Archive for the ‘All about Japan’ Category

10 Reasons I Don’t Want Maureen McCormick/Marcia Brady as My Girl Next Door

In a previous post – 12 Things I Know About ‘All-American Girl’ Mary Kay Letourneau – I pondered why I liked raising my children in Asia. It’s more likely that the girl next door migh…

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 13th, 2008 in All about America, All about China, All about Japan | No Comments

5 Things We Know about Nutrition 53 and 3 I Know about Eating Japanese Food

5 Things we know about Nutrition 53.
1. Nutrition 53 is a supplement that is backed by former NFL linebacker Bill Romanowski.
2. Romanowski says he teamed with doctors and sports nutritionists to crea…

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 13th, 2008 in All about Japan | No Comments

Lehman’s Indian Back Office Units Bought by Nomura

So, what happens when American companies can’t carry the ball anymore, fold, close down, go belly up? They get pared up and bought, that’s what.
Nomura Holdings is hoping to pony up severa…

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 11th, 2008 in All about Japan | No Comments

Connecticut Gay Marriage Banned Overturned – Opens Door to Asian Homosexuals

The Connecticut Supreme Court has overturned a ban on same-sex marriage.
Considered it a victory for gay-rights advocates. Now New Englanders have two states, MA and CT, where they can tie the knot an…

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 10th, 2008 in All about China, All about Japan, Asia | No Comments

Skylar Deleon and the Mighty Morphin Rangers – What I Got Wrong

I wrote an earlier post -10 Things I Know About Skylar Deleon and the Mighty Morphin Rangers.
Well, one thing I didn’t know and was that he was just an extra, a bit player. My bad. My sincere ap…

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 8th, 2008 in All about Japan | No Comments

10 Things I Know About Skylar Deleon and the Mighty Morphin Rangers

I have learned a few things about Skylar Deleon and the Mighty Morphin Rangers.
1. The Mighty Morphin Rangers was created for the American market as a take off of the 16th installment of the Japanese …

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 7th, 2008 in All about Japan | No Comments

How Many Japanese Are There On Top of Mt. Fuji

Japan is crowded, very crowded. The country is a little smaller than the size of the state of California, and about 60% of the country is mountainous, unlivable. The population is a bit more than 1/3 …

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 1st, 2008 in All about Japan | No Comments

242K Foot Square Solar Power Array – Another Reason Why Toyota is Number One

A 242,000 square foot solar power array might be yet another reason why Toyota is number one. Not only does the company save on the roads, but it is saving money off road as well.
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Posted by Bill Belew on September 25th, 2008 in All about Japan | No Comments

Japanese Live Longer and Longer and ….

More than three-fourths of the world’s countries have less than 20 million people. About one-half of the world’s countries have a population that lives less than 70 years.
Japan has more t…

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Posted by Bill Belew on September 17th, 2008 in All about Japan | No Comments

Five Ways to Escape Japanese Cops

I could have used this advice the time I passed an unmarked police car.
5 Ways to get away from Japanese cops.
1. Wait for your protester friends who are not being arrested to confuse thecop who'…

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Posted by Bill Belew on January 29th, 2008 in All about Japan | No Comments