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- 7 Ways to Smile Your Way Through the Tokyo Marathon (or any run)
- February 19th, 2014
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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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- Tokyo Steampunk, Hayao Miyazaki’s NI-TELE Really BIG Clock
- June 25th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Travel
- The term Steampunk was coined in April 1987 by the American writer Kevin Wayne Jeter, in a letter to the Locus magazine. Defined as a sub-genre of science fiction, alternate history and speculative fiction, steampunk is characterized by worlds using all kind of steam-po ... » Continue Reading
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- Commuters’ tolerance tested in face of declining public manners
- June 22nd, 2012Category: Culture
- On May 21, the Shibuya Fukutoshin subway station was the scene of a knife assault. When the perpetrator was arrested two days later, he reportedly told police he had lost his temper after the man “had bumped into him.” Spa! (June 19) uses this incident to con ... » Continue Reading
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- Takashi Murakami and the World of Pop Art
- June 22nd, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- Japan is a colorful country and its artworks are proof that they are creative people. They easily incorporate art with fashion and many other things. Others may think it odd or loud, but it's one of the things that sets them apart. For example, anime--Japan owns ... » Continue Reading
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- ICA Summer Networking Tokyo Bay Cruise
- June 22nd, 2012Category: Events
- WHEN: AUGUST 30, 2012, THURSDAY Escape the summer heat by joining the ICA (International Computer Association) for a fun-filled evening aboard ship cruising Tokyo Bay on Aug 30. Enjoy the elegant surroundings of the Tokyo night skyline while connecting with p ... » Continue Reading
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- Driving Illegally
- June 21st, 2012Category: Culture
- Lease Japan puts a lot of people behind the wheel of a new or used car every year. Recently, we have noticed an increase in the number of people who are inadvertently driving illegally in Japan with International Driver’s Permits. Many people, especially those w ... » Continue Reading
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- 20 Signs You’ve Been in Japan Too Long
- June 20th, 2012Category: Culture
- 1. You still call non-Japanese "Gaijin" even when you're outside Japan. 2. You see a gaijin get on the train and think "Wow, it's a Gaijin!" 3. Most of your photos show you giving the peace sign 4. Most of your vacations are geared towards taking hot baths ... » Continue Reading
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- Hair
- June 20th, 2012Category: Culture
- I’m going to let you all in on a little secret. . . I’m not a real blonde. Gasp! Shock! The horror! I get all kinds of reactions after telling Japanese people this. They all just assume that my hair is natural, with it’s lightened colour and it’s subtle highlights. Per ... » Continue Reading
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- Art is Everywhere, Even on Sewer Covers
- June 18th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Travel
- Japanese art has a wide range of style. There's ancient pottery, wood and bronze sculpture, silk and paper. These all show one thing: Japanese artists are extremely talented and resourceful. You don't need to go to museums just to see for yourself. In Japan, the ... » Continue Reading
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- Post-Incorporation Legal Compliance
- June 18th, 2012Category: Starting a Business
- Now that you have incorporated your company, the Japanese Companies Act requires that certain legal compliance matters are performed and company recorded matters are up to date. Generally speaking, these can be divided into annual company requirements and the re ... » Continue Reading
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- TV commercial of the week: KFC Krushers and Kyary pamyu pamyu
- June 18th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- This commercial is for a popular item on KFC's menu called Krushers which is like an ice cream flurry. Kyary pamyu pamyu, who is a popular fashion model/singer, is the main character featured in the Krushers commercial. (You can read about her in previous articles. ... » Continue Reading
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- Sushi-Go-Round
- June 15th, 2012Category: Food & Dining
- I am NOT a seafood person. My taste buds have a hypersensitive ability to detect, and subsequently detest, anything that tastes like it has ever lived in water. We didn't really eat much seafood growing up, and try as I might, I have never been able to do anything other ... » Continue Reading
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- Healthy “Live-Longer” Habits From Japanese Women
- June 15th, 2012Category: Food & Dining
- Obesity has been increasingly cited as a major health issue in recent decades. While many industrialized countries have experienced similar increases, obesity rates in the US are among the highest in the world. Though this problem is spreading widely as years go by ... » Continue Reading