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  1. House designed to last 100 years. February 8, 2012

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  2. Tea-flavoured marshmallows February 8, 2012

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  3. Hanami at Akizuki April 11, 2011

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  4. It’s Cherry Blossom (Hanami) season in Japan April 3, 2011

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  5. Nuclear plant issues in Japan are the least of their worries March 12, 2011

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  6. Today’s quake in Japan, showing intensity on the Japanese scale. First time ever I’ve seen the whole country affected & a severity of 7 (the highest). March 11, 2011

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  7. Untitled March 11, 2011

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  8. Another Japanese WTF car, this one a Mitsuoka I never knew existed. October 9, 2010

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  9. WTF: Tropicana with fruit sweets Orange with Rare Cheese Flavour drink. I wasn’t game to try it. #living-in-japan August 26, 2010

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  10. Stayed last night in Huis Ten Bosch (Dutch theme park) in this nice apartment. August 14, 2010

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  11. Stayed last night in Huis Ten Bosch (Dutch theme park) in this nice apartment. August 14, 2010

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  12. Today’s WTF: 20″ wheels on a Sylvia/180ZX? The green colour is interesting too. August 7, 2010

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  13. AU$1.65 or US$1.50 for a single passion fruit. #living-in-japan August 2, 2010

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  14. Potato chip eaters are given helping hand with new utensil August 1, 2010

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  15. Found in a second-hand store: A full-on tattoo kit! #living-in-japan July 29, 2010

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  16. Life in Japan: $5 for a couple of peaches! Nicely wrapped though. (Corrected from yesterday.) July 28, 2010

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  17. Lunch in a Japanese primary/elementary school: Kids bring their own utensils and “placemat” only. June 30, 2010

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  18. Lunch in a Japanese primary/elementary school: The 6th graders are serving lunch in the classroom June 30, 2010

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  19. Clever: electronic price tags. #japan June 12, 2010

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  20. Useful idea in the shopping mall: a trolley locker in front of the toilets. June 12, 2010

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  21. I swear, these are shoe horns! June 12, 2010

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  22. Was tailing a cop on the expressway and a sign flashed up in his back window saying “Watch your speed!”. June 10, 2010

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  23. Must be my lucky day! 5th one we’ve found there actually. June 10, 2010

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  24. Sign in front of the staff door in a dept. store in Japan May 29, 2010

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  25. Walking around the shops for a couple of hours + a veg curry lunch + car ride = May 15, 2010

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