This is (as usual) pure selfish indulgence..I dont suppose everyone gets the opportunities this guy has had but then sometimes its about making your own..remora
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Building the dream in Minakami - Jon Sparks

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Tsukiji Fish Market tourist ban justified?
Tokyo's famed Tsukiji fish market was recently closed to foreign tourists after complaints were received of tourist misbehavior and interference with market business.

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51.8% concerned with safety if foreign tourist numbers increase
Well, it looks like it's time for "sakoku" for them. Lock down the country. On the other hand, they wouldn't like to be cooped up in their own country. Perhaps Japan should send their tourist attractions a la deri-heru style--e.g. stuffed "characters" like Mt. Fuji and geisha and temples and what not.
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Gaijin Hijinks
At what price does one have sex with a Japanese girl simply because she likes foreigners? Does it take a toll on your soul...Loco doubts it.
Read more »Beckhams look to Japanese voodoo for energy
Victoria and husband David recently exchanged hand-carved gold and silver Japanese talisman pendants to mark their tenth wedding anniversary next July.

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Man Attempts to Induce Sleep by Explaining 'Gaijin' (VIDEO)
Hilarity ensues in the dryness of delivery. Although he looks like a nice enough guy.
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Chinese-born Japanese wrongly held for not carrying passport
She didn't speak Japanese as a native Japanese. She wasn't acting like a native Japanese. So, the cops never bothered to check with the immigration authorities. Instead they arrested her for not producing her "foreign passport", because they "couldn't imagine she might be a Japanese citizen".
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Waga kuso kusaku nai
The December issue of Jitsuwa Taiho has an unattributed article titled “Japanese are infuriated at sex in Japan as seen by foreigners!”

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How I learned to bow
There are a number of things foreigners must learn in order to live relatively comfortably in Japan. Bowing isn't one of them usually, but sometimes it's a must!
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A little about me and Japan: Aiko
A girlfriend in Japan can make the difference between a terrible experience and a great one. Aiko made mine great! My only regret is the short time we had together.
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Gaijin vs. Vending Machine [VIDEO]
An American hasn't quite mastered the art of the vending machine coffee.
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From guy to geisha
Miss Murdoch, a retired civil servant aged 70, persuaded tourism officials in the Japanese city of Kyoto to allow her to wear the lavish kimonos, heavy make-up and thick black wigs, which are required in the traditional Japanese role.
She said: "My ambition was to dress up as a geisha. I love Japanese culture and dress and wearing the clothes was the thing I looked forward to most."

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The Gaijin Gaming Discount
"APPRECIATION OF YEN AMENDS SALE
used only 10 percent discount
The foreigner discounts 10 percent with the cash register.
Please buy it in the all-time low.
It is when presentation of ID is nessary."

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Gaijin Invasion - Beautiful city
I know its already a bit old but the tune is catching so I decided to share this with you all on this sleepy sunday.
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Is Japan getting ready to sell its air terminals to gaijin?
Japan's Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry has decided not to impose limits on foreign equity ownership in Japanese airport companies, and will not discriminate between domestic and foreign ownership.
After seeing what Japanese corporations are willing to do in order to avoid foreign ownership, I really have to wonder about this.

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Does Your Head Go ‘Bing-Bing’ When You Meet a Barbarian?
This story is out of Korea, but much of the "logic" applied sounds pretty familiar for some reason.

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No room for foreigners at Japanese inns and hotels
the figure of 70% almost exactly corresponds with the one that I spotted once that said that 70% of Japanese had never met a gaijin nor had any intentions of wanting to ever have such a loathesome experience.
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Read more »No room at the inn for foreigners
Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs says over 70 percent of Japanese inns and hotels that didn't have foreign guests last year don't want any in the future either. Meanwhile, the "Visit Japan Campaign" aims to draw 10 million foreigners to the country for trips and business in the year 2010.
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Japan seeks foreign tourism for economy boost
Japan trying to get more gaijin into the country to spend there money.
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Tourism minister apologizes for gaffes

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Sumo the gaijin way
Soslan Aleksandrovich Gagloev, who wrestled under the name Wakanoho is suing the Japan Sumo Association after they kicked him out for smoking marijuana.
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Japan » How to amaze a Japanese!
Would you like to hear those delightful screams of admiration from the Japanese girls in their little school-uniforms? You just need to know the 20 things that a foreigner can do to amaze a Japanese (According to a poll from the WhatJapanThinks website, based on a sample of 1072 Japanese people)
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Japanese Ranked Best Tourists, Followed by Americans

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A hapless gaijin describes his trip to the Japan Immigration Office

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Japanese nurses blocking skilled help from overseas
The Japanese Nursing Association is doing more harm than good to the nation's health care as it steadfastly puts up barriers to nurses and care workers from other countries wishing to work in Japan. What's worse, the association is supported by the health ministry.
Japan and other industrially advanced countries today face an acute shortage of nurses and care workers. While most of these countries are endeavoring to "import" qualified medical staff from newly emerging nations, Japan is closing its doors to such workers from abroad.
Is Japan becoming a society of half-breeds?
Yes, says Japanese web news site J-cast as they point to the sudden increase in the number of women in their 20s and 30s choosing foreign husbands.
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GaijinSmash life of an American in Japan
Gaijinsmash.net has articles written by Az, an American that formerly worked under the JET program in Japan as an Assistant English Teacher. His articles started with summaries of his days at the school(hilarious stuff) to his current life and is on going. It use to be on Outpost Nine but moved here.
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Apparantly some Foreigners are more Japanese than Japanese People
Japanese culture is popular throughout the world nowadays, So it is not surprising that there may be some foreigners (Gaijin) who happen to know enough about Japanese life to be "more Japanese than Japanese people."
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Interview with a female pro fighter in Japan: Roxanne Modafferi
Pretty cool interview with a woman doing something a little different.
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5 mistakes made by first-timers in Japan
Advice on how to avoid the five biggest mistakes of newcomers to Japan.
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