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Popular McDonald’s substitute Subway Japan has opened a new shop “Subway Yasai Lab Maru Building Store,” the first in the world in th....
13 Jul 10:53 am from GaijinPot Blogs

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Japanese living tips from the Japanese

Sergio / Wikimedia Commons Quirky Japan Blog recently posted this, a look at “urawaza” from a Japanese perspective. As the blog explai....
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Fake Foreign Beer in Japan

Uba / Flikr Many in Japan are used to the varieties of colas and beer that spring up, seemingly every year. Now JapanTrends reports on liqu....
7 Jul 1:58 pm from GaijinPot Blogs

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Narita Airport Security

Narita Airport, by way of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, has introduced full body scanners for a limited tri....
6 Jul 11:18 am from GaijinPot Blogs

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ANA’s GUNDAM Jet to Take to the Skies

Last year saw the giant Gundam statue stand proud over Odaiba (now in Shizuoka) and this year Akihabara has witnessed the opening of the Gu....
6 Jul 10:46 am from GaijinPot Blogs

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Japan’s most expensive Cities

Parag.naik / CC Forbes Magazine’s report of the world’s most expensive city for expats in 2010 was released a few days ago and Tokyo was....
2 Jul 3:32 pm from GaijinPot Blogs

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Car License Plates in Japan

Last week we put together a guide to getting your driving license in Japan and as a follow up to that we have worked with Plaza Homes of To....
30 Jun 11:31 am from GaijinPot Blogs

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Residential Leasing in Japan Made Easy

Coming to Japan involves cutting the cord from your home country (or the last country you set roots in) and re root here in Japan, for many....
28 Jun 11:16 am from GaijinPot Blogs

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Why Japan is so strict on leasing apartments?

We’ve all thought about it and complained about it when searching for an apartment; why are Japanese property managers so strict before r....
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Japan Monsoon Season Survival Guide

CNNGo have put together a list of gadgets to help you get through Japan’s rainy season, now officially underway according to the Japan Me....
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Getting an International Drivers License in Japan

As a foreigner the process of getting a drivers license can be tedious but worth it when you consider the cost of driving school in Japan ca....
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Hakone Ryokan Experience

Hakone is one of the most popular destinations in Japan and is located just 1 hour by train from central Tokyo, making it the perfect getaw....
9 Jun 2:51 pm from GaijinPot Blogs

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The Senbei Cafe

This is Takako Endo (遠藤貴子) – the lady entrepreneur behind a new food brand, Twhy Twhy. Tokyoite Takako has just launched the ne....
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Japanese Discounts

Tokyo Media, which just launched last week is described as “an interactive communication media” – is a new way for you to save money ....
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Ikea Japan

If you’re a gaijin living in Japan, going to shop at Ikea should be on your to do list, in the first week of your arrival in Japan. Why?....
4 May 10:59 am from gaijinlife

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The best Japanese dictionary App

The best Japanese dictionary App I did a post about must have applications for iPhone and iTouch back a month ago and a recent version on G....
23 Mar 10:31 am from gaijinlife

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An interview with Dan from Japanese Castle Explorer

Ok everyone today Im having an interview with a good twitter friend of mine! His name his Daniel O’Grady his is the owner, webmaster wri....
17 Mar 11:53 am from gaijinlife

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Ever wonder about Japan’s crown jewels

I was recently reading a book about Japan history and I found some really nice information about the Imperial jewels. It did motivate me to ....
17 Mar 10:24 am from gaijinlife

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Chronicle of a young woman in Japan

Chronicle of a young woman in Japan Ok in this post I had an interview with a friend of mind, she used to live in Japan and I really wanted....
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Manga Cafe’s 漫画喫茶 and Internet Cafe’s ネットカフェ

Manga Cafe’s 漫画喫茶 and Internet Cafe’s ネットカフェ Internet and Manga cafe’s are everywhere in Japan. They are now par....
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Protected: Nice interview with Pearl!

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An interview with Guillaume Marcotte from Tokyoluv

Today I’m bringing you in the world of Guillaume Marcotte or as most people call him Mac. Guillaume is a French Canadian from Montreal. He....
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Shinjuku 新宿区

Shinjuku 新宿区 Shinjuku, is a ward or if you would like a mini city inside Tokyo. Durring the Edo period, Shinjuku was major area for s....
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The history of Bushido 武士道

Bushido 武士道 For any martial art practitioner and Japanese history fans the word bushido is well-known, but for many people this word ....
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A wonderful video

A wonderful video This morning I was on @agaijinlife on twitter and one of my followers posted this video! I seriously needed to share it o....
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Kendo 剣道

Today I will write about the beautiful sports or martial art called Kendo Kendo 剣道 means the way of the sword, ken剣 means sword and d....
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Daddy-san (part 4): Immunising your child after arriving in Japan

Vaccinations in Japan are different than in the West - there are important points that you should know, because your Japanese doctor may not....
21 Feb 4:50 am from Stippy

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New Skyliner: Tokyo to Narita Airport in 36 Minutes – JR Narita Express Killer?

The New Keisei Skyliner Express - Tokyo to Narita Airport in just 36 minutes - but what's the catch?My family is currently looking for a hou....
26 Dec 6:22 am from Stippy

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