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Obama, Japan, celebrates victory for Obama, the man
As mentioned on approximately four million other websites about Japan, residents of Obama, Fukui prefecture, have been dancing naked in the streets and hula-ing their way to their local Seven Eleven for more cans of Asahi (probably) following the ann...
Meiji Jingu’s 50th Anniversary Bash
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Meiji Jingu’s reconstruction the monks with the funk decided to go mental with an enormous lantern display near Harajuku station: Everyone was desperately trying to take some decent photos: The flower arra...
The Amazing Yen
The world’s financial institutions may be in turmoil, but for those of you who are paid in yen now is the time to go on holiday: Yen - Pound Sterling: Yen - US Dollar: Yen - Euro:...
Wii Music: any good?
I didn’t realise Wii Music was out in Japan until I saw an advert for it on the train the other day. As our Wii has remained untouched for the past two months I thought I might as well buy it and see what it had to offer. First thing I tried wa...
Radio Taiso: the master class
50 years since its introduction radio taiso, the set of morning warm-up exercises for children and salarymen everywhere, is still going strong. Throw away Wii Fit! Impress your friends, dazzle your co-workers and disturb your dalmation by learning ra...
