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Japanese have a longer head and a larger head length. Nose breadth and mouth breadth of Japanese are larger than those for Koreans, and Japanese have a wider distance between the pupils of the eyes. read more »
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For those who don't know, during WW2 Japanese-Americans were sent to internment camps in some of the most remote and arid parts of the western USA. These were rough conditions and just one step above a jail. This is the scanned high school yearbook from one of these camps. It's interesting to see read more »
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Downturn in Japanese economy has effective the foreign laborers' market. A very interesting story about how a foreign who had a pie-in-the-sky dream, hit rock bottom waiting in the unemployment line. read more »
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The following is a look at a mostly foriegn rock band, the Sushi Cabaret Club, based in Nagoya, Japan.

The members hail from Scotland, England, Australia, and Japan. They talk about their music, what brought them to Japan, what it's like for bands in Japan, and what it's like playing for Japa read more »
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Here's a short bio on the Sushi Cabaret Club a mostly foriegn rock band based in Nagoya. They've been together over 5 years and have put out 5 CDs. Unfortunately they recently broke up as some members have returned to their home countries. They still have CDs for sale which are worth checking out read more »
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Graphic Novelist Lars Martinson's new comic "Tonoharu" focuses on character Daniel Well's struggles to deal with his lie as a JET teacher. read more »
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Long distance relationships can be incredibly difficult and, just like local relations, come with a host of hurdles to overcome. Some seem to have an altogether different problem, though: they can only be a long distance couple.

Say "hello" to Interweb-Only Syndrome. read more »
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Aaron Schiff from 26econ visits Tokyo and tells about automated ramen shops and some intresting manners of the Japanese. read more »
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Japanese people that get back to Japan after a long stay in the US, want to find Americans to practice English. read more »
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I came across this interesting diary by an American woman who is on the Japan leg of a world cruise. She talks about how immigration fingerprinted everyone on the ship and took their temperatures. She expressed her shock at how Japanese women get naked in bathhouses and all have such lean bodies. S read more »
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I live in Japan. I love Thai food. Sometimes I want to cook Thai food, but I can't exactly walk into a grocery store and expect to find rows of lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves and galanga waiting for me. Oh no! Fortunately there are some resources online for purchasing your favorite Thai ingred read more »
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Brent from Conbini Life was interviewed by the JapanTimes! Envious? read more »
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