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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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- Healthy Peach, Tomato & Basil Summer Pasta Salad 桃トマトとバジルのパスタサラダ
- August 14th, 2012Category: Food & Dining
- It's been a really hot summer, but are you guys all eating healthy and nutritious food ok? Here is a very quick and easy recipe for your hot summer days... In this recipe, we are using fresh peach, tomatoes and basils and the health properties of these are as ... » Continue Reading
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- Sugared Jellies
- August 13th, 2012Category: Food & Dining
- Time of the month is a great opportunity to indulge. Scoff, scoff, scoff. Floating in sugar heaven. The other day I went into the convenience store and bought $10 worth of snacks. The guy looked at me as if to say ‘typical Westerner’ – I think he was shocked. Then ... » Continue Reading
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- Seven Things all Japanese just Gotta Say
- August 10th, 2012Category: Culture
- It was my very first week in Japan, and already I knew something funny was going on. I guess I’m a little astute like that. I had this epiphany on the second floor of a small cafe in Azabu-juban, which is a rather upscale part of Tokyo, as I was having tea w ... » Continue Reading
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- Find Cheap Flight Deals
- August 10th, 2012Category: Travel
- How do I find cheap flight deals? There are a few little secrets to help you achieve this and plenty opportunities out there if you know where and when to book. The list below has been complied with the help of Escape.com.au. The following is the ultimate g ... » Continue Reading
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- How to Survive Living in a Small Town
- August 9th, 2012Category: Travel
- If you choose to go teach English in Japan, you'll most likely end up living in a small, rural town for your first year. Experiencing the Japanese countryside is an amazing thing, as I consider it the 'real' Japan. Every foreigner in Japan should live in the country ... » Continue Reading
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- Gimme Origami!
- August 9th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- Origami is the art of paper folding. It came from the word "ori" which means folding and "kami" meaning, paper. It started in the 17th century AD and was popularized outside of Japan in the mid 1900s and has since then, evolved into modern art form. We're all used to se ... » Continue Reading
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- How To Play Kendama (けん玉)
- August 8th, 2012Category: Culture
- Japanese bilboquet or Kendama (けん玉) is a game that’s been around for ages…in some way, shape or form, all over the world. Some people call it bilboquet, or the Bilbo Catcher, the cup and ball game, or the ring and pin game**. Since the origins of the game are unclear, I ... » Continue Reading
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- Mount Koya: A New Lease on Life…from the Grave
- August 8th, 2012Category: Travel
- At 5:30 in the morning, I woke up to get ready for a trip outside of the city... to yet another World Heritage Site. I met my friend at the train station and we started to look for our group- yes, we were tagging along on a tour, and yes, it was only going to be in Ja ... » Continue Reading
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- English Table Talks
- August 7th, 2012Category: Networking Events, Teaching in Japan
- It’s a well known fact that if you bring any three people together in a friendly atmosphere, with food (and drink), something cool will happen - language learning gets improved, new contacts are made and new opportunities created. Smart new service TwoTwoEnglis ... » Continue Reading
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- Fifty Shades of Embarrassment for the English Language
- August 7th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- Fifty Shades of Grey by E L James Living in Japan often means that I’m last to hear of anything new. Movies don’t come out till months after their U.S release dates here, that’s if they even make it at all. So when I recently heard about an up and coming book in t ... » Continue Reading
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- Shuuten: Part 1 Southern Kanto
- August 6th, 2012Category: Culture, Photography, Travel
- I decided to make a world class collection of photographs that captured the life at Kanto's final stations, or "Shuuten". The task was large, difficult and expensive. But the rewards were great. "A Tree in the Sky" Copyright Escape from Your Brain Photography Day ... » Continue Reading
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- Mount Rokko Pastures
- August 3rd, 2012Category: Travel
- If you are living in the crowded Kansai area and want to escape the hustle and bustle of the cities,or a tourist in need of a break from the well worn traditional sights then Mt. Rokko Pastures maybe just the place to relax and unwind. Mt. Rokko Pastures is s ... » Continue Reading