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		<title>Kunitachi Festival faces</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/107310/kunitachi-festival-faces/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 05:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether low-key or nationally lauded, Japanese festivals are always a lot of fun — events where one can enjoy a variety of sights and sounds as well as fill up on a dazzling array of food and drink. However, arguably more interesting are the actual people participating; a fascinating array of faces that suggest something, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>P.F. Chang’s Home Menu</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/107147/p-f-chang%e2%80%99s-home-menu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inspired by P.F. Chang’s best-selling signature Asian cuisine, the new P.F. Chang’s Home Menu offers the same tastes available at home. Created by P.F. Chang’s and produced and distributed by Unilever, the menu line offers eight flavors. These include: Orange Chicken, Shanghai Style Beef, Sweet &#38; Sour Chicken, General Chang’s Chicken, Ginger Chicken &#38; Broccoli, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Extreme sports as martial arts cross-training</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/107030/extreme-sports-as-martial-arts-cross-training/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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, I would like to shoot to the opposite end of the spectrum and share my experience using extreme sports as a way to cross-train for martial arts. For the past 5 years [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carefully crafted calligraphy</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/106936/carefully-crafted-calligraphy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 04:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A time-honoured technique in a time-honoured temple.]]></description>
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		<title>Can you spend your free time the way you want?</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/106822/can-you-spend-your-free-time-the-way-you-want/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you can say yes, congratulations! In a recent R25 magazine review of 398 Japanese males in the age range of 25-35 I was happy to find that only 2.8% said they did not enjoy their free time. While this might seem not surprising, I need to point out that I face from time to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SF International Dragon Boat Festival Recap</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recap of the 20th Annual San Francisco International Dragon Boat Festival. Hosted by Kaiser Permanente, the Inernational Dragon Boat Festival is the largest competitive dragon boat festival in the United States featuring over 110 dragon boat teams and 3,500 dragon boat paddlers. In addition to world-class dragon boat racing, the Festival features live performances, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The real China vs. Japan: Panda vs. Ninja? (video)</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/106501/the-real-china-vs-japan-panda-vs-ninja-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 04:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week was a chilly one for Japan on the diplomatic front, with the country caught in a war of words with major economic rival, China. The detention of a Chinese fishing boat captain, released this weekend, lead to some stringent payback from China, blocking exports, arresting Japanese citizens and making all sorts of grand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Samurai Star Wars Prints offer a new way to see the classic</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 04:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Akira Kurosawa and Japanese cinema were a huge influence on a young George Lucas as he put together what became Star Wars – but what would happen if that influence traveled back the other way? Spoke Art has imagined just that, producing a great range of traditional Japanese woodblock prints that turn Chewy into an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flowers in “ripped” vase</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/106640/flowers-in-%e2%80%9cripped%e2%80%9d-vase/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 02:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At Shizen restaurant in Sendagaya, I was impressed by the very simple flowers in this lovely vase. I love how the ceramic is made to appear “torn.” Whether bonsai or ikebana, Japan excels at using small-scale nature to evoke much large landscapes and experiences.]]></description>
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		<title>Ask Udder Smith: Help with swimming school</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/106427/ask-udder-smith-help-with-swimming-school/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 01:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moooove along with the Japanese way, or exit the flow: Udder&#8217;s advice to an irritated mom.]]></description>
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		<title>Lost Japan (Alex Kerr): Still applicable?</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/106362/lost-japan-alex-kerr-still-applicable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 21:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For me Japan is the country I hope to spend the rest of my life and therefore care a lot. By chance I came across the book “Lost Japan” by Alex Kerr again and I was wondering whether the content is still applicable after more than 14 years after first publication. Like his other book [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lost Japan (Alex Kerr): Still applicable?</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/106365/lost-japan-alex-kerr-still-applicable-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 21:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Open future center session: Japanese resilience</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/106216/open-future-center-session-japanese-resilience/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 06:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In mid September I had the opportunity to join as panel member at the Open Future Center Session (Fuji Xerox, Knowledge Dynamics Initiative) to discuss the needed steps for changes for research teams in Japan: “Resilience – Japan regaining the competitive edge”. In order to get a variety of viewpoints together in one room, nine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Japanese Custom of O-Higan- Remembering Ancestors Are On and Around The Equinox Days (O-Higan)- Revisited</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 03:18:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Japanese never go very long without taking care of their ancestors or departed loved ones. In fact, there are many who pray and make offerings at their family altar (butsudan) every single day. In addition, as part of the annual cycle of events, there are four times a year (besides individual memorial days) for special ceremonies in which extra efforts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Japanese Custom of O-Higan- Remembering Ancestors Are On and Around The Equinox Days (O-Higan)- Revisited</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/105928/the-japanese-custom-of-o-higan-remembering-ancestors-are-on-and-around-the-equinox-days-o-higan-revisited-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 03:18:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Japanese never go very long without taking care of their ancestors or departed loved ones. In fact, there are many who pray and make offerings at their family altar (butsudan) every single day. In addition, as part of the annual cycle of events, there are four times a year (besides individual memorial days) for special ceremonies in which extra efforts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan by the numbers (09.24.10)</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/105793/japan-by-the-numbers-09-24-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:31:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[78% of those who polled by the Sankei Newspaper and FNN replied that they prefer the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan to remain as the opposition party for a while longer. 70% of respondents in a survey by Apple World said they would opt for using Haneda Airport instead of Narita when flying internationally. 69% [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Last chance for cheap smokes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To smokers in some Western countries, Tokyo’s looming all-time-high tax hike is a pittance – with prices increasing by ¥110 to ¥140, cigarettes here will still cost less than half as much as in New York or London. But everything’s relative, and an increase from ¥300 to over ¥400 has smokers planning strategies and convenience [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japanese hacker responsible for Twitter attack</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 05:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have covered Twitter’s popularity in Japan a little previously (here and here) and the mico-blogging platform was again closely linked to Japan when it was attacked last week by what appears to be a Japanese hacker. The man in question, however, suggests he was only trying to help. The attack, which emerged and was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japanese Robot walking from Tokyo to Kyoto</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 04:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all remember the Duracell bunny and the series of ads that ran on TV, pointing out that the fluffy, little guy with a heart of copper could go on and on and on…… and on. Panasonic, however, has taken the concept and put its own unique (Japanese) spin on things. As a publicity stunt, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Autumn signs on Shubun no Hi</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 09:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday was blistering, a bona fide belter, but today, on a national holiday named Shubun no Hi (Autumnal Equinox Day), it’s suitably cooler and comfortingly less clammy. Plus, regardless of how warm it will once again get, there are now some serious signs that fall isn’t all that far away.]]></description>
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		<title>Speed Bento on the Bus</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 01:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a simple post about a bus bento that I had heading into Hiroshima City from Hiroshima Airport, like… last year… I was spring cleaning my blog and noticed that I had drafted this one but never posted it! Bento on the Bus Boxed lunches (bento) are a big deal in Japan. Parents make them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mix-d: Face 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mix-d: Face 2010 is a fundraising event for the Mix-d organization to help promote awareness of mixed-race issues amongst secondary school students. Held on October 30th, 2010, Mix-d: Face 2010 is the first mixed-race modeling competition in the UK. It will include a catwalk competition and public voting. Two winners will receive the chance to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Origami</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 10:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japanese Origami Sometimes the simple things are the best. These 2 origami cranes I captured a while ago always make me smile when I look at them. What is your favorite origami? Origami on wikipedia Related posts: 3D Origami Shibuya Tanabata]]></description>
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		<title>Capoeira as a cross-training tool</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 07:44:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not too long ago, I was responding to a comment made in a previous entry I had written about correlations between Capoeira and Break dancing. The writer had mentioned that he was a jiu-jitsu student and that he thought that studying Capoeira would be great for his game, and I had to agree with him. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A kimono and ocarina combo</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/104987/a-kimono-and-ocarina-combo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 06:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After more than ten years in Tokyo, and even though coming across one really isn’t that uncommon, the sight of a kimono is still something quite special: a window to another world perhaps, or at least a glimpse into one that has long since gone. Kimono and ocarina combinations on the other hand are considerably [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Look at Moon-Viewing ( O-Tsukimi, お月見) in Japan- Tonight (Sept. 22nd) is the Ju-Go-Ya, while tomorrow night, September 23rd, will be the night of the full moon</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/104980/a-look-at-moon-viewing-o-tsukimi-%e3%81%8a%e6%9c%88%e8%a6%8b-in-japan-tonight-sept-22nd-is-the-ju-go-ya-while-tomorrow-night-september-23rd-will-be-the-night-of-the-full-moon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 05:39:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The full moon of mid-autumn (chushu no meigetsu , 仲秋名月） with pampas grass (susuki) When they followed their traditional LUNISOLAR calendar, now referred to as the kyu-reki (旧暦, former calendar) or inreki (陰暦), the Japanese were always in tune with the MOON and its PHASES. In fact, under that old system of ordering the days, months and seasons  ( first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asakusa: greatly loved by Junichi Sagishima</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you have noticed in my recent articles tourism has become a hot topic in Japan. I believe for this sector the marketing efforts of the local businesses have not reached the global audience effectively, so consequently some people are stepping up privately. In this week’s interview I would like to introduce Junichi Sagashima, who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>San Francisco International Dragon Boat Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2010 5th Annual San Francisco International Dragon Boat Festival, hosted by Kaiser Permanente is the largest competitive dragon boat festival in the United States featuring over 110 dragon boat teams and 3,500 dragon boat paddlers. In addition to world-class dragon boat racing, the Festival features live performances, cultural activities, a variety of food and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fall omatsuri in my neighborhood</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 06:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The lanterns announce that the omatsuri festival will be happening Using simple plumbers’ fixtures and scaffolding, flexible and removable frames for lighted paper lanterns are erected all over the city. I find omatsuri incredibly charming: a public street festival evoking rice farming and harvests, organized in Tokyo around tiny local shrines, work organizations, and local [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ask Udder Smith: Respect for Age Day</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/104559/ask-udder-smith-respect-for-age-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 03:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
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