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The Bra Wars
Light-relief courtesy of Yu Yamada
- The Bra Wars
- Okinawan actress-model Yu Yamada, yesterday launched a new range of bratops for Uniqlo and GaijinPot was there to grab some snaps. » Continue
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The Merits of Forms Training
From screen martial artist Chuck Johnson
- The Merits of Forms Training
- Chuck shares with us his experiences of learning a new martial art and adding Seishindo Karate to his impressive repertoire. » Continue
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Shikinejima
Flying Fish Island
- Shikinejima
- Just a three hour jet-ferry ride from Tokyo is an island amidst the Izu islets called Shikinejima. Andrez Bergen takes to the seas. » Continue
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Forever 21
New Ginza store opening
- Forever 21
- Here is some more evidence that fashion-conscious Japan is outgrowing its love affair with luxury brands and turning to a new passion: Fast fashion. » Continue
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Visiting the Shanghai Expo
The Pros and Cons
- Visiting the Shanghai Expo
- On May 1, Expo 2010 Shanghai opens its gates for a six-month run. Some 233 countries and organizations will have exhibits. We go take a sneak peak. » Continue
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Tokyo by Bus
Taking the tradition tourist experience
- Tokyo by Bus
- Have you ever watched a bus full of tourists roll by as you walked down a sunny street in a famous city? With the help of Hello Limo, GaijinPot blogger Sylvia Saracino investigates the allure of seeing Tokyo the traditional way. » Continue
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Legal Advice in Japan
Where to go when you need help
- Legal Advice in Japan
- It is important to get good advice in times of trouble, especially if you did not grow up with the Japanese legal system. Make a note of the details we provide here. » Continue
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Sakura Beer
A Yokohama Specialty
- Sakura Beer
- Thanks to Yokohama’s oldest surviving place of worship, Gumyo-ji Temple, comes one of those joys you stumble across anew even after almost a decade in Japan. » Continue
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The Story of GEOS
Updated news as classes resume
- The Story of GEOS
- We’ve taken a look at GEOS and the news late last week of its bankruptcy filing. Classes were reopened at 201 schools last Friday and will resume later at 29 other schools. Here is the latest news. » Continue
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Japan’s Top Boss
Inspiration in the office
- Japan’s Top Boss
- The Sanno Institute of Management in Japan surveyed this year’s new graduates about their “Ideal Boss,” and what they look for in a manager. Here are the winners. » Continue
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Geos Bankruptcy proceedings
The attempt to stop them
- Geos Bankruptcy proceedings
- The founder and president of Geos Corp said Thursday he will ask the Tokyo District Court to avert bankruptcy proceedings for the major language school operator. Find out more inside. » Continue
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Gundam Cafe
Now Open
- Gundam Cafe
- Add this to the many themed restaurants available in Japan. Based on the popular Japanese sci-fi anime series ‘‘Mobile Suit Gundam’’ (to give it it’s full title), the Gundam Cafe will open in Akihabara on Saturday. » Continue
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Geos files for bankruptcy
News on the English school operator *updated
- Geos files for bankruptcy
- Major English school operator Geos Corp said Wednesday it has filed bankruptcy proceedings with the Tokyo District Court. Follow the news here. *updated » Continue
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Help and Advice
Geos and the Job market
- Help and Advice
- In anticipation of the uncertain news involving Geos we hope to keep readers and job hunters updated through the GaijinPot Blogs. » Continue
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Hiroshi Abe
New Trick
- Hiroshi Abe
- Former model and regular TV actor Abe is a hit as cynical physics professor, Jiro Uedain, in the recurring TV series and cinema incarnations of the surreal 'Trick.' Andrez Bergen gives us the lo-down. » Continue
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The big 10
Rules for creating an idol group
- The big 10
- Can groups like AKB48 be a success outside of Japan? Blogger st_oswald reports that the producer of the two groups, Yasushi Akimoto is taking the format worldwide and selling it to music producers across Europe and the US. To create a successful idol group he listed 10 rules to follow. » Continue
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Tokyo Parasite Musuem
It's a bug's life...
- Tokyo Parasite Musuem
- Railway-affiliated hotels are successfully appealing to the reportedly 4 billion yen market of 20,000 rail fans in Japan. Time to find out more. » Continue
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Building in Japan
Japan's architecture industry
- Building in Japan
- Architecture in Japan is a broad canvas. A great deal of history – and a legacy of craftsmanship – is behind the formidable engineering and the highly regarded aesthetic sensibility driving the reputation today. We take a look with one foreigner working in the industry. » Continue
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Japanese Public Sleeping
Any time, any place
- Japanese Public Sleeping
- Tokyo Alpha Blogger Shibuya246 recently took a peak at public sleeping on Japanese public transport – something everyone quickly gets familiar with. » Continue
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Michiko to Hatchin
50 Years of Fuji TV
- Michiko to Hatchin
- If Fuji TV wanted to kick off their 50th year on air with a sizeable bang, they certainly picked the spot-on anime series to do so: Michiko to Hatchin (Michiko and Hatchin). Andrez Bergen takes a look. » Continue
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- Books on Japan
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Every year dozens of books come out covering Japan, all claiming to hold some new insight, or reveal some otherwise unturned rock. Those are just...
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GaijinPot,
May 10, 2010
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- The Merits of Forms Training
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A few months ago, in addition to my usual regiment of Taekwondo, Capoeira, and Katana Tate training, I started studying Seishindo Karate.
Although I had originally...
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Chuck Johnson,
May 7, 2010
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- Bra Wars
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Hot on the heels of our look at the new Forever 21 store in Ginza and Fast Fashion in general we have this. Okinawan actress-model...
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GaijinPot,
May 7, 2010
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- Naked in front of strangers: a Japanese Onsen experience.
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On my second night ever in Japan, I had my first public Onsen experience.
I had arrived at Nozawa Onsen, a beautiful little village in Nagano,...
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Sun_one,
May 6, 2010
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- Find Your Own Forest in Nara
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When foreigners living in Kansai think of Nara, most people think of deer and Todaiji temple. When there are more than 1,000 deer running around...
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Jamie Rockers,
May 6, 2010
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