1 day ago by Sol

Listed as the definitive guide to Asian poses, aptly named Asianposes.com sets the stage for learning the hardest of poses. As challenges are listed, strike your pose and upload the greatest pics for the world to see… poser weeaboos need not apply. [ AsianPoses] Related posts: Kawaii Obsession: Hell ...

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1 day ago by creativityjapanese

Apologised for the delay in uploading the rest of the photos~ Well, going to start with 舌切り雀 (Tongue-cut sparrow) ~ Since there was a feature on this story during the exhibition. Anyway, this is a famous Japanese fable about a kind-hearted old man who helped an injured sparrow, and for the good deed ...

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2 days ago by akatsukiotoko

#1 A seal inside its peaceful box No, No, No... I do not meant that the armies are after me now. A seal is a tool we used to stamp our names on official papers be it in business or official duties. The hand-written signatures are rarely used in Japan. In Japanese, we called it ` inkan`, 印鑑. My inkan ...

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2 days ago by Linda

I haven’t really heard much news about H1N1 flu in the USA, but here in my corner of Japan there have been many school closings because of it. Whenever about half of the students are absent the school will close either a particular class, or the whole school. They remain closed for up to a week, dur ...

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2 days ago by Sylvia

The method pictured above only works if your bed happens to be a futon. This soft, bendable bedding is lighter and easier to maneuver than a western style mattress. It rests right on the floor of your house, provided that the floor in question is lined with tatami mats rather than wood. I have been ...

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3 days ago by akatsukiotoko

#1 Cold Rain It's raining men. Hallejulah. It's raining men. Amen. Ok, enough with the singing. I just could not sing it in winter. Worst, I hate karaokes. It has been raining in these few days and thanks to it, it is getting brrrr..... coldddddd. Now the temperature dropped to 8℃. Brrrr... colddddd ...

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3 days ago by Bambie dear ★

Hope it's not yet too late for my pixelbug weekend sharings... Last week we went out of town together with my mom's Parents In Law whom we call Okasan (literally means mother), and Ojisan (grandfather). They're old but very much healthy (and not mention young at heart lol). So happy and thankful bec ...

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3 days ago by Sylvia

Construction sites in the US tend to exude an overwhelmingly masculine and unmistakably gritty aura. As the men at work grunt and heave their way to structural greatness,there is seemingly little attention paid to the aesthetics of their dusty and dangerous surroundings. Japan, on the other hand, in ...

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4 days ago by Lady Lara Jones

Just finished re-reading Confucious Lives Next Door: What living in the East teaches us about living in the West by T.R.Reid and was reminded of the incredible insight Reid provides into Japanese culture and how aspects of Confucianism are interwoven into many facets of everyday life in Japan. I fee ...

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4 days ago by Ancella

Since everyone seems to be on the look out for diagrams and stories about the origami crane I thought I’d make it easier to put all of it together in one post. The most popular design is that of the peace crane, which is the most recognizable symbol in origami. However, there are other variations of ...

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