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Avatar Posted by awh 6 days ago (http://www.awh.org)
Category: Photography | Tags: photoblog daily picture mobile blog
Years ago, I had a one-file-per-day photo blog sent out by my mobile phone. No Ansel Adams-quality photos here; just a snapshot that I find interesting from my daily life. The cost to upload the pictures from my phone was prohibitive at that time, but now Softbank has changed their mail pricing s read more »
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Avatar Posted by awh 84 days ago (http://www.awh.org)
Category: Discrimination | Tags: japanese company abuse foreign workers
My own take on an article that appeared in the Mainichi last week, concerning a company who abused, kidnapped, and assaulted its employees, and the lack of reaction from either the Japanese government or the Western blogging community. read more »
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Avatar Posted by awh 97 days ago (http://www.awh.org)
Category: General | Tags: opinion we-japanese us-vs-them google
In which I explain why I have a problem with the famous "letter to Google about Street View Japan". If you're going to complain about something, don't do it in such a way that will get people's defenses up! read more »
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Avatar Posted by awh 157 days ago (http://www.awh.org)
Category: Food and Drink | Tags: consumer products seasonal
Ladies and Gentlemen, something must be done about a terrible thing that is happening to foreigners and Japanese alike. That's right, the Danish Ring is going to be pulled from the shelves. What can be done about the Gaijin Curse? read more »
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Avatar Posted by awh 163 days ago (http://whatjapanthinks.com)
Category: Foreigners | Tags: public opinion foreigners surveys
Ken Y-N over at What Japan Thinks has found a really interesting survey this time, about what behaviours in foreigners Japanese people are pleasantly surprised to see. A fun read. read more »
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Avatar Posted by awh 164 days ago (http://www.awh.org)
Category: General | Tags: tokyo bicyclists driving habits
In which I complain about cyclists in Tokyo. Inspired by an accident that I witnessed a couple months back. read more »
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Avatar Posted by awh 303 days ago (http://www.awh.org)
Category: News | Tags: japan news opinion
3 more inmates were hanged in Japan, executions whose cruelty is not befitting a major developed nation. read more »
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Avatar Posted by awh 303 days ago (http://www.awh.org)
Category: Photography | Tags: photos nerima tokyo
I took some photos of the unusual snow during my weekend morning walk. read more »
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Avatar Posted by awh 323 days ago (http://www.awh.org)
Category: General | Tags: japan motorcycle licensing
I write my experiences about taking the chuugata motorcycle test at Fuchuu License Test Centre. I hope that it will be useful for someone else considering the same thing. read more »
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