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Meisa Kuroki Takes First Place for Most Attractive Eyes

Who has the most beautiful eyes in Japanese entertainment?   According to a recent Internet poll, asking 500 men and women in their 20s and 30s, 21-year-old actress Meisa Kuroki has ...

Washugyu - best of both beef worlds

It's the latest, juiciest and meatiest ingredient to hit the gourmet market, and it's popping up in menus of ZAGAT and Michelin-rated restaurants all over North America. From the infamous ...

Only in Japan - Costume Play and BBQ

Costume Play and BBQ restaurant nearby Kanda station in Tokyo is a real meat lovers heaven. . . servers dressed in Playboy bunnies, cow girls, nurses, policewomen, bringing you raw ...

Michelle says, ‘Don’t miss out on a naked hot springs experience!’

"I remember the steam rising to kiss my rose-coloured cheeks as snowflakes danced and settled into my hair. It was all so serene, so calming, SO AWKWARD!" - Michelle ...

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High-Tech Japan: Refrigerated Shopping Mall Lockers

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Sep 09 2009     12 Comments
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For a bit of cash, you can toss your groceries into a mini fridge locker, while you deal with unexpected meetings or errands you might that might come about while you’re grocery shopping.

Funny Tokyo Metro Etiquette Posters

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Sep 01 2009     11 Comments
Posted in : Japan Photos
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LOVE these Tokyo metro etiquette posters - hope you enjoy them too!

Photo Gallery: The Controversial Yasukuni Shrine

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Aug 25 2009     1 Comment
Posted in : Japan Photos
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While shopping in Shinjuku, I had the sudden urge to detach myself from Tokyo-materialism, and dip myself into the controversial waters of the Yasukuni Shrine.

Signs of Japan in a Vancouver Grocery Store

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Jul 16 2009     3 Comments
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Editor’s Captures
 
Post-dinner, I strolled around an organic foods market…and I wasn’t intending on taking pictures in a grocery store, but there just too many things that were calling out “Japan! Japan!” and I couldn’t …

Japanese People are Tired People - Photo of the Day

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Jun 16 2009     2 Comments
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Editor’s Captures
 
Call me a creeper, but I took photos of these tired kids in Japan. School pressure, stress from family expectations, they go to juku almost everyday of the week, and they have school …