Monday, August 30, 2010

"Sumo association to set up 'mob-cams' at Kokugikan"

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From today's Japan Today: The Japan Sumo Association will set up ‘‘mob-cams’’ at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan for the upcoming Autumn Grand...

"Film shows Japan-U.S. security from artists' viewpoints"

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From today's Japan Today : A documentary film on Japan’s tumultuous postwar history since signing the 1960 security treaty with the Unit...
Wednesday, August 25, 2010

The German Deaf Museum

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Even before I came to Germany I was hoping that I would be able to meet some German deaf people and have the opportunity to study German Sig...

"Japanese porn stars fight AIDS with 24-hour telethon"

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From today's Japan Today : This weekend, viewers are invited to the Shinjuku studio of Paradise TV to grasp the exposed chests of five f...

"German angst alone cannot stop Google "(Street View)"

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More about the controversies of Street View in Germany from today's The Local : Google Street View is still harmless, says German consu...
Friday, August 20, 2010

Nuremberg: Documentation Centre Nazi Party Rally Grounds

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Hiroshima . Nagasaki. The Killing Fields. Auschwitz. The list goes on and on. Places of terrible human death and suffering now turned into w...
Thursday, August 19, 2010

Hands Can Do Incredible Things - Hands-Only CPR

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Myra at the Hawaii VAOJ office recently sent me a link to a web page entitled " Learn Sarver Heart Center's Continuous Chest Compre...
Wednesday, August 18, 2010

German Cabinet to consider tougher Street View rules

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Image borrowed from The Local . Another VAOJ update, this one about Google Street View in Germany from The Local : Coalition politicians a...

"The Hafu Project: Exploring the question of what it means to be Japanese"

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Here's an update about the so-called "half Japanese" kids reported in today's Japan Today : Japan has long been regarded ...
Monday, August 16, 2010

Vintage Subway Manners Poster

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The Seat Monopolizer (July 1976) Inspired by Charlie Chaplin's "The Great Dictator," this poster encourages passengers not to ...