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Before the end of the “War”

What ever the result will be, my “War” will be about to end in the next month. I have been on this phase for almost 5 years, which way longer than I thought. During this period, I was missing around and losing a lot, although I shall gain many stuff. I think 5 years are […]

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“Feel the goodness of Japan and go home”

“日本の良さを体験して帰国しましょう”which means feel the goodness of Japan and go home. This sentence can be seen in many articles, news or columns about Japan tourism. I always wondered why they put an emphasis on “go home” until I had an extremely awkward experience when I came to Japan half year ago. A university teacher invited me […]

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Thoughts about Akihabara

I believe everyone who likes Japanese anime knows Akihabara, including me. It is a region located in downtown Tokyo. Since Akihabara is so called the  “holy ground” of Otaku, when I was young I struggled to go there. Almost ten years later, I have finally been to this place as an adult. However, what I […]

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Sad reality found from a trip to Tokyo

I live in West Japan, which is far away from Tokyo. However, I have many “friends” on twitter who live in East Japan, near Tokyo. I have known some of them for many years. I went to Tokyo five days ago for my studies. I expected that I could at least have a drink with […]

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Net-cafe in Japan

Last night, I went to a party at midnight. After the party was over, it was 3 AM, so I went to a net-cafe instead of going back to my dormitory because my dorm has a curfew. Net-cafes in Japan are really different from what you find in other countries. In fact, rather than calling […]

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Drink again

I recently had some drinks again. I am drinking Japanese whisky which made by Nikka. I choose Nikka because it is really cheap and also very famous in Japan. The last time I got really interested in drinking was when I was spending time in inland China. I did not like that town, or almost […]

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The Chinese students in our school

Our school has several students from China. I do not have a good opinion of them for several reasons. Although I have to admit that most of them are OK. First, their strange recognition of “friend”. When I first entered the school, someone befriended me very quickly. A Chinese girl helped me a lot although […]

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Center Test

Tomorrow, there will be an important examination being held for high school students in Japan. It is called, “Center Test” which is an abbreviated form of “National Center Test for University Admissions”. The score will be a really important part of applying to an university. Since Japan is an educational credential based society, one have […]

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Field research

My seminar needed some photos about a restaurant in the town. I decided to finish this difficult mission. Even though today was rainy and cold, I grabbed my camera and went to that restaurant. After getting my seat, I showed the waitress my ID and got the permission to take some shots. I shot several […]

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My cellphone was broken

A few days ago, when I pulled something out of my pocket, my cellphone slipped to the ground. What’s more, it was full of rocks on the ground! It was too unreal for me to figure what happened. I picked up it, finding the front panel was damaged seriously. The glass was cracked and I […]