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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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.

Project

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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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Winter weddings present a variety of special challenges to the bride who is planning her own wedding. From choosing flowers that will survive the cold, to choosing a dress that is elegant, yet warm, the choices are many.

Winter wedding favors tha

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Not interested in polluting for your wedding? Then you might consider going with a green wedding, including environmentally friendly transport.

There are a variety of alternatives to the gas guzzling luxury cars normally used in a wedding and yo

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Ever have that special picture at a very special event (like the reception at your best friend's wedding) turn out blurry? Maybe you used your flash but it is blurry and it looks like there are four people instead of just the happy couple, in the p

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These flags are so cool that if a foreign-tongue person had to encounter your blog, they would stay longer and click around much more than clicking the close button!

You all have to add this to your blogs!

If your blog is in another language o

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If you're married, single, or thinking about getting married or becoming single you have to check out this picture. ;) There are also about 20 jokes that are pretty funny, here's one of them:rnrnrn'It's just too hot to wear clothes today,

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It's about time for multi-media marriage preparation. Most guys don't like to read. Guys love this marriage preparation. for one thing, it's free! And, it's got video. And, it's an at-home, do-it-yourself marriage preparation course. No sharing

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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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Japanese toy giant Tomy co LTD has come up with an innovative way to encourage their aging population to save.

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A wonderfully cute "mini-massagers" from Sanrio Japan. The Hello Kitty massager features random knobbly bits for extra shoulder massaging goodness. And in a variety of colors! Yay...

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P. Selvakumar married a sari-draped former stray named Selvi who was chosen by family members before being bathed and clothed for the ceremony at a Hindu temple in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, as reported in the Hindustan Times newspaper.

Selvakumar, 33, told the paper he had been suffering since he stoned two dogs to death and hung t

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One of the oldest massage technique still in popular practice today is the Chinese Tui Na method. Some say that the art of Tui Na or Acupressure gave forth to the modern Japanese Shiatsu massage which most spa and massage goers are familiar with today.

Tui Na is a hands-on-body treatment using acupressure whose purpose is to bring the body

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