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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.
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- GPodding with Anthony: Modeling in Japan
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- London Olympics 2012!! What kind of In-Flight Meal Do you want to Eat to London?
- July 27th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Food & Dining
- OMG! the London Olympic games are starting TODAY! Don't you all agree how all of Japan goes crazy whenever we have big athletic games? Olympics, World Cup Tournaments, Figure skating to name a few. For example, let's say I go to a fitness gym to get my exercise ... » Continue Reading
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- Takanori Aiba’s Miniature Sculptures
- July 26th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture
- When it comes to details and intricate designs, Japanese artists never fail to impress the audience. Be it a simple painting, clay art, graffiti or bonsai, artists like Takanori Aiba always comes up with something exceptional and breathtaking. Producing bonsai-type mode ... » Continue Reading
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- Japan, Happiest Place on Earth
- July 25th, 2012Category: Culture
- Well, I visited a Japanese elementary school this week and had lunch with the kids, which was some kind of sparrow egg stew or something. It didn’t really agree with me, probably because I don’t like stew that much. Of course, thinking about the main ingredien ... » Continue Reading
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- Japanese Animation, A True Art Form
- July 25th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- Momo he no Tegami (A Letter to Momo) Poster I went to see a full-length feature anime and the name of this movie was ももへの手紙 (Momo hen o Tegami or A Letter to Momo). For those of you who don’t know the story (I’ll try not to spoil everything) Momo hen o Tegami ... » Continue Reading
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- Gokiburi: On Madness and Mushi
- July 24th, 2012Category: Culture
- If only my first sightings of the little buggers had been the last. But alas, the first sighting was to be a sign of things to come. Two of the little blighters in short order. One scurrying across the top of my sink, in broad daylight no less! No sooner do I open the c ... » Continue Reading
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- Interview with Tokyo Photographer Ontoshiki
- July 23rd, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Photography
- Placebo with Zakuro © Ontoshiki In the old days, when a man was building his credibility as an artist, he did so rather anonymously. There might be a break here or there in this or that magazine or fashion catalogue but it would be difficult for this person to ... » Continue Reading
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- ROCKSTAR SYNDROME How Everyday Foreigners in Japan Live and Die as Celebrities
- July 20th, 2012Category: Culture
- Hello, my name is Justin (pictured left). I am a Rock Star. Thousands of Westerners come to Japan each year to experience the traditional to the ultra-modern wonders the Land of the Rising Sun has to offer. In a country not as diverse ethnically as many others, a ... » Continue Reading
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- 47 Ronin
- July 20th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Play
- After turning Asian animations such as "The Last Airbender," "Astroboy" and "Dragonball" into live action films, Hollywood just can't seem to get enough of the Japanese culture. There were rumors before of turning "Bleach" and "Cowboy Bebop" into live action film, and ... » Continue Reading
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- The Japanese Breakfast vs. The American Breakfast
- July 19th, 2012Category: Food & Dining
- Please close your eyes for a second and think about your idea of the perfect, most delectable breakfast you could have. Think about every nuance. Are you eating it at a restaurant that really makes your tummy smile every time you go? Perhaps it’s at your Mom’s house o ... » Continue Reading
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- Narcolepsy and Evolution: How to Deal With a Student Sleeping in Class
- July 18th, 2012Category: Culture, Teaching in Japan
- Our curriculum at a university in Tokyo requires us to have at least fifteen minutes of silent reading every class. As such it should not be surprising that often students will open their books during this fifteen minutes, place them on their desks and fall asleep. ... » Continue Reading
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- Fuji-Q Highland Amusement Park
- July 18th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Travel
- Fuji-Q Highland is an amusement park located in Yamanashi prefecture, Japan. The theme park is near the base of the famous Mount Fuji. This is the place for you if you love rides and roller-coasters rather than the attractions of say, Disneyland or Disney Sea ... » Continue Reading
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- Mind the Flash
- July 17th, 2012Category: Culture, Photography
- Japanese people have mastered the camera pose. Crafted it into a fine art and bequeathed it unto their young in such a fashion that one might even begin to think it genetic, a biological imperative perhaps, an evolutionary tweak that has emerged along with the technol ... » Continue Reading