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Answer to my little riddle? They don’t.
Let me explain. And okay, I guess I should clarify. Maybe I should say-Academics who consider themselves and are considered by others to be advocates of progressive political causes, frequently connected to issues of race and ethnicity, often do not say hello.
Almost every morning, I go running on the [...]

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Some people like to sleep with their toys. And I don’t mean Real Dolls. Instead, check out this Japanese hotel where guests can stay in rooms with full model train sets. (via)

According to Dvice, the hotel is a hit among train enthusiasts. “This is Washington Hotel in the legendarily nerdy district of Akihabara, where guests [...]

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Courtesy of Selectism, I am loving these Japanese eyeglasses by Buzz Roll. Okay, so they wouldn’t really work on me, but I think they’d look awesome on my husband.

According to Selectism, “The line is handmade in Sabae which is the optical capital of Japan. They ran me around 151$US which is a damn reasonable price [...]

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In our house, Halloween is about the costumes, the fun, the celebration of community as we come together for trick-or-treating, the bobbing for apples. Okay, we don’t actually do that and who am I kidding? Halloween, for our son, is about CANDY.  How better to honor this than with images of adorable Japanese Halloween offerings? [...]

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 This is too amazing not to share verbatim… Be sure to check out 8asians remarks on the matter.
Japan picks “schoolgirl” among cute ambassadors

Posted by Reuters on Thursday, March 12 08:57 am. Article written by Isabel Reynolds.

Ever seen an ambassador dressed from head to foot in pastel frills? How about a diplomatic envoy in a mini-skirted [...]

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Thanks to 8asians for this photo. I ditto JOZJOZJOZ’s “WTF”!!

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