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Fresh post: Allegedly your luck depends on where you buy your lottery tickets. Never mind the odds of losing don't change.
12:21 AM Nov 30th
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Fresh post: You'd think that pawnshops would be capitalizing on the recession, but that's not exactly the case.
1:19 AM Nov 28th
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Fresh post: Business is good for vendors of taiyaki, the cheap, sweet street food. And this isn't the first taiyaki boom.
12:27 AM Nov 26th
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Fresh post: Vending machines used to be a safe haven for drink companies, but price-hammering rivals are changing that.
12:50 AM Nov 23rd
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Fresh post: Point cards have become ubiquitous in Japan, but how much value is the consumer getting by using them?
12:52 AM Nov 16th
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Fresh post: When your pooch or kitty expires in Japan, who you gonna call? One option: a mobile pet crematorium.
11:22 PM Nov 11th
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Fresh post: Who could have imagined there are actually people, even expats, who want to PAY for digital songs?
2:39 AM Nov 9th
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Fresh post: One Cup Ozaki will do the trick, but for the big bargain-basement buzz, Daigoro shochu is the king.
1:07 AM Nov 5th
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Fresh post: Once considered "second homes," custom-made log houses are becoming more popular as first homes.
10:15 PM Oct 29th
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Fresh post> How do you increase commuters when train fares are too high? Ask the land/transportation ministry for a break.
8:24 PM Oct 26th
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RT @: What kind of house can you buy for $500,000? Scroll down to see Tokyo's offering
6:04 PM Oct 22nd
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Fresh post: Discount chain Don Quijote underbids everyone in the "three-digit jeans price war." How low will they go?
6:08 PM Oct 18th
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Fresh post: By cutting out middlemen, Motherhouse found a way to make the Fair Trade system work like it's supposed to.
9:37 PM Sep 30th
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Big hurray for the Giants big pennant win! Bigger hurray for the department-store sales!
8:10 AM Sep 24th
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It's chop-chop at QB House, a chain of barber shops where you get a cut, no chit-chat, no shampoo, all in 10 minutes.
2:21 AM Sep 23rd
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The government estimates that the average Japanese household will spend ¥37,000 during Silver Week. Question is, how?
11:41 PM Sep 17th
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Fresh post: Awn is a "recycle shop" whose purpose is less about making money and more about creating jobs.
12:13 AM Sep 17th
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Fresh post: Why people who don't own cars have to subsidize the expensive parking lots used by weekend drivers?
5:14 AM Sep 16th
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Fresh post: When it comes to repairs under warranty, company pride often trumps any short-term financial consideration.
8:56 PM Sep 11th
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Fresh post: Despite the economic downturn, the profits of Gyoza no Osho, a favorite for cheap Chinese eats, are up up up.
4:58 AM Sep 10th
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- Name Yen for Living
- Location Tokyo
- Web http://blog.japan...
- Bio A blog from The Japan Times, about making, spending and saving money in Japan.
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