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  OKusaSep. 13, 2011 - 10:55AM JST

  I guess overweight / follically challenged westerners have managed to find success in Japan for over a century!

  Posted in: Henry Black (1859-1923): Japan’s first gaijin talent

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  OKusaMar. 10, 2011 - 12:42PM JST

  In addition to Indian pole dancing, Neti pots are one of the best inventions to come from India. They honestly work wonders. I am usually a plug-nosed, red-eyed, miserable asthmatic by this point in March…However I picked up a Neti pot from NeilMed over the holidays and have been irrigating my nasal cavity nightly. Other than the odd sneeze, no problems so far! If you can’t order one…a makeshift nasal irrigator can be made with 100 yen store supplies. Go to your nearest 100 yen shop and search for a plastic type (squeezable) soy sauce dispenser. Fill it with warm water and one table spoon of salt. Shake and make sure the solution is mixed properly. Hold it upside down and squeeze the solution into one nostril (inserting the nozzle directly into the nostril). Repeat these steps with the other nostril. It works best if you tilt your head to the side a bit. This should tide you over until you can get your hands on the real McCoy.

  Posted in: What do you think about all the various products that go on the market every year at this time to combat the effects of hay fever? What do you recommend?

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  OKusaOct. 27, 2010 - 03:00PM JST

  I wonder how many foreigners are given the fourth option not discussed in the article: a lovely oil drum filled with cement / sea burial package offered by the local Yakuza?

  Posted in: Death and the expat

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  OKusaNov. 26, 2009 - 01:00PM JST

  This is the disposal unit of choice for the Yaks. Usually they take you out into the ocean and chuck you about 5km out...I wonder how many oil drums there are out there? I'm sure I've escaped being whacked a few times because I am too big to fit into one of these tomato cans...mendokusai...daro!

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  OKusaNov. 06, 2009 - 02:25PM JST

  wAr fEdOr!

  Posted in: Blockbuster MMA event Strikeforce comes to Japan via live webcast

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  OKusaOct. 01, 2009 - 02:47PM JST

  Somebody call the Waaaambulance...

  First mistake to make in Japan is placing all your faith in your company.

  Is the ALT job really so demanding? Do you not have 2 to 3 hours a day of free periods?

  I'm guessing you use this free time to write sob story, waa boo articles of how life here is hard...instead of using this time to improve yourself, edit university papers for cash,　study for that JLPT level 1, work on a correspondence Masters degree,　join a calligraphy/art/science class, map out your future, or simply vegetate...all whilst being paid.

  I would prefer working for one of these shadier dispatch companies because the shadiness can work both ways. They provide one with a visa and base salary...One then doubles his/her salary by working private lessons under the table tax free. Larger companies often threaten their workers whom choose to work on the side.

  Be the user and not the used!

  Posted in: The McJob of Asia

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  OKusaSep. 28, 2009 - 12:15AM JST

  Yakalicious!

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