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Avatar Posted by jcollin3k 1 day 13 hours ago (http://mdn.mainichi.jp)
Category: News | Tags: smoking students police
A private boarding school in Aichi setup smoking rooms for its students. The police busted them. The school denies it and says the rooms were actually for "anti-smoking education."

Unbelievable that a private boarding school cannot stop its students from smoking. read more »
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Avatar Posted by freedomwv 5 days ago (http://www.iwalku2.com)
Category: Food and Drink | Tags: fast food japan
Is it really true? Is Japanese fast food actually good for you? read more »
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Avatar Posted by KenYN 5 days ago (http://nonjatta.blogspot.com)
Category: Film and Books | Tags: whisky
I just found this recently - a blog all about Japanese malt whisky. As long as you avoid gut-rot like Nikka, the Japanese malt is most drinkable! read more »
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Avatar Posted by KenYN 8 days ago (http://www.breitbart.com)
Category: Strange | Tags: worms train keihan
I once had a cunning plan to start a site bonkersjapan.com - if I ever do, stories like this will be featured highly! read more »
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Avatar Posted by Jeshii 8 days ago (http://yamatologic.com)
Category: Technology | Tags: iphone softbank apple emoji keitai
The 2.2 firmware has emoji added for softbank users only. Sad, but if you jailbroke your phone, you can get them through editing or going into Cydia and installing the emoji script.

Seems to work! read more »
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Avatar Posted by kwech 10 days ago (http://www.dannychoo.com)
Category: General | Tags: danny choo blog money japan
Danny Choo reveals some of his blog's earnings statistics. read more »
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Avatar Posted by DBR 11 days ago (http://mdn.mainichi.jp)
Category: Business and Economy
R O F L!!! I was thinking this was a lovely idea till the last sentence: "Workers will be allowed work indoor when it rains. In winter, however, they will be expected to try and work in the garden office, staying warm with blankets." Seriously - only in Japan. Didn't it snow in Tokyo yesterday?? read more »
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Avatar Posted by KenYN 12 days ago (http://www.ft.com)
Category: TV and Radio | Tags: tarento gaijin
Nice article from the Financial Times on the token gaijins on the telly. read more »
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Avatar Posted by KenYN 13 days ago (http://whatjapanthinks.com)
Category: General | Tags: drugs university
An interesting survey on cannabis attitudes amongst Japanese university students. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Deas 15 days ago (http://www.pinktentacle.com)
Category: Culture | Tags: japanese 2008 slang popular
Pink Tentacle put a lot of effort into compiling this list of words and expressions from 2008. It's a wonderful recap ride back through the past 12 months of pop culture in Japan. Check it out and see how many you knew, and learn the ones you didn't! read more »
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Avatar Posted by LetsJapan 15 days ago (http://www.debito.org)
Category: Discrimination | Tags: racism discrimination foreigner japanese
Survey by a job site: " Can you rely on Japanese subordinates? Please compare Japanese subordinates with those of your nationality..." Read all the questions written by Careercross.com. read more »
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Avatar Posted by kwech 16 days ago (http://matadorabroad.com)
Category: Culture | Tags: tradition customs travel culture
Respect, table manners, tipping, etc. Pretty good cheat sheet of things to be acquainted with. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Jordan 17 days ago (http://www.debito.org)
Category: Politics | Tags: debito dual citizenship japan diet
Debito reports on Kouno Taro's proposal to allow children with parents of different nationalities to hold dual citizenship. This is definitely a positive step forward for Japan and international couples! read more »
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Avatar Posted by kumardash 21 days ago (http://www.eastasiafair.com)
Category: Culture | Tags: chirimen crepe kimono
Really cute picture of animals/craft that should be more celebrated. read more »
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