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your "mufflers," scarves, socks, gloves, and hats. For the more minimalist and/or technology-minded like me, Japan also offers plentiful high-tech solutions like Uniqlo's "HeatTech" line. Personally, I find such winter-fighting clothes surprisingly...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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The Kyoto Poopie Incidenthttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/1001-the-kyoto-incident
and I immediately flushed hoping and praying that Susumu didn't hear the horrific gastrointestinal abominations reverberating off those restroom walls. It was a massive relief, so I didn't really give a fuck. Now let me digress for a moment here. I...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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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...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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you'll notice that most all my solutions below involve online shopping. Some brands are better than others when it comes to offering English keyboards in Japan. The following makers both satisfy IT-guy me with their general build quality, and make...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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elevator ride (or welcome stair climb) and can escape the building quickly in case of an emergency--I can literally jump off my balcony if necessary. The disadvantage of this? Mosquitoes and biting midges host wild vampire parties at my place during the...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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of unintentional identity theft, courtesy of LINE. Long story short, I closed my account and recreated it, being sure to turn off the offending "scan address book" feature the second time around. As we can't be sure all LINE users are as noble as I am,...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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on those receiving positive reviews from respectable sites and/or testing labs. I also tried to limit the search to those offering both Mac and Windows versions. This hunt was sparked by a personal incident where malware slipped past my AV software...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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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 You live in Japan, but you just love Mexican food. Well, you're in the...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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- I found the Kodi interface and performance superior. - The Kodi plugin known as "Navi-X" is incredibly awesome. I started off with a bare-metal Kodi distro, but later gave the Windows 8 platform a try. Here's why: - I wanted to check out the Netflix...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Home Remedieshttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10190-home-remedies
instantly. Smart splinter remover...just pour a drop of Elmer's Glue-All over the splinter, let dry, and peel the dried glue off the skin. The splinter sticks to the dried glue. Hunt's tomato paste boil cure....cover the boil with Hunt's tomato paste as...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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powerful (yet complex) UTM firewall called PFSense. I targeted the settings for Squid--a proxy / cache server. My hunch paid off...here's the fix if you happen to be the 0.01% of Getflix users in the same boat as I. 1. Set a static IP on the PS3. 2. In...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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selective, I didn't see the need to bother since the selective proxy solution would save me the trouble. However, a VPN could offer certain advantages over the selective proxy since it really looks like you're in another country. Sites not covered by a...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General