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- JAPAN SCENE videos
- March 4th, 2012Category: Culture
- "JAPAN SCENE" on YouTube introduces videos of scenery and culture in Japan such as "JAPAN 2011" (an 8-minute tour of Japan), "Kyoto 3min trip (in the afternoon)", "SAKURA/TOKYO 2011," and so on. So even if you aren't planning a trip to Japan, let these videos take you ... » Continue Reading
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- March 3rd, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- 2/26 (Sun.)OVERSEAS 2012: 3 women photographers bring the world closer to Japan Other Post:Pot lets you cook without using water 2/27 (Mon.)Key Japanese: Important terms for apartments Other Posts:Gov’t enlists AKB48 as ‘gatekeepers’ for suicide prevent ... » Continue Reading
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- Uniqlo launches Restoration Support Project
- February 29th, 2012Category: Events
- As the first anniversary of the March 11 approaches, Uniqlo and its parent company, Fast Retailing, plan to donate clothes and money to the Tohoku area. Uniqlo has had staff working as volunteers in the devastated area and says there are still great needs. It wi ... » Continue Reading
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- Fuji TV seeks contributions for Ridley Scott project ‘Japan in a Day’
- February 29th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- Fuji Television is joining forces with renowned filmmaker and producer Ridley Scott to record and share a single day in the life of Japan. Inspired by Kevin Macdonald’s “Life in a Day,” the project, titled “Japan in a Day,” is dedicated to those who lost their lives ... » Continue Reading
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- Sweets paradise comes to Tokyo station
- February 29th, 2012Category: Travel
- A commercial facility at Tokyo station, called First Avenue Tokyo Station, will open on April 14. Occupying part of the facility is “The Okashi Land” which will feature famous big confectionery brands, including Ezaki Glico Co, Morinaga & Company, Ltd and C ... » Continue Reading
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- Final Fantasy cards
- February 28th, 2012Category: Shopping
- World-famous Japanese RPG (role-playing video game) Final Fantasy will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year. Production company Square Enix is planning to release Final Fantasy 25th anniversary cards (1,260 yen) and tumblers (1,995 yen) in the spring. The s ... » Continue Reading
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- ‘Enter’ nap time with ‘Keyboard Cushions’
- February 28th, 2012Category: Shopping
- Online shopping site Monolith is selling “Keyboard Cushions.” There are seven variations, “Enter,” “Shift,” “Esc,” “Tab,” “Ctrl,” “Alt,” and “Delete.” They come in black and white for 3,150 ~ 4,725 yen. The standard size of a keyboard cushion such as “Delete” is ... » Continue Reading
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- Metro-FRISK campaign giving free cases with subway designs
- February 28th, 2012Category: Shopping
- Tokyo Metro and Metro Commerce will hold a gift campaign at METRO’S from March 1. During the campaign, when people buy three containers of FRISK, they will receive a free FRISK case with subway trains illustrated on it. There are four variations and 1,000 items ... » Continue Reading
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- Spring explosion with sakura-flavored donuts
- February 28th, 2012Category: Shopping
- Mister Donuts has new items on its menu for spring, called Sakura French. It is a time-limited menu starting from March 7. All the donuts in the Sakura French lineup feature lovely pink colors and come in four different varieties -- sakura bean paste (147 yen), ... » Continue Reading
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- TV commercial of the week: PILOT pens
- February 27th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- This commercial is for famous stationery company PILOT's multifunctional pen "HI-TEC-C coleto" which comes with a set of four various color refills. The commercial personifies each color refills and describes each color refill's characteristics and feelings. Color ... » Continue Reading
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- It’s rabbit season for cafes
- February 27th, 2012Category: Travel
- Last year, cat cafes were trendy. This year, rabbit cafes are attracting attention. Japanese magazines and TV variety programs have been featuring stories on rabbit cafes in trendy areas such as Jiyugaoka and Shimokitazawa.The unusually-named Ra.a.g.f (mea ... » Continue Reading
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- OVERSEAS 2012: 3 women photographers bring the world closer to Japan
- February 26th, 2012Category: Photography
- RICOH Photo Gallery RING CUTE in Ginza is holding a photo exhibition called "OVERSEAS 2012" which displays photos taken by three Japanese women in foreign countries. The theme of the photo exhibition is that "the world is closer than we feel and think." Here are the ... » Continue Reading
