Japan it UP!Japan it UP!A blog by an guy living in Japan with pictures and first hand encounters, Articles
Chinese food for lunch!
2007-11-11 07:41:00 I’m the luckiest man in the world! Why? Well my fiancee was going to be gone all day today and she probably new I’d be all caught up in playing my Xbox (with Lulu) and forget to do normal things… like eat lunch. She mentioned she was going to make some lunch for me and ... More About: Food , Chinese Food , Lunch , Chinese
10 top home businesses in 10 categories
2007-11-11 04:07:00 I was checking out MSN today and this article caught my eye: StartupNation Home -Based 100: 10 top home businesses in 10 categories. I’m always interested in hearing success stories and I know stories like this fuel other entrepreneurs by letting them know that a dream can become a reality. I know this talks about Americans ... More About: Categories , Businesses , Sine , Tego
Apartments in Japan
2007-11-09 04:59:00 You’ve probably heard that things in Japan are small. Cars, clothes, roads, houses, and apartments. I wouldn’t call Japanese apartments small, but I would say they’re cozy. Do you really need a huge place to live anyway? As long as it has what you need and you spend your free time out on the town ... More About: Apartments
Teaching English in China (Nova)?
2007-11-08 11:29:00 People are still talking about Nova and what’s to come but I there’s no solid solution for foreigners who worked for Nova besides returning to their home country… but who really wants to do that? Japan kicks ass! Today there is an interesting article over at Japan Today regarding people who used to work for ... More About: China , Teaching , English
Dressing the part
2007-11-08 03:20:00 I thought this was funny: “It says here that you should not dress for the job you have, but for the job you want.” - theWarehouse More About: Part , Dressing
Going to the Doctor
2007-11-07 15:45:00 Part 1 of 3 - Dying in Japan: I’ve been feeling sick since the middle of September (when we got our dog) and I’ve been thinking I was allergic to her. Anyway after we moved to our new place I’ve had a few days where I feel like I’m dying even when I wasn’t around ... More About: Cost of living , Doctor , Going , Goin
In the wrong place at the wrong time
2007-11-07 02:38:00 Can you imagine just walking around and then getting hit by a falling person? Maybe you just ate some ramen or breakfast, maybe you just got back from a week of beer baths, maybe you just picked up a newspaper… and when you’re almost to your apartment complex there’s another tenant plunging 11 stories to ... More About: Time , Place , Wrong
The solution to small living space in Japan
2007-11-06 11:07:00 Some people use a futon in the bedroom laying on tatami and then they put it away during the day. Others have a couch that converts to a bed. But I have found the ultimate solution today! Seems pretty cool and very uncomfortable which is the Japan ese way (futon = not comfortable, small cards = ... More About: Living , Space , Small , Solution
Confusing Directions
2007-11-06 05:15:00 If you leave it unattended in a place (the inside of car) becoming a high temperature and might transform it when it can get closer to fire. Please dry printed matter such as a magic, a copy, fax well, and enter. Good times good times! I think this was on some small note cards or adhesive ... More About: Directions , Dire , Rect
Ramen and Izakaya in Fukuoka
2007-11-05 13:04:00 Today we did some searching on Google Maps (good luck, it’s in Japanese, I don’t know what’s going on there). Within walking distance of where I live there are approximately 1056 Izakayas (most offer ‘all you can drink’ specials) and 470 Ramen Shops (the food of awesomeness). Pretty crazy! I heard that an Izakaya is ... More About: Food , Fukuoka , Kaya , Amen
Wal-Mart, CIA, ExxonMobil Changed Wikipedia Entries
2007-11-05 07:23:00 Wal-Mart , CIA, ExxonMobil Chang ed Wikipedia Entries… I guess you can’t believe everything you read on the Internet A new Web site built by an American technology student has uncovered the lengths that companies apparently go to improve their public image by tweaking their entries on Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia that ? famously ? ... More About: Wal-Mart , Wal Mart
BCMLogon.dll Problem Resolved
2007-11-05 04:44:00 I thought I’d post about the BCMLogon.dll problem I had with my computer in case other people run into the same error. I had this BCMLogon.dll issue with my Dell Inspiron 9300 Laptop. Apparently it has something to do with the wireless card. I don’t know what happened to create the error and I don’t ... More About: Problem
Investing in Love Hotels!
2007-11-03 18:05:00 Does this exist in other countries? I’m talking about Love Hotels . There are different themed rooms to choose from, they make money (nearly 3 trillion yen in annual sales), but the downside is they’ve been associated with with gangs and red-light districts. Booooo I read about Love Hotel investing today on Yahoo: Japan’s secretive love ... More About: Investing
ATM Currency Conversion
2007-11-03 08:45:00 This might get long so I’m going to give you a breakdown of what I’ll be talking about: Today’s listed exchange rate, today’s Mastercard exchange rate, 2% currency conversion fee, adding this all up you’ll see my true conversion rate. I know some people have been curious about the conversion rate when you withdrawal from an ... More About: Currency , Cost of living , Conversion
Is Japan Expensive?
2007-11-02 12:35:00 Some people think that Japan is an expensive place to live. From my experience it’s not that bad. Sure some things are more expensive than other countries, but other things are more affordable. Only Tokyo and Osaka made the top 50 list for the highest cost of living in 2007. Not bad! 1) MOSCOW, Russia 2) LONDON, ... More About: Cost of living
Sonna no kankei nee!
2007-11-01 12:42:00 One of the things I love about Japan >>> “Sonna no kankei nee! Sonna no kankei nee!” Oh hellz yeah! Yoshio Kojima (?? ??? from Wikipedia) is the guy that’s on TV a lot saying that and freaking out in a small bathing suit. Do I know what he’s talking about? Nope. Good times. Here’s ...
Were you a Nova English teacher?
2007-11-01 07:12:00 Nova English teacher = you’re screwed and that sucks. Over 4,000 teachers are out of a job! Over 400,000 students haven’t gotten a refund! Nova is bankrupt! This is all total shiznit! It looks like things have come to an end for Nova English teachers that are here on a work visa in hopes of ... More About: Teacher , Nova , Were
Explore Tokyo
2007-11-01 05:44:00 This site is pretty sweet. Check it out if you’re on a broadband connection. You can explore parts of Tokyo http://tokyo-vr.com/ I took a quick screenshot of what I was looking at: Taken from their site: About <Tokyo VR Project> … We have tried data-ization for the main area in Tokyo by QuickTimeVR. But it is the ... More About: Explore
Wordpress in Japanese and English
2007-10-31 04:37:00 Problem: Can not write in Japanese and English using Wordpress . Characters display as ? ?? ??? I was trying to figure out how to write in Japanese on my Wordpress blog. All Japanese characters were coming up as question marks, appearing like “????? ? ?? ???” instead of characters. I searched for a solution to this ...
Gmail?s ?Sent on behalf of? message
2007-10-31 02:50:00 I’d like to get away from Microsoft Outlook and just use Gmail for all of my email. I really like the hosted email service they currently have. My only complaint is that this is my personal gmail account and if I send a business related email it’s going to say: <me@gmailaccount.com>; on behalf of; BizName ... More About: Tech Talk , Message , Mess
Breakfast in Japan
2007-10-30 05:38:00 I know this might get long so before I start I’ll give you a summary so you don’t die of boredom. I’ll talk about what I’m eating, why I’m eating it, how things are different, oatmeal, and 15.7 Yen! Breakfast in Japan is very different from what I’m used to in America. After arriving here when ...
1 Terabyte Hard Drive
2007-10-29 19:30:00 I saw this 1TB hard drive advertised today for $279.99 which made me a bit jealous of my friends in the U.S. They can pick one of these up at any time… but they won’t know what real ramen is like… booya! If you’re in the United States right now you should check this out. BestBuy ... More About: Drive , Hard , Hard Drive , Byte
Sea urchin cream soup
2007-10-29 05:09:00 I know after you see this you’ll be rushing down to the local coop to grab as much of this as you can! How does it taste you ask? Well… I haven’t tried it… but I did take a picture of it. This is the first time I’ve seen this and it’s pretty different. I’ve ... More About: Food , Soup , Cream
Old School Legend of Zelda Commercial
2007-10-26 09:42:00 I was check out YouTube today and found an awesome commercial for the Legend of Zelda on the Super Famicom. First I watched the video and felt joy. Second I sat in front of my computer for about 30 seconds. Third I went “WTF is a Super Famicom?” Fourth I googled it and found out ... More About: Commercial , School , Old School
Nova and Teaching English in Japan
2007-10-26 07:11:00 NOVA Corp is the Japan ’s largest English conversation school chain. And for those who teach English in Japan and are employed by Nova I say… DOH! I read the news back in April of 2007 when Nova got busted for breaking the law (they refused to refund tuition fees to students who canceled their contracts.) ... More About: Teaching
Happy Halloween
2007-10-26 06:01:00 Halloween is just around the corner! Lulu is ready to go door to door asking for some dog treats. More About: Happy , Halloween , Allo
Cool Japan Wallpaper
2007-10-25 15:51:00 A friend of mine sent me a link to some cool wallpaper pics taken here in Japan . I thought I’d pass the link on to whoever was looking for the same. They come in two sizes - 1280×1024 and 1024×768 Page 1 - http://wallpaper.neonsight.com/ Page 2 - http://wallpaper.neonsight.com/page2005.p hp More About: Wallpaper , Cool
Best Airplane Seats and Airline Information
2007-10-25 06:23:00 Some time ago I found the site SeatGuru.com. It helps you plan your trip by giving you the layout of each aircraft from numerous airlines. They help you know the difference between superior and substandard seats which is great when booking online. I’ve used this a few times while booking my flights, you should check ... More About: Information , Transportation , Airplane , Airline
Japan to fingerprint foreigners
2007-10-24 21:37:00 Are you ready Starting November 20th 2007 Japan will start to fingerprint and photograph people entering Japan. The fingerprints, photographs and other biometric data of foreign visitors will be stored in a computer for cross-checking with a list of wanted criminals and people who have been deported in the past. Investigative authorities will have access ... More About: Reign , Foreigner , Foreigners
Beer Bath Action
More articles from this author:2007-10-24 13:01:00 Hakone Kowakien Yunessun in Hakone Japan is offering just about every man’s dream, a kick ass beer bath! Until until December 31 you hit up the spa and enjoy a relaxing bath in a beer mug shaped tub full of beer. I recommend not asking for Miller Lite since it’s an import here and can ... More About: Bath , Action , Beer 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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