3 hours ago by David

Photo by d'n'c The second Monday in January is Seijin no Hi, or Coming-of-Age Day. Young Japanese 20 year-olds are now legally allowed to drink, smoke, drive, vote, pay taxes, and now be put on jury duty. On Monday if you walk around the streets of Japan you may see lots of women in beautiful kimono ...

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12 hours ago by Dasha Gariepy

I took this picture in our front yard this morning! Heather and I have been living at/volunteering for Yaedake Farm and Bakery this week and I'm * pooped*! If you've ever done farm work you'll know what I'm talking about. Sunrise to sunset, there's never a shortage of tasks. But what a great way to ...

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20 hours ago by Jessica

It's very quiet in Tokyo during the week of the New Year. Offices close and many people leave the city to visit family elsewhere. Last weekend, while the city was still mostly empty, we wandered over to Roppongi Hills to find a super-dynamic taiko (drumming) performance. Taiko is very Japanese in it ...

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1 day ago by neilstalnaker007

Tokyo Professionals Business Networking Night Monthly Networking Event - Personal and Professional Event Info Host: AfterParty Tokyo Type: Meetings - Business Meeting Network: Global Time and Place Date: Monday, January 19, 2009 Time: 7:30pm - 10:00pm Location: Worldstar Cafe, Roppongi Street: Goto ...

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1 day ago by Emily

Oh those teen years... as a young'in, did you often eat breakfast? And when exactly did you lose your virginity?? No really, there's a connection according to researchers. Apparently Teens who skip breakfast have sex earlier than those who don't. The researchers suggest it's due to family planning a ...

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1 day ago by akatsukiotoko

Tokyo Metro Subway has been doing a manner campaign monthly with a poster around its station. I was on my way to work in Shinbashi and used the subway yesterday. Guess what i found this month. The new manner poster for January. #1 Do it at home Actually this scene on the poster can be often seen in ...

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1 day ago by K@

Warning: even more image heavy than usual. So after my Starbucks recharge (Chai Tea deliciousness… god, I wish more people liked Chai Tea in Japan… I wish they sold it in stores), I made my way by tram to Suizenji Park. Apparently it was made around 400 years ago by some extremely rich Samurai calle ...

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2 days ago by Saori

Happy New Year!!! (あけましておめでとうございます！！) COW YEAR Last year was good year. But I can't image this year... Because I don't know what I want to do(=_=) Ha~~~↓↓ My purpose is to find something I'm interested in and improve myself!! まぁがんばりますわ。

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2 days ago by David

It's amazing to me how far Japanese manga and anime based culture has propagated throughout the world. My first dabblings* in the anime world began in high school Japanese class, where a group of us formed an anime club. (*note that I'm not taking into consideration Speedracer or Starblazers and the ...

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2 days ago by Locohama

Tokyojesusfist responded to my post, Retaliation Day, with the following remarks: “She’s not a child so she should be held responsible for her acts and deeds.” What acts and deeds would those be? Why should she be held “responsible” for avoiding you? She can avoid whomever she wants to and she has n ...

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