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Halloween is over, so we can officially talk about all the presents we want this holiday season! A gift that has always been popular is the Easy-Bake Oven, which is one of the coolest presents ever and a great way to get young ones interested in the joy of cooking.
Baking isn’t an esp...

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JAPAN TRENDS
The 44th Tokyo Moto Show started October 29th and is running through November 8th, so you still have time to check it out.
Being located at Tokyo Big Sight might not be the cheapest location for people to access, but the after 4 PM rate of only ¥700 should help.
Remember, the regular...

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JAPAN TIMES
Toki, a small town in Gifu Prefecture, 37 km from Nagoya, sits above a huge clay basin. Pottery has been made here since ancient times.
The world-famous Oribe style, which uses green copper glaze and bold painted designs was invented in Gifu more than 400 years ago. Then the province ...

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Earlier this week, our hearts were Kentucky-fried a flutter over the news that KFC will soon be opening an all-you-can-eat buffet in Osaka. As it turns out, though, that’s not the only big development for the restaurant chain. Right now, the world’s most popular fried chicken outfit h...

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Japan’s public transportation network gets high marks for its punctuality and cleanliness. Not every ride on the rails is a pleasant one, though, because some lowlifes called chikan use the crowded conditions on commuter trains as cover to grope unsuspecting women.
Now, one high schoo...

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JAPAN TRENDS
Buy a piece of Japanese postwar design history and donate to a good cause by purchasing one of the items of furniture and fixtures from the Hotel Okura Tokyo.
When the iconic Hotel Okura Tokyo closed at the end of August, design fans and hipsters around the globe lamented the passing...

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JAPAN TRENDS
Border Shirtsizer is a new type of musical instrument gadget that films the stripes on a shirt with a video camera and then converts the lines into sounds. The “player” stands in front of the camera wearing a stripy shirt and moves to produce music.
Created by Open Reel Ensemble’s Ei...

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JAPAN TRENDS
Video game giant Capcom will open its own cafe in Saitama on November 20th.
“We look forward to serving you! So dancers, get ready to open! says the intriguing English copy.
There is already the Capcom Bar in Kabukicho, operated by Pasela Resorts.
This time Capcom is taking charge di...

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JAPAN TRENDS
Japan is famous for its vending machines because there are so many of them (five million!), but also because they are constantly “doing” new things.
While usually the headlines are generated by the latest hi-tech advances — vending machines that can take selfies, for example — someti...

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JAPAN TRENDS
Japan is a country known for its great generosity when it comes to serving customers, both current and potential alike. The level of customer service can be seen in various forms of service, from marketing freebies you can collect on the street (such as packets of tissues and paper f...

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