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	<title>matiasStella every UNESCO world heritage site in japan &#187; culture</title>
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		<title>granny bikes</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[they are called mama-chari (ママチャリ), the standard issued bicycles of japan.  these russian and chinese socialist throwback bikes are easy to spot.  a grocery basket up front and a child bucket seat in the rear, occasionally removed to allow for your high school girlfriend to ride along. mama-chari basically stands for granny bike.  in america you [...]
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		<title>the other side of town</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[i decided to take a stroll in the less visited part of town with a friend of mine.  he didn&#8217;t want to go alone for safety reasons, but i figured it shouldn&#8217;t be a problem in japan.  ;) i hope their fortune is a good one. there&#8217;s an entire section of town, nipponbashi (日本橋), that [...]
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		<title>boys will be boys</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[there&#8217;s no denying there are cultural differences between western and asian cultures.  however, the basic things seem to be the same. for example, boys will always be boys.  i caught this group in the midst of their shenanigans in dotombori (道頓堀) on the famous nanpa hashi, which is a play on the actual name, namba [...]
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		<title>the ubiquitous vending machine</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[自動販売機 (jido hanbai ki) is what they call them around here.  or more simply put, a vending machine.  they are scattered throughout the land, north to south, urban and rural.  always noble, always dependable.  time is irrelevant to this guard of cravings on perpetual watch.  weather it&#8217;s tea, corn soup, cigarrettes, or beer &#8211; as [...]
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		<title>osaka in motion</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>lost items in japan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:41:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[in japan you will often find items perched on top of something, such as in the image above.  these are lost items, or wasuremono (忘れ物).  it&#8217;s japan&#8217;s version of a social lost-and-found. when somebody finds a lost item, they place it on top of something near by so that it is easily visible.  the item [...]
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		<title>professional sumo wrestling</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[sumo, a traditional japanese sport.  dominated by foreigners, sold out to marketers, and influenced by organized crime. i had heard about sumo for some time before i arrived in japan.  i always had a general interest in going to a tournament to experience it for myself and see what it&#8217;s all about.  but after being [...]
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		<title>the awesomeness that is the japanese postal service</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s right, 9 pm!  the fantastic advantage of such late hours is that if you missed [...]
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		<title>baseball game</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:16:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]
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		<title>why the japanese should kill whales</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
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