Archive for September, 2010

Japan Should Explore Benefits of Strong Yen, Government Aide Mizuno Says – Bloomberg
MiamiHerald.comJapan Should Explore Benefits of Strong Yen, Government Aide Mizuno SaysBloombergJapan's exports increased 15.8 percent ....
28 Sep 7:28 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Swiss Stereotype Documentation (update)
Switzerland is famous for many things. I have decided to document some of its stereotypical national representatives in an unorthodox way. ....
28 Sep 7:22 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hi! My name is Loco…and I am a racist! Pt. 28
As my former boss confirmed in my comments section, our company was a house divided, becoming more and more so as the OJ trial progressed. ....
28 Sep 7:18 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Takefuji Files for Bankruptcy Protection – Wall Street Journal
Washington PostTakefuji Files for Bankruptcy ProtectionWall Street JournalJapan's fourth-largest consumer loan company filed a petition....
28 Sep 7:14 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Why do notices tell men to take one step closer to the urinal?
Also here in Korea. Although it’s not as common in Japan as Korea, I quite often see guys spitting (or even dribbling) into the urinal bef....
28 Sep 7:03 pm  from  Japan Explained   [Profile]  [Recent] 
What Happens in the Purikura Booth STAYS in the Purikura Booth.
We are BACK with our latest episode of HHJ! In this episode, we wanted to respond some viewer requests to showcase Japanese game centers. It....
28 Sep 6:53 pm  from  I Speak Japanese   [Profile]  [Recent] 
‘Equinix plans for third IBX data centre in Tokyo’ – Trading Markets (press release)
DatacenterDynamics'Equinix plans for third IBX data centre in Tokyo'Trading Markets (press release)Global data centre services pro....
28 Sep 6:52 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Toyota to enter minicar market in Japan – AFP
AFPToyota to enter minicar market in JapanAFPTOKYO — Toyota Motor said Tuesday it will enter Japan's competitive minicar market in a ....
28 Sep 6:45 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Two Japanese Adverts
Good evening.  I'm going to try and update my blog every day from now on.  Sadly, that means they'll be more of these stupid pos....
28 Sep 6:37 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Upper Intermediate Lesson S4 #19 – I Cannot Agree with Your Japanese Opinion
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! When your boss walks into your office in Japan first thing on Monday morning, your heart sinks. Your....
28 Sep 6:30 pm  from  JapanesePod101   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Gene discovery presents osteoporosis therapy target – Healthcare Republic
Gene discovery presents osteoporosis therapy targetHealthcare RepublicThe team, led by Keizo Nishikawa of Tokyo Medical and Dental Universit....
28 Sep 6:12 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Beach party, tuna and haircuts
Recently, Winston cigarettes have started using this guy as their mascot here-A delicious lunch at Days Kugenuma Cafe near the beach.  Thei....
28 Sep 5:57 pm  from  Follow Rory   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Extreme sports as martial arts cross-training
In the last blog entry I spoke about the advantages to using capoeira for martial arts and/or sports cross-training. In this entry however, ....
28 Sep 5:34 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
No Japan-China meeting planned at Europe summit – The Associated Press
Globe and MailNo Japan-China meeting planned at Europe summitThe Associated PressTOKYO — Japan's prime minister has no plans to meet ....
28 Sep 5:10 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Homesickness
Homesickness, 1940. Rene Magritte. An inevitable part of being an expat or a nomad is dealing with the occasional bout of homesickness. The....
28 Sep 5:03 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Asian Stocks Fall on Renewed European-Debt Concern; Takefuji Plunges 32% – Bloomberg
Lucky RoomAsian Stocks Fall on Renewed European-Debt Concern; Takefuji Plunges 32%BloombergIn Tokyo, Takefuji plunged 32 percent to 116 yen,....
28 Sep 5:01 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Shige: Masterpiece in progress
One of the great pleasures of this year’s London Tattoo Convention 2010 was the chance to catch up with tattoo aficionado favorite Shi....
28 Sep 5:00 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Today’s Lunch Box/Bento (’10/70): Fall Rain Sushi Roll Bento
Maybe I should have titled this lunch box “Fall Rainfall Sushi Bento”! It was not raining this morning, it wa pouring! Which meant I ha....
28 Sep 4:52 pm  from  Shizuoka Gourmet   [Profile]  [Recent] 
You can see Musashi Kosugi, Shinjuku, Tokyo Tower and even
You can see Musashi Kosugi, Shinjuku, Tokyo Tower and even Tokyo SkyTree! I like how the colors change when evening approaches. Do you have....
28 Sep 4:52 pm  from  Kenleeswrites   [Profile]  [Recent] 
full time kindergarten teacher
we have an international school in okayama it is from 1-5 years old. teacher has to do one class. it is the important work with young learn....
28 Sep 4:48 pm  from  GaijinPot Jobs   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Asia Stocks, Commodities Drop on European Debt; S&P Futures Little Changed – Bloomberg
Lucky RoomAsia Stocks, Commodities Drop on European Debt; S&P Futures Little ChangedBloomberg... Research Institute in Tokyo. “Rescue ....
28 Sep 4:44 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Takefuji to File $5.2 Billion Bankruptcy Tuesday: Sources – ABC News
Reuters (press release)Takefuji to File $5.2 Billion Bankruptcy Tuesday: SourcesABC NewsTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Takefuji Corp <856....
28 Sep 4:41 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Konami releases new 3D Arcade Setting in Japan with 3D Road Fighters.
I,m sure that some of you Hardcore games remember Konami 1984 old arcade hit: Road Fighter or its sequel Midnight Run : Road Fighter 2, las....
28 Sep 4:35 pm  from  Akihabara News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Stocks: Daihatsu, JFE, Kayaba, Taiyo Yuden, Takefuji – Bloomberg
Japanese Stocks: Daihatsu, JFE, Kayaba, Taiyo Yuden, TakefujiBloombergJapan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell 107.38, or 1.1 percent, to ....
28 Sep 4:26 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan Probes Impact of Slowing Imports from China – Wall Street Journal
CBC.caJapan Probes Impact of Slowing Imports from ChinaWall Street JournalTOKYO—Japan is investigating the impact on domestic companies an....
28 Sep 4:16 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Protein can help in osteoporosis treatment – Times of India
Protein can help in osteoporosis treatmentTimes of IndiaScientists at Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan have discovered a protein t....
28 Sep 4:15 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Will Miss #237 – no line jumpers
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28 Sep 4:15 pm  from  1000 things about Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sony upgrade its High-End Vaio F with a better CPU and USB 3.0
The Vaio F Series, Sony’s High-end notebook comes now with a new and powerfull CPU four Core CPU with the choice between a Core i7-740QM....
28 Sep 4:05 pm  from  Akihabara News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Toyota to sell Daihatsu-made microcars in Japan: report – Reuters
BusinessworldToyota to sell Daihatsu-made microcars in Japan: reportReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) will buy 660cc miniv....
28 Sep 4:02 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kameda Roast Onion Kongari Snack
When I was a kid, I turned my nose up at things like onions. They were too strong tasting and I'd get annoyed when my parents would ord....
28 Sep 4:00 pm  from  Japanese Snack Reviews   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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