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	<title>ダニエルの冒険</title>
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		<title>Train Manners</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are lots of rules in Japan, just like in other countries. What makes Japan different is that they never stop reminding you about these rules. I&#8217;m sure this is annoying for lots of people but I find it entertaining, and more importantly, something that helps me from messing up. A lot of them are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>English Branding in Japan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[English has been trending in Japan for quite a long time. Recently it seems that Korean is taking its place, thanks to Korean boybands and TV dramas, but English still prevails as an important marketing tool in Japan. It can give that air of exoticness or refined European style, without requiring the reader to learn [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://xn--ick4b7a7i.net/wordpress/2010/02/16/english-branding-in-japan/</link>
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		<title>Valentine&#8217;s Day ♡</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Valentine&#8217;s Day has come and gone in Japan. They really have a great system here: women buy chocolate for men, and not the other way around. And not just for their boyfriends/husbands, but for everyone. There are two types of chocolate that women have to give: the type reserved for the boyfriends/husbands is called honmei [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://xn--ick4b7a7i.net/wordpress/2010/02/15/valentines-day-%e2%99%a1/</link>
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		<title>Herro, Good Morning!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was at a restaurant a few days ago for dinner. One of the staff greeted another, and I knew from the greeting that her shift had just started. I could tell, because she greeted him by saying &#8220;good morning&#8221; (おはようございます, ohayou gozaimasu). The first time I heard this, I was greeted by a private [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://xn--ick4b7a7i.net/wordpress/2010/02/13/herro-good-morning/</link>
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		<title>Shou ga nai (しょうがない)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been doing a lot of shopping recently; for an apartment, a fridge, a TV, a washing machine, and a whole lot of furniture. One phrase I&#8217;ve found myself using a lot while shopping is &#8220;shou ga nai&#8221;. In Japan, when you rent an apartment there is often 礼金 (reikin), which is literally &#8220;gratitude money&#8221;. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://xn--ick4b7a7i.net/wordpress/2010/02/06/shou-ga-nai/</link>
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		<title>Random Vocabulary</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the last few weeks there have been a few words that have come up again and again, but that I had never studied before. After hearing these words so often, I was surprised that I had never learnt them before. I know a few readers here are studying Japanese, so here they are:
口座（こうざ）bank account
交差点（こうさてん）traffic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://xn--ick4b7a7i.net/wordpress/2010/02/02/random-vocabulary/</link>
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		<title>Return Envelope</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Japanese business has lots of interesting rules, and I learnt a very interesting one yesterday.
I received a letter from my fibre provider, NTT, requesting my payment details. Inside the envelope was a document explaining the process, one form for bank account details, one for credit card details, and a small, addressed, franked envelope to return [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://xn--ick4b7a7i.net/wordpress/2010/02/01/return-envelopes-in-japan/</link>
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		<title>Photo-tour of Miscellany</title>
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This is some sort of group of storage container by my new apartment. One of the containers has a green sign on it from Pitatto House (ピタットハウス) looking for a tenant to move in (ご入居受付中). Wouldn&#8217;t be so bad if it had windows and electricity I suppose.

Delicious delicious cream stew!

A sign in the underground explaining [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://xn--ick4b7a7i.net/wordpress/2010/01/29/photo-tour-of-miscellany/</link>
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		<title>Alf!</title>
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Alf is still around here! Yesterday I saw some Alf DVDs in Tsutaya and today this was on TV. Apparently it&#8217;s on every Monday night.
Other random news:

Soba-yasan curry isn&#8217;t as nice as regular curry.
Found a beautiful shrine less than a block away from the apartment I&#8217;ll be moving into Feb 20th. I&#8217;ll take photos when [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://xn--ick4b7a7i.net/wordpress/2010/01/25/alf/</link>
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		<title>The Dubliners Irish Pub</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I went to an Irish pub (The Dubliners Irish Pub) in Shinjuku yesterday. It was packed with people, as it was the night I went a couple of years ago. It was similar to an Irish pub except for a few important points:

When we went in, a man immediately approached us, asked how many of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://xn--ick4b7a7i.net/wordpress/2010/01/24/the-dubliners-irish-pub/</link>
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