卍LINE with DUPPIES BAND

Posted on 01/28/2011 by Billy

1/29/2011 (Saturday) DRAGON CLUB & AMATO RECORZ presents 卍LINE 3rd ALBUM RELEASE PARTY

Show starts at Midnight!

Duppies Band

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Avian flu is feared at Kagoshima farm

Posted on 01/25/2011 by Billy

Avian Flu JapanDamn! It looks like we have to stay away from the Yakitori joints for a little while until Japan’s latest case of the Avian Flu blows over.

Chickens at a poultry farm in Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, tested positive for bird flu in a preliminary examination, the prefecture said Tuesday, following outbreaks of a highly lethal strain of avian influenza in Miyazaki Prefecture.

Read more about the Avian Influenza at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention

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Canned Coffee with Alcohol

Posted on 01/16/2011 by Billy

From Jan. 19th 2011 Tokyo convenience stores will begin selling Kirin’s newest beverage - Canned Coffee with Alcohol or “Yoru Cafe” which, in Japanese, means Night Cafe.

Canned Coffee with Alcohol

 

Whoa whoa! - “add a little whiskey to your coffee kind sir?”

You never know what you might find in a Japanese vending machine!

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Teach English in Japan

Posted on 01/16/2011 by Billy

I’ve been getting a lot of emails and messages on facebook lately from people asking me about Teaching English in Japan. When I was on the hunt for work in Japan back in the day (1999) I barely knew about the internet so jobs weren’t as easy to find for me. Now it’s a different story.

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Jobs in Japan websites

GaijinPot
Daijob
Ohayo Sensei
Find a Teacher

Once you find a job in Japan and enter the country on a tourist VISA the company you work for will most likely provide you with a working VISA and a re-entry permit. The length of your VISA will depend on the type of VISA - I got a “Specialist in Humanity” the first time which was good for 2 years.

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Ku Klux Klan in Japan?

Posted on 01/15/2011 by Billy

Well not exactly but they are selling the Ku Klux Klan action figures at a store near you. Get yours before they are all sold out!

Ku Klux Klan in Japan

Source: Loneleeplanet

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