2006-07-04, 11:18 | Link #81 | |
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Kobe, Japan
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Well, at first, I answer the 1st question. Yes, we have old style areas especially near temples or historic spots. Local goverment often regulate breaking the old style houses, if they are worth preservating. But if you are in metropolitan area like Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, etc, it is a little bit difficult to find the real traditional old style building. Because there are so many modern buildings like in U.S. and european countries. (Of course, there are some Japanese style houses or unique buildings, though) If you get out of metropolitan area, you can find so many old style houses. You will see rural seanary of Japan, after riding a train for 1~3h. As I am in Kansai area(including Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Kobe), I recommend you to visit Kansai area. Kansai area has longer history than Tokyo(Kanto area). Therefore you can enjoy traditional cultures. |
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2006-07-04, 21:47 | Link #82 | |
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2006-07-06, 16:19 | Link #85 |
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Nor-Cal
Age: 42
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You can find good resources on life in japan as a brother, over at http://www.blacktokyo.com/
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2006-07-06, 20:08 | Link #86 |
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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Last Christmas, a friend made me a kakebuton. It was very warm, but now it's well into summer and I have a problem. I don't know how to wash it. I'd really like to before I tuck it away in my closet.
The fabric and batting are both cotton (I think). I don't know if there's any reason why I can't just wash it in a machine, other than that a kakebuton is exotic and it was hand-made and everything. Also, I know most people in Japan dry their laundry on clothes lines which I could probably manage, but with difficulty. I'd really rather just put it in the dryer, but I won't if it needs gentler care. So, can anyone help me?
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2006-10-18, 16:15 | Link #87 |
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Monterrey, México
Age: 44
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Where I live in México whether it's inside a shopping mall or outdoors on the street there would be people handing flyers to pedestrians. For not behaving rude we do take the item or flyer, but mostly we end up dumping it at the nearby trashcan our eyes pick.
When cases present about couples handing flyers about missing people we do give response to the person when he or she approaches or address us about the whereabouts of that missing person, though virtually we would answer the same reply- that we haven't seen or met the missing person. In Japan is it the same outcome? or do people there tend to avoid those persons that are handing flyers like the plague and never bother to take one? |
2006-10-18, 17:53 | Link #88 | |
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2006-10-18, 17:57 | Link #89 | ||
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2006-10-18, 20:51 | Link #90 | |
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Ah, the pernicious Simpson's Paradox pokes its head out again! Edit: I believe that cats are smart. As a pet, I would love to have a dragon cross-bred with a cat, that is, has wings and the sleek head of a dragon and the tail, but it's all FURRY and FUZZY and LIKE A GIANT PLUSHY ^_^
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2006-10-19, 12:51 | Link #91 |
Snobby Gentleman
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Monterrey, México
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How much does the average Japanese walks in his or her entire lifespan?
Reference post. Japan's people move more with their feet than with car wheels from place to place. |
2006-11-03, 13:34 | Link #93 | |
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There are exceptions, and people are beginning to see the wisdom in insulation and decent heating systems. They have other ways of coping with the cold, though. Sadly, few of these actually involve being genuinely warm. |
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2006-11-03, 17:30 | Link #94 |
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Austin, TX
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During the summer they don't tend to stay very cool either, I spent a few weeks with my uncle in Tokyo a few summers ago, and anyone who knows anything about Tokyo in the summer knows that it becomes ungodly hot. My aunt is Japanese, and believes in many of the Japanese housewife superstitions such as: Air-conditioning is bad for you. She would leave the air conditioning off all day in more than 100 degree heat and only turn it on when my uncle or I got home. Everyone pray for my uncle, he lives next door to his mother-in-law who is slowly turning my aunt crazier and crazier.
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2006-11-05, 03:06 | Link #95 | |
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Florida USA
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My question: Are politics a large issue in Japan? I ask because there's always the old stand-by here of "don't talk politics or reilgion"(at least when your first getting to know someone). How does that go in Japan? |
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2006-11-05, 10:24 | Link #96 | |
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Join Date: Nov 2006
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Newspapers are not very informative and focus more on reports and stadistical data and other useless stuff. Something like "The averange house size is X square meters" and "Best restaurants around" but not politics. However this is just what I have heard. I don't know. |
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2006-11-05, 17:40 | Link #97 |
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Austin, TX
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I don't know much about Japanese Politics, but for the most part the Liberal Democratic Party has ruled Japan, which is ironic because its has a conservative right-wing ideology. They were kept in power until the 1990s partially through CIA funds who wanted to prevent socialists and communists from taking control. The LDP just recently took control of the government again. Wikipedia article
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2006-11-09, 16:04 | Link #99 |
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
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things not to do in japan
never yell or show emotion in public
leave work before your superior dont put soy saus on rice impail chopsticks in rice dont call anyone by first name and don't expect to be called your first name dont hug or kiss dont criticise anyone or anything directly dont blow your nose at the food table there are many others but i have to go to class and oniichan needs his computer back bye |
2006-11-09, 21:10 | Link #100 |
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Florida USA
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Wow Tsukiko-chan, you paint a picture of a very uptight society (to each their own). Though I can see the no yelling in Public thing, no hugging or kissing in public?
So anyways, what if your criticism is constructive. Like "that looks good, but if you did 'this' it would look even better." I mean some people would take offense to that here, but if your generally honest and are really trying to help them, most people don't care. And if they trust your opinions, might actually take the advice to heart. |
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