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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,
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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