukushima Prefecture is from the 4th to 6th of October and is one of the most spectacular events to see in Japan. It attracts 64,000 people mostly from the local area. The festival has a long history of over 300 ... » Continue Reading
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- Fireworks, Festivals and one heavy O’Mikoshi
- October 2nd, 2012Category: Culture
- Summer in Japan signals the start of many festivals and firework displays throughout the country,with the Kansai area being home to some of the biggest and more famous ones on offer. The Yodagawa Hanabi for example is a one hour fireworks extravaganza ,it is a ... » Continue Reading
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- Running in Tokyo
- October 2nd, 2012Category: Travel
- Jet-setting across Japan for insanely low airfares and soaking in the “cool” atmosphere of a bustling city like Tokyo is no excuse to give up on your fitness routine. When traveling or living in a fast-paced megapolis like Tokyo, it’s easy to forgo the treadmill for app ... » Continue Reading