• Niseko Village ranked No. 1 ski resort in Japan
    January 15th, 2012By Category: Travel
    Niseko Village in Hokkaido has been ranked the No. 1 ski resort in Japan by Snow Japan. Voted by ski enthusiasts globally, the award further recognizes Niseko Village as one of the world’s most popular ski destination.Voting was conducted on Snow Japan’s website at ww ... » Continue Reading
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    Hello Kitty Manju at Circle K SunKus
    January 14th, 2012By Category: Uncategorized
    Convenience store Circle K SunKus has started selling Hello Kitty Manju, a dumpling filled with apple-flavored custard cream. The paper it is wrapped in tells your fortune. The price is 150 yen.  Source: AKB Tsushin  The Hello Kitty character was created in 1 ... » Continue Reading
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    Digest: 12/24~1/13
    January 14th, 2012By Category: Uncategorized
    12/24 (Sun.)The story of love hotels   12/26 (Mon.)TV commercial of the week: Google Chrome and Hatsune Miku Other Post:Starting a business in Japan: Wendy's   12/27 (Tue.)Have a traditional New Year in Japan Other Posts:JNTO Tourist Information ... » Continue Reading
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    Lost in Tokyo
    January 13th, 2012By Category: Uncategorized
    Mark Bramley had 2 days to himself in Tokyo, so he decided to take about 10,000 photos. All shot on a Canon 5D MkII. All the video footage was shot handheld.   Lost in Tokyo from Mark Bramley on Vimeo. You can check out more of his photography at markbramley.co ... » Continue Reading
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    The importance of blood type in Japanese culture
    January 13th, 2012By Category: Uncategorized
    In a  previous article, Donating Blood in Japan, we looked at the importance of donating blood in Japan and where you can do it. It is a good idea to know your blood type. While most Japanese know their blood type, many foreigners do not. Many Japanese people believ ... » Continue Reading
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    23rd Japan Best Jewellery Wearer Awards Ceremony
    January 12th, 2012By Category: Uncategorized
    The International Jewelry Tokyo (IJT), being held at Tokyo Big Sight until Saturday, is the biggest and most important international jewelry trade show. Each year, many visitors such as jewelry retailers, department stores and speciality stores visit IJT to proactivel ... » Continue Reading
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    Six items that foreigners feel are overpriced in Japan
    January 12th, 2012By Category: Uncategorized
    Japan is perceived as being an expensive country by many foreigners. Some things are expensive, while others are cheaper (depending on which country you are comparing prices to, obviously). Recently, lifestyle website Madame RiRi carried an article, giving six exampl ... » Continue Reading
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    Dancing mayor does his AKB48 act at Coming-of-Age Day ceremony
    January 11th, 2012By Category: Uncategorized
    We wrote about Monday's Coming-of-Age Day ceremonies in a previous article Coming-of-Age Day ceremony held across Japan. One of the more unusual ceremonies, which has found its way onto YouTube, featured the mayor of Aso City in Kumamoto Prefecture doing his AKB48 act ... » Continue Reading
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    Coming-of-Age Day ceremonies held across Japan
    January 10th, 2012By Category: Uncategorized
    If you were out and about on Monday, you might have noticed lots of young women in gorgeous kimonos. They are new adults -- having turned 20 in the past year, and they were celebrating Coming-of-Age Day. Coming-of-Age Day -- Seijin no Hi (成人の日) -- is held on th ... » Continue Reading
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    TV commercial of the week: Pizza-La
    January 9th, 2012By Category: Uncategorized
    Here's the ad for Pizza-La's new "Cream gratin pizza with crab and shrimp."  "Talent" Mari Sekine (center in picture above) is the main character of the commercial. Sekine is a daughter of the famous "talent" (also comedian), Tsutomu Sekine, who is a fluent English ... » Continue Reading
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    Firefighters show how they used to do it in the Edo Era
    January 6th, 2012By Category: Uncategorized
      The annual New Year’s Fire Review, called “Dezomeshiki,” is a spectacular demonstration of fire and disaster prevention performed by the Metropolitan Fire Department. It features firefighting drills, rescue, first aid, a parade of firefighting equipment ... » Continue Reading
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    Outdoor ice skating rink opens at Tokyo Midtown
    January 6th, 2012By Category: Uncategorized
    If you're looking for somewhere to go ice skating this winter, try the newly opened outdoor ice skating rink at Tokyo Midtown in Roppongi. Each January and February, the rink draws ice skating enthusiasts, both Japanese and foreign. Turin Olympic figure skating gold ... » Continue Reading

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