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Unlike other series I’ve written in which the story had concluded before I began writing them, The Trials and Tribulations of Teaching English in Japan series is, essentially, Live (give or take a f...
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Student: So she asked me am I…junsuina…pure…bleed, pure brood…how you say?
Me: Huh? How do you say what?
Student: For example…if your mother is a Japanese and your father is not a Japanese...
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Have you been camping in the Internetz for any possible preview of Wonder Festival 2010 ? Well, lots of them and I am sure quite a number of you have been poisoned by the lovely figurines. ^^
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Ouch! I ate at McDonald's and now I have to give away a Japanese iTunes Store gift card.
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But you get what you pay for?
So far the reviews submitted by users complain about the sound quality. I can't check it out myself until I update to the latest iPhone OS...
In any case, if you are in...
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A street vendor in Vancouver takes the hotdog and transforms into something... Japanese.
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NHK, Japans national public broadcaster, shot a 20 minute TV documentary about character bentos that focused on my work and recipe book, Cute Yummy Time. http://www.lacarmina.com/cookingcute.php
I ...
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Toast Girl and her two gogo-babies have toured Australia and Japan for years. Hiroe Hama quit her accountantcy job and started to recreate household articles for music shows after studying art. She is...
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Around 70 percent of people surveyed believe that Ichiro Ozawa should resign as secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan over a funds scandal, even although he has not been indicted, ...
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If you're a dedicated learner of Japanese, you're probably used to hauling around all sorts of study materials with you — your electronic dictionary, flashcards, Japanese journal, a Japanese childre...
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Some of the most interesting pictures of tetrapods I've ever seen. I used the original title.
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We spent a full day in Kichijoji after having it recommended and we weren’t disappointed. It has become one of our favourites places to visit while in Tokyo. This was shot at a small shrine we stumb...
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