February 2009
8 posts
Japanse Prefectural Goverment Auctions Former Love...
This is so awesome. I totally need to get my bid in on this!
Fantasizing about castles? bid now
The Asahi Shimbun
MATSUYAMA—The Ehime prefectural government is auctioning off a former “castle” love hotel, seized for unpaid taxes, on the Internet. It hopes to bring in at least 145 million yen from the sale.
Three tile-roofed buildings, including one with an elaborate...
Japanese Hospitals Refuse to Admit Emergency...
I’ve said this before… I’ll say it again: you take your own life into your hands when you come to Japan. I kid you not. Life is cheap here. I’ve seen pedestrians taking the right of way over screaming ambulances. For expats here in Japan, do all you can to watch out for yourself. Do not take unnecessary risks. Note that this article is about a JAPANESE man in TOKYO. If the...
Awesome Future Archaeologist
This young man has real aspirations. Kudos to his parents and community for being so supportive! We need more young people like him.
Junior high student enjoys Jomon Period lifestyle in hand-made pit house NIRASAKI, Yamanashi — Driven by his love of archaeology, a junior high school student has built a pit dwelling in the yard of his home here.
The straw-thatched house, measuring about...
Sumo Exercise?
I guess if you really like sumo, this is the thing for you, but let’s put this into perspective… sumo wrestlers aren’t exactly the picture of health.
I’m not an expert on the subject and not wanting to necessarily poo-poo the idea of any kind of exercise, I think it’s important to remember whatever exercises you do, you have to do them correctly and they have to...
