No One’s Perfect – Legless/armless Teacher addresses school children – Hirotada Ototake

Great story…been around in Japan for a while …is now making its way around the globe.
Hirotada Ototake is the best selling author of the book No One's Perfect. He would know. He has no…

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Posted by Bill Belew on August 15th, 2010 in Japan | Comments Off

Japan Awaits Visit from Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama is heading to Japan this week despite China's objections.
Beijing routinely objects to the Tibetan religious leader going anywhere overseas.
No Japanese top officials will meet with…

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Posted by Bill Belew on August 15th, 2010 in Japan | Comments Off

Japan’s Tax Burden

The ratio of total national and local taxes collected to total national income is called the tax burden. In other words, it is how much the governemnt depends on taxes to stay afloat.
The tax burden o…

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Posted by Bill Belew on August 15th, 2010 in Japan | Comments Off

Grand Champion Asashoryu Under Fire

Japan's top wrestler, Asashoryu, is depressed and heading home for some good cheer…and maybe a soccer match, friendly or otherwise.
It was playing soccer that got him in trouble from the get…

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Posted by Bill Belew on August 14th, 2010 in Japan | Comments Off

Japan, China Cooperate on Smog Prevention

Japan and China have agreed to work together on preventing photochemical smog.
I am not sure what that is…exhaust from your digital camera maybe.
Japan thinks that an increase in China's pol…

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Posted by Bill Belew on August 14th, 2010 in Japan | Comments Off

A Brief History Behind Skylar Deleon and the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

Skylar Deleon was a child actor (14-16-years old) from 1993-1995 when he starred appeared in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Series.
The MMPR was a live-action TV series in America that grew out of t…

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Posted by Bill Belew on August 14th, 2010 in Japan | Comments Off

Mazda Loses 4,700 Autos in Freighter Accident

Mazda is Japan's fourth largest automaker.
The company is being forced to scrap 4,700 cars and SUVs that were damaged when a freighter carrying them to North America was caught in rough seas.
Many…

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Posted by Bill Belew on August 14th, 2010 in Japan | Comments Off

3 Steps to Keep Private ESL Lessons from Becoming Too Private

Japanese schools pay teachers from 200,000-250,000 yen a month with the rent (50,000-70,000) sometimes being taken from that amount.
Consequently, the teachers will offer up private lessons for 3,000…

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Posted by Bill Belew on August 14th, 2010 in Japan | Comments Off

March 11, 07 – Nippondit

Nippondit….a short blog to get you thinking about Japan…updated throughout the day…I hope.
 
Kibo (hope) a $3 billion bus-sized pressurized module is Japanese Aerospace Explorat…

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Posted by Bill Belew on August 13th, 2010 in Japan | Comments Off

Toy Robot Goes for $260,869.56

The Ginza Tanaka Jewelry shop ini Japan and the Japanese toy maker Bandai Co have created the perfect gift for the man who has everything…a Gundam Robot made of platinum that will sell for 30 mi…

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Posted by Bill Belew on August 13th, 2010 in Japanese Products | Comments Off