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How To Look Awesomehttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10098-how-to-look-awesome
you want to look awesome like I do, then follow these simple rules. Do something about losing your hair. If you're losing your hair, then do 1 of 3 things: Shave your head. Or at least crop your hair short. Take hair meds like Propecia. Get a hair...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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After getting laid-off from my IT job in the summer of 2009, I decided to sign up at Inagawa Motoko Office (aka "IMO") hoping to at least make some money while searching for a new IT job. The full-time job market was in shambles at that time due to the...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Show Biz
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Japan--especially the megalopolis areas like Tokyo are notoriously expensive. Finishing the day with a non-empty wallet or bank account can prove a disheartening day-to-day challenge. I offer some tips on how to save money in Japan. Go With the Flow...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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If you ever find yourself traveling through coastal Asia, chances are you will pass through or very close to the islands known as Japan. It is a land rich with culture, tradition, myths, legends, and amazing discoveries. There are also many interesting...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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your Japanese ability even if you have none. Any foreigner who has lived here for a time knows the questions and protocol of which I speak. Refuse outright to answer these questions, or better yet, lie your ass off. It will add greatly to the mystery...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Privacy Policyhttps://japanatron.com/privacy-policy
on this site requires only a valid email address, and a user name that has not been used already. You are not required to provide any other information if do not want to. You may also optionally enter other personal data including but not limited to:...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Legal
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Religious Freakhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/1004-religious-freak
upon mine. In rare cases, I'll even get email from his readers thinking I give a flying rat's ass about what they have to say. What follows is an email conversation I had with one of my brother's readers. We'll call her "Jenny."...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Rude Japanhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10010-rude-japan
Most all tourists that visit Japan say the same thing: "Wow! Everyone here is so polite!" Well, that's true if you're a tourist--especially one with a phatty wallet. Having lived here for over 5 years, I have come to realize that although Japanese...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Bugs Japanese bugs are weird! I can't tell you how many times I go to my bike in the morning, and there is some green and purple thing with florescent wings and 15 legs crawling on it. Weird! Yumura Onsen Kayo and I spent a weekend at a hot spring in...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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RSSocial is an awesome free Joomla extension I use to display social media icons on my site. Since it uses the Fontello Zocial font kit, I figured out how to modify it to display other social media icons. * Navigate to /media/mod_rssocial/css and look...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: IT
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It's All Youhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10055-its-all-you
only person I can 100% depend on is myself. If I want something done, it's up to me to do it. If I require another person's assistance, it's up to me to sufficiently motivate that other person to act. Leaders are in the position of leadership because...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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As an American guy living abroad in Japan, sending money between the USA and Japan is something I'm used to dealing with. In fact I documented the various international money transfer methods I've used over the years here: How I Send Money Between my...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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that memory is most deeply encoded when associated with concrete imagery. That is, memories are strongest when they appeal to all the senses and can readily recreate an imaginable scene or context. Rote memorization (e.g. reviewing flashcards over and...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Studying Japanese
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white. - Not surprisingly I can't buy it in Japan. -OR- I can buy it in Japan, but the price is insanely high. - I go to Amazon USA or Ebay and find it there, but the seller won't ship it to Japan. Oh, and this situation is compounded by the fact my...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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The Clinical Trialhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10078-the-clinical-trial
going through the Japanese equivalent of FDA approval. The drug, approved several years ago in the US, was typically used to combat a stomach parasite and resulting diarrhea. Recently, however, the drug was found to have clinical benefits for rodent...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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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...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Anyone living in or visiting Japan is no stranger to walking around with a bucketful of coins in their pants/purse. The excitement before your first Tokyo subway ride soon quells as you're greeted by a flurry of coins spraying from the ticket machine...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Why I Hate the Apple Storehttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/it/10149-why-i-hate-the-apple-store
go to the Apple store in Ginza looking for Snow Leopard (for a client). Of course, there's no sign indicating what is on each floor because signs would dirty the clean, minimalist approach. So I ask them where the Snow Leopard upgrades are, and they say...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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online businesses from dishonest ones. Check the site reputation and scan for malware. I compiled a list a services I use to check website reputation and scan for malware: Website Reputation Tools Are the logos fake? Nothing inspires confidence like a...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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I'm a major slacker when it comes to studying Japanese, so my New Year's resolution was to seriously up my game when it came to my language studies. I waded through a lengthy internal debate--should I go with an online language learning service or...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Studying Japanese