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- Lots of chocolate, but little love on Valentine’s Day in Japan
- February 1st, 2012Category: Culture
- Ah, Valentine's Day. That most romantic of times is just around the corner. That means roses and chocolates, right? Wrong. Guys, take note. If you get a whole lot of chocolates from women in your office on Valentine’s Day, don’t get the wrong idea. They don’t all l ... » Continue Reading
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- Oden, mixed stew, sukiyaki most favored ‘nabe’ dishes in winter
- January 31st, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Japanese people love eating "nabe" (hot pot), especially in winter. According to Whether News, 88% of 16,428 Japanese people polled ate "nabe" in December and January. The average number of times was 11.31. The survey also showed that people living in the ... » Continue Reading
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- Otaku Paradise Akiba Culture Zone completed
- January 30th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Akiba Culture Zone, a new 6-floor department store in Akihabara, was recently completed, with all floors now open to the public. The store is devoted to “otaku”-related goods, such as animation character figures and games, manga, idol goods, clothes, among others. ... » Continue Reading
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- TV commercial of the week: Staff Service with Cyborg
- January 30th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- This commercial is for Staff Service which is a big recruiting company. Staff Service currently shows two kinds of Cyborg commercial series. One features the Cyborg temp worker 022 (the number "022" refers to the phone number of Staff Service), and stars Mikako Tabe. ... » Continue Reading
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- Mushroom detective’s assistant Funghi spreads the word
- January 28th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Do you know that there is cute detective's assistant named Funghi? Funghi is the character from the game for Nintendo DS and iPhone App "Touch Detective" where you solve difficult problems by touching various things and places. (You can find out more details about ... » Continue Reading
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- Weekly Digest: 1/21~1/27
- January 28th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- 1/21 (Sat.)Interesting activities from FindJPN 1/22 (Sun.)Entitlements are not rights 1/23 (Mon.)Japanese companies hiring foreigners Other Posts:New IT Master Program in EnglishBuns are fried chicken?! Check out KFC's Chicken Filet DoubleTV c ... » Continue Reading
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- Chase the demons away with beans on Setsubun
- January 27th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Setsubun is the festival held on Feb 3, which traditionally marks the beginning of spring on the Japanese lunar calendar. Temples and shrines across Japan perform various rituals at Setsubun, such as throwing beans, to drive away demons and bring happiness for ... » Continue Reading
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- What do you like most about living in Japan?
- January 27th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Japan Today recently polled readers on some of the things they like most about living in Japan. Here are what many readers had to say. -- My top 3: 1. The transportation system-You can get practically anywhere without having to rely on an automobile. 2. The food- ... » Continue Reading
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- Try cooking a Big Mac in rice cooker
- January 26th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- RocketNews24 introduces some interesting recipes for cooking Big Macs, french fries and chicken McNuggets in a rice cooker. According to RocketNews24, the results are delicious. Here is how to make "McDonald's Miracle Mixed Rice". 1. Wash rice. Wash 1 or 2 cups ... » Continue Reading
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- Tokyo’s flying girl – Part 2
- January 26th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Last year, we introduced some of Natsumi Hayashi's photography collections in the article "Tokyo's flying girl" from her own blog "yowayowa camera woman diary" and the article was one of GaijinPot's most stories, achieving over 4,000 page views. (64 Likes on Facebook) ... » Continue Reading
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- Creative snowmen appear after Kanto area snowfall
- January 25th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- The Kanto area had its first snowfall of the winter on Jan 23. Some kids had fun throwing snowballs and making snowmen. There were also some artistic snowman creators whose works could be seen in various parts of Tokyo before they melted. There were snowmen sitting ... » Continue Reading
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- Peach John Disney undies for Valentine’s Day
- January 25th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Lingerie brand Peach John has released some items for couples for the Valentine season in collaboration with Disney. Cute hand-drawn Mickey Mouse images adorn men’s underwear, while Minnie Mouse appears on the women's panties. If you manage to put the two pairs ... » Continue Reading
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