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30 tips for first time travellers to Japan

30 tips for first time travellers to Japan
Other than in the Roppongi area, tipping is considered unacceptable. 17.Public transportation is available only till midnight; if you're stranded after midnight, wait for it to resume at 5 A.M. Avoid expensive taxis. 18. When entering a Japanese house …
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Wisteria wanderings in Kameido
Company head Hideyuki Yamaguchi tells me he's a second-generation boiler-maintenance professional whose clients manage massive buildings, Roppongi Hills for instance. Rooting through a drawer of boiler-tube expanders, he explains that he also does …
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Asian Queer Film Festival to feature works from South Korea, Cambodia
Not even a month after the Rainbow Pride parade, the biennial Asian Queer Film Festival is set to grace the Cinemart Roppongi this weekend. Started in 2007, AQFF screens queer films from Asia, hoping to spread awareness and understanding of sexual …
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