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Shane at the Nihon Sun has jogged my memory of yet another site I've wanted to see for years. Has anyone been here and found their doppelganger?
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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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Video of an odd restaurant where you can eat your meal in a cell, and have a "lethal injection" cocktail served via cyringe. Just when you thought you'd seen em' all...
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Forgive my Japanese, but I've got to speak to get better! Regardless of that, you'll have no trouble knowing what I think of the taste.
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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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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?
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Unlikely young green-thumbs are growing crops in the unlikeliest of places.
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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…..
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Found a little site offering some great shots of castles in Japan. Some of them look like they are worth the effort to visit.
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Michael at Dark Roasted Blend presents a rather extensive look into vending machines in Japan. I know I see them all the time, but seriously, vending machines in Japan are out of control.
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Four Waseda students were recently arrested for Marijuana possession. I like a lot of things about Japan, but their drug policy is silly.
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I'm not quite ready to buy a professional-model camera so until I do, it's cheap photos like these...
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Foreigners are all in this together, but does that mean we have to be friends?
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For the first time in 25 years, a mountain in the Azuma range in Fukushima Prefecture is erupting (not like a Hollywood movie, but still cool).
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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...