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いわて牛 Iwate Beef- “Meat Icecream”
Do you see all of that beautiful marbling?
So recently on a fluke I picked up a pack of Iwate beef at my local supa (grocery). It was pretty expensive, 1000 yen for a few pieces of beef weighing less than a pound. I also picked up some regular beef for about 300 yen. I...
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191 Kanji Coming to a Town Near You
According to the Japan times, 191 kanji may be added to the official joyo kanji list next year, which is of course music to the ears of Japanese learners everywhere!
On the other hand, there are also five kanji slated to be taken off of the list, including 勺 (shaku) to the dismay of shakuhachi...
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Japan Music Week 2009: November 9-15
Next week is Japan Music Week!
The festival will showcase musical styles from all over the world, including Germany, Sweden, France and London. There are hundreds of events scheduled in venues all over Tokyo, running from the morning until dark for 6 days.
Some of the events have already gathered attention like the performance of EMIKO,...
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