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Candy returns, you knew that. But did you know about the candy petition?
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Muji's advent calendar this Christmas is possibly the biggest I've ever seen.
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A interesting story for anyone that wonders why there is a statue of a dog outside the Shibuya train station.
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Guess this week's Japanese gadget on Rinkya! I think I have a stumper! (although readers always surprise me!)
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Danny Choo reveals some of his blog's earnings statistics.
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Japanese man takes a Mexico city airport as his home- and has no explanation for it?
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Open house for election results, 550 students from Japanese universities attend.
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I have noticed that there is a lot of unhappy people living in Tokyo. Why does there seem to be so many unhappy people living in the jewel city of Asia?
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Why would an English teacher need to take a business trip? That's the first question I would ask upon reading the above title. Has my company gotten so powerful that I'm now flying around the country just to teach?
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An interesting survey on cannabis attitudes amongst Japanese university students.
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What is a guy to do on Thanksgiving in Tokyo? Japanese do not celebrate Thanksgiving. Well, looks like I will get some turkey. Could it be possible for me to have a Thanksgiving without chaos?
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I haven't been able to work out what is a throat lozenge in my chemist or konbini yet, despite needing some badly, but now I'll be able to look out for these! I can't receive normal Japanese tele - has anyone seen these ads?
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"Chew your food!!"... How many times have busy kids heard that exasperated command from overly concerned mothers? Now the Kami Kami Sensor from Japan's Nitto Kagaku will keep kids biting their food - and Moms biting their tongues.
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I used to think it was my imagination, but after living here for almost 10 years I'm convinced it's true. Tokyo has no spring or fall. This year was a good example. It was still summery only about 2 weeks ago and I could walk around outside in a t-shirt. Now suddenly, the temperature has fallen,
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Good point. I used to love living on Yen and watching the dollar drop in value....So, um, how does one find his/her rooms.
And do they come gaijin-size?...That's not very surprising to me. Almost comparable with American society.
This is one of the best...That's precisely what I thought myself, but given that the powers-that-be have zero...This isn't your typical boarding school, though. It's where they send the worst...I'm guessing he only passed the million dollar barrier because the dollar is so...Labor Day. Nov. 24 was Labor Day....What's this? Eating Yakinikku, drinking Asahi Super Dry, and living day to day on...
And do they come gaijin-size?...That's not very surprising to me. Almost comparable with American society.
This is one of the best...That's precisely what I thought myself, but given that the powers-that-be have zero...This isn't your typical boarding school, though. It's where they send the worst...I'm guessing he only passed the million dollar barrier because the dollar is so...Labor Day. Nov. 24 was Labor Day....What's this? Eating Yakinikku, drinking Asahi Super Dry, and living day to day on...