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and he'll tell you that Japan knows what they're doing when it comes to constructing durable buildings. I used to wonder why their 50-story apartment buildings all look like drab concrete boxes in want of stylish European flair. Now I know. Stylish...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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the savings on public health insurance. How much of my tax money goes to treating moron smokers suffering from lung cancer? Why does smoker-hating me have to pay for that? Please grow up, Japan. Tax the hell out of cigarettes and enjoy a healthier...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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the jackpot. Tourism stamina wanes as you really start feeling that 10-pound metal load clinking in your pocket. I don't know why Japan loves coins, but the reason rests in the fact their paper money starts at 1000 yen, roughly a $10 bill back in better...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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How To Look Awesomehttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10098-how-to-look-awesome
Walk fast. When you see someone walking fast, you naturally think, "Now that's an important person!" Exactly. This is why you should walk extremely fast at all times. You look super important, and that's awesome. Speak eloquently. Speak in a way that...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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last, and this is 200% true at a Japanese company. Research has found that women in general are nicer than guys, and this is why Japanese women end up doing all the work. Nobody likes work, so do everything in your power to avoid it. The ideal working...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Japan's Smoking Addictionhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10083-japans-smoking-addiction
shocked this wasn't done 10 years ago. Japan has a major problem with smoking addiction, and here are some possible reasons why: They're Cheap A pack of cigs cost about 300 yen ($3 US). That's an awesome deal compared to a place like Singapore, where...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Stupid But Fun Purchaseshttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10082-stupid-but-fun-purchases
lost in obscurity. The Car PA System A great friend of mine shares in my obsession for ridiculous electronics. This is why we're such great friends. One day his car pulled into my parents' driveway, and a distorted bullhorn voice belted: "Dave! Come out...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Tokyo Makes Me Hate Peoplehttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10081-tokyo-makes-me-hate-people
crowds. If you already have friends, get rid of them. Trust me, you'll thank me. If you absolutely insist on having friends (why??), then command them to come to your place to hang out. Buy a bunch of video games, movies, porn, and stuff (online of...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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The Clinical Trialhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10078-the-clinical-trial
That would be sweet if I could fly home from the hospital. Would the scientists start calling everyone "Mr. Anderson?" Why weren't we given official clinical trial uniforms? I totally wanted this to be far more sinister than it was. I purposely wore the...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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How to Look at Internet Pornhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/it/10142-how-to-look-at-internet-porn
knowing how to brake and steer. So if you don't know how to backup your data, you shouldn't be using a computer. This is why I truly believe licenses should be required to use computers. Both Mac with its "time machine" feature and Windows with its...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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It's All Youhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10055-its-all-you
successes or failures are mine and mine alone. I answer only to myself, and this is the most attractive part. Maybe this is why so many bands break up, and members go solo. You don't have to be a leader of others to get things done, but you do have to...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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I pulled out an electronic dictionary on stage to look up the unknown vocabulary. It's what I would do in normal life, so why not do it on stage too? Another approach I take is to just go with what I thought I heard. If I don't know a key word, I'll...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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like a nice guy, but his name bothers me. I live way out in countryside Japan, and my new coworker shares my name. Damn. Why so many Daves in this world? Anyways, we had a big farewell/welcome party for the 2 of them. That's about all I have to say...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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It's nice and well-equipped, but there always seems to be a mother in there with a noisy, bratty kid that won't shut up. Why would you take your noisy, bratty kid to a library of all places?? CA Winetasting I visited LA for 9 days in August (during Obon...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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she has had previous experience communicating with foreigners and thus knows how to communicate clearly. Maybe that's how and why of her being a journalist. Just in case I got confused, I had my handy electronic dictionary close at hand. She asked...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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to school on Saturday for their club activities or for extra study sessions (esp. around exam time). She said no. So I asked why she was wearing her uniform. She said she likes to wear her uniform because she doesn't have to think about what to wear. I...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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a stupid joke in Japanese once in a while. Everyone seems to get a really big laugh outta my Japanese. I don't know exactly why it's so freakin' funny, but I just keep doing it. One student kept joking about how the other student took his law clients...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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Religious Freakhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/1004-religious-freak
Your brother seems to think of it as a total nonsense. I am a devoted Catholic; if you want to, watch the video on why somebody should become Catholic: "Creation and Miracles; Past and Present"...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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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 app. As Netflix relies on Microsoft Silverlight (and its DRM), it's not available on free...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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move? Whatever the reasons you have for learning a new language, these reasons are critical to your motivation. Don't forget why you originally embarked on your second language journey. Celebrate those reasons and congratulate yourself on the successes...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Studying Japanese