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- American Eagle Outfitters to open 1st Japan store in Omotesando in 2012
- September 5th, 2011Category: Shopping
- Casual brand American Eagle Outfitters, which is a rival of Abercrombie & Fitch, is going to open its first store in Japan in Omotesando in 2012. The American fashion brand, similar to Abercrombie & Fitch but cheaper, will be targeting men and women in the 15- ... » Continue Reading
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- TV commercial of the week: Milk makes you big
- September 5th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- In this commercial, a young boy meets a giant girl in a park. The girl asks the boy to kiss her. First, he tries to pole vault up to her lips but that fails. Then he tries a jet pack, but just as he almost reaches her lips, the girl sneezes and he is blown into the g ... » Continue Reading
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- Snapshots from past and present
- September 1st, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- These two photos show a world of difference between two eras in Japan – the Taisho era (July 30, 1912-December 25, 1926) and the Heisei era (January 8, 1989-Current). In the Taisho era photo, taken in front of an unidentified shrine, everyone has the same hairstyle ( ... » Continue Reading
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- Have your cake and drink it, too
- August 31st, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- We all know about having your cake and eating it, too. Now you can have your cake and drink it, too. Meiji's line of powdered Sweets Cafe drinks comes in three flavors -- rare cheese cake flavored creamy latte, melting strawberry white latte and melting chocolate latt ... » Continue Reading
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- Vintage shopping in Shimokitazawa
- August 30th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Shimokitazawa is your new heaven: This suburb is the stuff of thrift wet dreams. It's very charming with cute winding lanes, bars, cafes and friendly, trendy (ugh I hate that word, sorry) well dressed people. It's a small suburb so take your time wandering around and ... » Continue Reading
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- TV commercial of the week: Gin no sara sushi delivery shop
- August 29th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Now this ad is a challenge to figure out. It starts off with a young man flirting with a young woman. Suddenly, they are menaced by a dog. The man hides behind the woman. First she throws her high-heeled shoes at the dog. That has no effect. Next, she tosses her bra p ... » Continue Reading
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- Showa Generation parodies Girls Generation
- August 26th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Check out this video which is a parody of Korean pop group Girls Generation’s song “Gee” by SMAP’s Masahiro Nakai, accompanied by Oyaji Dancers, a dance group of elderly men. For the parody, they renamed Girls Generation (Shojo Jidai) to Showa Jidai (Showa generation ... » Continue Reading
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- TV commercial of the week: adizero vs MiniSkirt
- August 24th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Girls, if you are wearing a miniskirt, don't get too close to any male sprinter wearing adidas' new adizero LAB sports shoes. You might find your skirt flipped up around your neck with a whoosh of air as he speeds by.Japanese TV commercials are always fun to watch, th ... » Continue Reading
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- Akie’s Summer Fun!
- August 15th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- This is the latest in the Malcolm Ernst series of cartoons. Hello there everyone! How are you all doing out there in Gaijinpotland? Hope you haven’t forgotten about me. You remember who I am right? I’m Akie, your bijin beauty from the land of beautiful ladies - Akita ... » Continue Reading
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- TV in Japan fast becoming irrelevant
- August 15th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- “Historic shift,” “new era” – the boilerplate trotted out to describe July’s switch from analog to digital TV broadcasting was rich in hyperbole. Actually, says Shukan Post (Aug 19-26), TV is entering something of a new era – not one it will want to celebrate. TV is b ... » Continue Reading
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- Summer Festivals
- August 11th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- There's an abundance of festivities during Summer in Japan most famous and popular of all are the summer fireworks which draws thousands of spectators to the more local festivals of traditional street parade performances. One such is Awaodori, a 400 year old traditio ... » Continue Reading
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- PC Gaming in Japan and the West
- August 8th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- In Japan, PC-based games are very much in the minority when compared to console-based games. Hard-to-use keyboard-and-mouse-based controls, the necessity of specialized technical knowledge, the hassle of installations, etc… On the other hand, it’s quite understandable ... » Continue Reading
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