Posted in Uncategorized, tagged economics, Japan, YouTube, ranking, global, gender gap, Iceland, countries, forum on October 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A few days ago, the World Economic Forum officially published its 2009 Global Gender Gap Report which gives insight into the equality divides between women and men in 134 countries around the world. The top 10 are:
Iceland
Finland
Norway
Sweden
N. Zealand
S. Africa
Denmark
Ireland
Philippines
Lesotho
The top 4 are Nordic countries, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged chocolate, ginger ale, Japan, KitKat, snack on October 27, 2009 | 13 Comments »
In my previous post, I tried Pepsi Azuki which is a mix of cola and red bean. Well, I guess I didn’t have enough, so this time it is a combination of chocolate and soda – the result is Ginger Ale KitKat. Only in Japan!
Just like the Sweet Potato KitKat which I tried earlier [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Azuki, cola, drink, Japan, Pepsi, red bean on October 25, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Earlier this summer, I tried Pepsi Shiso and didn’t like it at all. Well, Pepsi has just created a new flavor called Pepsi Azuki as Tokyo Five wrote about a few weeks ago.
Azuki is a red bean (hence, the red color of the drink) which is popular in East Asia, especially in China and Japan [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged basketball, children, culture, Japan, olympics, sports, Tokyo, youth on October 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Partially utilizing the site of the Olympic Village constructed for the Tokyo Olympics in 1964, the National Olympics Memorial Youth Center (NYC) has been used as an education institution for youth under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology since 1965.
Located 10 minutes from Shinjuku, with both nature-rich Yoyogi [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged board, China, game, Go, Igo, Japan, Roppongi, stones, Tokyo on October 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Go (碁) is a strategic board game for two players, more commonly known as Igo (囲碁) in Japan. On October 11, 2009, an Igo Festival was held in the Roppongi Hills Arena in Tokyo.
Go originated in ancient China more than 2,500 years ago.
In Japan, the game became popular at the Japanese [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 2009, dance, festival, Fukuro, Ikebukuro, Japan, matsuri, Tokyo, Yosakoi on October 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Fukuro Matsuri (festival)was held on the shopping streets near the west exit of JR Ikebukuro Station, Tokyo on October 10-11, 2009.
This is Ikebukuro’s biggest festival and attracts more than 200,000 people from all over the world.
This festival was started in 1968, sponsored by the Ikebukuro Trade Association with the main aim [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Current, demographics, immigration, Japan, population, robots, Vanguard on October 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Although it has the world’s highest longevity rates (see my previous post titled Long Lived Japan), Japan is facing a demographic crisis with its aging population resulting in a reduced workforce due to its very low birth rates and immigration policy.
If you are interested in learning more, please watch this 25 minute video from Current [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged backpack, Japan, phone, power, Sharp, Shinjuku, solar, sun, Tokyo on October 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Went shopping last weekend at Shinjuku and saw this solar powered backpack and laptop bag in one of the displays at Tokyu Hands (a popular department store chain in Japan). Isn’t this cool or what?
In related news, the first solar powered cellular phone made by Sharp became available in Japan earlier this summer. It is [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 3M, CEATEC, convention, electronics, exhibition, Hitachi, Japan, Kyocera, Panasonic, Sharp, sony, TDK, technology, Tokyo, Toshiba on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
CEATEC (Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies) Japan is a leading IT and electronics trade show and exhibition held annually in Tokyo.
This year, it was held from October 6-10, 2009 in the Makuhari Messe Convention Center in Chiba (just outside Tokyo).
Entrance fee at the door is 1,000 yen, but you can pre-register online for [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Canada, embassy, fair, Japan, student, subway, Tokyo on October 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
On my way home while riding the Tokyo subway yesterday, this ad, with its distinctive red maple leaf flags, stood out so I took a picture with my cell phone camera.
Looks like the Canadian Embassy in Japan is holding an international exchange student fair. Visit the web site at http://www.canadanet.or.jp/m/ for more details. Have [...]
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