On the first glance, Japanese number plates seem to be somewhat mysterious, but the system is pretty simple. The background color depends on the type of the vehicle. white = private car with engine > 660cc yellow = private car…
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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Japanese number plates
This blog’s reading level
I know that most of my posts are not 100% perfect since English is neither my native language nor do I spend much time in checking my posts before I click the “publish” button. Nevertheless, I tested this blog whether…
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The Thunderbird 4 GB limit
I am using Mozilla Thunderbird for all my email handling and the Lightning plug-in makes my life much easier by keeping my schedules up-to-date and synchronized with Google calendar. But this week I encountered some troubles with that mail client.…
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Mini airplane that comes with can coffee
I guess Japan is one of the few countries where several kind of beverages are promoted by adding small toys or plastic tools on the cans or bottles. Sometimes you can get small tissues or other accessories which are more…
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The long distance swimming kids from Kagoshima
In Kagoshima, a city in the far west of Japan, Shimizu elementary school is holding an annual sports event that is quite amazing. Thereby fourth graders and above swim together with their teachers through the bay over a distance of…
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Tokyo Marathon – a new try
Last year I missed the registration deadline for the Tokyo Marathon, so I marked it on my calender and submitted my application for the 2012 race yesterday. As the number of applicants has exceed the quota already on the first…
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The daily cut
Two companies are dominating the market for safety razors with disposable blades, Schick (which is called “Wilkinson Sword” in Europe) and Gilette. Other than in the rest of the world Schick is the top selling brand of safety razors and…
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