I know many people who can eat fast, I know many people who can eat more than me (although I am also not so weak), but there are people outside who are anatomic miracles. And I think it is not…
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Orion beer
Since I am here in Okinawa I will try the local beer brand, i.e. Orion beer tonight. German beer brewing tradition has spread centuries ago to Japan and made the alcoholic drink quite popular across the country. However, when Orion…
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Bless my car
In Austria it is possible that some one can get blessings from the roman-catholic church not only for himself, but also for his job, his house and even his car. By watching TV yesterday night I learnt that something similar…
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Spicy recommendation XVI
Today (Jan. 22nd) is Curry-day in Japan so it was obvious that I check another Indian curry restaurant for spicy food. This time my choice fell on a nearby restaurant named インド料理 ピアーズ (Indian Restaurant Piers). The restaurant does not…
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Let it snow
Almost every year the same scenario happens in Tokyo: weather forecast announces snow for the next day, people start talking about the “rare event”, TV stations place cameras next to crowded places to take shots of people walking through dense…
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Therme Ogawa
This Sunday we visited Therme Ogawa which is located within walking distance from the place we are living. Like many other Onsen(hot spring) places in Tokyo area, this “Therme” has added a few more hot tubs and other facilities which…
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July 9, 2012 and what it brings for foreigners in Japan
This year many new changes in Japan’s foreigner registration system will become effective on July 9th. A resident card will be issued. The document itself will replace the current foreigner registration card, but more important is that foreigners are now…
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Mt. Fuji as seen from Tokyo
This evening I was installing and testing some antenna equipment on the roof of our research building. Just when the sun started to go down towards the horizon I saw how beautiful Mt. Fuji looks during this time of the…
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Mini-Mikan
This week we found some fruit that was sold under the name 御正月みかん(O-shougatsu-Mikan). Thereby Mikan or Citrus unushio is a fruit that is sold in Europe as seedless Mandarin and the term O-Shougatsu refers to the end-of-the-year holidays around Jan.…
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Christmas overkill
Here in Japan Christmas season has always been quite different from what I experienced in Europe. People were not driven so much by buying presents for various people nor have there been events that shorten the time towards Christmas Eve.…
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