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Yet another “only in Japan” cool product found
03:40 pm | 2011 setsubun in Japan is approaching and there could be no doubt about it! In every shop, in every combini, on every street you can see the signs....
01:09 pm | Have you ever seen road barriers? Of course you have. But here is Japan and everything is different – including the road barriers! Why should you have the...
01:58 pm | Hanko (判子) are small personal stamps which everybody in Japan has. Even we the gijins have one with their names written on it in katakana. They are used...
01:13 pm | Chottomatte team is proud to present you – the Tio Glutton donuts – the best donuts in Japan but most probably also the best in the world. The...
02:21 pm | Cheburashka first appeared in the year 1966 in the book of soviet writer Eduard Uspensky. It is a small brown, furry creature with big ears and eyes and...
07:53 am | Happy New Year to Everybody! This page contains the January Tokyo Radiation levels updates from Wako campus,...
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04:15 am | Dear All, This page contains the December Tokyo Radiation levels updates from Wako campus, Tokyo. For November...
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04:31 am | This year the autumn in Japan came quite late but here are a few videos from the...
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04:46 am | Dear All, This page contains the November Tokyo Radiation levels updates from Wako campus, Tokyo. For DECEMBER...
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08:08 am | Dear All, This page contains the October Tokyo Radiation levels updates from Wako campus, Tokyo. For September...
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04:50 am | OCTOBER Tokyo radiation updates are here. Dear All, This page contains the September Tokyo Radiation levels updates...
September 9 2011 / 2 comments / Read More »Kanazawa, Kenrokuen Garden by Night, Flute Music
Nishinomiya Gardens Decorations
Shimbashi, Tokyo – Christmas 2009, 2
Kobe Christmas 2009 – China Town 2
Luminarie 2009, Kobe 2
Luminarie 2009, Kobe 1
04:55 pm | What I realized today is that our supermarket is a great opportunity to learn about Japanese traditions. You just have to observe the changes in it. That is why I am starting a new section – Gourmet City Chronicles. Japan traditions through the metamorphosis of a food chain supermarkets. I know – it is not...
January 10 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »12:49 pm | Yes – that’s true. They are police women, they are cheerleaders and they are dancing. The action takes place in Kobe, just in front of Sannomiya station: The event is annual but only this year they introduced the cheerleader dance. The performance is by Hyogo ward police orchestra. I think the idea is great especially...
August 11 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »03:40 pm | 2011 setsubun in Japan is approaching and there could be no doubt about it! In every shop, in every combini, on every street you can see the signs. The concept is simple – chase away the evil by throwing at it roasted soy beans (or fuku mame (福豆) in Japanese). Here are some of this...
January 24 2011 / 2 comments / Read More »06:25 am | 8% of our genome consists of processed retroviruses. These are remnants of ancient infections which swept through our ancestor’s population. Yet a Japanese research team found something different lurking deep in our chromosomal landscape and which seems to enter a pact with our genetic makeup. In brief – this is what happened toward the end...
January 8 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »12:34 pm | The newest blog entry (19th August 2010) is - Chrysanthemum hills – Osaka castle. Here is a preview picture: All the photos were taking during the Osaka castle chrysanthemum festival...
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04:47 pm | Ritsurin Park is one of the most beautiful historical parks of Japan. It is situated in Takamatsu city (Shikoku island) and its...
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05:28 pm | Recently I added two new entries to our blog Kanazawa – Kenrokuen Garden Winter Visit and Kanazawa – Kenrokuen Garden by Night....
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06:23 am | The first draft of the human genome assembly was published in year 2000 and the complete version in year 2003. What is...
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03:23 am | What are the stem cells? From where they come? What is the difference between embryonic and adult stem cells? What are the...
December 31 2009 / No comment / Read More »06:25 am | 8% of our genome consists of processed retroviruses. These are remnants of ancient infections which swept through our ancestor’s population. Yet a Japanese research team found something different lurking deep...
January 8 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »