KFC Double Down Comes to Japan
23-01-2012
site: www.japanprobe.com
Category: Japan & Culture
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Kentucky Fried Chicken has brought its famous Double Down sandwich to Japan. Who needs bread when you can have healthy pieces of fried chicken instead? It’s currently available only at ...
“Gaijin Gulag” Victim Christopher Johnson Discloses Visa Information ( Work Visa Application Paperwork, But No Approval? )
23-01-2012
site: www.japanprobe.com
Category: Japan & Culture
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A quick update on the ongoing tale of Christopher Johnson, a freelance journalist whose Narita Airport “Gaijin Gulag” story has been picked up by several major news websites (The ...
I Can't Live Without my Radio
23-01-2012
site: altjapan.typepad.com/my_weblog
Category: Japan & Culture
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All tucked in? Heeeeere we go. Once upon a time, not long ago, Japanese electronics ruled the worldwide marketplace. It's true! Seriously! They were so renowned for their quality and ...
Penis Cutter Suicide “May Have Thought It Was A Monster”
22-01-2012
site: www.sankakucomplex.com
Category: Japan & Culture
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Japanese police insistence that a man found dead with his penis severed and thrown under his bed was a clear case of suicide seems to be hardening, with investigators unable to find any ...
27.8% Decrease in Foreign Tourists Visiting Japan in 2011
21-01-2012
site: www.japanprobe.com
Category: Japan & Culture
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2011 saw a gigantic decrease in the number of foreign tourists visiting Japan: The number of foreign visitors to Japan in 2011 totaled an estimated 6,219,000, down 27.8 percent from the ...
Today’s Japan Photo: Rush Hour Squeeze
20-01-2012
site: www.alafista.com
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Over here in Singapore, many folks including myself have been complaining about the crowded public transport. For Today’s Japan Photo, we take a look at the really crowded trains in ...
Christopher Johnson Under Fire For “Gaijin Gulag” Article
20-01-2012
site: www.japanprobe.com
Category: Japan & Culture
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On January 18th, the Economist’s Banyan column copy-pasted Christopher Johnson’s sensational account his detention and deportation from Narita Airport. According to Johnson, ...
Remember World War II: Sea Shepherd Depicts Japanese As Uniquely Cruel & Dishonest
20-01-2012
site: www.japanprobe.com
Category: Japan & Culture
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In response to yesterday’s blog post about the existence of racism and prejudice among opponents of Japanese whaling, some readers complained that I was focusing too much on the words ...
Man “Committed Suicide by Cutting Off Penis”
19-01-2012
site: www.sankakucomplex.com
Category: Japan & Culture
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Japanese police have uncovered what they think may be a highly unusual and doubtless unbelievably agonising case of suicide by penis auto-severance. Tokyo police discovered the body of a ...
Police Hunt Man for Calling Schoolgirl “Cute”
19-01-2012
site: www.sankakucomplex.com
Category: Japan & Culture
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Police have warned the public about a man who called a schoolgirl cute. The incident occurred at 11:20AM in the Osaka suburb of Izumisano, when a passing middle-school girl encountered a ...