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  • Why are Japanese interest rates so low?
    August 26th, 2009By drifter
    Recently, during a lesson of mine, a Japanese student proudly informed the class that she has found a long-term savings plan at her bank that gave her over 1% interest! She was so happy at her apparent cleverness in beating the usually ridiculously low rates (typically somewhere in the neighborhood of about 0.5%). » Continue Reading
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  • Hikari Shinwa – Parutena No Kagami Review
    August 5th, 2009By Bren Inou
    My first Family Computer Disk System game review, Yay! Actually when you think about it. It’s my first review of any family computer game. So lets get this game started. The game evolves around Pit, an angel warrior who must battle his way through various stages and fortresses to fight » Continue Reading
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  • Say What?
    April 1st, 2009By bluestorm
    photo credit: Goran Zec This is week 2 of my new Japanese language class.  It’s something of a blast from the past…  Waking up with the whining “I don’t *wanna* go to school” voice in your head (and expression on your face), procrastinating on your homework, cliques and crews, and even » Continue Reading
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