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Avatar Posted by Jordan 15 days ago (http://www.darkroastedblend.com)
Category: Food and Drink | Tags: vending machine japan craze coffee
Michael at Dark Roasted Blend presents a rather extensive look into vending machines in Japan. I know I see them all the time, but seriously, vending machines in Japan are out of control. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Jordan 15 days ago (http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com)
Category: Strange | Tags: shut-in coffin room wtf
I'm slightly at a loss for words with this one. I'm not quite sure what the use of a portable wooden room designed for use inside your room is. It is interesting nevertheless. 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 Jordan 18 days ago (http://www.chirimotsumoreba.net)
Category: Sport | Tags: sumo kyushu basho hakuho ama
Sorry for my lateness! The Kyushu basho is alive and kicking and I've got the low down over at Chirmotsumoreba! read more »
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Avatar Posted by Jordan 18 days ago (http://www.magnifisense.com)
Category: Sport | Tags: rikki kasso sumo japan photo essay
Kind of a follow up to kame's post on Rikki Kasso's work. This photo essay by Kasso is taken from Magnifisense Magazine and features the young boys who take up sumo as their lifestyle early on. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Jordan 18 days ago (http://feedproxy.google.com)
Category: Foreigners | Tags: foreigners japan court employment
Man looses two fingers on the job. Man sues for more compensation. Man is told his complaint is invalid because he signed documents he could not read. Has the law failed him? I'm of the opinion that yes, it has. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Jordan 22 days ago (http://www.toxel.com)
Category: Culture | Tags: tetsuya ishida paintings japan artist
A post on the late Ishida Tetsuya's gritty works of social commentary. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Jordan 26 days ago (http://feeds.feedburner.com)
Category: Strange | Tags: umbrella speaker pink tentacle
Pink tentacle brings us yet another of the many wonderful and odd inventions to come out of Japan. This time it is the umbrella loudspeaker. Interesting. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Jordan 25 days ago (http://feeds.feedburner.com)
Category: Learning Japanese | Tags: japanese counters tofugu ebook
Koichi put together a little ebook and some tips on how to study Japanese counters. Plus an appearnace by Sekai no Nabeatsu. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Jordan 56 days ago (http://feeds.feedburner.com)
Category: TV and Radio | Tags: fun arnold bruce willis madonna
Louis at Xorsyst shows us a smattering of Hollywood celebs acting in Japanese commercials. Good fun! read more »
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Avatar Posted by Jordan 57 days ago (http://www.chirimotsumoreba.net)
Category: Sport | Tags: sumo kotooshu wakanoho shukan gendai
My thoughts on Wakanoho's allegations against Kotooshu. I really don't think his story, Kotooshu's record and his situation make for a convincing argument. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Jordan 60 days ago (http://www.chirimotsumoreba.net)
Category: Discrimination | Tags: japan blackface lotte dj ozma
A couple thoughts about and a brief historical primer on blackface in the West and it's treatment in Japan. read more »
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Avatar Posted by Jordan 62 days ago (http://www.chirimotsumoreba.net)
Category: Strange | Tags: shibuya protest drag spash
So as I'm leaving work last Saturday I stumble upon one oddity after another.. Did Billy say the McRib is back?! OH SHIT! read more »
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Avatar Posted by Jordan 64 days ago (http://gabuchan.wordpress.com)
Category: Business and Economy | Tags: japan banking ufj resona shinsei
Gabriel on the frustration that is the Japanese banking system. ATMs closing?! What in the world? read more »
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