Archive for the ‘Asia’ Category
Thursday, April 17th, 2008
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Whereas most of my American friends and I had our return flights that Saturday, most of my European friends had their return flights that Thursday, meaning Wednesday night would be our last chance to hang out together. I couldn't say no.
Now here's the American group with our program assistant. ...
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
I first heard the term "hell week" when I was in high school. It referred to the one week throughout a particular sport season when the coach would push the athletes to their limits. This would usually happen two weeks before regional competitions, and athletes would spend the week right ...
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
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Single girls in Japan try to have sex too much.
Have you seen Babel, the spiritual sequel to 21 Grams starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett? You know the deaf-mute Japanese girl whose sexual advances get rejected by the men she approaches? Well, she's not a completely fictionalized character. A ...
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Friday, April 4th, 2008
Where to begin?
Well, for the few who don't know already, Japan is famous for its fantastic sex industry. I use the word "fantastic" in its literal sense here, as in "relating to fantasy." The Land of the Rising Sun also produces mountains of pornography that is famous for being ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
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Imagine this: savory ramen, preluded with a bowl of smooth, healthy tofu, served with all-you-can-drink barley tea, while surrounded by a family atmosphere, all starting at 400 JPY (with the yen to U.S. dollar exchange rate the way it was when I lived in Japan, that’s barely $3!). Even ...
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