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The Five Levels of Drinking in Japan

Visitors to Japan will notice that there's an awful lot of drinking going on here. Most resident gaijin don't have a problem with it - after all, "When in Rome"... or Fukuoka. b...

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Giuseppe Alabiso

"I used to cut the hair of beautiful women everyday; now I cut beautiful flowers. I enjoy both, but the flowers complain less.

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Hitchhiking – Have thumb will travel!

I have been hitchhiking across three continents for over four years, but by far the best place I've ever hitched has been Japan. by Daniel Flynn

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Spicy Fukuoka!

September in Fukuoka is Asian Month, so why not explore one of Asia's hottest attractions-spicy food.

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Keitai Army

My world is filled with electronic gadgets, things I believe help me get by-my i-Pod, my PDA, my digital camera, and, of course, my cellphone. Without these toys I don't know what ...

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Maria Azuma

Those ubiquitous Yakult Ladies; they're everywhere! But we've never seen one with such long blond hair! Initially her customers were pretty surprised too!

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Scary Summer!

The word urameshiya itself curdles the blood of many Japanese. Roughly meaning 'reproachful,' it is the lament of those who have died and become ghosts rather than finding eternal ...

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Yakitori-Hachibei

Yakitori - skewers of chicken and veggies grilled to perfection over smokey charcoal, washed down with cold beer after a hard day's work is a delectable Japanese standard.

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