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Norwegian Wood _ A Character Review

 A brief character analysis of the main characters in Murakami Haruki's novel- Norwegian wood. Mild Spoilers included, read with discretion.
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Entertainment

Japan's Idol Culture - Fame and riches?

Idol, does this sound familiar, this word is used so often that it might as well have lost its true meaning or maybe has created a new meaning for itself. Japan is known for many different things and idol culture is one which plays a major role in the Kawaii culture. Let’s go back in time and see how this word got its meaning and what it really is.
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Economy

Perception of Japanese products in India

 The main factor in the growth of the world economy is emerging markets which offer growth opportunities for firms from developed countries. Companies in Developed economies that saturate the home market with their goods will move to markets where demand for products emerge and offer potential for entry. As such we can notice a lot of FDI into India such as uniqlo, Toyota, Honda, restaurants etc.
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Travel

Akihabara- To Geeks and Gadgets

 Originally the name of a train station, now a brand for all things electronics and anime- gamers paradise. A must visit site for the newest hippy trends. With its gadgets and geekdom, it is a one of a kind experience.
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Sports

Run with the wind – Hakone Ekiden

 Hakone Ekiden is a special competitive long distance relay in Japan that happens over a span of 2 days in the beginning of the New Year, competed by amateur and professional teams. Learn more through anime and novel recommendations at the end of the article.
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Relationships

Rental Kazoku - A family affair?

 Would you like to hire someone to go to the parent teacher meeting you wouldn't want your parents to know? or just spend some familial time with some random stranger who you wouldn't have to have a responsibility for? These can be very much done in Japan as weird as it may be.
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Travel

Capsule- space management at it's finest

 Like a pea in a pod, safe and sound, just enough, stay at a capsule hotel for cheap, convenient one night tours.
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Others

Holidays of Japan

 Our impression of Japanese is that of worker bees, but they have a 15 day extended paid holiday, which is either used or not used. Let us look at the various attitudes towards holidays and the way of life.
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Fashion

Fashion for Health? Harajuku

Walking around Harajuku you can see a lot of youngsters dressing up in rather eccentric out of the ordinary clothes as a form of art and expression. There are also some styles that are specific to tackling mental illnesses. Let’s find out more.
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Innovation

Stationery

 One of my favorite things to buy as souvenirs from Japan is stationery, because they are high quality, useful, and very different from anything you would expect out of a simple pen or eraser. We’ll explore the technology, sense of fun and innovation behind Japanese stationery.
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Travel

Convenience stores

 Convenience store unlike corner shops can be seen wherever you go in Japan, so much that it has its own word in Japanese called “conbini”. These compact stores have everything a person would need as essentials for 24 hours a day, 365 days in a year. Let us find out the different strategies and methods used by these stores to survive in a cut throat competitive market.
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