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The survey this was based on was given to 15yr olds who identified with the statement "I am lonely" and while I'm sure there is something to the suggestions that education styles might be a factor I have to wonder if the incredible focus on being a couple/having a boyfriend here in Japan might b
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Living as a foreigner in Japan, I often get sucked into random conversations with people who want to know why I'm here. Are they being culturally curious ... or something else?
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December 2008 brings with it several endings and beginnings. And how about X-mas. Tokyo Disney Land anyone?
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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."
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The 17-year-old, already one of Japan's biggest sporting celebrities, finished tied for 13th to pass the "million dollar" barrier and shatter Shigeki Maruyama's record.
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China has a history of IPR violations. Why stop with stealing from the USA when Japan's sake is 'fair game' as well, eh?
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I feel sorry for these obasan when I see a program on the TV where they show old people shoplifting because they have no money to buy food.
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It's a holiday Monday morning, the sun is shining, the air is crisp and cool, what do you do? Go on a haikyo! And? This haikyo site has the privilege of being ranked the number one haikyo in Japan.
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Cool customized bikes from Japan known as "Dekochari".
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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.
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I once had a cunning plan to start a site bonkersjapan.com - if I ever do, stories like this will be featured highly!
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I got an email from the coordinator of a "major Japanese film production" that is needing hundreds of non-Asian background extras for a couple of scenes in early December. There are two scenes with different requirements, but they both pay well and meals are provided. Sounds like fun to me!
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Three photos...
Guess where the photographer was when he snapped the shots and get a cheesy reward(three different locations, so three different guesses). read more »
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Danny Choo reveals some of his blog's earnings statistics.
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Education is the problem. These Japanese children suffer from a lack of education...The Dems,under Bill Clinton or any other Dem' president, have never treated Japan...But I want an interesting looking face mask. Not one of those plain white things....The Vampire Cafe looks interesting....Agreed. I have not been to a bad one yet....I do not think the education standards are the problem. I think the problem goes...That survey is clearly flawed. If they're lonely, it's because they are stuck in a...X-san: Where are you from?
Nick: Aichi-ken.
X-san: I mean...Well, I have no clue how Obama will treat Japan. He really was not said much about...LOL funny but true....
Nick: Aichi-ken.
X-san: I mean...Well, I have no clue how Obama will treat Japan. He really was not said much about...LOL funny but true....