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Ahhh, young Suguru has it going on at an early age. read more »
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Tokyo's crazy, hazy, (unfortunately not lazy) days of summer are back, and it's time once again to spend your days sweating like a pig. If you're like me, you sleep with the air conditioner on, only wear clothes when you absolutely have to, hug the shade when outside and wonder why you ever got read more »
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Call it "don't mask, don't smell" clothing! Specially treated fibers used to make Aoki's summer clothing line not only absorb odors, they kill the bacteria that make them. read more »
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Melanie explains what a trip to the doctor's office in Japan is like. read more »
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Engineers at the University of Kitakyushu have developed one of the most unique looking robots that I have seen in a very long time.
This red snapper is actually a robotic fish known as “Tai-robot-kun”. It weighs 15.4lbs, and features hand painted scales for realism. And I must say that it looks v read more »
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The Japanese art of Furoshiki shows how you can carry food, packages, bottles, or virtually anything you can imagine using just a square of silk or nylon cloth. Pretty cool video. read more »
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Do you want to play 'cut 6 people I don't know'? It's a little game they like to play down in Kanagawa. It's an offshoot of the ever-popular game here in the Kanto area called 'My life sucks, so yer gonna pay!" What are the rules? There are no rules, baby! It's a free-for-all. read more »
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Hashima is an abandoned island to the west of Nagasaki that earned the forbidding moniker "Gunkanjiima" or Battleship Island. Be sure to check out the linked photos. read more »
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I've given Japan a year to come up with another ten bizarre drinks and she did not let me down. Some of these dirty dozen (less two) may be coming to a vending machine near you... if you're unlucky enough. read more »
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I thought green tea flavoured ice cream was weird. Turns out there's ox tongue and eel flavour. What's the weirdest flavour you've ever tried? read more »
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Videos showing a traditional Japanese cat door ;) read more »
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Get healthy today with some "Coca Cola with Vitamin C"! It's a new, healthy drink, sure to reverse the aging process, trim that waistline and stimulate hair growth. But seriously, who do they think they are kidding? read more »
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I live in a wooden house, so I'm often thinking about renovating it. I came across a list of the Top 20 "reforms" in Japan, and have listed them in reverse order. Find out what the most popular "reform" in Japan is!

If you could make changes to your home, what would you change? read more »
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More than 5,000 tents dot a golf course at Naeba in Niigata for visitors to Fuji Rock Festival 2008 which is being held this weekend. read more »
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