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Contribute information to Time Capsule 2006

Thursday, October 12th, 2006

Today I learned that Yahoo is creating an Internet Time Capsule. That is a great news. Our future generations can get a chance to see how the world existed in the year 2006. Anybody worldwide can contribute writings, pictures, videos, audios about his country to this time capsule. (more…)

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Are Japanese used cars not welcomed in the world countries?

Thursday, September 28th, 2006

Are Japanese used cars not welcomed in the world countries? Yes, for government authorities, but for many people, the demands of Japanese cars is high. This is because Japanese used cars usually have low mileage and are in good condition, in spite of old models. Although Japanese used cars are recognized in the world, local factories do not produce such old models that are requested by users. (more…)

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Japanese prejudice towards foreigners

Sunday, December 18th, 2005

Many Japanese people have strange prejudice towards foreigners. Since we belong to an island country, there is surely a great cultural difference between the thinking of Japanese and people of other countries.  For example, a Japanese feels uneasy to apologize to a person of other country – where he is at a fault. That is because even though he admits the fault, the foreigners try to take advantage of the situation by claiming more than the real fault. (more…)

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