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Yaizu City in Shizuoka has recalled its 2012 calendar on realizing that the photo of a local matsuri used for August features yakuza members.

Tourism PR campaign. Japanese local news video here.

I'm already working part-time at an elementary school I really meant you should put a priority on lining up a job in Japan before you go there, even if it means putting back your departure date. You mention that other people you know have found work without too much difficulty. What kind of positio...

damn name wrote:I thought I read that all tuna only became popular after the 60s?

That's right. It wasn't eaten as much in the Edo period because, like salmon, it needs refrigeration.

Your Norwegian connection reminded me that you mentioned your plans to us earlier last year . You probably want to get on with the next stage of your life as soon as possible so getting on a plane to Japan seems to you like it should be your top priority. I still think you should put in a major effo...

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Mitsubishi Research decided to ask foreign residents of Japan for their favourite items representing "Cool Japan". Here are the finalists.

Japan Times: The Scot who shaped Japan History has not been generous in crediting the crucial roles played by maverick trader Thomas Blake Glover in casting off feudalism and ushering in the modern age. But as the centenary of this most singular Victorian nears, Michael Gardiner sets the record str...

http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/forums/images/vbimghost/9794ee2f4e35f2eb.jpg Yomiuri: Late-night sales to be banned at pet shops The Environment Ministry will prohibit pet shops from displaying and selling puppies and kittens after 8 p.m. as early as June, because lack of sleep is harmful to young anim...

The Tourism Agency has come up with a new transport offer for foreign tourists. It seems foolish to look a gift horse in the mouth but I can't help wondering if it works out as much of a deal. The Tokyo Transport Pass (PDF) will be sold to foreign visitors at Narita and Haneda airports only. You can...

Of course, there are other opinions. I was just reading one from Kyle Bass. He starts talking directly about Japan on page nine, under the heading "Japan will soon be on the front page".

gaijinpunch wrote:..Anyone know when the fuzoku laws were revised?

Which revision are you thinking of?

This subject has cropped up a few times on FG. Notably here Gaijin Club In Hiroshima Raided 'To Halt Dancing' The crackdown in the eighties was inspired by the murder of a teenage girl who was picked up by her killer at an all-night disco. The original law was on the books from just after the war bu...

The above video shows Kumamoto's "Kumamon" winning the nationwide mascot competition. Here's my favourite picture:

New tourism PR campaign for Kaga onsens

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The Oita District Court ruled on Oct. 18 that foreigners with the right to permanent residence but without Japanese citizenship are not entitled to welfare benefits, rejecting the claims of a 78-year-old Chinese woman who sued after being denied benefits by the Oita city government. In the ruling, ...

I'm not familiar with the Koito and Bulldog cases though, care to elaborate? The Koito case was fascinating but not the best example to use. A group of Japanese businessmen lent their stock in Koito to T. Boone Pickens and asked the American to try to get a seat on the board. Koito refused and it t...

An article here describes how a Redditt discussion of how a unit of US Marines would fare against the armies of ancient Rome has been picked up for a film treatment (which doesn't necessarily mean it will get made). This isn't actually a novel idea. The 1979 film "Sengoku Jietai" has a similar scena...

Good points Mulby, but there is also the reason that by bringing Woodford back, they have a double backstop. If he sucessfully turns the company around, they're back on the feet and have won. If the company continues to sink into oblivion, he has to be part of the blame and can be "rightously" dism...

So now, if all agree that Woodford should be brought back in to make things right, d'ya think he'll do it? If you read that Telegraph interview, he says he wants to return. When this story first broke, I did wonder whether we were in danger of overestimating Woodford's ability to run a major Japane...

There are a few interesting developments in this affair. The domestic media is now all over the case after a very slow start. So far, they are just catching up with reporting which has already appeared overseas: the involvement of ex-Nomura bankers; the Cayman Island funds etc. It's disappointing th...

Backwater hicks is how they come off. They really lack total appreciation for the refined essence of Japanese cuisine and rice brew. By the definitions you've offered up here before, you can't possibly understand any of those qualities either, so you are in no position to make any judgement. Let's ...

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Plenty of subtlety in the Fuji TV protests. They are good photos. Thanks for sharing them. Not everyone knows about the no-hotlinking rule but it does help the site when images are loaded directly to the gallery. There are no problems also putting in a link to your page. I tweeted a link to it earl...