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Friday, November 29, 2013

How America Learned To Love Sushi

How America Learned To Love Sushi - Business Insider

9488499426_9f1f614c2d_zThe creation of the now ubiquitous California roll helped to propel sushi forward, as crab and avocado were more palatable to Americans than slabs of glistening raw fish. Cosmopolitan cities like New York and Chicago soon followed suit with sushi spots of their own, and by the late 1980s, sushi was a full-on craze, with an enormous rise in the number of Japanese restaurants towards the end of the decade and into the 1990s.

JAL to serve Air Kentucky Fried Chicken

JAL to serve Air Kentucky Fried Chicken ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

JAL to serve Air Kentucky Fried Chicken

JAL to serve Air Kentucky Fried Chicken TOKYO —
Japan Airlines (JAL) will be serving the special in-flight meal - Air Kentucky Fried Chicken - on their international flights from Dec 1 through Feb 28.

Air Kentucky Fried Chicken includes bite-sized fried chicken, green salad, coleslaw, biscuit, and chocolate nut cake. It will be served before arrival in Premium Economy class and Economy class on flights from Narita (Tokyo) to Los Angeles, San Diego, Chicago, Boston, New York, London, Frankfurt, Paris, and Helsinki.

Monday, November 25, 2013

Airspace Over Disputed Islets Could Lead to War


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Between 1945 and ’72, the U.S. ruled the islands, and to this day the U.S. military controls two of them — Kuba and Taisho. The U.S. used Kuba for bombing practice until 1978. The status-of-forces agreement between Tokyo and Washington says that “the facilities and areas used by the United States armed forces shall be returned to Japan whenever they are no longer needed for purposes of this Agreement.” Yet the pair of islands remains under U.S. control 35 years after the U.S. last conducted bombing runs there.

Senkaku Islands
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Three of the eight islands

In fact, Japanese citizens cannot land on either of the islands without first getting permission from the U.S. military, Akira Kato, a professor of political science at Tokyo’s Obirin University, said in an April report by the East-West Center in Washington, D.C.

Monday, November 18, 2013

GIVING EX-YAKUZA MEMBERS THE FINGER


Prosthesis manufacturers offer ex-yakuza members’ best chance at normal lifeIn fact, ex-yakuza members can have trouble fitting into normal society due to their missing digits. Fortunately for rehabilitated citizens, there are a few companies that can give them new fingers.

All-you-can-eat Whoppers at Burger King Japan

All-you-can-eat Whoppers at Burger King Japan ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

All-you-can-eat Whoppers at Burger King JapanPerhaps influenced by Scandinavian smorgasbords, at some point in time “Viking” became the word used to describe buffets in Japan, and by extension certain all-you-can-eat promotions. The Japanese language lacks a “v” sound though, so the pronunciation became corrupted to baikin

Friday, November 15, 2013

Ambassador Kennedy arrives in Japan

New U.S. Ambassador Kennedy arrives in Japan ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

New U.S. Ambassador Kennedy arrives in JapanU.S. ambassadors to Japan can be grouped into three categories, Nakayama said. They are big political names, Japan experts and those with close ties to the president. Former U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale and former Senator Mike Mansfield fall into the first type. Edwin Reischauer, President Kennedy’s envoy, would be the second.