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Grow and mustache this November to support men's health. Neil Duckett is bringing Movember to Japan and will be donating money - check it out and join him if you dare, or if your wife will let you. ;) read more »
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More corruption in politics as a senior internal affairs vice minister used his authority to grant short-stay visas to Filipino women so that they could "perform at charity concerts in Japan", but were later found working at "shady pubs" as hostesses. read more »
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There is a cow parade going on in Tokyo's Marunouchi district until October 19th - have you seen it? On a brief walk over the weekend I found 19 of the painted fiberglass cows loafing around. There are over 70 out there! read more »
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Four guys plan to scale Mount Fuji 4 time in one day. Impossible or not, it's for a good cause. read more »
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It amazes me that despite all our home-grown problems, particularly Japan's pension and health care fiascos, the government can still pull $560 million out of its backside to fight Aids and other diseases in Africa. That brings Japan's contributions to $1.5 billion since 2002.rnrnDo taxpayers read more »
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Tokyo Times has some great photos of Buddhist monks collecting money on the busy streets of Japan's cities. Inspired by the word "fake" (the winning kanji of 2007), Lee asks whether these people are for real, or not. What do you think? read more »
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