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Avatar Posted by ShaneS 6 days ago (http://www.sevententotokyo.com)
Category: General Japan | Tags: wwii unexploded bombs tokyo
Part 1 of a two part series where a bomb disposal technician talks about his experiences in Tokyo. Great newspaper articles from the time and even a map of where some of the bombs were located. 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 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 ShaneS 100 days ago (http://atypicallife.wordpress.com)
Category: Technology | Tags: tokyo travel tips
There's a new blog in the Japan blogoshere and I wanted you guys (& gals) to be the first to know. It's called The Tokyo Traveler and is part of the b5media blog network.

Take a moment to check it out and give me our thoughts and suggestions - I would appreciate it. 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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Avatar Posted by freedomwv 19 days ago (http://pingmag.jp)
Category: Photography | Tags: tokyo hdr gotham super sharp photo
Using the new and increasing popular HDR photo method Tokyo is seen from a much more darker perspective. The photos are mind blowing! read more »
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Avatar Posted by ShaneS 16 days ago (http://www.thetokyotraveler.com)
Category: Sightseeing | Tags: travel tokyo tips
Check out my interview with Matthew Firestone, one of the writers of the Lonely Planet's Guide to Japan. He shares his favorite things to do in Tokyo and other fun stuff. read more »
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Avatar Posted by billywest 28 days ago (http://www.sevententotokyo.com)
Category: Japan News | Tags: akihabara tokyo stabbing spree crime
Tragedy in Akihabara today (Sunday, June 8th). Are you worried about your safety here in Tokyo, or elsewhere in Japan? read more »
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Avatar Posted by ChrisG 11 days ago (http://www.nihongonotes.com)
Category: Japanese Culture | Tags: festival asakusa tokyo
I was lucky enough to be in Tokyo during the Sanja Matsuri (三社祭, "Three Shrine Festival") at Asakusa. It was my first full day in Japan and what better way to start the trip than with a festival! read more »
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Avatar Posted by freedomwv 24 days ago (http://www.japantoday.com)
Category: Japanese Girls | Tags: tokyo japanese girls date cafes
On May 28, the Metropolitan Police Department raided a so-called “blind-date cafe” in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. Police arrested nine employees of the cafe and took 31 girls, including high school students, into custody. It was the first time for police to raid such a venue that has become a popular spot fo read more »
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Avatar Posted by billywest 24 days ago (http://www.sevententotokyo.com)
Category: General Japan | Tags: japan tokyo 2016 olympic games china
Is Tokyo worthy of the 2016 summer Olympic games? One man scours through the good, the bad, and the ugly of Tokyo's bid to host the world eight years from now. read more »
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Avatar Posted by mikesblender 2 days ago (http://www.mikesblender.com)
Category: Anti-Japan | Tags: tokyo nature canada japan city joke
Tokyo isn't all concrete and greyness, you just have to know where to look!
Without further ado, I present: The Nature Walk, Tokyo vs. Canada! read more »
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Avatar Posted by LongCountdown 20 days ago (http://www.pinktentacle.com)
Category: Anime & Otaku | Tags: train ticket astro boy tokyo art
What do you do with your used subway tickets? Most of us throw them away, right? Volunteers from Takashimaya and a few other Shinjuku-based businesses have kept theirs, all 138,000 of them, and built a huge mural of Astro Boy! read more »
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Avatar Posted by billywest 38 days ago (http://www.sevententotokyo.com)
Category: Foreigners in Japan | Tags: japan tokyo japan living ex-pat
An interview with you at 7:10 to Tokyo; Finish writing this article for me (at 7:10, of course). All you have to do is add your part; Why do you stay in Japan? What is it about the place that keeps you here? read more »
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Avatar Posted by ShaneS 17 days ago (http://www.thetokyotraveler.com)
Category: Sightseeing | Tags: canada tokyo japan airlines travel
Are you a Canadian resident? If so you could win a trip for two to Tokyo valued around $10 thousand. Act soon, the contest ends June 30th. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Shuttlecock 8 days ago (http://www.bradstephenson.com)
Category: General Japan | Tags: olympic tokyo
Something that's been a little bit of a joke with me for the past few months has been all the publicity in Tokyo about it being a "Candidate City" for the 2016 Olympics.

Train stations are full of flags and signs promoting the fact that....