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Monday February 6th 2012

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Hatoyama, 2016 Bid

Hatoyama, 2016 Bid

A couple of hours from now and the decision on the Olympic Venue for 2016 will be made by the IOC. Tokyo has made the second presentation with the emphasis on emotion! I wonder if this has made a difference? Presenters even promised to teach visitors to the Tokyo Games [Read More]

Announcement, 2016 Olympics

Announcement, 2016 Olympics

I have been guest blogging on the Tokyo2016 site for the past few months. It has been a great cyber-experience. As the time gets very close to the announcement of which city will host the 2016 Olympic Games, I want to highlight some of the great postings, photos and [Read More]

Gundam Auction, Odaiba

Gundam Auction, Odaiba

Do you have $25 thousand dollars and a head for heights? If so, you have just missed out on the once in a lifetime chance to stand on the shoulders of the 1/1 Gundam robot that is standing in Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan. There were 504 bids, but only one winner. The winning bidder [Read More]

Where's the twitter?

Where's the twitter?

The bid for the Tokyo Olympics is already in full swing. This time around the Japanese lobbying committee even has a blog to help them build appeal? How times have changed since the first Olympic Games held in Tokyo in 1964! My question is do they have a twitter account? [Read More]

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Meaning of Tanabata Matsuri

Meaning of Tanabata Matsuri

July the 7th is round the corner which means that Tanabata is upon us. This festival is one that celebrates Princess [Read More]

Middle Years Japanese

Middle Years Japanese

How popular are rap songs in teaching Japanese to middle years students I wonder? I have found a rap song for teaching [Read More]

Ame, Japan

Ame, Japan

This great cartoon is from this site. It looks like you can use the work if it is not for commercial purposes – [Read More]

Calico, Cafe Kichijoji

Calico, Cafe Kichijoji

There is a new cultural trend in Tokyo – cat cafes. (click on photo for flickr account details of brilliant [Read More]

Show and Tell, Japan Tradition

Show and Tell, Japan Tradition

This item from Amazon Japan looks like the best way to teach Japan tradition in the classroom. And it is probably the [Read More]

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