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Narita Airport's Secret Prisons
Christopher Johnson, returning to Japan from Seoul after a three day trip (which he emphatically states "was not a 'visa run'" , emphasis his,) was refused entry into Japan at Narita. Thirty hours later, he was on a plane back to Canada. According to him , he was detained, escorted to an underground detention center by private security goons, forced to sign documents, accused of making false statements by his interpreter , shaken down for money, had his (not stuck in Narita hellhole) wife harassed for money, and forced to board a plane at gunpoint (while still being...Arthur Murray Dance School
Read about Arthur Murray here! Arthur Murray Dance School in...SIRI vs Japanese Engrish
It seems that Siri, the iPhone 4S virtual assistant doesn't speak...AKBaby
If you haven’t heard of AKB48 by now, you must be living...Japanese Politician Drinks The...
In a display meant to show the public that treatment attempts were...The Film Freak - November, 2011
November is the no man’s land month, Halloween has returned...Asimo Dreams of Robot Revolution
Honda's Asimo, a clever play on words mixing "足も”...Sante! All about Beaujolais...
Beaujolais Nouveau est arrive! If October was the month of the...Conbini Crimes: Pepsi Pink
After being burned by Pepsi's previous incarnations, I was pretty...Boathouse Phuket is Back -...
Boathouse Phuket (formerly Mom Tri’s Boathouse) has...Website of The Week: Japan Zone
Looking for that special gift from Japan this holiday? Then...Tune in Tokyo: The Gaijin...
Tune in Tokyo is the true story of what happened when a tall,...The Foreign Buyer's Club
Still want to order something from home in time for Christmas? The...Google Preserves Memory of...
Google's Mirai e no Kioku (memories for the future) project is...Juxtaposition: Is the Fukushima...
From Gizmodo: Japan Prepares to Declare the Fukushima...Mega - Crash involving 8...
Tis the Season For Schadenfreude You've probably heard about...Vending Machine Has See-Through...
There can be no doubt that Japan is the country of...What is the Kanji of the Year...
The Kanji of the year (今年の漢字 Kotoshi no Kanji) is a...Japan's First Prison Escape in...
Li Guolin (40), serving 23 years in Hiroshima Prison for attempted...Website Of The Week: T-shitsu.com
T-shitsu.com was founded and is still run today by a group of...Website Of The Week: Bento.com
The award-winning Bento.com restaurant guide is the only...Would You Eat Wendy's Foie Gras...
How does fast-food chain Wendy’s plan on luring Japanese...Mogambo turns 20!
One of Tokyo's most iconic watering holes, Mogambo, celebrates...Violent Immigration Surprise...
Here is an excerpt from PS's story as it appears on Debito's...
Lifestyle
Gaydar in Japan
Anyone who is gay, has gay friends, or knows anything about gay...That's Rife!
lifer |?l?f?r| noun 1 (informal) a person serving a life...Seldom Asked Questions: The...
Q. Why do Japanese school girls wear sailor suits? A. Of...JZ's Girly Guide to Dating in Japan
I'm single. I'm a woman. I live in Japan. I'm having a hard time...Contact Lenses
Earlier this year, my eyes failed me. Actually, only one of them...Santa's Christmas Shame
Like all fat, white men, Santa started acting badly...Ube's Pika-plagarism
Ube, Yamaguchi's new eco-friendly mascot Ecoha bears a slight...Website Of The Week: T Enami:...
Nobukuni (T.) Enami was a photographer during the late 19th and...Chopstick Crimes
To begin with never stick chopsticks into food, especially not...Let's Dating - Talking Dirty:...
People often ask me about what it's like to date a Japanese man...Professor Ikeda makes Poop Burger
"Professor Ikeda has invented the first steaks based on...Japan builds the world's fastest...
Update: On November 14th, 2011, Japan’s “K...Hirabari Hell
Just nine short years ago I bowed to the law, turned in my...Get Your Japanese Driver's License!
Getting your Japanese license can be a time-consuming,...Bottom of the Barreal
Sometimes you can tell a lot about a product by it's name. Asahi....Japan Celebrity Grudge Match......
Just as Star Trek and Star Wars fans ponder who would kick whose...Take The Test!
Like driving tests the world over, the written version for Japan...The Japan Grudge Match:...
Just as Star Trek and Star Wars fans ponder who would kick whose...Big In Japan: The Black Clap
A fun new drug-resistant strain of gonorrhea has originated in...Japan Celebrity Grudge Match:...
Just as Star Trek and Star Wars fans ponder who would kick whose...Japan Celebrity Grudge Match:...
Just as Star Trek and Star Wars fans ponder who would kick whose...The Film Freak | Naruto: Blood...
One of the most popular modern anime series is back with another...Pass The Tokyo Metropolitan...
Japanzine got hold of a copy of the test for recruits to the...ANA Security System Foiled By...
A Japanese plane narrowly avoided disaster earlier this month when...Soup for Sluts Ramen!
The packaging states that it is yasukute oishii, helpfully...Bad Girls
No matter how much you adore AKB48, every man worth his salt will...