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In an earlier post I asked your help to update a list with unique sento written in 2005. Some of the sento on the list have closed since the original list was written. I received some helpful comments to that post, and after some research and compiling, here it is: the new list.

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Michael Jackson fans will have to wait a few months for a new polyvinyl figurine of the King of Pop that shows him at his best, in full-out Thriller mode.

It is a mirror, comes with leather case

Stick them up- and get that piece of parsley out of your teeth!

6,772 yen, order via Rinkya Stores

Lots of "One Piece" action in the local Lawson at the moment. Plenty of bread to choose from. I wonder if they took over Rilakkuma's spot?

Want to impress your Japanese girlfriend (or the sexy Kana Tsugihara!) by taking her to your own exclusive island getaway? You can now bid for your very own uninhabited Japanese island, courtesy of...

goo Ranking have another fun FAIL survey, this time looking at what personal grooming in the opposite sex takes you aback, for men looking at women and women looking at men.

Spotted this skin care vending machine, with accompanying video in my local mall.

I had to combine these study notes into one post because I got so far behind. It's been a very busy week of work and with other things to do at home I hadn't found a spare moment to write up my study notes. Unless I have something interesting to write up I may continue combining these study notes into one post to save time.

We had snow this week. Apparently it doesn't usually snow this much, so everyone was very excited. Had a few snowball fights :)

The ferris wheel at Kasai Rinkai Koen makes a nice backdrop for this photo

What happens with the persimmon tree during the winter if it is still full with fruits? Birds feast of course.

These are the pictures from yesterday (the tree was in the yard of a very small temple not far away from Nishinada Hanshin station):

iBridge Research Plus recently conducted a survey into family phone bills, which was reported on by japan.internet.com.

The football season here in Japan is beginning soon. I am a big fan of Liverpool FC back in the UK, where it's known as football, but have been missing most of the games.

So decided to get into soccer here this year, supporting Japan and a local team called Urawa Red Diamonds (a.k.a. Urawa Reds).

Having seen at the end of last year that over three in four are hurting financially, iShare followed up with a look at taking on a second job.