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Starting a Business in Japan Video Interview

Starting a Business in Japan

One step to starting a business in Japan is to get some advice and that is just what GaijinPot is here for. The video features an interview with one foreigner who started a business in Japan after working a number of other jobs. » Continue
Into The Wild Hiking in Aichi

Into The Wild

The mountains lining the banks of the Kiso River as it passes through Inuyama offer a plethora of pathways for both the serious and the casual hiker. One GaijinPot blogger takes on a tour. » Continue
Shinjuku The Other Side

Shinjuku

The GaijinPot film crew goes in search of another side of Shinjuku, one away from the department stores and crowds. » Continue
Learning Japanese? Then give games a try!

Learning Japanese?

Japanese games are made by and for Japanese people. That makes them a great tool for improving your Japanese. » Continue
Loft Japan An Essential shopping spot

Loft Japan

An essential shopping spot store for the young homeowner and hobbyist, Loft has some of the coolest gifts to buy when in Japan. » Continue
Shane TESOL Course Earn an internationally recognized TESOL qualification

Shane TESOL Course

Become Certified! Earn internationally recognised TESOL qualifications with Shane English School. Find out more inside. » Continue
Japanese Hatsumoude How is your 2010 going so far?

Japanese Hatsumoude

How is your 2010 going so far? GaijinPot sent it's film crew to film hatsumoude over the holidays to find out more about the tradition. » Continue
Purikura Everything you ever wanted to know

Purikura

Ever wanted to know more about Purikura? One GaijinPot blogger gives us the breakdown. » Continue
Japanese Horror Movies A look at the movies that didn't make it big in the west

Japanese Horror Movies

The boom for Japanese horror movies may have ended but for the true fan there remains a wealth of great titles out there to track down and a rich culture to explore behind them. We took the video crew and went to interview one J-horror author. » Continue
On Your Mark! The Great Japanese Stamp Rally

On Your Mark!

From the shadowy corners of famous train stations to the celebrated entryways of national monuments, there is usually a special stamp for the commemoration of almost every excursion. One GaijinPot blogger goes in search of more. » Continue
How to Eat Sushi - a graphic guide A graphic guide to the 'proper way'

How to Eat Sushi - a graphic guide

Ever wondered about how to eat sushi in Japan? Here is a great guide you can print and take with you the next time you feel like a spot of raw fish. » Continue
Video: Comiket The largest comic event in the world

Video: Comiket

Comiket is the largest comic event held in the world and GaijinPot was there to film some of the action. Check out some awesome cosplay inside. » Continue
Hotel La Suite Kobe

Hotel La Suite Kobe

On a recent trip out in Kobe, one GaijinPot blogger chose to stay in Hotel La Suite, opposite the stunning Kobe port. » Continue
Video: Kichijōji, Tokyo’s Art Colony

Video: Kichijōji, Tokyo’s Art Colony

Kichijōji is a western suburb of Tokyo that enjoys a reputation as an artists' colony, and today it is filled with stores from little boutiques to the big department stores. We take a look around. » Continue
Cool Japanese…Postage Stamps!

Cool Japanese…Postage Stamps!

Local blogger Shibuya246 tackles the wonderful world of stamp collecting. Inside Japan's post system however are some great artistic creations. » Continue
Life in a Japanese Ramen Ya

Life in a Japanese Ramen Ya

A Shinjuku ramen shop owner speaks with GaijinPot and gives us some behind scenes tastes of the secret world of ramen. » Continue

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Free Stuff in Japan!

Japan maybe famous for its superior customer service, but many foreigners are pleasantly surprised when they discover another, equally fascinating aspect of the country's commercial...

Sylvia Saracino, February 9, 2010
Retro Japanese Game Review: Phantasy Star 4

Picking Up The Sword One Last Time Released in 1994, Phantasy Star 4 is the final entry into the Mega Drive / Genesis series of role-playing...

Bren Inou, February 9, 2010
Into The Wild: Hiking in Aichi

The mountains lining the banks of the Kiso River as it passes through Inuyama offer a plethora of pathways for both the serious and the...

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Starting a Business in Japan

Today we look at the Echoes Tokyo offices that the GaijinPot film crew visited to talk about what it's like for a foreigner to go...

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The Other Side of Shinjuku

Shinjuku from GaijinPot on Vimeo. So what's your image of Shinjuku? Anyone hanging out in Shinjuku for a bit will expect to find the department...

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