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The Many Faces of Gunma Chan — Gunma Orientation!

Posted on August 15, 2011 by superhappyawesome

Late last week we had a 2 day orientation for the new participants of JET Program here in Gunma. There were new faces from all over the world–North Americans, South Africans, Austrailians, New Zealanders, Singaporeans and more were there to … Continue reading →

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Engrish of the Week!

Posted on August 12, 2011 by superhappyawesome

Spotted this during our beach trip to Niigata earlier this week. I didn’t notice it at first, but then we couldn’t stop giggling and mentioning whenever we had to “take a bathroom.”

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Japan Blog Matsuri — Summer Lovin’!

Posted on August 10, 2011 by superhappyawesome

Hey guys! Well, the excellent folk at Nihongo Up have posted the results of this month’s Japan Blog Matsuri–a fabulous collection of posts from a ton of excellent Japan Bloggers, all about Drinks in Japan. If you’re looking for some … Continue reading →

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Nyan-cat tattoo!

Posted on August 6, 2011 by superhappyawesome

Wow. This tattoo was brought to our attention recently by our awesome friend Cynthia, and, just, wow. (via Fyeahtattoos)

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Happy Friday! Pee all that you can…wait, what?

Posted on August 5, 2011 by superhappyawesome

Our faboulous friend Erica went to Korea recently and found this amazing shirt. I kind of want one.

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Move over AKB48, it’s time for AKG48!

Posted on August 3, 2011 by superhappyawesome

You may be familiar with AKB48, the ridiculously ubiquitous girl group with a ridiculously large roster of pretty young things. Seriously, these girls are everywhere; at the bike shop encouraging cycling safety, at the grocery store hawking vegetables, at Christmas … Continue reading →

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Pokéball Fireworks!

Posted on August 2, 2011 by superhappyawesome

Yukata. Festivals. Fireflies.  かき氷 (kakigori) or shave ice. Sweat trickling down your back as your fan gently pushes the humid air past your face. All of these things mean summer in Japan, and one thing rises quite literally above the … Continue reading →

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NEW Summer Pepsi — Caribbean Gold!

Posted on July 29, 2011 by superhappyawesome

A few weeks ago I posted about how disappointing this year’s Summer Pepsi offering was, and how it didn’t seem very summery at all. Well, as luck would have it, there’s a new Summer Pepsi on the block! Caribbean Gold, … Continue reading →

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Engrish of the Week!

Posted on July 28, 2011 by superhappyawesome

Hey guys! Sorry I haven’t gotten a chance to post much this week–I’ve been in Tokyo, helping out with the Orientation for new JET Programme participants. Almost 700 newcomers arrived from around the world, and that many more are coming … Continue reading →

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Hengao, Pon Pon Pon Lyrics, and a Chance to Meet Kyary Pamyu Pamyu!

Posted on July 21, 2011 by superhappyawesome

Yesterday this poster magically appeared at my school: Most of my coworkers had no idea who that girl in the picture was, and couldn’t even pronounce her name, but I knew. I knew instantly who it was. きゃりぱみゅぱみゅ! That’s right, … Continue reading →

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