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A story about the inhibitions of foreigners that's keeping them away from onsen and sento.

A slightly different point of view of the famous Osaka Tower (all photos of the tower were taken from Tennoji Zoo). Enjoy!

The latest addition to the JAPUNDIT blogroll is Sento Guide, which provides a comprehensive guide to public baths in Japan.

If your thing is sento, then Sento Guide is the place for you.

More than twenty years after her retirement, she still commands public interest with constant inquiries about her coming back. To date, six greatest hits albums have been released to commemorate anniversaries of her 1973 debut or 1980 retirement.

I’m not into video games. But if the video game has cute girls you tease, I’m willing to reconsider my position.

Fida Khan, a gangly 14-year-old, told the court that immigration authorities should not deport him and his family merely because his foreign-born parents lacked proper visas when they came to Japan more than 20 years ago.

During the past two decades, his Pakistani father and Filipino mother have held steady jobs, raised children, paid taxes and have never been in trouble with the law.

More of the Korean budget airlines are offering service between Korea and Japan. This could lead to cheaper ways to transfer through Korea for cheap airfares to North America and Europe.

Tomoe was especially beautiful, with white skin, long hair, and charming features. She was also a remarkably strong archer, and as a swordswoman she was a warrior worth a thousand, ready to confront a demon or a god, mounted or on foot. She handled unbroken horses with superb skill; she rode unscathed down perilous descents.

U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye is traveling to Japan, in part to help find a solution to a dispute over where to move Futenma air station - Inouye, D-Hawaii, began his five-day visit today. Inouye and Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., will meet with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada.

Spanish artist Salvador Dali was deeply terrified by the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki,

It is against this backdrop that the new government’s review of the Futenma accord raised hackles in Washington. Adding to the sense of drift was Tokyo’s decision to end an eight-year maritime refuelling mission for troops fighting in Afghanistan this month.

Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa vowed Saturday to fight on despite the arrests of his key aides over a political funds scandal that could hurt voter support ahead of July's Upper House election.

The layout for my schoolgirl shrine. This is the third in a series of educational posts on Shinto shrine parts, schoolgirl style.

A small collection of Shinjuku Gyoen autumn photos. Some of the trees shapes and colors are amazing. Enjoy!