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Five big mistakes foreigners make when living in Japan

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Beyond silly mistakes like wearing toilet slippers on tatami or forgetting to add “san” to someone’s name, what other things do foreigners unknowingly do to reduce their chances of living happily in Japan? Before going to Japan for travel, study or work, many people from overseas take the opportunity to read up on several of the country’s more common dos and don’ts in order … [Read more...] about Five big mistakes foreigners make when living in Japan

Nobel prize for medicine won by Japanese and American cancer Researchers

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Two scientists who pioneered an entirely new way to treat cancer have won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. James Allison at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and Tasuku Honjo at Kyoto University in Japan will share the 9 million Swedish kronor (US$1 million) prize. The pair showed how proteins on immune cells can be used to manipulate … [Read more...] about Nobel prize for medicine won by Japanese and American cancer Researchers

Competition In Japan To Turn Their Back Of Their Truck Into Garden Went Awesome

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Japan is the country of unique aret and unique exhibition. To continue this uniqueness Japanese did a acompetition to turn back of their truck into a beautiful garden and it went awesome in the internet, Gardening is increasingly becoming a luxury for the younger generation. As more people move to small apartments in the city, having a plot of land to cultivate and play around … [Read more...] about Competition In Japan To Turn Their Back Of Their Truck Into Garden Went Awesome

Incredible Things About Japan Proves That They Live In 3018

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Rice paddy art is quite amazing Japan has created a quite stir on the internet with its overly developed nation and perfectly advanced infrastructure has made the competitors fall and learn from their ethics and organization. Well, rice paddy art has been created by planting rice with a famous image and it is quite popular in Japan. A mini McDonald’s Well, you … [Read more...] about Incredible Things About Japan Proves That They Live In 3018

Typhoon Trami injures 50, thousands without power ,readies direct hit on Japan mainland

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A powerful typhoon hurtled toward Japan’s mainland Sunday after injuring dozens on southern islands, as weather officials warned that fierce winds and torrential rain could trigger landslides and floods. Typhoon Trami has already sparked travel disruption in the world’s third-biggest economy, with bullet train services in the west of Japan suspended, more than 1,000 … [Read more...] about Typhoon Trami injures 50, thousands without power ,readies direct hit on Japan mainland

Overcome Laziness in One Minute by Using This Japanese Technique

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Being lazy – we are all guilty of it. I am sure many of us have given up on certain goals, no matter how big or small, or have failed to achieve things just by putting them off for tomorrow, or next week..or never. It happens to the best of us. We have an idea of something that we want to do, be it a new project, a new hobby, a simple attempt to start working out on Monday.. … [Read more...] about Overcome Laziness in One Minute by Using This Japanese Technique

Japan Has More Than Just Square Watermelons

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There's a report that wealthy people in Russia are paying over US$800 for Japanese square watermelons. In Russia, that's supposedly 300 times the price of a regular watermelon. But why square watermelons? That's so passé! Watermelon is a popular summer fruit in Japan. People give watermelons as gifts and play "suikawari" (スイカ割り), which is like piñata, but with a … [Read more...] about Japan Has More Than Just Square Watermelons

What Is the Difference Between Korean and Japanese Sushi?

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    Korean sushi recipes began to emerge in the early twentieth century when Japan annexed Korea. By this time, the Korean people were fond of Japanese sushi traditions and found creative ways to make the custom their own by incorporating Korean ingredients and cooking techniques. The difference between Korean and Japanese sushi is not one of a complete … [Read more...] about What Is the Difference Between Korean and Japanese Sushi?

A Guide to Osake (Japanese Rice Wine)

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Well, this is embarrassing. I’ve spent the better part of the last five years building a career as a sommelier, studying wine as well as key satellite beverages like beer and sake. I thought I knew a lot. But this field of work has a funny, if not at times frustrating, way of reminding you that you still have a lot to learn. Like the other day when I discovered that in Japan, … [Read more...] about A Guide to Osake (Japanese Rice Wine)

Japanese Master Demonstrates The Power Of Chi By Controlling Animals

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“I exchange energy with the animals, and then they go to sleep.” -Master Kanzawa Sensei We too often take it for granted that human beings only have five senses, and whenever something cannot be immediately explained within the framework of modern science, we tend to brush it off as an anomaly, or an oddity. For thousands of years practitioners of eastern martial and … [Read more...] about Japanese Master Demonstrates The Power Of Chi By Controlling Animals

Japanese artist creates amazing paper art filled with delicate details

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From well-known anime characters to traditional Japanese imagery, this artist creates an astonishing amount of detail with card and a paper cutter.   Attention to detail and beauty amongst the smallest of things is always captivating, and when it’s done at the hands of a skilled professional, the results can often blow us away. That’s certainly the case with the … [Read more...] about Japanese artist creates amazing paper art filled with delicate details