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Avatar Posted by ShaneS 10 hours ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Category: Food and Drink | Tags: dining tokyo
I know a few JapanSoc members have been to the jail themed restaurant but there are a whole lot more in this article. Future blogger meet up at Ninja Akasaka anyone? read more »
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Avatar Posted by bigreddot 1 day 2 hours 38 minutes ago (http://www.michaeljohngrist.com)
Category: Sightseeing | Tags: structure capsule shimbashi tokyo
An infotainment piece about the weird-looking Capsule Hotel Tower in Shimbashi, including interior shots- all of it soon to be demolished. read more »
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Avatar Posted by jcollin3k 1 day 6 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 GaijinGuide 2 days ago (http://gaijinguide.blogspot.com)
Category: Culture | Tags: festival bamboo kyushu
Photos from Chikuraku Festival--where over 10,000 bamboo candles are illuminated in various shapes and places making you feel as if you are floating. A truly unforgettable experience. read more »
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Avatar Posted by tonymcnicol 4 days ago (http://tonymcnicol.com)
Category: Sightseeing | Tags: fertility festival kanamara kawasaki
Photos from the Kanamara fertility festival in Kawasaki.The festival raises money for HIV research. read more »
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Avatar Posted by kwech 5 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
Category: Technology | Tags: robots osaka japan news tech
Humanoid, programmed to recite lines and move around stage, co-stars in production at Osaka University. read more »
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Avatar Posted by ShaneS 8 days ago (http://www.monocle.com)
Category: Business and Economy | Tags: yubari
A great photo essay about the troubles facing Yubari, a once thriving coal mining town in Hokkaido that is now facing a common problem in Japan - an aging and declining population and a livelihood that was based on a dying industry. read more »
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Avatar Posted by ShaneS 12 days ago (http://www.nihonsun.com)
Category: Strange | Tags: elvis harajuku music harajuku
Did you know there was an Elvis statue in Harajuku? I snapped a photo of it earlier this summer and that turned out to be a good thing as it won't be there in the new year - but it could be yours! read more »
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Avatar Posted by dshack 15 days ago (http://www.dshack.net)
Category: News | Tags: pot marijuana university
Four Waseda students were recently arrested for Marijuana possession. I like a lot of things about Japan, but their drug policy is silly. read more »
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Avatar Posted by shio 15 days ago (http://globalvoicesonline.org)
Category: Culture | Tags: japanese language minae mizumura
Will the Japanese language disappear under the pressure from globalization and the growth of English as a global lingua franca? A recent book entitled The Fall of the Japanese Language in the Age of English by Japanese author Minae Mizumura has sparked debates on the topic in the Japanese bl read more »
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Avatar Posted by Alex 16 days ago (http://victorymanual.com)
Category: Culture | Tags: japan culture society westernization
Does the term "Westernization" really apply to the changes we're seeing in Japan and other Asian countries? I argue that it doesn't. read more »
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Avatar Posted by uktokyoite 18 days ago (http://www.japantoday.com)
Category: Sightseeing | Tags: tokyo sightseeing tokyo christmas
If you're a fan of Christmas and all things sparkly, take a trip to Tokyo Midtown and check out the fabulous light display they have put up to celebrate the festive season. Make sure to check the entrance by the Ritz Hotel - this is where the photo attached is taken. It's a blue haze of lights - read more »
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Avatar Posted by mikesblender 20 days ago (http://www.beddall.net)
Category: Food and Drink | Tags: gyoza poison cooking china
What with all the food scares coming out of China these days, you might be wondering if any frozen or packaged food is safe to eat. If you're a gyoza (chinese dumplings) lover like me, and would prefer your gyoza not to have pesticides, cardboard, melamine or what have you in it, there is a soluti read more »
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