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  • 11 . 06 . 04

    Breakin’ The Law

    Having parked my bike illegally, it gets impounded, but without a penalty.

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  • 10 . 06 . 04

    Suspicious Minds

    “A suspect is someone who is innocent until proven guilty”. “Why were they arrested then?” “…”

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  • 08 . 06 . 04

    Adverts

    Adverts in Japan are weird. This one is more normal than most.

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  • 06 . 06 . 04

    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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  • 04 . 06 . 04

    Howard’s End

    Dinner at an Italian restaurant, which was about as Italian as I am, but still tasty.

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  • 28 . 05 . 04

    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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  • 25 . 05 . 04

    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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  • 04 . 05 . 04

    The Naked Truth

    Nakedness is a no-no in Japan, except when it’s of a schoolgirl in a cartoon.

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  • 02 . 05 . 04

    Women’s Lib

    Pro-tip. There isn’t any.

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  • 30 . 04 . 04

    Mormons

    I was approached by Mormons today. This was one of my less frustrating interactions with a church.

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  • 28 . 04 . 04

    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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  • 25 . 04 . 04

    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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  • 22 . 04 . 04

    Confrontation

    The Japanese approach confrontation in an interesting way. Usually by avoiding it entirely.

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  • 15 . 04 . 04

    Media Blackout

    Japanese news, perhaps unsurprisingly, is very ethnocentric. I’m left wondering if English news is the same.

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  • 11 . 04 . 04

    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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  • 08 . 04 . 04

    Bowing

    On bowing, which is to say bending at the hips. Nothing to do with violins, ties or boats.

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  • 05 . 04 . 04

    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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  • 04 . 04 . 04

    Cherry Blossom

    The blooming of Cherry blossom trees is a great excuse to get drunk and have a party.

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