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Japan’s Bizarre Street Fashion Trends

Looking for the latest clothes and accessories from the ever-growing fashion world? More

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How To Turn A Hoodie Into A Backpack

Take a normal hoodie and make yourself a backpack. Survivor man would be proud!

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8 Things that Separate Great Hostels from Average Hostels

By: Adam Seper “Hostel.” How can one word evoke so many different pictures in different people’s minds? Depending on how much traveling a person has done, what age that person is, and where their travels have taken them, their idea … Continue reading

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10 Reasons the World Would be a Better Place if Japan Ruled the Earth

By: Tristan Cano Okay, so strictly speaking, Japan’s wartime aim was control of the Pacific and not world domination. However, if by some freak accident they had ended up inheriting the human race, things may not have been that bad. … Continue reading

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How to Sleep in an Airport : 101

Madrid-Barajas airport.. comfy! If you have ever tried to catch some sleep at the airport you know it’s usually uncomfortable. Here are some great tips on how to survive your extended stay at an airport. more>

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How to Stay at a Love Hotel in Japan

Want a memorable pay-by-the-hour experience? more>

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What NOT to do in Japan

Here are some tips of what to avoid and what to do while in Japan. more>

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Draft Beer Vending Machine… oh Japan!

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Police Pack Human Cargo In Japanese Train

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Mainstream: Japanese Guys In Skirts

There’s a growing trend of guys wearing skirts now in Japan. No, they’re not kilts, either. They’re long — angle length, and they are seen as fashionable, strutting their stuff in fashionable places like Harajuku and Aoyama. more>

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This is Japan!

  Want to go to Japan but don’t have the time or money.  Check out Eric Testorete seven-minute video of his trip to Japan. It’s not as good as going to Japan but it’s a lot more affordable! more>

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Tokyo police act on train gropers

Tokyo police have begun a week-long crackdown against the twice-daily scourge of gropers on commuter trains. Undercover teams have been deployed on some lines in a bid to catch molesters in the act on crowded trains. more>

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Style Arena: Japan street style

Style Arena has been a fashion information page with the theme of “Tokyo Street Fashion” since June of 2002. Designed and administrated by the Japan Fashion Association, our goal is to spread and share Japan’s dynamic fashion=culture and life view … Continue reading

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Everything you need to know about going to the bathroom in Japan

There are two styles of toilets commonly found in Japan.[1][2] The oldest type is a simple squat toilet, which is still common in public conveniences. After World War II, modern Western-type flush toilets and urinals became common. The current state of the art for Western-style toilets is … Continue reading

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