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You can afford to live in Tokyo...in a shoe box! by Dale North, 08/26/2009 #Tokyo: Tokyo consistently ranks at the top of the list of the most expensive cities in the world to live in. Living right in the heart of the city would be out of the question for most budgets for those... |
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Japanese are so rich that they can throw 1 million yen in the trash by Dale North, 07/10/2009 #ZOMGWTFBBQ: Or, at least one guy is. A few years back, I wrote a string of seven or eight articles calling attention to multiple cases of Japanese trash men and other authorities finding money in the trash. ... |
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Over 470,000 Japanese people listed the wrong address when asking for government checks by Brad Rice, 07/07/2009 #Money: 14.5 billion yen. That's how much money, if not more, that may be lost if 471, 567 people don't claim their checks from the Japanese government. A while back, the Japanese government offered free... |
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Take it! Lucky Star uniforms for Saitama schools? by Josh Tolentino, 06/26/2009 #weird news: Whether or not you think Lucky Star is overrated, no one can deny the series massive commercial success, especially not the people of Saitama prefecture. Lucky Star fans have injected obscene amo... |
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Sensationalist headline time: 7-11 wanted to sell you rotten food by Josh Tolentino, 06/24/2009 #News: Did I get your attention, did I did I?!Clearance sales are a common sight in any grocery store or warehouse market, be it here or in Japan. Marking down unsold items that are close to expiration ... |
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Japanator Link Love: Frugalista Japan by Dale North, 06/18/2009 #Money: [We continue our "link love," a selection featuring other great websites that share our interest in Japanese culture.] I may be a shopaholic and an "early adopter," but I'm al... |
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Two Japanese found carrying $134 billion in U.S. bonds by Dale North, 06/12/2009 #News: Now, I know that Japan is still a cash-based nation, and that the Japanese carry more cash on them than your typical American does. But $134 billion? That's more than enough, wouldn't you say?Two... |
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