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For Morita Minoru, a longtime political commentator, something is rotten in the state of Japan."Japanese politicians," he writes, "have made serving the American government a priority when they should be focused on serving the Japanese people. Japan has lost its sovereignty to the United States. Our nation has been invaded (Read More)
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A 10-minute clip about special tours for foreign tourists visiting Japan (from Real Time News):The report says that tours offering foreigners a chance to experience Japanese culture are particularly popular. Two examples are given.The first tour shown is of a “samurai dojo” in Tokyo where foreigners are given a (Read More)
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I spent two days the other weekend as cameraman and director of photography for a music video. Great fun. And I got to use all my Nikon stills lenses on a full HD cam. Nice!! :-)5 Soc(s)
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The article seems just a bit too spiced-up for my liking, though. The book in question is:
http://www.e-hon.ne.jp/bec/SA/Detail?refShinCode=0100000000000031977736
I think, but looking at the Amazon rankings it's hardly flying off the shelves as the article suggests.5 Soc(s)
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Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion:
Japanese stocks rose for a seventh straight trading day on Wednesday, lifted by optimism over a U.S. economic stimulus plan and a surge in exporters…. (Read More)
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TOKYOMANGO:
You know the economy's shot when Japan's department giants Isetan and Mitsukoshi are closing it's doors to the public once a week. Department stores generally run seven days a week in Japan, but with sales down ten percent in the earlier half of December 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007, the Isetan (Read More)
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JEANSNOW.NET:
Economic crunch in Japan example #46: Tokyomango reports that the Mitsukoshi and Isetan department stores — they are both owned by the same company — will now be opened six days a week instead of the usual seven, also reducing their daily hours of operation. (Read More)
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Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion:
Mongolian Yokozuna Asashoryu, 28, will appear in Coca-Cola Japan's new TV commercial for Fanta from Jan 14, the Japan Sumo Association announced Tuesday. Asasyoryu will…. (Read More)
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