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	<title>A Japanese and Chinese Major</title>
	
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	<description>and my girlfriend is Korean. Geez.</description>
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		<title>I love you, Pepe</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 04:34:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Japanese Earthquake</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I experienced my first earthquake today, and I continue to even now. I was standing in my usual spot on the JR platform when it came.  I walked down the stairs and waited for a line of uniformed middle schoolers to pass so I could walk down the narrow platform and get to my waiting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ainu (part 3)</title>
		<link>http://ajapaneseandchinesemajor.aznaddict.com/2010/12/ainu-part-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 09:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;Act on the Encouragement of Ainu Culture and the Diffusion and Enlightenment of Knowledge on Ainu Tradition&#8221; however does not include any apology regarding the previous discriminatory acts and even though it provides some financial support for cultural activities, it does not respond to the Ainus’ basic needs: recognition and protection. Still, the government’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tamori</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 08:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roamergirl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a previous post I wrote about Kitano Takeshi, and today’s topic, Tamori is another very popular, iconic figure in the Japanese TV and comedy, Tamori. His original name is Kazuyoshi Morita and his screen name is an anagram from his family name (Morita &#8211; 森田, however Tamori is written with katakana, タモリ). He was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Papaya Suzuki</title>
		<link>http://ajapaneseandchinesemajor.aznaddict.com/2010/12/papaya-suzuki/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roamergirl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strange country, strange celebs, right? Well, this is surely true for Papaya Suzuki (originally Hiroshi Suzuki), who at first glance is not exactly a celebrity type of person. Papaya wanted to be a singer, but due to his weight, he gave up (he is 178 cm tall and weights 108 kg). Still, he managed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ainu (part 2)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 08:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ajapaneseandchinesemajor.aznaddict.com/?p=1860</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ironically, the name of the act that aimed at assimilating the Ainu was called “Hokkaido Aborigine Protection Act”. Also under this act the land was also taken away from them, and given to Japanese, who were encouraged to start Western-type farms. At the same time the Ainu were forced to learn Japanese, take on Japanese [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ainu (part 1)</title>
		<link>http://ajapaneseandchinesemajor.aznaddict.com/2010/12/ainu-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 11:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently there were posts about different minorities in Japan. It is the turn of the Ainu (also called Ezo) who are a group of indigenous people living originally in parts of Russia and Japan and nowadays can be located on Hokkaido. There are several theories on how they arrived to Hokkaido, one of these being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hostess and host bars</title>
		<link>http://ajapaneseandchinesemajor.aznaddict.com/2010/12/hostess-and-host-bars/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 12:13:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roamergirl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier I wrote about the izakaya, the Japanese version of pubs, and now it is time for another type of entertainment locale, the hostess/host bars. In the hostess bars the girls, who are hired based on their personality and looks, treat the customers very well: pout them drinks, flirt and sing. But it is far [...]]]></description>
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		<title>End of peacefulness?</title>
		<link>http://ajapaneseandchinesemajor.aznaddict.com/2010/12/end-of-peacefulness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 08:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roamergirl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japan is a dangerous place, but not in a way as other countries where criminality is part of the people’s every days. Its riskiness derives mostly from its location as it is equally close to China, North Korea, Taiwan and Russia, making it a strategic spot on the map. So the latent reason behind the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Letters from Iwo Jima</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 08:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roamergirl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Prime Minister of Japan, Naoto Kan visited Iwo Jima and prayed for those who have lost their lives in the famous battle, in 1945. Interestingly the island was quite neglected by the Japanese and Kan is only the 2nd PM to pay a visit there. The present interest is partly due to Clint Eastwood’s [...]]]></description>
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