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I found some really weird Anime style Mannequins tonight.

And big socks for my big feet. Check out the pictures and let me know what you think. read more »
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A fun post from Cherry Blossom Adventures. Two little Japanese girls calling each other "sweetie" and speaking with "mini Aussie accents." Oh yeah, and snow. read more »
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The past Friday Clock Work Orange Oi punks Hat Trickers along with Wart, The Basements and Dread Boys performed at the Earth Dom in Tokyo. Playing like they had something to prove, all the bands turned in intense tight performances.

Tokyo`s underrated punk music scene got a hard shot in the arm read more »
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Plastic Bamboo interview with Todai professor Roland Kelts about his book on the growing Japanese cultural influence.

Also a chance to win a free copy of the book!! I want one! read more »
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The quality of Japanese products is arguably second to none.

Brand names like Toyota, Honda, and Sony come to mind.

So, why doesn't Japan have more influence on international standards?

Why doesn't the world look to Japan more for the way things should be? read more »
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News reports & my opinions about the recent Gyoza Dumpling contamination in Japan. read more »
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A day or so after i hoped we’d seen the worst of winter, i woke up Sunday morning to a good covering of snow outside. It snowed pretty much all day which to many would be an inconvenience but to someone growing up in Australia it was more a novelty.

Pretty much the whole of Tokyo got snow from w read more »
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There will be a part II to this post tomorrow. read more »
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Brent from Conbini Life was interviewed by the JapanTimes! Envious? read more »
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I couldn't resist soc'ing this article about the meat manufacturer, Ito Ham, which has applied for trademark rights for "joshi kosei" (high school girl). It seems unlikely that they would be granted the trademark, but imagine all the royalties they could collect if they were! read more »
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Japan's Official Development Assistance (ODA) and Japan Overseas Co-operation Volunteers (JOCV) focuses on poverty reduction, security improvement, conservation of the environment, marine engineering, enterprise development, health care, technology programs, natural disaster prevention, HIV/AIDS e read more »
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Kids did so good, they will jump right into the next one :) read more »
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In about 2 months time we’ll be experiencing another Cherry Blossom season, a great time of the year for throwing the frisbee in Yoyogi Park like this young lass last year. read more »
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Baseball spring training is officially underway in Japan. Here is an overview of the teams and some odd facts about the game in Japan. Links to translated teams sites & headlines. read more »
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