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Marriage Hunting and Wedding Ceremony on Train! Why Not??

I previously covered stories about marriage hunting in Japan for a few times, and I think I wrote about marriage hunting on train, too, as far as I remember. Basically,…

Traveling Sushi!?… From OMISE PARCO

  In April, one of Japan’s most prominent department store chains, PARCO, opened their new style shop named “OMISE PARCO” at Narita airport. Here is the shop introduction from Narita…

18th World Heritage Site in Japan! Tomioka Silk Mill of Japan

Eagerly awaited new world heritage sites were announced, and I’m glad to announce that one of our important cultural properties, Tomioka Silk Mill was added to the world heritage site!! So…

Japan’s Top Ten Delicious Souvenirs

One of the best known Japanese airlines, All Nippon Airways, recently made public the sales ranking (4/25-5/6) of souvenirs carried at their airport gift shops, “ANA FESTA”. Small regional airports…

Would You Like to Rent a NEET?

(Image source: Mr. Naka’s blog post of June 5)   One hot day in June, a man holding a strange sign saying “NEET Rental” appeared in Akihabara, the Tokyo district that…

Very Popular Man of the Year?? Sailor Uniform Oji-san

  Cosplay is a part of our culture nowadays, and it is not just for young people. To prove that, I am going to write about our very famous ‘Sailor…

Danbocchi: The Perfect Place to Get Loud

  As you may know, the housing situation in Japan (especially in urban areas) is a difficult one. There are too many houses and buildings within a limited amount of…

New Shared-Housing Opportunities for Single-Moms

  Sharing an apartment or house might not be very unusual in your country. In Japan, having roommates was uncommon until a few years ago, but lately more and more…

100 Hiccups and You will Die??

Have you ever struggle to stop your hiccups? It may be a fun to try all old saying methods with mates as a student, but it could be a serious…

Be Healthy with Juice & Dance! Yasai-Sekatsu Juice Exercise

  Competition between female idol groups of Japan is getting ever so serious. I guess idol groups used to be girls who only exist on tv, and all live in…

Good-Looking Boy Pro Wrestling

  Is pro wrestling popular in your country? Actually, I don’t know much about pro wrestling, but I did find an article about an interesting (and somewhat strange) pro wrestling…

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