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- February 19th, 2014
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- Why Japan matters: iPad mania, cloud computing and social intelligence
- August 19th, 2010Category: Work Tips
- Editor’s note: Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO of salesforce.com, really loves Japan. And if you are a startup founder or tech executive, he thinks you should too. He explains why in this guest post, culled from observations from his most recent visit. The article has ... » Continue Reading
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- To-kae Festival in Nara
- August 19th, 2010Category: Photography, Travel
- The Tokae Festival started in 1999 and while it lacks in history, it makes up for it in visual impact. Lasting ten nights in August, thousands of candle lanterns are hung from bridges, laid in the waters of Nara Park and line the paths to the city’s temples, giving the ... » Continue Reading
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- August 18th, 2010Category: Work Tips
- Wally Amos isn’t one to waste a moment of any day. The creator of the popular cookie brands Famous Amos and Chip & Cookie always exudes a passion for whatever he does, whether he is baking cookies, reading to children, giving motivational talks around the world or ... » Continue Reading
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- August 18th, 2010Category: Culture
- ALTJapan recently posted an interesting look at a Japanese news story that reported how girls in Japan feel about their game-playing boyfriends and how that story got misreported around the world, including on a number of online news portals. The blog digs into the o ... » Continue Reading
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- Japanese whiskies taking over the world’s bars
- August 17th, 2010Category: Culture, Food & Dining
- It wasn’t too long ago that consumers outside of Japan even knew there were Japanese whiskies available, let alone ask for them by name. That, however, is fast changing. Although best known for sake, Japan has a whisky tradition stretching back more than a century. It ... » Continue Reading
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- August 17th, 2010Category: Culture
- Its founder, Yoshikazu Tanaka, is Japan's youngest billionaire and one of the richest men in the country – we featured him recently here – and now social network Gree has surpassed mixi as the number one hangout for Japanese folks online. As tech blog AsiaJin reports ... » Continue Reading
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- August 16th, 2010Category: Culture
- Hi, it’s me Akie, up here in Akita weathering out the summer heat like all of you. Seems awfully hot this summer for humans and critters alike, doesn’t it? This brings me to my little theme for this blog. I bet that title got your attention! (Just a little, hehehe.) ... » Continue Reading
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- The Harajuku Bar
- August 16th, 2010Category: Food & Dining
- Sure there is the one-coin shop, 100 yen and a world of fun, cheap goods at your disposal. How about the one coin bar? It requires a different coin, but with any drink at just 500 yen all night, you know that it must be a good place for the partaking of alcohol. The ... » Continue Reading
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- The shrinking state of pocket money in Japan
- August 12th, 2010Category: Culture
- In an early July installment of the popular “Shabekuri 007” program broadcast Mondays on the Japan TV network, show hosts and audience alike gasped in astonishment when Mitsuyo Ota remarked she paid her entertainer husband Hikari a “kozukai” (monthly allowance) of 50, ... » Continue Reading
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- Working in the Field of TESOL
- August 12th, 2010Category: Teaching in Japan
- First, it is important to note that most foreign language teachers in the world today are not native speakers of the language they are teaching. For instance, in Japan, the vast majority of English teachers are Japanese nationals. This is generally not considered a pr ... » Continue Reading
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- Nagoya Live Houses
- August 12th, 2010Category: Arts & Entertainment, Travel
- For too many people, Nagoya is simply a station between Tokyo and Kyoto, offering little of interest. In addition to the tourist attractions I have written about elsewhere on this site, Nagoya also has a thriving music scene, some characterful live houses and some ... » Continue Reading
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- August 11th, 2010Category: Photography
- From Wiki: Bon Odori (盆踊り, meaning simply Bon dance is an event held during Obon. Originally a Nenbutsu folk dance to welcome the spirits of the dead, the style of celebration varies in many aspects from region to region. Each region has a local dance, as well as di ... » Continue Reading
