Japanese Celebrities That Look Like Western Celebrities
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Ryoko Yonekura & Sigourney Weaver
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Which Japanese Bank Do You Recommend?
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I get this question a lot: "I just moved to Japan and need to open a bank account. Which bank do you recommend?"
While many Japanese people would likely recommend one of the big Japanese banks (like Mizuho or Mitsubishi Tokyo UFJ); personally, I would recommend Shinsei Bank because they're the only Japanese bank that comes to mind that caters to foreigners. They speak English better than I do. They have an English website. They don't scratch their heads when they see your middle name nor ask about your non-existent inkan. In short, they put more effort into capturing the niche foreigner-living-in-Japan market. The bigger banks don't really do that because they don't need to--they're big and already have massive market share. They're too busy counting their money to concern themselves with English-speakers.
How to Hit on Japanese Girls
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Acknowledging that the fine art of hitting on girls is already widely covered on the web, I assembled some ruminations regarding specifically hitting on Japanese girls. As females, many of the same rules of the game apply; however, as Japanese females, I've noted some fascinating cultural differences--many of which may serve as springboards for dating, relationships, and love. As a non-Japanese you have a distinct advantage in that you can play a deck of cards that Japanese men cannot. Here are a few of those magic cards.
Vaping in Japan - How to Find Nicotine Vape Juice
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While enjoying my dinner in a nearby Tokyo food court, I spied an older gentlemen smoking what appeared to be a conspicuous metallic cigar. Upon further introspection I ascertained this to be 「電子タバコ」--better known as electronic cigarettes or "vape" to English-speakers. I had heard of ecigs before, but always thought they simply burned the tobacco using an electric heating element. Instead, this man was exhaling rapidly-evaporating fog--giving off a contradictory image of both James Bond the cool smoker and James Bond the medical device-using asthma patient. What entranced me the most was that he wasn't polluting the surrounding area with cigarette smoke. His foggy respiration was virtually scentless and dissipated almost instantly, which is why "smoking" ecigs is more accurately called "vaping."
I personally don't share in Japan's affection for smoking, as the fumes bother others in the area. However, vaping appears to be a welcome compromise for this tobacco-loving country. If the fine people of Japan could smoke to their hearts' content without bedeviling adjacent non-smokers (like me), then everybody wins. We'd be one step closer to achieving that utopian fantasy we've always dreamt about.
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