July 26, 2011

MEAT RUSH

MEAT RUSH is Japan's first meat shop to cater to Westerners. Prices are indicated per kilo unit and you can expect fantastic savings.
You can compare and select chilled meat from the U.S., New Zealand, and Australia.The meat is displayed in blocks so we can cut the meat to order in front of your eyes. Just tell us the size and thickness you desire.
We have what you need for that perfect roast beef or steak.
In the freezer department, you can choose from a variety of hard-to-find meat such as turkey, lamb, and game hen.
Widely acclaimed Nissin Ham products are brought directly from the Nissin Ham Factory, located next to Nissin World Delicatessen.This ham and sausage factory, managed under the HACCP system, is the only one in the world to be operating directly on the same premises with a modern international supermarket. This guarantees we can offer you superb freshness that cannot be found anywhere else.
日本で最初のウエスターナー向けのミートショップです。価格はキロ単位で表示され、きわめて低価格販売されています。
アメリカ・ニュージーランド・オーストラリアなどの冷蔵肉をそれぞれの特長を比較しながら選べます。ブロックで陳列してあり、ご要望のサイズや厚さに目の前でオーダーカットします。
ローストビーフやステーキの素材選びがきわめてリッチな感覚でできます。
鮮度の良い冷凍保管で、ターキー・ラム・ゲームヘンをはじめ、珍しいお肉を中心に手にとって選べます。
世界最高品質を目指している、定評あるおいしい日進ハムの製品が、隣地にある工場から直送され、いつもフレッシュな状態で販売されます。ＨＡＣＣＰシステムで管理されたハム・ソーセージ工場が、近代的なインターナショナル・スーパーマーケットに同一敷地内で直結して位置しているのは、世界でここだけです。それだけに、当社のハム・ソーセージのおいしさを最大限に発揮するように努力しております。

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Japanese School Uniforms

Skirt Suits As School Uniforms

In the same way that elementary school students have their toddler backpack and middle/high school boys have their gakuran, middle and high school girls in Japan have a special type of skirt suit for a uniform.

Previously, the common uniform for girls was the sailor outfit, which like the gakuran comes from traditional military style uniforms. While it is not uncommon to see this uniform still in use in the schools, it is becoming more popular to use a more westernized style of the uniform consisting of a white blouse, blazer (usually with the school crest emblazoned on it), tie, and skirt. This is very similar to the boy’s version of this uniform which consists of a white shirt, blazer, tie, and slacks.

Both the sailor outfit and the more modern uniforms are sometimes modified or worn in a way that does not satisfy the dress code. The uniforms might be different among schools, but the similarity of the uniforms within a school makes it difficult to express oneself through clothing. Sometimes things like charms are attached, different color or style socks are worn, or a skirt is not worn at the proper height.

Japanese school girls in uniform - Tokyo

One of the reasons the uniforms may have become such a symbol of school in Japan is because they represent one’s time in school. Just like seeing someone wearing a shirt or sweatshirt with your alma mater brings back memories of time in college, seeing students in the school uniforms brings back memories of time in middle in high school. This is actually similar to the way a randoseru might be kept as a keepsake after elementary school in order to be reminded of the carefree times.

Similar to uniforms in other parts of the world, students sometimes like wearing them because it is much easier to put on a uniform everyday than worry about picking out an outfit. Some parents feel that this keeps students from being stereotyped based on their appearance. Based on the ways the uniforms are modified though, it seems students are willing to show their individuality by any means necessary. It has also managed to become an icon of beauty and some students elect to wear them when they are not required.

Also similar to the gakuran, there are designer skirt suits available in different schools. These might differ from the normal uniforms in that they use different materials or are of a higher quality. Whichever type is worn, these have managed to become an interesting symbol of youth and beauty in Japan and around the world.

A Black Suit Jacket Called A Gakuran

Similar to the way elementary school students in Japan seem to have the coolest type of toddler backpack, boys in middle and high school have a very cool suit jacket called a gakuran (学ラン). These jackets showed up at the end of the nineteenth and century were modeled after the Prussian military uniforms because their army was particularly strong at the time.

The term comes from a combination of he character for study or student (学) and the one that traditionally meant the west (蘭). The second character is now written in katakana and comes together with the first character to roughly mean Western uniform. This second kanji has come to mean the Netherlands in the current day and age.

I’m not sure how common this practice is now, but it is customary for a boy to give the second button of the top of his uniform to a girl as a display of his affection. According to Wikipedia this may have come from a novel by Daijun Takeda. To me this tradition seems like a good match for the slick gakuran jackets and I’m curious to hear how effective it actually is.

The black suit jacket has a tall stiff collar and brass buttons that usually have the emblem of the school and is generally paired with black slacks, a belt, and dark shoes. There are many ways that the uniform can be modified to let one’s personality show through. For example, leaving the top buttons unbuttoned can create a bad boy image.

In addition to the standard uniforms there are sometimes versions available from designer labels. Higher quality uniforms are also offered by schools in some cases to attract new students. The gakuran might just be popular as a school uniform in Japan, but the black suits probably offer a cool enough image to make their way to other parts of the world in due time.

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Japanese superstitions

Japanese superstitions are rooted in the culture and history of Japan and the Japanese people.

Superstitious beliefs are common in Japan; most have roots in Japan's history.

A number of Japanese superstitions have their basis in Japanese custom and culture and are meant to

teach lessons or serve as practical advice.

Some superstitions that are common in Japan have been imported from other cultures.

The unluckiness of a black cat crossing one's path is one notable example.

The Japanese also share superstitions with other Asian cultures, particularly the Chinese,

with whom they share significant historical and cultural ties. The unluckiness of the number

four is one such example, as the Japanese word for "four" sounds like the word for "death."

A significant portion of Japanese superstition is related to language. Numbers and objects which

have names that are homophones for words such as "death" and "suffering" are typically considered unlucky.

Other superstitions relate to the literal meanings of words. Another significant part of Japanese superstition

has its roots in ancient Japan's ancient Pagan, animist culture and regards living and natural things as having

certain powers or spirits. Thus, many Japanese superstitions involve beliefs about animals and depictions

of animals bringing about good or bad fortune.

Folk wisdom

If you play with fire, you will wet your bed. (It makes children become aware of the danger of fire.)
If you rest just after eating, you will become a cow/pig/elephant. (This means not to be lazy.)
If you whistle or play a flute at night, snakes will come to you. (This means not to bother your neighbors.) (When they say snake, it means a thief.)
A cold mid-section will cause diarrhea
The first dream of a new year will come true
Breaking a comb or the cloth strap of a "geta" wooden sandal is an omen of misfortune.
Stepping on the cloth border of a tatami mat brings bad luck.

Linguistic superstition

If a funeral hearse drives past, you must hide your thumb in a fist. This is because the Japanese word for thumb literally translates as "parent-finger" and hiding it is considered protection for your parent. If you don't, your parent will die.

Numbers

There are several unlucky numbers in Japanese. Traditionally, 4 and 9 are unlucky. Four is sometimes pronounced shi, which is also the word for death. Nine is also sometimes pronounced ku, which can mean suffering. 13 is also occasionally thought of as unlucky, although this is imported from Western culture. Because of these unlucky numbers, sometimes levels or rooms with 4 or 9 in them don't exist in hospitals or hotels, and particularly in the maternity section of a hospital, the room number 43 is avoided because it can literally mean "still birth." Therefore, when giving gifts such as sets of plates, they are normally sets of three or five, never four.

Death and the supernatural

If you go to a funeral, you should throw salt over yourself before entering your home. This is believed to be cleansing.
You should never sleep with your head in North position or you will have a short life (this is the way a body is laid out at funeral).
Chopsticks should not be stuck upright into food, especially rice. Chopsticks are only stuck upright into rice in the bowl on the altar at a funeral. Likewise, food should never be passed chopstick-to-chopstick as this is done in a ceremony where bone fragments from cremated remains are placed in an urn.This is called "hotokebashi."
Cutting your fingernails or toenails at night is bad luck. If you do so, it is believed that you will not be with your parents at their deathbed.
You should never write a person's name in red ink.

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FACEBOOK Invades JAPAN

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Already this series has been examining the growth of Facebook in Japan, the issues it faces and its efforts to combat its initial stagnation.
There’s no getting around the social networking site’s global success. Nielsen figures for May indicate that its usership increased 18% and it will likely secure a 17.7% share of the U.S. online advertising market for 2011, overtaking Yahoo’s 13.1%.
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Internet surveys by Mobile Marketing Data Labo. and Metaphase have revealed fairly clear local trends. In particular, users in their twenties and thirties are rapidly increasing, and businesses are starting to see returns on the “like” functions on their official Facebook pages.
The Metaphase June survey of 300 users found that over 60% of users who log in to Facebook at least 3 times a month were clicking “like” on official corporate Facebook pages, and thus sharing brand content with their friends. Over a third of these users recognized that Facebook offered unique information and content on these pages and over 30% of users who “liked” a company’s page also actually purchased their services.

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