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Imagine this: Your job is a Military Photographer in East Asia..just think of what you would have seen and photographed!!.

Ashiodozan mining town was in operation for 400 years, supplying 40% of Japan's copper through the industrial boom of the early 20th century and through the 2nd World War before severe pollution closed it down. This is the first of 3 posts exploring this infamous town.

A thorough photo-series on the shadier back streets of Ginza, where eccentric buildings hunker down, pay their way, and get down to the real business of making Tokyo turn.

I just like the photo that's all - no other reason..no deep meaning.

While I was changing trains at a train station in Tokyo, I spotted a right jolly old elf, making his way quickly thru the station.

Sure enough, it was Old Saint Nick!

I got a bit of footage before he laid his finger aside of his nose,

And giving a nod, up the escalator he rose then he jumped into a taxi and headed off to Kabukicho before they clean the place up.

Here's a photo montage of Tokyo Decadance's Christmas event. Plenty of interesting folks and some cuties in XMAS-related wear.

I really like sea stories and heroism and sea shanties..in fact anything that is sea related is okay with me..rem

Now this has got a lot of what I consider to be the Best about Japan..namely Women/Flowers and Music - also no long-winded Doctoral Dissertations about why I should like it. I just let my eyes and ears make the decisions....oh yeah and why dont you keep the mood going by checking out Yuko Ogura over on the R.H side bar seeing that we are in a festive period - yule wont regret it....remora

Yahoo! Japan introduced an English version of Yahoo! Japan Auctions on October 10th, 2008. Its target audience is foreign residents in Japan who can communicate in basic Japanese but prefer to use an English interface.

now here is my pick of the bunch - Monster X Strikes Back / Attack the G8 Summit!.." The world is in chaos under the attack of an invading monster from outer space, Guilala. While world leaders gather together for the G8 Summit in Hokkaido, environmental issues soon turn to plans of destroying the unwelcome intruder.

In Japanese traditional art paintings on woodblocks (ukiyoe) featuring Mt. Fuji from many different angles are very popular. Here's one take on this art-style, with photos, of the Fuji Terebi building.

IKEA Japan's "Free Tree" deal is an economical way for shoppers to celebrate the season with a real Christmas tree. What's more, by returning the tree after the holidays you help ease the burden on local landfills and municipal waste collectors.

The institute hastily replaced the cover - which advertises "HOT,YOUNG HOUSEWIVES" - from the online and English edition of the publication, Max Planck Research, but not before the German language version of the periodical had been dispatched to subscribers.

The JAL Sky Shell Seat comes with a tray big enough for a fully opened A4 sized laptop. This means that you’ll be able to use a laptop on the plane while both you and your friends on either side of you remain comfortable.

These seats are constructed with a special "shell-shaped sliding seat back" so that you don’t lose any space when the person in front of you is reclining.

Ota's innovative solution uses a 5cm (2-inch) wide steel pipe. After being soaked in water, pulpy masses of newspaper are compressed to remove water using a mechanism similar to that of a ratcheting caulk gun. Once thoroughly dried, the plugs of newsprint resemble standard charcoal briquettes in shape and size.