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Yukata and Obi
浴衣と帯On her way to Kyoto's mid-summer festival, Yoiyama, this young woman clutched a brightly colored handbag in her lap as she rode the subway.The splash of color of her yukata (cotton robe), obi (belt), and the bag create a wonderful palette...
Three ugly words
通り魔 誰でもよかった 引きこもりTohrima, a word that literally translates as "passing devil," is, sadly, becoming more and more current in the news in the Japan. It means "random killing," and there have been 67 cases of it in Japan ...
Kyoto: Yoiyama Festival 2008
宵山For the three nights prior to Gion Matsuri, Kyoto's best known festival, the streets of downtown Kyoto are closed to vehicular traffic. Instead of the usual traffic and noise, outdoor stalls are set up, and neighbors display their ancient byobu...
Beijing Olympics: Japan hosting many teams in the final run up to the Games
日本「金」への前線In a recent article in the Asahi Shinbun, perhaps the leading daily in Japan, there was a listing of 25 countries that will do their final training and acclimating for the Beijing Olympics in Japan.The main reasons for this...
Tofu vendor on Tokyo's streets
豆腐屋 I was wandering through the streets of Tokyo's beautiful Minami Azabu district yesterday afternoon, a part of the city's Minato ward with perhaps the biggest concentration of foreign embassies.All at once I heard the two unmistakable no...
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