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SO WHAT THE HECK IS THAT

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Nov 28, 2015
Why do we need a little bit on the side?
Dear Alice,
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Sep 26, 2015
The ups and downs of water taps
Dear Alice,
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Jul 25, 2015
Nihonshu overflow
Dear Alice,
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May 23, 2015
Change trays
Dear Alice,
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Mar 20, 2015
Police who stand with big sticks
Dear Alice,
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Jan 16, 2015
Coffee-cup placement
Dear Alice,
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Nov 21, 2014
Face masks
Dear Alice,
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Sep 19, 2014
Blood types
Dear Alice,
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Jul 18, 2014
Organ donation
Dear Alice,
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May 19, 2014
Shocking baths of Japan
Dear Alice,
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Apr 14, 2014
Tetrapod
Dear Alice,
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Mar 17, 2014
Proof-of-purchase tape
Dear Alice,
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Feb 17, 2014
Coastal shipping
Dear Alice,
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Jan 20, 2014
Expiry dates
It's hard when our children decide we're past our prime. Let's prove we've still got a little shelf life sorting out an admittedly tricky subject.
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Dec 16, 2013
Kobe beef
Dear Alice,
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Nov 18, 2013
Fender mirrors
Dear Alice,
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Oct 21, 2013
Elevation signs
Dear Alice,
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Sep 16, 2013
Oversized trash
Dear Alice,
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Jul 15, 2013
Mosquito coils
Dear Alice, I have lived in Japan for almost 30 years, and nothing says 'summer in Japan' to me like the sight and smell of those once-ubiquitous green mosquito coils.
Japan Times
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Jun 18, 2013
Okigusuri
Dear Alice,
Human error caused JAL jet collision at Haneda Airport: safety board
The wreckage of a Japan Airlines plane after a collision with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft, at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Jan. 5, three days after the crash.
Japan Airlines reports cyberattack on system, impacting flights
Japan Airlines jets at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in August. On Thursday, JAL announced its systems had been targeted in a cyberattack.
Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan, killing 38
In this handout picture released by Kazakhstan's emergency situations ministry, emergency specialists work at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet near the western Kazakh city of Aktau on Dec. 25.
Toyota to donate $1 million to Trump’s inauguration ceremony
This is set to be the first time Toyota will donate to a U.S. inauguration ceremony.
Chinese man sentenced for vandalizing Yasukuni Shrine
The entrance to Yasukuni Shrine in central Tokyo on Dec. 1
Step into ukiyo-e: A digital journey through Japan’s traditional art form
"Ukiyoe Immersive Art Exhibition" includes an installation of Katsushika Hokusai’s “The Great Wave off Kanagawa.”
High levels of PFAS found in water from 44 private suppliers across Japan
The Self-Defense Forces facilities are believed to have become sources of PFAS contamination because they used firefighting foam containing the toxic chemicals in the past.
For baseball fans, 2024 brought The Summer of Shohei Ohtani
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts to a standing ovation from fans after hitting his 50th home run of the season, against the Marlins in Miami on Sept. 19.
Trump's Pentagon policy pick pushed for Japan to spend 3% of GDP on defense
Elbridge Colby (center) speaks at the Threat and the Strategy panel during the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, in September 2019.
A brief history of ‘osechi ryōri,' Japan's edible tradition for the new year
Japan's traditional New Year cuisine has a long history, though modern developments have led to slight changes in the way things work.

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