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What kind of country is Japan? This site aims to become a guide to Japan and Japanese culture by introducing various information about Japan, from basic information such as its location, climate, transportation, food, language and manners, to whats and whys about the local traditions and customs.

Caterpillar's Murmur

Mosquitos And Mosquito Coils

(SAT) September 4th, 2010

1:52 p.m. Cow has picked up a news from somewhere that the number of mosquitos were thirty percent fewer than ususal this summer. Even mosquitos can't seem to stand this heat.

1:55 p.m. But I've been seeing a swarm of mosquitos in and around the Myoga(Japanese ginger) bush in the back of our kitchen. It's as if they've come to gather in the shady damp bush from the whole neighborhood, and despite the fact that there were supposed to be fewer mosquitos than usual, I've been attacked by tens of them every time I go out there to pick some Myoga. As a result, my legs have costantly been speckled with mosquito bites. However, thanks to the Katori-senko(mosquito coils), haven't been attacked while sleeping. And perhaps because I've been using those Kincho coils since I was a baby, they make it easier the to get off to sleep even on the hottest nights. Really, I wouldn't know how to get over summer without them.

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Caterpillar

Murmurs From the Past

This Month's News

Swine Virus News

Radio station Inter FM (Tokyo 76.1, Yokohama 76.5 MHz) is offering the latest news on swine virus in English, Mandarin, Korean, Tagalog, French, Spanish, Portugese, Thai, and Indonesian, both on air and on their web site. Swine Virus News

Basic Information About Japan

The Outlines of Japan

What kind of country is Japan?

Seasons of Japan

What kind of seasons are there in Japan?

Japanese Food and Drinks

What kind of food do the Japanese eat?

The Nature of Japan

Are there rich nature in Japan?

Transportaion in Japan (Part 1)

What kind of transportaion service are there in Japan? ( Part 1 )

Transportaion in Japan (Part 2)

What kind of transportaion service are there in Japan? ( Part 2 )

Language of Japan ( Japanese )

Information on language of Japan ( Japanese ).

Japanese Food Catalog

A guide to Japanese dishes.

People File

An introduction and support page for Japanese and foreigners struggling internationally.

Accommodations in Japan

What kind of accommodations are there in Japan?

Other Places to Stay for the Night

Are there any places to stay overnight besides hotels and accommodations?

Other Transportation

Are there any kind of transportaion available besides public transportaion service?

Driving in Japan

Are there anything to obtain to drive a car in Japan?

Eating Out

Are there anything to be careful about when eating outside?

In Case of Emergencies

What should I do when I've lost something, or when I got sick during my trip to Japan?

Annual Events of Japan

Information on Japanese seasonal events and customs.

Food Catalog

Kenchin Jiru
Kenchin Jiru

Here's Kenchin Jiru, a piping hot Japanese home-style dish. Generally cooked as light soup simply seasoned with soy sauce, with stir-fried and stewed chunky vegetables such as Ninjin(carrots), Satoimo(aroids), Gobou(burdocks), Daikon(Japanese radish) and Tofu, it may be called Japanese barley soup. It warms you up in the coldest of winter, and is loved throughout the nation as one of the typical home-made cooking dish.

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Holidays

Holidays of September

  • September 20th (MON)
  • Respect for the Aged Day
  • September 23rd (WED)
  • Autumnal Equinox Day

People

Watch out for "SAMURAI" Tamesue!

'People' would like to cheer and support someone who is working hard to achieve his or her goal. This time 'People' would focus on Japanese "Samurai" hurdler Dai Tamesue who recently went into a full-fledged training for the Peking Olympics.

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airframe seen from side
Manned flight by oxyride dry-cell batteries project

The Tokyo Institute of Technology in cooperation with Panasonic, has led the project 'Manned Flight by Oxyride Dry-cell Battery' into the world's first success. On July 16th this year (2006), they made success in a trial of manned flight using commercially available oxyride batteries, in a project that they had been bringing forward together.

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