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Avatar Posted by GaijinGuide 1 day 11 hours ago (http://gaijinguide.blogspot.com)
Category: Culture | Tags: festival bamboo kyushu
Photos from Chikuraku Festival--where over 10,000 bamboo candles are illuminated in various shapes and places making you feel as if you are floating. A truly unforgettable experience. read more »
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Avatar Posted by LongCountdown 1 day 7 hours ago (http://blog.japansoc.com)
Category: Culture | Tags: christmas matsuri blog jbmatsuri
The Japan Blog Matsuri is an opportunity for everyone who writes about Japan to share their work with a wider audience. This month's topic is "Christmas", and your entries will be published on the JapanSoc Community Blog on Christmas Eve. read more »
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Avatar Posted by LongCountdown 4 days ago (http://pachiuniverse.com)
Category: Culture | Tags: pachinko pachiuniverse
Check out this English Pachinko site. It has a blog, forum and a collection of well over a thousand Japanese slot machine pictures. This truly is the mecca of pachinko communities for English speakers. read more »
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Avatar Posted by RSON 8 days ago (http://www.risingsunofnihon.com)
Category: Culture | Tags: gas-saving honda insight support
Honda motor company is introducing a drive support system that drivers can activate with a flip of a switch, called the Econ mode, and also confuse all Japanese drivers. read more »
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Avatar Posted by KenYN 9 days ago (http://www.flickr.com)
Category: Culture | Tags: godzilla
Godzilla comes to life on someone's face... read more »
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Avatar Posted by uktokyoite 13 days ago (http://search.japantimes.co.jp)
Category: Culture | Tags: tokyo expat japanese culture
A very interesting article, at least to me, about that famous character, 'The Expatriate Whiner'. Of course I have my bad days but most days I like being in Japan. This guy's comments certainly reinforce some of the reasons that the grass is not always greener. Would you agree? read more »
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Avatar Posted by RSON 13 days ago (http://www.eastasiafair.com)
Category: Culture | Tags: japan opinion
I wonder out loud here at EAF if anyone at JapanSoc wants to play, would like to share an opinion, help finish the sentence…

You know you qualify to have a valid opinion on Japan when…..

I’ll start it off with a few of my own. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Deas 14 days ago (http://www.pinktentacle.com)
Category: Culture | Tags: japanese 2008 slang popular
Pink Tentacle put a lot of effort into compiling this list of words and expressions from 2008. It's a wonderful recap ride back through the past 12 months of pop culture in Japan. Check it out and see how many you knew, and learn the ones you didn't! read more »
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Avatar Posted by shio 14 days ago (http://globalvoicesonline.org)
Category: Culture | Tags: japanese language minae mizumura
Will the Japanese language disappear under the pressure from globalization and the growth of English as a global lingua franca? A recent book entitled The Fall of the Japanese Language in the Age of English by Japanese author Minae Mizumura has sparked debates on the topic in the Japanese bl read more »
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Avatar Posted by GaijinGuide 16 days ago (http://gaijinguide.blogspot.com)
Category: Culture | Tags: kagura dance tradtional culture myth
Kagura is a traditional Shinto theatrical dance that is exceedingly rare in Japan. The Gaijin Guide recently went to a 5 hour performance and edited it down to a 5 minute video that captures the myth and essence of kagura. It is a rare and delightful video of a dance form with roots predating tho read more »
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Avatar Posted by kwech 15 days ago (http://matadorabroad.com)
Category: Culture | Tags: tradition customs travel culture
Respect, table manners, tipping, etc. Pretty good cheat sheet of things to be acquainted with. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Alex 15 days ago (http://victorymanual.com)
Category: Culture | Tags: japan culture society westernization
Does the term "Westernization" really apply to the changes we're seeing in Japan and other Asian countries? I argue that it doesn't. read more »
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Avatar Posted by freedomwv 18 days ago (http://www.kirainet.com)
Category: Culture | Tags: sleeping japan japanese
I thought this was interesting because I see it all the time. I have also picked up this skill since I have moved to Japan. read more »
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Avatar Posted by ShaneS 20 days ago (http://www.nihonsun.com)
Category: Culture | Tags: wwii history government
I recently saw an article about a memorial Chiune Sugihara's widow and it prompted me to do a little research on this brave man who save thousands of lives during WWII by going against orders from the Japanese government. read more »
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