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ALSO OUT THERE

Japan Times
JAPAN / ALSO OUT THERE
Jul 31, 2009
The eyes have it — false lashes catch on big with Japan's women
Long, thick, perfectly curled eyelashes are pretty much the desire of every Japanese woman.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ALSO OUT THERE
Jul 15, 2009
Fish-shaped 'taiyaki' is always evolving
"Taiyaki," a fish-shaped pancake of sorts made of flour and filled with "azuki" sweet bean paste, has been around for a century.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ALSO OUT THERE
Jun 29, 2009
Fun and fashionable rubber boots help shake off rainy season gloom
Rainy days can be a downer, especially for women who want to look fashionable but don't want to get wet in soggy and gloomy weather.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ALSO OUT THERE
Apr 2, 2009
¥1 deals redrawing netbook PC market
Personal computers for as little as ¥1 are currently on sale, attracting flocks of customers and sending shock waves through Japanese PC makers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ALSO OUT THERE
Feb 6, 2009
Getting a glimpse behind the mask
It happens in Japanese cities every winter and spring — the mask attack.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ALSO OUT THERE
Jan 29, 2009
Students pray lucky charms do trick
Some challenges in life can only be overcome through one's own efforts. But it never hurts to have a bit of luck.
JAPAN / ALSO OUT THERE
Oct 8, 2008
Kimutaku — enduring heartthrob
Of Japanese male celebrities, actors Ken Watanabe of "The Last Samurai" and Masi Oka of "Heroes" are among the better-known overseas. But domestically, no one beats Takuya Kimura.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ALSO OUT THERE
May 29, 2008
'Anime'-decorated cars latest 'otaku' fad
They're painful. So painful that pedestrians can't help staring at them and real girls stay away from their owners.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ALSO OUT THERE
May 14, 2008
Nothing beats a good mascot for promotion
Last year, Hikone Castle in Shiga Prefecture drew more than 849,000 visitors, a 61 percent jump from 2006 and the largest number of tourists to visit the castle in a decade.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ALSO OUT THERE
Mar 26, 2008
'70s fish snack tune 'Taiyaki-kun' leaps again up the sales chart
There are plenty of fish in the sea, but not one quite like Taiyaki-kun.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ALSO OUT THERE
Mar 19, 2008
'Mochi' moffles reinvent the waffle
The love of rice the Japanese have may partially explain the recent boom behind the "moffle" — a Belgian waffle-shaped "mochi" pounded rice cake.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ALSO OUT THERE
Mar 8, 2008
Will 'good guy-bad guy' faceoff revive sumo?
The sacred sport of sumo boasts a history of 1,300 years, but recent scandals and undignified exploits of some of its champions are threatening to reduce its status to heresy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ALSO OUT THERE
Feb 1, 2008
Referee row lifts handball's appeal
Team handball, the figurative water boy of sports, is suddenly in the game and earning the roaring approval of fans in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ALSO OUT THERE
Jan 30, 2008
Finessing the pen-twirl becomes a fine science
Unlike Tamagotchi or the Nintendo DS, the latest Japanese gadget does not bleep, comes without voice recognition system and will not connect to the Internet.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ALSO OUT THERE
Jan 23, 2008
Mobage-town a rising-star site of mobile users, but filters loom
Just when mobile phone users may have thought the worldwide proliferation of video games and social networking services into the popular culture left little room for radical new tacks, the combination of the two has opened up new avenues.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ALSO OUT THERE
Dec 21, 2007
To survive a corporate scandal or to crumble
Reflecting a year that was jam-packed with food makers' scandals, including false labeling, the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation announced earlier this month that "nise," meaning "fake," best symbolized 2008 in a single character.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ALSO OUT THERE
Dec 1, 2007
Editors to single out buzzword of the year
Amplification of the Japanese language reaches its annual culmination every December when editors of Gendai Yougo no Kisochishiki (Encyclopedia of Contemporary Words) crown a word or a phrase as its "ryuko go taisho" — buzzword of the year.

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