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The weirdest house in Japan
Looking for a place to stay? Try this...
- The weirdest house in Japan
- Unfortunately it is not actually available but as architectural blog Inhabitant describes it, it is a one-of-a-kind place which showcases efficient design, maximum use of space and natural light. » Continue
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Interview
John Williams: A foreign movie producer in Japan
- Interview
- Growing up in Wales, John Williams had little idea where his passion for filmmaking would take him. After studying French and German Literature at Trinity College, Cambridge, he worked as a French teacher in North London for two years before moving to Nagoya in 1988 to teach English. » Continue
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Shared Residences in East Tokyo
High-quality guest house accommodation
- Shared Residences in East Tokyo
- We featured All Estate Shared Residence last month and today we are looking at another choice they offer for those looking to find a place in Tokyo that has all the convenience and mod-cons with cheaper costs and the chance to live with others. » Continue
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Cool stuff
The best of Japan's Good Design Expo
- Cool stuff
- These cool and unusual takes on everyday items come from the Good Design Expo. The event, which ran over the last weekend of August features products in competition for one of the top prizes in industrial design.These cool and unusual takes on everyday items come from the Good Design Expo. » Continue
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Erika Sawajiri
Inside the head of Japan’s outspoken star
- Erika Sawajiri
- “Restricting talented people is the biggest problem in the entertainment business in Japan,” says 24-year-old Erika Sawajiri. “This is the 21st century and it has to change.” » Continue
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Kobe eyes tattoo ban
Increase in marijuana cases irks the police
- Kobe eyes tattoo ban
- The Kobe municipal government is considering banning people with tattoos from beaches there following the recent arrests of college students for alleged marijuana possession during a music event, city officials said. » Continue
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Money Worship
Celebrating cold hard cash in Japan
- Money Worship
- We took a look at his business background previously and now Japan Trends is reporting on a new move by Takafumi Horie, the former CEO of Livedoor who dropped out of Tokyo University and tried to take over one of the biggest media companies in Japan. That move? » Continue
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Travel tips:
Yurakucho Yakitori Alley
- Travel tips:
- Chiyoda Ward: home to over 36,000 businesses employing over 888,000 people, at least according to the stats I just found elsewhere on the Internet. I could be wrong, but at least it should give you the gist of this central location in Tokyo. » Continue
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Car theft in Japan
The trail from Nagoya to Noirobi
- Car theft in Japan
- Five years ago, Sagamihara City resident Atsuko Kuwata’s Toyota Land cruiser was stolen. In May of this year, the car turned up at an unexpected place: Nairobi, Kenya. The Shukan Post goes in search of the truth. » Continue
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Geek guide to life
A useful infographic from Lifehacks
- Geek guide to life
- This excellent – and useful in a practical sense – infographic popped up on Geekolgie over the weekend. For both the hard-up job seeker and the busy worker ant out there, it offers plenty of helpful tips to make life a lot more productive and maybe just a little easier. » Continue
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Japanese women stand low on the corporate ladder
- Japanese women stand low on the corporate ladder
- Twenty five years have passed since Japan passed the Equal Employment Opportunity Law for Men and Women in order to fight gender inequality at the workplace. By this time, people might think that a horde of college-educated women are calling the shots. But a recent survey finds otherwise. » Continue
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Remaining upbeat in a down economy
Top tips from the experts
- Remaining upbeat in a down economy
- Although the economy in Japan is slowly jugging along, it certainly isn’t back to the full health of recent years and the strong yen is providing extra challenges in the local market. » Continue
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Google Top IT Brand in Japan
The big G now No.1
- Google Top IT Brand in Japan
- We covered a while ago how Google has become the number one choice of where to work for graduates in Japan and now comes this; PCWorld is reporting how the Google brand has just become the number one for IT in Japan. » Continue
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Jobs unique to Japan
A business that caters to sexual needs of disabled
- Jobs unique to Japan
- “The disabled too have sexual desire. Well, of course they do, it goes without saying, and yet most care facilities ignore the fact.” One that doesn’t is a Niigata-based organization called White Hands. “It’s very businesslike,” writes investigative journalist Kaori Kawai. » Continue
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Australia's Next Top Model
Hopeful drops in on Tokyo and we chat
- Australia's Next Top Model
- Put a bunch of aspiring models into a house in Sydney and watch them try to prove they have what it takes to make it in the high-stress, high-stakes world of modeling, as well as get on with each other. That‘s the premise of the popular Australian reality pay TV series “Australia’s Next Top Model.” » Continue
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Double-O-Tokyo
In the shadow of Bond and the 60s
- Double-O-Tokyo
- Today was a scorcher, but I finally accomplished something I’ve been planning to undertake for way too long – yet always for some odd reason placed on the back-burner. » Continue
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Everybody Wants To Be a CEO
The Japanese response to a recent job listing
- Everybody Wants To Be a CEO
- The Wall Street Journal, via its Japan Real Time blog, has an interesting post that looks at both the effect that newspapers still have in Japan and the current situation in the job market. » Continue
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Japan Entertainment tours
See Japan through games
- Japan Entertainment tours
- Many come to Japan in search of a favorite aspect of its culture, a movie or entertainment piece that they first saw “back home”. As Japan Pulse reports, you can now explore Japan through entertainment thanks to travel operator KNT! » Continue
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Soaring yen could threaten disaster for jobs
But profits for some
- Soaring yen could threaten disaster for jobs
- Sections of the Japanese press have been warning that Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s “economic tone deafness,” demonstrated by his failure to take countermeasures against the steady appreciation of the Japanese yen, may result in “hellish unemployment” for folks living here. » Continue
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Twitter addiction
Companies in Japan struggle to deal
- Twitter addiction
- Users of Twitter in Japan are said to be up to 10 million and rising. Unfortunately, its convenience and accessibility have spilled over into the workplace, causing headaches for some employers out there. » Continue
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- Tokyo Chopsticks for September
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Our second bi-weekly roundup of the best undiscovered bars, restaurants and clubs in Tokyo, with the guys over at LivinTokyo.com sharing their pick. Scroll...
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livin tokyo,
September 3, 2010
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- Fun With Touch Rugby - the social scene
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There are a number of reasons to join a sports club in Japan. Keeping fit is important, but if you don’t find running much...
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Glenn Lambert,
September 3, 2010
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- The weirdest house in Japan
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Looking for a place to stay in Japan? Try this one...
Unfortunately it is not actually available but as architectural blog Inhabitant describes it, it...
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GaijinPot,
September 3, 2010
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- Japan's 100-yen shops
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So you're looking for getting some goods on the cheap. It's common knowledge that ¥100 stores (百円ショップ hyaku-en shoppu) are the most affordable destination for...
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GaijinPot,
September 3, 2010
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- John Williams: A foreign movie producer in Japan
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John Williams has been making films since he was 14. Growing up in Wales, Williams had little idea where his passion for filmmaking would take...
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GaijinPot,
September 3, 2010
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