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The best part of waking up is a hot water jet in your butt. Ken of What Japan Thinks gets to the 'bottom' of how Japan feels about its butt washing technology.
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Here's my entry into the Japan Blog Matsuri. A few of my favourite moments and impressions.
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Well, maybe it's not technically their actual pictures, but this was a roundabout way of telling people about some of my favorite Japanese celebrities. The pictures will definitely make you laugh, though.
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After an exhaustive linguistic study, Pidgin Gaijinese will finally gain recognition as an official minority language.
A round-table discussion on the study is scheduled for Thursday, August 28th and will be hosted by the Roppongi branch of Gaspanic. read more »
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Crazy Hello Kitty human outfit!
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Interesting/spooky photos of what some major train stations in Tokyo look like empty, plus a humourous rendition of what it would be like to have them all to yourself.
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"A hospital in Japan said Tuesday that doctors mistakenly removed a healthy woman's left breast because of a mix-up in samples from tests for breast cancer."
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A photo gallery and short video of the fireworks display (hanabi) held on Saturday August 16th 2008 along the banks of the Tama River, close to Futako-Tamagawa station.
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Hey there everyone, we already have four members signed up! Lets get in there and get JapanSoc the exposure it deserves!
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Here's my submission for the Japan Blog Matsuri. Nothing deep, just some general impressions.
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For those of you who've always wanted to have your cake and drink it too, well now you can.
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Wakanoho, sumo's wildman known for his leap frog tachi-ai, has been found to have had in his possession a small amount of marijuana. This does not bode well for him. The Nihon Sumo Kyoukai must be right PISSED.
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I have a terrible habit when it comes to studying Japanese in that I spend more time looking at my PDA rather than the printed vocabulary sheets that I have. Unfortunately, this has meant that my study is light-years behind where it should be … so it’s time to solve the problem the best way I know…
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Easy to use social blog/network focused on English speakers living in or interested in Japan. Members can join groups, add videos, pics etc. You can find some fun things usually and meet more people!
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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...
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...