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Avatar Posted by Mike 34 days ago (http://www.japanisdoomed.com)
Category: Technology | Tags: japansoc website japan soc review
Now that JapanSoc is around 6 months old, I thought I'd have a look at how it's doing, and offer some suggestions for the future of the site. Take a look, and let me know what you think of my ideas. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Deas 37 days ago (http://www.japanprobe.com)
Category: Strange Japan | Tags: homeless japan news weird
"A Japanese man puzzled by food mysteriously disappearing from his refrigerator got a shock when he found out a woman had been living in his home for months without permission, police said Friday." Whoa. read more »
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Avatar Posted by WordsnCollision 121 days ago (http://inventorspot.com)
Category: Japanese Culture | Tags: japan tattoo yakuza women art
Japanese gangsters, their wives, mistresses and girlfriends often sport elaborate tattoos, often intricately detailed and breathtakingly beautiful. Slightly NSFW. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Thomas 25 days ago (http://www.japannewbie.com)
Category: Japanese Culture | Tags: japan overwork culture work
JapanNewbie links to a good article about koroushi (death by overwork) and overwork-related lawsuits. He also gives his own comments based on his experience working in corporate Japan. Good read. read more »
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Avatar Posted by WordsnCollision 110 days ago (http://feeds.inventorspot.com)
Category: Japanese Culture | Tags: japan drunkenness salaryman cellphone
This series of 6 Drunken Salaryman cellphone charms illustrates not only the affection Japanese have for these pillars of the economy, but at the same time reminds us that we're all human and act pretty much the same once we've had a few too many. read more »
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Avatar Posted by koichi 178 days ago (http://www.tofugu.com)
Category: Learning Japanese | Tags: tofugu japan japanese mixi kanji
Join (and get an invitation) to Japan's leading social networking website. Use social networking to practice your Japanese reading and writing while having a pretty good time doing it. read more »
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Avatar Posted by kenzo 173 days ago (http://www.japaneconomynews.com)
Category: Work in Japan | Tags: japan foreigners business visa
On Tuesday morning, Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura talked about changing the current visa system so that some degree of Japanese ability would be necessary to get or renew a work visa. read more »
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Avatar Posted by WordsnCollision 61 days ago (http://inventorspot.com)
Category: Strange Japan | Tags: japan breasts pudding food bizarre
Sweet Breast Pudding - twin rounded mounds of jiggling, milk-flavored pudding topped with a cherry or vanilla "nipple". Features girls from various Japanese cities like Tokyo, Osaka and Yokohama. Collect the whole set! read more »
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Avatar Posted by Thomas 139 days ago (http://nihonhacks.com)
Category: General Japan | Tags: japan shoes footwear shopping nihonhacks
Those of us with big feet can't always find our shoe size in Japanese shoe stores. Here is a trick you can use to get the style you want in the size you need. read more »
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Avatar Posted by matigo 29 days ago (http://www.j2fi.net)
Category: Foreigners in Japan | Tags: japan frustration canada return
Do you ever double-guess your decision to move to Japan? I was recently asked to write about the 26 reasons I should have stayed in Canada and, being the obtuse Canadian I am, I decided to have a little fun with the article. Read on and let me know if I've missed anything. read more »
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Avatar Posted by ShaneS 33 days ago (http://www.atypicallife.com)
Category: Strange Japan | Tags: smoking japan minors law
Can you believe this? Would you give your kid an ID card so that he could go out and buy cigarettes? A Fukuoka Mom did just that and she got arrested for it. read more »
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Avatar Posted by WordsnCollision 42 days ago (http://www.breitbart.com)
Category: Japan Sport | Tags: japan sumo bulgaria sports
Yogurt is no longer Bulgaria's most well-known export to Japan. That honor belongs to Kotooshu, who enters the history books as the first European sumo wrestler to win an Emperor's Cup. How refreshing to see a rikishi show some emotion, as well - way to go, Kotooshu! read more »
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Avatar Posted by billywest 49 days ago (http://www.sevententotokyo.com)
Category: Politics | Tags: tokyo japan shintaro ishihara racist
Or is he? What do you think of Tokyo's controversial governor, Shintaro Ishihara? Are you surprised that he's been elected as governor three times? read more »
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Avatar Posted by billywest 42 days ago (http://www.sevententotokyo.com)
Category: General Japan | Tags: new tower tokyo japan sumida
Construction of Japan's latest engineering marvel is set to get underway this year, but it won't be completed until 2011. Was Godzilla taken into consideration when the tower designs were put forth? read more »
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Avatar Posted by billywest 80 days ago (http://www.sevententotokyo.com)
Category: Japan News | Tags: japan suicide society
Since the beginning of the year, there have been 27 suicide deaths by gas, five in the last week. Does the news media bear some responsibility for this latest, disturbing trend? read more »
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Avatar Posted by billywest 9 days ago (http://billywestevolution.com)
Category: Foreigners in Japan | Tags: japan foreigner culture shock
Most people who live abroad feel isolated and frustrated from time to time. Dealing with the loneliness and finding your balance again can be difficult. Check this post out and share your experience there. read more »
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Avatar Posted by billywest 44 days ago (http://www.sevententotokyo.com)
Category: Japan News | Tags: japan wwii chofu tokyo b-29 bombs
An unexploded bomb from the WWII era was found in Tokyo in March. What dangers are posed by these silent relics? read more »
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