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Okinawa on a plate – The Japan Times Online
Makabe Chinaa had a lucky escape: you can still see bullet holes in some of the beams. Then in the immediate postwar period, the house served as a town office and a clinic before becoming what it is today — a much-loved tea shop and restaurant that serves up a large portion of history along…
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Yu Yamada Screensaver from Pepsi Japan
Here’s your chance to win a limited edition, Pepsi-themed Yu Yamada screensaver. Head on over to the Pepsi Japan site and note that you’ll need to click on “Start” when you see Yu Yamada otherwise you may end up with a screensaver of one of the other image characters. (Via 壁紙fan!)
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Order spider pizza in Okinawa – TOKYOMANGO
Spider pizza was featured on a Japanese TV show recently — it’s a real dish that you can order at a pizzeria in Okinawa, owned by the guy who runs an association that promotes insect-eating. I bet if you can get over your arachnophobia it’s crunchy and delicious. He makes beetle pizza, too. Um, yeah!…
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Wallpaper: Aya Ueto for Oronamin C
Aya Ueto donning eyeglasses? We’ll say yes to that! And what better way to start off June 2009 than with a calendar with her on it. Grab it at Otsuka’s Oronamin C CM and downloads page. (Via 壁紙fan!)
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Desktop: Yoshio Kojima for Nissin’s Cup Noodle
Comedian Yoshio Kojima is the image character for Nissin’s Sio (shio) Cup Noodle. There are two desktop sizes available on Nissin’s site as well as Yoshio’s CMs. (壁紙fan!)
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Champuru shares gōyā champuru recipe
Donna over at Champuru.net posted a delicious entry featuring her gōyā champuru recipe. Link: “Goya Goodness.”
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Namie Amuro to star in Coca-Cola Zero CM
Namie Amuro has her second CM appearance set for 2009. Like the Vidal Sassoon spot, the upcoming CM (set to air on the 11th of this month) for Coca-Cola zero will feature Amuro in the ad as well as her upcoming single, “WILD,” which will be released on March 18, 2009. The single will be…
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Special guest this Wednesday at OTW
Off the Wall chef Grant “Sandaa” Murata sensei (of the Afuso Ryu Gensei Kai Hawaii) emailed to let us know that they have a special guest this Wednesday (10/15) at the restaurant. The special guest is a friend of his who lived in Hawaii about 30 years ago and often performed at the old Club…
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Experience the flavors of Japan & Okinawa event
Off the Wall Restaurant & Bar (Aiea, Hawaii) will be holding the second part of their 3-part series on experiencing the flavors of Japan and Okinawa this Friday, October 17th. The following is via their email newsletter (email us at karakui.com@gmail.com and we’ll forward your email if you want to be added to their list):…
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Off the Wall’s “Experience the flavors of Japan and Okinawa tasting”
Off the Wall Restaurant & Bar (Aiea, Hawaii) is becoming a happening place with live Okinawan music on Wednesday nights and now they have a new event coming up this Friday, September 26, 2008. From their newsletter: Experience the Flavors Japan and Okinawa Tasting Join us on Friday, September 26, for the first event of…
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