sumo, a traditional japanese sport.  dominated by foreigners, sold out to marketers, and influenced by organized crime.

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the mail system in japan is just awesome.  i have had packages delivered to me by three different companies and they are all just as great.  even the federal system.

first of all they deliver until 9 pm.  yes that’s right, 9 pm!  the fantastic advantage of such late hours is that if you missed them when they came to deliver the package, say you were at work like i was, all hope is not lost.  just get your 再発達要付連絡先 or

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yesterday i had the pleasure of attending my third baseball game in japan.  the home team is the osaka orix buffaloes (sorry, no english).

i have yet to attend a hanshin tigers game, which from what i have seen and heard, the crowd itself is supposed to be as much of an entertainment as the game itself.  apparently every single game is sold out.  every fan is a raging fanatic.  :)  there are

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woh, woh, woh… don’t kill me just yet.  <dodges incoming projectiles>  i’m just sharing a story.  ;)

so you have probably heard before that you should avoid discussing politics and religion.  especially at the dinner table.  well, when in japan you can add the colossally sensitive subject of whale hunting to that list.

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how do you know there are too many meetings to attend?  when there’s no time left for work.  ;)

because they like to do things together, to have consensus, there is a tendency for meeting overload in japan.