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Sushi!
By Chelly, on Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:15am PDTSushi here in Japan rocks! I mean... fresh soy sauce, and you can watch them catch the fish and stuff for the sushi at this restaurant named something ( I forgot)... , but, Japanese Sushi is delicious!!!!
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Living in Japan
By Bechan, on Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:50pm PDTHey it's my first post! Been living here in Japan near Tokyo for the past 2 years. Where do I begin to tell you about my amazing experiences in this country. So many contrasts and surprises with everyday life. More to come...:) Belinda (Bechan) Read More »
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Is white skin more "beautiful?"
By Product Fiend, on Thu Jul 10, 2008 1:34pm PDT
These kinds of beauty news stories really bum me out:
A Bollywood-style advertisement for a skin-lightening product called "White Beauty" (subtle!) in India features two women and one dashing dude, who is torn between
a dark-skinned woman and one with a paler complexion. Guess who gets the guy?
The "whitening" market in India is similar to the one in Japan, where a pale complexion is considered by some to be a valuable asset, teaching millions of women to
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Where can I find that necklace??
By bumbly, on Tue Jul 8, 2008 3:37pm PDTWow... I have GOT to know where this necklace is from and how I can get it!! Her name is Saki Takaoka. She is an actress from Japan. This picture was taken at a news conference in Tokyo on July 3, 2008. Suggestions/ Ideas are appreciated. Thank You Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (0) | Blog
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I Eat My Pigeon
By Liv, on Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:57pm PDTI like the houses I see in the patches of countryside, between concrete shopping center strips, convenience stores, stark plots of razed dirt, and jumbled, dingy Post-War housing developments. They are the old homes, compact and white, dotted along perfectly combed fields of rice, the rows parted like hair, with mushroom-capped bonsai out front, their trunks gnarled like an old man’s fingers, and swooping roof eaves studded with curved tiles in China reds, silver grays, and royal blues … like the ruffled wings of some brightly colored bird roosting, before taking flight. Read More »
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Wacky new Japanese bath trends
By Product Fiend, on Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:36am PDTNow, it's no secret that some of the best and brightest skinnovations come from Japan, where they take beauty very seriously (as both an art form and a technologically-driven industry). But at a certain spa theme park, they're going back to their roots with old-school ingredients intended to mimic the fountain of youth via your favorite 50-cent snack ramen noodles.
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Japan's measuring everyone's waists. Nervous yet?
By Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD, PREVENTION, on Fri Jun 20, 2008 10:04am PDTThe Japanese government has launched an ambitious initiative to attack belly fat! A national law went into effect two months ago that requires companies and local governments to include waist measures as part of the annual medical checkups of Japanese residents between the ages of 40 and 74. The... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (0) | Blog
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