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		<title>Japan Social Revolution &#8211; The Love Hotel</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 09:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This might be something that you could only find in Japan. Elsewhere in the world, they don’t really directly called it love hotels. There are motels and cabanas which somewhat offers the same kind of service. Here’s many words about Japan’s so-called ‘love hotel’, a really stand-out social phenomena in the land of the rising sun.
What are Love Hotels?
When you hear a Japanese say ‘Rabu-rabu Hoteru’, it might seems a little weird for those who never happens to come across the term. They simply means the ‘Love Hotel’ – hotels ...]]></description>
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		<title>Weird Ice Cream at Ice Cream City Namja Town</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 02:26:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More weird stuffs from Japan! And it’s edible again.
We all know Japan has many fascinating things to offer and also shocking things too. You can really feel their desire of wanting to be different a lot when you experience things you could never imagine and impossible to see, touch and taste elsewhere.
Do you like ice-cream? I know I do, and I’m pretty much aware that many do too. However, how would you like weird ice cream flavors? If you do, ice cream in Japan can offer you a wide range ...]]></description>
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		<title>The Black Teeth Custom – Between Ohaguro and Globalization</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received one reply to my previous post on the issue of ‘Ohaguro’ or Black Teeth Custom, which was once a very popular custom in the ancient Japan. The question pertain to the reason as to why the practice was banned in the Meiji period, well, instead of replying straight, I find this is a very interesting issue to discuss and research on and so I did, and decided to write a post on it. By the way, you can read more on the introduction from my previous post titled ...]]></description>
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		<title>Black Onsen Eggs of Owaku-dani</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In many hot spring resorts in Japan (called as ‘onsen’), you will be able to fine onsen eggs – which basically is boiled eggs.
These onsen eggs are made by dipping the eggs in the very hot onsen water. Most onsen eggs are soft-boiled and the weird part is that most of the time the yolk is harder than the white. A natural miracle? You can perhaps say so since this is not the normal phenomenon of soft-boiled egg where you will have the whites harder than the yolk. But if ...]]></description>
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		<title>Soft Drinks in Japan and Weird Names Pt1 Pocari Sweat</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Honestly speaking, Japan is not only a country that is unique naturally, but also in the modern context, Japan excelled as a country that produces a lot of exotic brand names and products. If you’ve ever been to Japan for some time, you will probably get used to seeing a lot of vending machines and almost anywhere. These vending machines sell a wide range of product types and one of them are soft drinks and beverages, which also came with unique and bizarre names. One of it is an energy ...]]></description>
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		<title>Interesting Japanese Ancient Custom: Ohaguro or Black Teeth</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:35:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yellow teeth are a real turn off, but black teeth are a major turn on, for the ancient Japanese people at least. Ohaguro simple means to blacken the teeth.
It is an old Japanese custom that was so popular centuries ago in Japan, and up to the Meiji period at the end of the 19th century. If you’re lucky enough, you could probably catch a glimpse of this black teeth phenomenon in Kyoto nowadays by Geisha ladies. In the olden days, most married Japanese women, some aristocrats, samurai and even those ...]]></description>
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		<title>Halloween Costumes, Parties and Japan</title>
		<link>http://japanuptown.com/halloween-costumes-parties-and-japan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you wondering of how people in Japan celebrate Halloween? But the question is whether they do celebrate it or not, right? 
Well, it’s really hard to say but the rising cosplay trends in Japan may have something to contribute to the celebration of Halloween in Japan. However, one of the common activities on the event are the ones usually held in Tokyo Disneyland and Osaka Universal Studio every year and there will always be a surprising number of people, usually young adults and teenagers who participated in the events.
In ...]]></description>
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		<title>The Most Expensive Hello Kitty Doll in the World??</title>
		<link>http://japanuptown.com/the-most-expensive-hello-kitty-doll-in-the-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The most expensive cat in history would probably be the all time favorite character – Hello Kitty, which is adored by female especially from varying age groups. Being a little too weak to cute and cuddly things have really gotten me a little smitten with this really popular and cute cat. Anyhow, I just love and adore cats! Mieow~
Hello Kitty is a fictional character which portrays a white female cat wearing a red bow on one ear and with no drawn mouth. It was and still is produced by Sanrio, ...]]></description>
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		<title>Vending Machines&#8217; Business in Japan</title>
		<link>http://japanuptown.com/vending-machines-business-in-japan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japan may be facing a declining birth rate, but not in the number of vending machines available in the country. In just no more than 4 years, there has been an additional of 100,000 more vending machines of all kinds available nationwide in Japan. In 2006, the number of vending machines was roughly 5.4 millions and in the year 2009, the figure has reached 5.5 million. Ratio is about one vending machine for every 20 people living in Japan.
Vending machines are called as &#8216;Jidou-hanbaiki&#8216; in Japan. These intelligent machines are ...]]></description>
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		<title>Crazy fashion: Derelict Fashion in Japan’s Urban Streets</title>
		<link>http://japanuptown.com/fashion-in-japan-urban-streets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If a single Japanese man from, let say the Tokugawa era, were to travel through time into the future, he would probably shocked with horror look on his face to see what modern Japan has to offer, especially in terms of fashion. Japan can be named as one of the main trendsetters of fashion in the world. If you’re looking for a little weirdness, freakiness with much creativity, I suggest for you to go look for Japanese youngsters in the subway and along the streets of Harajuku, Shinjuku or Shibuya.
Sometimes, ...]]></description>
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		<title>Ketsueki-gata or Blood-Type Personality Analysis</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Japan, the knowledge of your blood type isn’t only necessary for emergency purposes alone. It is quite surprising that even in the japanese modern and high-tech society, this kind of pseudo-science still prevails. Ketsueki-gata or blood type personality is a popular means of match-making, in the employment fields and even in common socializing in Japan, of which often being taken advantage of, especially by business tycoons and entrepeneurs alike. Even the top seller books of year was series of blood personality books, songs with blood personality hint to it, ...]]></description>
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		<title>Kirin’s Sencha Panda Sensei: The Green Panda!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The taste that makes you smile! Japan has never failed to came up with cute and creative products.
For those who are not used to green tea, it is a drink that usually make people grimaced. Pure green tea is bitter with unique aroma of tea leaves. However this one particular commercialize bottle of green tea can certainly make you smile. Just like the Kirin Group slogan “taste that make you smile”. Well it certainly can make me smile with that little green tea panda sensei in the middle of three ...]]></description>
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