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Happy Engrish Friday! (NSFW)

Posted on August 25, 2011 by superhappyawesome

Happy Friday! Posting a bit earlier than usual, but it’s Friday here in Japan, and on the likely chance that I won’t want to be anywhere near a computer come Friday evening, I decided to go ahead and share this … Continue reading →

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Generation Gap, A Musical Activity in Three Steps

Posted on August 22, 2011 by superhappyawesome

Step 1 Watch this video from K-Pop girl group 少女時代 or Shōjo Jidai. Just the first 45 seconds is

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Tanabata, Take Two

Posted on July 10, 2011 by superhappyawesome

Our lovely city’s Tanabata Festival has been in full swing all weekend! While things were a bit quiet on Thursday (Tanabata proper) the place was packed today. There was tons of food, games, lovely decorations and people in traditional costumes–all … Continue reading →

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Howard Stern Hates Yoshiki?

Posted on May 30, 2011 by superhappyawesome

As I mentioned recently, we’re pretty familiar with X Japan. Yoshiki has been a guest at Otakon a number of times, and in addition to the Reunion Concert at the Tokyo Dome, we also saw Toshi & Yoshiki at Japan … Continue reading →

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Faces of Japan: Strange Kinoko Dance Company

Posted on March 24, 2011 by superhappyawesome

One of my guilty pleasures is Japanese TV. We don’t watch every day, but sometimes we catch certain shows, and sometimes we just keep it on for background noise. I like to think that it’s helping my

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がんばって、日本! Ganbatte, Japan!

Posted on March 20, 2011 by superhappyawesome

Here’s an interesting cultural difference: In Japan, when faced with a difficult situation or obstacle, people don’t say “Good luck!” They say “Ganbatte!” which vaguely translates to “Do your best!” I think it’s interesting, because it

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Day 1: Earthquake, the day after

Posted on March 12, 2011 by superhappyawesome

Hey all–we’re still doing fine here in Japan. It’s been a pretty crazy day/night, and we’re a little bit exhausted. The aftershocks seem to have calmed down Literally, as I finished typing this the alarm on the TV went off. … Continue reading →

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Thanks Japan, I was confused about that before now…

Posted on February 23, 2011 by superhappyawesome

This is Sean here, giving Alice a break from blogging tonight.  Words are hard, but pictures are fun!  Thank goodness Japan has finally explained how to eat my dessert, as when I first tried, I was clearly confused!

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2011 by superhappyawesome

I’ve always heard that you’re supposed to spend the first day of the New Year as you want to spend the rest of the year. Spend time with loved ones, avoid fights and negativity, eat tasty foods…sounds like a good … Continue reading →

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Coca-Cola Strawberry Mille Feuille Milk Tea

Posted on December 30, 2010 by superhappyawesome

Check out Alice’s guest post over at Are Ya Thirsty! Coca-Cola’s Kochakaden Desserts Series new flavor, the Strawberry Mille Feuille Milk Tea. How crazy is it? Read more to find out!

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