Maiko (Geisha apprentice) in the Gion district of Kyoto. |
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Feature
SARS
inflicting tourims losses |
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 It's
unlikely that you would ever confuse a Japanese person with
the editor of National Geographic. I've faced more than one
awkward silence after asking people: Where in the world is Canada? |
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Report
Fuji
Rock: One big wet love-in |
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 Three
days and nights. Seven stages. Over 100 bands. Neither a decade-long
economic stagnation nor twenty-four hour rain can stop the roaring
success that is the Fuji Rock Festival. After its early years
as a homeless drifter, Fuji Rock has consistently grown in popularity
since it settled at the peaceful and scenic Naeba Ski Resort
in Niigata Prefecture where Fuji Rock '03 was held July 25-27. |
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Interview
Oh
brother, can you spare a Harley? |
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 Being
the editor of an e-zine, or any publication I imagine, you often
get letters and e-mails sent by people from all walks of life.
Almost every week I get messages from other Japanatics who have
either something to sell me, or request some kind of help from
me, assuming that I have contacts that they don't, of course. |
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| Editor's Notes |
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| Konnichi wa everyone,
and welcome to the fourth edition of The Foreigner - Japan!
We've got quite a good line-up this month, with stories from
our roving reporters in Japan, Christy Wyatt and Rob Wakulat,
as well as a photo essay from a new contributor to The Foreigner,
Gabriel González Maurazos. |
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News
Fools gold
abroad? |
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 In
response to gap year popularity, a variety of schemes, such
as i-to-i, now offer young British people help finding temporary
work and accommodation across the globe. In poorer countries,
volunteers are involved in a variety of projects, from land
conservation to childcare. However, with English now widely
regarded as an international language, teachers are also in
demand, and whilst schemes such as JET help postgraduates find
work in affluent countries like Japan, many people are also
finding freelance work once abroad. |
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Column
Got a sore
foot? It might be something worse! |
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 It's
an old western saying that the way to a man's heart is through
his stomach, but it seems that if you're Asian the best way
is through his aching feet. Sound a bit strange? Well consider
just how good a foot massage feels when you come home from work
after a long day's slug at the office and long train commute
home. Think Tokyo at 5:00 p.m. rush hour. Those feet of yours
take a beating, as does the rest of you. |
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