Assuming summer is required, the following 19 results were found.
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Summer is here, and so are the bugs. I discuss how I deal with 3 Japanese bugs particularly active in summer.
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Podcast
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The disadvantage of this? Mosquitoes and biting midges host wild vampire parties at my place during the scorching Japan summer months. Despite my fine-meshed screens and personal policy of only opening the windows when absolutely necessary, they still...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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bathing in nature. My manager Akiko found a massive (dead) jellyfish on the beach. Later we smashed open a watermelon (a summer tradition) and jumped over to a local festival. I won 3 "yo-yo" balloons! The Wisconsin Pavlinas in Japan My uncle, aunt, and...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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in-between. Schools have been established in every major city, offering long-term study for up to 2 years or short summer programs for 4 weeks aimed towards more basic studies. Most schools have 6 month semesters, starting in April and October, to...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Studying Japanese
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ride or if there are delays, a rag in case of spills or you need a little wipe-off on the train in this record-breaking hot summer, my old iPhone from the States that is now a glorified iPod (again for the train ride or delays), my Japanese cell phone...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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you one (or seven), I advise avoiding beer. Consider it a rare treat for a self-celebratory dance you may do one day in a summer month of your choice. Save Power Japan may be water-rich, but electric power here is expensive, especially now that the...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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A mild cold or finicky tummy was meaningless. Only a life-threatening outbreak of leprosy would be cause for absence. When summer vacation came, they signed us up for summer school. Fortunately, those classes were more "fun." My high school favored...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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or two. The walls flanking the neighbors are solid cement. The only time I feel I actually have neighbors is during the hot summer months when everyone's windows are open. The smartly laid wood flooring never creaks or complains. The lines are straight,...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Get high-tech insulated curtains. This approach may cost a bit more, but Japan's high-tech curtains prove useful during the summer months too by reflecting scorching sunlight. 3. Tape foam or silver boards on the edges of doors and windows. These will...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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IT project for the next few months or so. This was my mission, and this is my story. Maybe you'll see this in theaters next summer. My Own Mail Server If I was going to totally block all spam from my inbox, I needed absolute control over my email...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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Extra For a Dayhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/show-biz/1005-extras
playground again. * Saw 3 celebrity model actresses in school girl outfits. They were even hotter. My pants looked like a summer camp tent at this point. * The PAs directing us were actually pretty nice. Didn’t expect that considering the guy on the...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Show Biz
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ears and make the practice illegal. Japan needs to fine and/or arrest noisy motorcycle gangs. Particularly during the warm summer months, motorcycle gangs (暴走族) mounted on 5000-decibel muffler-less noise-makers stream along favorite roads throughout...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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all that unwanted change while helping the less fortunate. Thirsty? Have a Drink! You're waiting for the subway on a hot summer day, and your 10-pound wallet isn't helping the situation. Take a peek inside. Do you have 120 or 150-yen in change? If so,...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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We're The Red Coatshttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10086-were-the-red-coats
The war-torn landscape is only slightly broken by the poor, rice-picker-hat-wearing farmers busily harvesting in the summer heat. But then those peaceful civilian-looking farmers whip out a cache of AK-47s, and a wicked unforeseen firefight ensues. “No!...
- Type: Article
- 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...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Show Biz
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Laid Offhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10063-laid-off
Summer 2009--I was laid off. We were told as a group on a Tuesday that management had decided to outsource IT services and that our last working day would be Friday. 3 of the SA team would go, and only 1 would stay. I had seen this coming, so I wasn't...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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I briefly experimented with the fine art of thievery. The idea came from my then-in-college brother who had returned for summer break with more Nintendo games than the "Angry Video Game Nerd." His initial story was that the games were the natural result...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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this guy. My plan is to keep complaining until I get deported. Meet the Bou-Sou-Zokus! While on the topic of noise, the summer in Tottori has been plagued by noisy motorcycle guys loitering around the station and revving their engines in the loudest...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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Rude Japanhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10010-rude-japan
damn noisy sometimes. They're called "bou-sou-zoku" (暴走族) -- Japanese motorcycle gangs. They're usually most active during summer and ride their bikes with mufflers purposely removed. Sadly, the cops don't seem to do much about them. I think they're...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General