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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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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Don’t drink and walk – “coffee to go” a manner against human evolution
Whenever I am in the USA I notice a mannerism of the people that makes me wondering if evolution has made a wrong design on our body. People in the US seem to like buying “coffee to go” and then…
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Airline pilot stripes
Sitting on an airport and watching people and staff passing by can be a quite entertaining activity, especially when you have plenty of time before departure. Thereby, I noticed pilots, who have a different number of strips on their uniform,…
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Tokyo-Narita – a bush-league airport?
According to the latest statistics of the world’s busiest airports Tokyo/Narita, which is Japans largest international airport does not make it into the top 30. Tokyo/Haneda which is the main domestic hub ranks 7th in this list. I am currently…
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Tourist invasion in Takayama
I had the chance to stay in Takayama, a lovely town in mountainous central Japan for three days during a business trip attending a scientific meeting there. Already on the train from Nagoya I noticed that quite a few foreign…
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Bad day for “big birds”
Yesterday (July 21st, 2011) seemed to be a bad day for bigger airplanes when reading through the incident reports on “The Aviation Herald”. First, a brand new A380 from Korean Air got hit by severe cross winds while landing at…
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Foreign cheques in Japan
A few months ago I had an invited business trip to the US and I got all my expenses reimbursed via a cheque. Thus, about one month ago I went to my Japanese bank here in Tokyo and gave them…
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Austrian Airlines – wonders happen
After quite a lot of trouble one one of my last business trips, and an email to their service center without an answer for weeks I did not expect any further feedback. Thus, I was even more surprised when I…
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Check the meals on your next flight in advance
Did you regret being booked on a certain airline because of their food? Have you ever been served something in coach class that is barely eatable? Here‘s a nice collection of pictures showing what is served in First, Business and…
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