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Breakin’ The Law
Having parked my bike illegally, it gets impounded, but without a penalty.
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Suspicious Minds
“A suspect is someone who is innocent until proven guilty”. “Why were they arrested then?” “…”
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Adverts
Adverts in Japan are weird. This one is more normal than most.
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The Name Game
Try explaining how to spell your name to someone where there aren’t just 26 options for each character, but 20,000.
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Howard’s End
Dinner at an Italian restaurant, which was about as Italian as I am, but still tasty.
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The Death Penalty
Suicide is already unpleasant enough, but apparently in Japan, the remaining family is also liable for cleanup costs.
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The Sanyo Ark
The Sanyo Ark is a sculpture outside a factory in Gifu. It sounds like a lovely idea, but it’s also a (not so) subtle message to its employees each morning.
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The Naked Truth
Nakedness is a no-no in Japan, except when it’s of a schoolgirl in a cartoon.
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Women’s Lib
Pro-tip. There isn’t any.
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Mormons
I was approached by Mormons today. This was one of my less frustrating interactions with a church.
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What’s In A Name?
I was given a cool, if slightly feminine Kanji name today. Now I just need to remember how to write it!
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Japanniversary
Proving just how easy it is to adapt to foreign cultures, a top 10 list of things that would have been crazy only 1 month ago.
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Confrontation
The Japanese approach confrontation in an interesting way. Usually by avoiding it entirely.
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Media Blackout
Japanese news, perhaps unsurprisingly, is very ethnocentric. I’m left wondering if English news is the same.
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Japlish
Engrish is a loveable quirk here in Japan. I’ve already seen quite a few examples of English gone wrong.
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Bowing
On bowing, which is to say bending at the hips. Nothing to do with violins, ties or boats.
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Mascots
Branding a business is important, but in Japan the key to a good brand is apparently a camp soft pink bird-rabbit thingy.
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Cherry Blossom
The blooming of Cherry blossom trees is a great excuse to get drunk and have a party.
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