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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
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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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- GranSta Tokyo Station area expands with new food shops
- April 1st, 2012Category: Shopping
- GranSta, a shopping complex in the central concourse in the basement of Tokyo Station, has expanded with several new food shops and restaurants. JR East says the complex is aiming to attract tourists and nearby office workers looking for high quality products and serv ... » Continue Reading
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- Hand-crafted Easter eggs from Park Hyatt Tokyo
- March 30th, 2012Category: Shopping
- Beginning Sunday, Park Hyatt Tokyo’s Pastry Chef Anthony Stettler brings guests the finest in chocolate confectionery with a limited edition of 50 “griffé”-designed and intricately crafted chocolate Easter eggs. The one-of-a-kind hollow eggs come in two sizes, 8.5- ... » Continue Reading
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- Easy to Cook Japanese Recipe Kinoko-gohan (Mushroom Rice)
- March 29th, 2012Category: Food & Dining
- This month’s easy to cook Japanese recipe is "kinoko gohan," which is a quick and easy dish to make at home. This is one of our family favourites and is really tasty with all those great Japanese mushrooms like Enoki and Shitake. Serves about 4 people. Ing ... » Continue Reading
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- The Usual 15 Minutes
- March 29th, 2012Category: Photography, Play
- I don't spend too much time downtown since I live in the "country" out in Western Tokyo. But I do take advantage of the two or three times a week I make it in to the city to cram in some shots with the usual 15 minutes I have on my hand walking between train ... » Continue Reading
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- Japan on Foot – Part 1
- March 29th, 2012Category: Outdoor/Sports
- "Japan on Foot" (published by Fine Line Press) chronicles the exploits of two “roving reporters” (one English, one Japanese) who set off to capture the spirit of Japan by walking the length and breadth of the country, a 15-month odyssey of 7,500 kilometers. Mary reco ... » Continue Reading
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- The Firing (A story of Japanese pottery, Part 2)
- March 28th, 2012Category: Culture, Play
- The Firing follows from Part 1 of this series, A Story of Japanese pottery. If you've just joined, you may want to read up on the events in Part 1 before continuing. The final day of tending the kiln’s flame has begun. On a sunny but blustery morning, back at the Wai ... » Continue Reading
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- J-Seed Ventures launches business incubator Venture Generation
- March 26th, 2012Category: Starting a Business, Work
- Tokyo, Japan, March 26th, 2012 - In response to the increasing demand from entrepreneurs, J-Seed Ventures, Inc. announced the launch of a new international business incubator in Tokyo, called Venture Generation. Targeting early-stage Japanese ventures and foreign comp ... » Continue Reading
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- Interac – Japan’s leading provider of ALTs
- March 26th, 2012Category: Teaching in Japan
- If there is one company that is always on the look-out for high quality teachers, it’s Interac, Japan’s leading provider of ALTs (Assistant Language Teachers) – and probably Japan’s largest “importer” for foreigners, sponsoring more visas for foreigners than any ... » Continue Reading
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- Sony’s new TVs allow users to download videos, music from Internet
- March 26th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- Sony Corp has unveiled its new Bravia liquid crystal display televisions with value-added functions. Features of the new HX850 series include Opti-contrast panel, LightSensor Technology and X-Reality PRO picture processing engine that makes depleted images clearer, ... » Continue Reading
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- The Floating Gateway
- March 26th, 2012Category: Photography, Play
- A lot has been covered about this majestic gate that seemingly floats in the sea in front of one of the most renowned shrines in all of Japan and possibly the world. This is, of course, the gateway, or 'torii' of Itsukushima Shrine, a UNESCO World Heritage site, on the ... » Continue Reading
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- TV commercial of the week: GREE and EXILE
- March 26th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- The video below is the commercial for the popular social mobile phone game "Seisen Cerberus" from Japanese social networking service GREE. "Seisen Cerberus" is a card simulated battle role playing game. There are more than 500 cards in the game. The goal is to craf ... » Continue Reading
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- Weekly Digest 3/17~3/23
- March 24th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- 3/17 (Sat.)Mini Chupa Chups 3/18 (Sun.)White strawberries: Scent of First Love 3/19 (Mon.)Western Union expands in Japan with 8,860 points of presence Other Posts:TV commercial of the week: Zacrich ice creamGreat Tulip Festival in Huis Ten Bos ... » Continue Reading