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Welcome to Japan Days. Some of my fondest memories are from my days in Japan, therefore I have started this website. Originally, I had most of this content on another site, but the theme of the content was inconsistent with the theme of that site. For that reason, and also because I am an incurable geek who loves to experiment with code, I decided to open Japan-Days.info, dedicated to my days in Japan.
The site is for anyone with an interest in Japan. Members of the US Armed Forces and their dependents who are either currently stationed, previously stationed, or about to be stationed in Japan, are very welcome here. The time that I spent there as a member of the USAF in the 1970's changed my life, and my hope is that any of you who have the opportunity to go there can find information in here that will enable you to better enjoy your tour in that wonderful, fascinating country. and that will help you to make the most of this great opportunity to experience a most amazing country and culture.
I hope that you enjoy the website, and please check back often as I add more content.
--Bob
Currently, the picture gallery from which the random pics are selected include photos that we took in 2005.
As I develop more of the site, I plan to add more pictures to the gallery, and I plan to enhance the function that dynamically builds the slideshow to select photos by category, with categories being defined and selected for content relevancy.
- Japan, Asia, and Travel News
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- Moon, sun 'could help trigger powerful earthquakes'
Yomiuri 2010-02-08 20:39:39
The gravitational pull of the moon and sun may serve as the last straw in triggering earthquakes, researchers have found. Though the effects of the two heavenly bodies--known as the lunar and solar tidal forces, respectively--have only about 0.1 percent of the accumulated-strain energy that triggers a powerful earthquake, such a force could act as the last push for a major tremor when seismic strain strong enough to cause a quake has accumulated, according to the researchers, including Sachiko Tanaka, a research fellow at the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention. (Yomiuri) - Cops search ex-hostess' house over 2nd murder
Yomiuri 2010-02-08 20:39:39
Police searched the apartment of a former bar hostess under arrest for murder-robbery Monday, suspecting she also killed and robbed a truck driver who was found drowned off Tottori Prefecture in April, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. The Tottori prefectural police believe Miyuki Ueta, 36, killed the truck driver to avoid paying money she owed him. In both cases, the men died in similar circumstances. (Yomiuri) - Where is the love? More than 1/3 of Japanese couples now 'sexless'
Mainichi 2010-02-08 20:57:08
One in three married Japanese couples is apparently "sexless," a startling proportion said to be swelling by the year. However, it's not just the marriage bed that's gone cold. Many young couples, too, are foregoing quality time between the sheets even before tying the knot. And while sex may be the most private part of our private lives, it's time to ask where the love has gone. (Mainichi) - Dead man found in landing gear of US jet in Japan
AFP 2010-02-07 21:11:21Japanese authorities have found the body of a man in the landing gear of a Delta airliner that arrived in Tokyo from New York and said Monday they were seeking US help in identifying him. The man, who was of dark complexion and dressed only in blue jeans and a long-sleeved shirt, was carrying no passport or personal belongings. A mechanic found the body in the landing gear bay of the Boeing 777 after Delta Flight 59 landed at Tokyo's Narita International Airport at about 6:05 pm local time Sunday, a Chiba prefecture police spokesman said. (AFP)
- Toyota to recall and repair brakes on new Priuses sold in Japan
Washington Post 2010-02-08 03:49:45
Toyota's quality woes mounted over the weekend, with a reported decision in its home market to recall and repair the brakes on its latest model of the Prius, the hybrid that last year was the best-selling new car in Japan. Company sources told dealers and the Japanese media that at least 170,000 of the cars in Japan would be subject to the recall, which will fix a software glitch in antilock brakes. Owners have complained that the car's brakes sometimes fail briefly on bumpy roads. (Washington Post) - Street vendor puts on the dog for popular Japanese figure skater
Vancouver Sun 2010-02-08 08:48:03Every day, Misa Tamura hand-punches gold and red-coloured maple leaves out of yuba - membrane-like dried tofu skin - to sprinkle on Japanese hotdogs celebrating Japan's figure skating Olympic hopeful Mao Asada. The hotdogs, sold at her husband Noriki Tamura's popular Japadog street stand at Smythe and Burrard, are being snapped up these days by Japanese media in town for the Olympic Games, along with Japanese tourists and the stand's regular customers. (Vancouver Sun)