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Shinagawa Kumin Park, in Tokyo's Shinagawa ward, is one of Tokyo's best kept park secrets. This 13-hectare blend of different types of scenery, hundreds of trees, and large saltwater lake, is a must-visit for any park-lover.

The Park is a sprawling, naturally landscaped retreat from the city bustle running north-south, over a kilometer in length, and almost 13 hectares (31 acres) in area. Parks closer to the center of Tokyo may be equally as beautiful, but the size, diversity, natural landscaping, and multifarious facilities of Shinagawa Kumin Park make for a more liberating feel of getting away from it all, and offer more to do, especially for children.

Read more about Shinagawa Kumin Park (and check out the YouTube video at the end of the article.)

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"English Teachers" is a new comedy web series from award winning director Anthony Gilmore satirizing the English language conversation school industry in Japan! Set in Nagoya and made by teachers who live and work in Japan, "English Teachers" is a brand new look at Japanese life and culture. It is currently in pre-production with the first episode scheduled to be released Fall 2010.



"English Teachers" plot summary:

Unsure of the next step in his life and looking for adventure, Tom Carlson does what thousands of others do every year and travels to Japan to teach English. Unfortunately he ends up at the financially struggling conversation school Be Yes! School of English, where he faces an impossible manager, a bitter ex-pat supervisor and incompetent foreign teaching staff!

"English Teachers" aims to do 3 things:

1. To release weekly webisodes free of charge.
2. To provide an honest and fresh take on living and working in Asia and
Japanese life and culture.
3. To create an online teaching community where people can give advice,
share information and swap stories about living in Asia and teaching ESL.

Get involved with "English Teachers"!

Come and join our rapidly growing online community at your favourite site below and get involved in the discussion! We want the ESL teachers in Asia, the people into Japanese and Asian culture, indie rock bands to compose our theme songs, the otaku both in Japan and abroad, the people curious about teaching in Asia...we need all your comments, suggestions
and voices to help our show grow and our community grow!

Hope to see you there!

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The iconic, circular, glass tower of the San-ai Building in Tokyo's Ginza is located above the intersection at Chuo dori.



The second floor Doutor cafe is known as a great spot for people watching down below.

The tower was finished in the 1960s and is illuminated at night.

San-ai Dream Center Building
Ginza 5-7-2
Chuo-ku
Tokyo
104-0061
Tel: 03 3566 4141

Take exit A2 from Ginza Station on the Hibiya, Ginza and Marunouchi lines.


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• Date: Saturday April 17th, 2010
• Time: 18:30 - 21:00
• Drinks will be served between 6:30pm-8:45pm.
• Place: MyBar (Tatenomachi Bldg B1F, 3-6-15, Nishiki, Naka-ku)
• Fee: 3000 Yen
• Dress code: Anything (Casual, etc)
• Reservations: Not necessary but recommended and appreciated. Just show up to the party!
• Over 25,000 Yen worth of exciting prize giveaways each month!

There will be free food along with free drinks (beers, wine, cocktail drinks and juices).
Our party is not a dinner party, but we will have light food & snacks.
Quantities are limited, so please come early! Please free to come alone or bring your friends.
EVERYBODY is welcome to join regardless of nationality/gender. Reservation is greatly appreciated.
About 125-150+ people are expected to attend. Approximately 55% female and 45% male, 70% Japanese and 30% non-Japanese.
Pictures from previous Nagoya Friends Parties.

Sakae Stn, Higashiyama/Meijo lines, Exit 3

MyBar (Tatenomachi Bldg B1F, 3-6-15, Nishiki, Naka-ku)

Sakae Stn, Higashiyama/Meijo lines, Exit 3
Walk straight out and go up about a block. MYBAR is on your left.
Tatenomachi Bldg B1F, 3-6-15, Nishiki, Naka-ku
Chubu - Nagoya
if you get lost call (052) 971-8888

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今週の日本

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Japan Statistics

Verifiable executions, 2009:

China: Unknown (suspected to be in the thousands)
Iran: At least 389
Iraq: At least 120
Saudi Arabia: At least 69
USA: 52
Yemen: At least 30
Sudan: At least 9
Vietnam: At least 9
Syria: At least 8
Japan: 7

Source: Amnesty International

Cost of water per 100 gallons:

Tokyo: $0.74
Beijing: $0.20
Copenhagen: $3.43
Newcastle: $1.46
New York: $0.80
Rio de Janeiro: $0.34

Source: National Geographic

The most most important attributes in the opposite sex according to unmarried Japanese women and men in their 30s and 40s:

Women (when ranking traits in potential male partners):

1. Not in debt
2. Same values
3. Earnings potential
4. Healthy
5. Does not gamble

Men (when ranking traits in potential female partners):

1. Same values
2. Doesn't lie
3. Not in debt
4. Healthy
5. Kind

Source: Asahi Shinbun

Japan's rank in a World Economic Forum on the equality of sexes was recently lowered from 91 (our of 134) to 101.

Professor Yayoi Sugihashi, an expert on economic statistics at Kanazawa University, questioned the original ranking and submitted her own data. As a result, the ranking was revised.

Japan has the lowest ranking among developed countries.

Source: Yomiuri Shinbun


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The Meirinkan in central Hagi was established in 1718 in the grounds of Hagi Castle and was a major han (feudal domain) school, which trained many of the men who would become major players in the Meiji Restoration of 1868. Yoshida Shoin, Kido Takayoshi and Takasugi Shinsaku were all graduates of the school started by the daimyo (feudal lord) of Choshu, Mori Yoshimoto.



Adjacent to the main school buildings is the Yubi-kan - a martial arts hall used for kendo and spearmanship. It is believed Sakamoto Ryoma participated in the inter-domain games that were held here at the time.



The large wooden buildings are still in use today as part of Hagi City Meirin Elementary School. The school is directly opposite Hagi City Hall.



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On a trip to Kyoto's Lake Hirosawa, we saw cherry blossoms and many white and blue heron.

In Japanese, they are known as "shirasagi."

The male (?) in front of us is about 2-3 feet tall, and was completely unfazed by our presence.

He was hunting - for food and for a smaller white (female?) nearby.

Another blue heron was approaching the female from the opposite side.

Just west of the lake was a nursery filled with cherry trees. There was also statuary and a beautiful cistern.

Later, we strolled over beyond the lake to Daikakuji Temple.

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