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Learn Japanese from Car Names – Toyota Part-2, Toyota Logo
This is an ongoing series where I explain concepts of the Japanese language through words that you already know; Japanese car names. Read Part-1 here. For the first time ever on the Internet, all...
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Learn Japanese from Car Names – Toyota Part-3, Toyota Logo
The hidden needle and thread in the Toyota logo is a reference to their origins as a maker of cloth looming machines. This is an ongoing series where I explain concepts of the Japanese language through...
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My First Haircut at a Japanese Barber Shop
Sato Barber Shop in Nagoya Japan The first barber I ever went to was around the corner from my old apartment near Nagoya Station. It is a tightly packed neighborhood behind the Toyota Museum. There...
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The Japanese Barber Shop
If you are looking to distinguish yourself form other barber shops in the area… May I suggest taking multiple barber poles and mounting them in a giant pinwheel. (Minabe City, Wakayama, Japan) They say...
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Featured Photo: Gobo chicken sign
Chicken sign outside of the small town of Gobo in Wakayama Japan. This is a sign outside of the small town of Gobo in Wakayama Japan. It makes for a great Kanji quiz, as all destinations are 5...
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Why the Japanese don’t litter
Japanese cheerleaders asking you to take your garbage with you. Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Home of the Vegalta Sendai J-League professional soccer team. I will begin this post about Japanese garbage,...
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Learning Japanese From Car Names, Honda Part 1 – Hiragana
This is an ongoing series where I explain concepts of the Japanese language through words that you already know; Japanese car names. (Car Names Main Page) Lets use Honda to explain Hiragana....
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The Gaijin’s Guide to Natto.
Natto, along with uni, and konnyaku, make up the top three Japanese foods that scare the bejesus out of people. None of these foods actually tastes bad. I think they are scary due to their strange...
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Okinawa Named Top 10 Place to Visit.
Cool fish swimming in the crystal clear waters off the coast of Okinawa Japan. Okinawa Japan was recently named one of the Top 10 places to visit in 2013 by Coastal Living Magazine. Claiming that...
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Getting beat up by the Yakuza
The Yakuza, simply put, is the Japanese mafia. It is Japan’s infamous organized crime syndicate. Like their Italian counterparts, they have been elevated to legendary pop-culture status through...
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Tokyo’s Takuma Sato Wins Long Beach GP
Takuma Sato flying around the Long Beach Aquarium fountain in the final laps of the IndyCar Long Beach Grand Prix. おめでとうございます。 Congratulations to Takuma Sato. The first Japanese driver to win an...
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