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		<title>Pachinko, Japan&#8217;s favorite pasttime</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
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At first thought, Pachinko seem to be like the Japanese version of the pinball except that it&#8217;s not. It is actually a cross between a slot machine and a pinball machine. You amass these balls and then you win and if you&#8217;re lucky you get trays full of them. Pachinko is fun and so addictive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Useful Japanese Expressions</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guys, if you&#8217;re new in Japan, these Japanese expressions will get you blend in, in no time.

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		<title>Hiroshima Peace Caligraphy Exhibition</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does this look like the works of a 3rd year student?

This beautiful work of caligraphy is to commemorate the peace exhibition in Hiroshima. 

Winners of the 26th &#8220;Hiroshima Heiwa Shodo-ten&#8221; (Hiroshima peace calligraphy exhibition) were announced on Tuesday, Oct 28. This year&#8217;s exhibition drew some 4,889 entries from around Japan, which represent messages of peace.
About [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Super Foods &#8211; How to shop for your well-being</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am an advocate for eating healthy and I believe, very deeply, that food can heal you as well as medicine can. To rely completely on medicine to get well may not be as healthy as you think &#8211; if medicines are good for you (and I believe some truly are), would they have all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>8 Days of Paid Vacation, yearly</title>
		<link>http://everyday.3yen.com/2008-09-04/8-days-of-paid-vacation-yearly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Japan, the average paid vacation taken by the Japanese is only 8 days per year. That is astoundingly low as compared to France with 34 days paid vacation, followed by Italy and Spain with 27 days of paid vacation taken each year. 
Among the reasons why Japanese employees can&#8217;t take paid holidays were, &#8220;Too [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Name this dance</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What festival is this dance related to?

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		<title>Fireworks on display</title>
		<link>http://everyday.3yen.com/2008-07-31/fireworks-on-display/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:39:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Events Calendar: Catching fireworks at play</title>
		<link>http://everyday.3yen.com/2008-07-30/events-calendar-catching-fireworks-at-play/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Expedited Writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During summers in Japan, a line of firework displays are scheduled weekly for the public eye in Tokyo. And usually these fireworks are a wrap up to festivals during the summer so here is a list of events to check out and mark on your calendar if you want to catch these work of art [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In the hands of robots</title>
		<link>http://everyday.3yen.com/2008-07-24/in-the-hands-of-robots/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Expedited Writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Music conductors will be the first to be out of work. Check it out.
Soon, dancers too:

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		<title>Up close and persona with Miss Japan</title>
		<link>http://everyday.3yen.com/2008-07-23/up-close-and-persona-with-miss-japan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
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You better understand Japanese to listen to this. Miss Universe organizers are too cheap to have her translated. But really, they could have done better in my humble opinion. I think the best candidate Japan sent for the Ms. Universe pageant will always be Ms. Kurara Chibana &#8211; the epitome of smart and beautiful.

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