Ahhh, Groping ! When i first came to Japan in 2002 i noticed signs on the subways depicting 3 things … all illustrated by cartoon; no fighting, no setting the seats on fire and no putting your hand up a school girls dress. Needless to say each pictu

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Still to this time, Super Mario Bros 3 consistently places high on ‘greatest games of all time’ lists.

Super Mario Bros. 3 was the last major Mario video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released on October 23, 1988 in Japan, Fe

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Tip for getting cheap steak in Japan. You don't have to pay full price for perishable food. Wait until the throwaway date and pay only half the price. 700 yen steaks become 350 yen steaks. 4000 yen watermelons become 2000 yen watermelons. Nice

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A look at the third chapter of the Japanese version of Fight Club. Topics include:

Japanese men are mumblers. What the hell are they saying?
Astronomy terms are interesting in Japanese.
How to say "cafe latte enema" in Japanese.

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Want to know the secret to cooking strong meats like lamb? Soak it in milk. A NihonHacks reader writes in with an easy recipe that you can prepare in just a few minutes. I tried it out tonight and the results were great!

Lamb is sold at most J

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How much control should we have on our recorded history? Absolute? Partial? None?
Once something comes out of our mouth, should we have the option of erasing it from history? When we post something on the internet with no limits on who can see it,

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With Japan and China gearing up to explore and potentially colonize the moon, space and science administrations are just beginning to tackle the questions that need to be answered sooner or later.

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Language teachers in Japan have been watching the decline of Nova for several months, and many have jumped ship as soon as another company offered a position. The gradual collapse of this language school leaves thousands of people without work.

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In a cross-cultural context we might feel intimidated by the language barrier to make our complaints known. How can we get around this? What's the right way to state dissatisfaction?

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The primary job of a parent is to prepare their children for how the world really works. We teach and train our children from childhood the knowledge and skills necessary to become independent adults, self-sufficient and upstanding members of societ

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This post is a review of the program NOVA: Marathon Challenge. That recent PBS show asked question whether 12 largely sedentary people can successfully train to run a marathon in 40 weeks. This post discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the sho

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Well, if you are busy, young, or a professional from the middle class, poverty comes to mind usually when a community activity has been conducted in the slums, or when it is reported on TV - along the squatters’ areas, or in a far off barrio in the

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Many individuals starting out in fitness go into it with the best mindset. But this mindset can be an hindering element when discretion is ignored for accolades. A perfect example of this twisted train of thought would be the fine gentleman in the v

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The pursue of Ross Brawn by Nick Fry has been talked about for months but the news still comes as a bit of a surprise. The Telegraph reports that former Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn will be unveiled as Honda’s new team principal later today

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The Nintendo DS is a great tool for learning the Japanese language. It has a variety of games that can help you learn kanji (Chinese characters). This is a short review of one such game that my wife bought for me for my birthday last week. It has over 47,000 questions that cover all 12 levels of the Kanji Profiency Exam (Kanken).

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