Ryan Solberg's Posts

  • Art to look down on!
    November 4th, 2009By Ryan Solberg
    If you live in Japan or planning to visit, make sure you occasionally look down otherwise you might miss something beautiful. Japan is big on art and you can find several paintings and sculptures in every city. There is one form of art that a lot of people miss, gaijin and Japanese alike. I’ve lived in » Continue Reading
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  • Sasuke
    October 6th, 2009By Ryan Solberg
    SASUKE is a Television special that airs twice a year here.  It’s an extremely difficult four stage obstacle course reality show. Before I explain the details of the show, let me explain the history. The show first aired September 1997 as special on the popular show Kinniku Banzuke (Muscle Ranking). Kinniku Banzuke was a sports variety game show that air » Continue Reading
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  • Taking a Japanese Name
    September 16th, 2009By Ryan Solberg
    I’ve been in Japan for almost 5 years and married for 6. I’m going to be applying for my PR soon but that’s another story. Anyways my wife never took my last name since we planned to live in Japan. Last week after doing my banking, my bank book was full. I went into the » Continue Reading
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