Japan Archive

Mariah Carey

I love Mariah Carey..if you know me, you might be sick of me telling you about her..her music inspired me as a teenager. I think we all grew
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I used to hate shikata nai

My dad was a typical Japanese salaryman who worked at lease 10-12 hours a day. My gaikokujin mother just couldn’t understand how my dad’s company would allow him
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The curse of shikata ga nai

“The Japanese phrase that I particularly hate is ‘shikata ga nai’, (it can’t be helped)” said a friend who had spent some years teaching in Japan. I responded
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Tea ceremony

Tea ceremony a respite from fast-paced world By Katherine Roth New York- Despite the rapid pace of our high tech world, or perhaps because of it, the ancient
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Beautiful Japan

photo credit: philHendley via photopin ccFall is definitely my favorite season. Leaves start to change the colors and the temperature starts to cool down.. If you are like
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