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TEZUKA ARCHITECTS

tezuka architects web site, architect studio in japan

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Waiting in Omotesando for an iPhone 3G

The iPhone 3G releases tomorrow, and of course it had to happen while I’m out of the country. Looks like it may have been hard to get my hands on one anyway, if the line of people waiting at SoftBank’s Omotesando store is anything to go by. Then again, maybe it’s for the…

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BBC NEWS | England | London | Oxford Circus may get Tokyo look

Hahaha! The Shibuya intersection is like a billion people walking into each other at once. Just what central london needs!

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Chiba Court Holds Mock Trial For Foreign Defendant

The Mainichi reports (Japanese) that the Chiba District Court has been running some simulated trials to test the new lay judge system which will soon...

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Korean Singer Takes Dokdo/Takeshima Dispute To NYT

http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/forums/images/vbimghos t/9794875e44154dbf.jpgKorea Times: Popular Singer Finances Dokdo Promotion Ad in NYT A popular...

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The Apcars of Yokohama

Asahi: Family planted Japan roots over a century ago Few Westerners trace their family roots in Japan as far back as Michael Apcar can. His family...

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Tokyo washing woes

As the vast majority of rented property in the Japanese capital is unfurnished, prospective tenants of this rather old residence would be no doubt pleasantly surprised to hear that it comes complete with full laundry facilities. Although more than likely they probably wouldn’t have anticipated…

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Issue of “sukebe-isu’

Oil prices squeezing soaplands, staff July 9, 2008 : The Tokyo Reporter….The evening tabloid newspaper Nikkan Gendai (July 9) reports that customers were informed that the cost rise was due to the soaring price of heavy oil, which is used for the boilers. In a typical month, such bathhouses,…

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KODAMA GALLERY

大阪の児玉ギャラリー。いいかわ御 達。

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Japanese Language lesson: G8 Summit

「G8サミット」Today we will review a few terms relevant to the recently concluded G8 summit, which was held in Hokkaido.北海道 (hokkaido) = Japan's northernmost island洞爺湖 (toyako) = the resort town where the Summit was held日本 (nihon) = Japan総理大臣 (sori daijin) =…

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Court Rules Clinic Sabotaged Pachinko Parlour

Yomiuri: Top court rules clinic obstructs pachinko parlor business The Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a lower court ruling that said opening an...

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"bum camping" in japan

heh, wasn't sure whether to post this in the accommodations section O_o but these fine gaijin managed to roll their own lodging (literally even) on a...

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Aneha Still Shaking Japan

With a few strokes of his drafting pencil, architect Hidetsugu Aneha has sent the Japanese government's bean counters into overdrive. In 2005, Aneha was found to have falsified the earthquake-resistance data in the designs of multiple hotels and condominiums in an effort to reduce construction…

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Yuko Tojo: Grandfather Not a War Criminal

The granddaughter of former wartime Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, who was hanged as a war criminal following the Tokyo Tribunals, believes that modern Japan is a nation bereft of dignity, a condition she hopes to change by running in this month's House of Councillors election.

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Naomi Kawase: Government Not Supporting Film Industry

"What I really desire, not only for myself but for the entire Japanese film industry," Kawase told a press luncheon last week, "is to have some kind of system in place where it is fairly easy to ensure that Japanese films are distributed abroad in a very systematic way." Though "The Mourning…

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The Eccentric Dr. Nakamats

In addition to the seemingly magical properties within this liquid of lust, Nakamats, whose 3,000-plus inventions include work on the floppy disk and automatic pachinko machine, adds that the 4,000-yen item also comes with a triangle-shaped template with adhesive that assists a lady in trimming…

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