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Chottomatte's Japanese Coffee Blog Unleashed

chottom — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:59:42 +0000

Everything about Japanese coffee. From time to time there will be and popular science articles connected to the coffee as "Seeing the Caffeine Molecule in Action".
The idea to create it actually came from Wouter's SentoGuide (http://www.sentoguide.info/) but the SentoGuide of course is at least a 100 times better and more professionally done.
Please enjoy.

Rep. Honda miffed at Graham's 'kamikaze' statement

News Junkie — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:29:53 +0000

Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.) is not pleased with language Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) used that compared House Democrats' efforts to pass health insurance coverage reform legislation to a Japanese kamikaze mission.

Graham said, "Nancy Pelosi, I think, has got them all liquored up on sake and you know, they're making a suicide run here."

Fashion Fiesta @ The Cathay Day 2 Cosplay

thebanzaieffect — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:11:04 +0000

Day 2 of Fashion Fiesta @ The Cathay! Lovely cosplay detected !

Tokyo Midtown 3 Year Cake

mikesblender — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:28:15 +0000

Tokyo Midtown celebrates its three year anniversary with a 6 meter tall, 7 meter long cake!

Kenrokuen Garden Winter Trip

chottom — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:17:11 +0000

Kenrokuen Garden during Winter. Many amazing photos. Enjoy!

Guerilla teaching tactics

Hawaiibadboy — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:33:58 +0000

I ambushed my students with a level they imagine is beyond their own.
Some smooth teaching and some motivation can get them over hurdles they didn't even imagine they could jump....yet :)

Yokohama, in living color pt.2: Akarenga

makeitquick — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:14:43 +0000

Hanging out in Yokohama yesterday, stopped by Akarenga (Red Brick Warehouse) and took some great shots of a flower show and a car show, Check them out!

Japan marks 15th anniversary of subway gas attacks

overoften — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:38:52 +0000

Yesterday (March 20th) was the 15th anniversary of the deadly sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway perpetrated by the Aum Shinrikyo cult.

Jose Tanaka - Flamenco Passion

Arthur Furrowfield — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:04:48 +0000

"My parents were into flamenco and they were crazy enough to name me José," said Tanaka, who was born and raised in Kyoto. "Originally, my dad saw (flamenco guitarist) Sabicas when he came to Japan and did a concert on television...

Pig Beauty Contest Held in China

Punjapit — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:47:19 +0000

The Pig Contest of Guanshan Village, Guangdong Province, China, is a centuries old tradition dating back to the Qing Dinasty.

Hundreds of thousands of tourists, from all over China, travel to Guanshan, every year, to take a look at the hundreds of pigs on display at the Pig Contest. This year, around 500 oinkers were sacrificed, cleaned up and set on display to be admired by passers-by.

Siberian Amur Tiger vs Bengali Tiger - Year of the Tigers

Punjapit — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:33:29 +0000

a Bengali Tiger (South Asia) gets whupped by a Siberian (East Asia) Tiger.

Through Eyes of Karl Marx 2

The_Envoy — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:16:41 +0000

Human history and the future: as seen through the eyes of Karl Marx, father of communism - part 2

Ji-sung Park: Man.U didn't sign me just to sell shirts in Asia

Arthur Furrowfield — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:17:12 +0000

'Once I became more famous I was proud that people in Asia started to look towards me. All the Asian people respect me and watch me.
'But I don't want people to think of me as an Asian player. I am just a football player.'
The reception Park receives when he goes home would rival anything David Beckham can generate in the UK.

Deboning MacArthur

McAlpine — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:12:25 +0000

( Old Soldiers Do Die and Fade Away)

Had a fantastic discussion today with students about the former Occupational Authority under then American General Douglas MacArthur. We talked about such things like the family nucleus and at how directives under SCAP affected millions of households in Japan during and after the Occupation.

EDITORIAL: WWII: The most racist generation

bjair — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:21:02 +0000

Was the "Greatest Generation" just a bunch of racists? Actor and producer Tom Hanks, promoting his new World War II series "The Pacific," suggested that the war with Japan was really all about American intolerance; and by the way, so is the war on terrorism.

Splash International 2010

Punjapit — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:34:45 +0000

Hair salons took part in Splash International 2010, the hair colouring fashion show ahead of the 10th Japan Fashion Week.

Japan's low birth rate poses demographic dilemma

jeffp — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:08:35 +0000

Tokyo doesn't have an official one-child policy like the one the Chinese government has tried to implement, but you'd never guess that by looking at the average family size here in the capital.

Liu Qian stuns Japanese audience with Street Magic - video

Arthur Furrowfield — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:22:37 +0000

Liu Qian is a magician from Taiwan who is now famous all over China, and increasingly, the rest of East Asia. He performed at the annual Spring Festival Gala this year and last year and has become a national phenomenon.

What Browser do you use?

TofuUnion — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:17:12 +0000

Firefox 3.6 is gaining ground on Internet Explorer 8 (or IE6). Firefox is good for customizability. I'm using Opera 10.50 too, which is light and fast.

Shunbun no hi

andyintokyo — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:19:04 +0000

This coming Sunday is shunbun no hi, or Vernal Equinox Day. Traditionally, on this day Japanese people would visit their ancestral graves and hold family reunions. These days, however...