Joomla! site syndication http://japanlinked.com 2008-07-05T19:51:06+01:00 http://japanlinked.com http://japanlinked.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2008-06-30T20:29:09+01:00 http://japanlinked.com http://japanlinked.com/Newsflash/Samurai-Sword-vs.-Dust-Pan.html Samurai Sword vs. Dust PanThis can only make you cry....Noooo not a dustpan! OSAKA — Japan Today (http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/man-with-samurai-sword-arrested-for-robbery-in-osaka) Police on Tuesday arrested a 22-year-old man for allegedly robbing a convenience store with a model samurai sword and stealing 110,000 yen in Minoh City, Osaka. Takeshi Nakajima, 22, was arrested for allegedly robbing the convenience store around 1:35 a.m., threatening a 19-year-old shop clerk with the sword. The clerk chased the suspect outside with a dustpan, caught him and handed him over to police.Police said several similar cases have been reported in the area since April. text/html 2008-06-14T09:20:40+01:00 http://japanlinked.com http://japanlinked.com/Japanese-Culture/Arabian-in-the-land-of-the-Samurai.html No, No, I wasn’t really there, it’s just a dream to ride the time machine and go back to Edo period, man, I don’t know whether they’ll understand me or not, no, not regarding the Language, I can learn Japanese and in fact managed to start fine tuning myself to it, but what I mean is: will we be able to understand each other’s mentality? As Arabian knights fought with swords, they didn’t have something called “Ritual suicide” (seppuku), why did they choose to do that, hadn’t they had any evaluation for life? text/html 2008-01-31T23:43:37+01:00 http://japanlinked.com http://japanlinked.com/Japanese-Culture/Gyaru-Gal-Styles.html In Japan most pepole know the common Gyaru GAL Styles such as Kogal, or Ganguro, but most people don't know the difference or actualy how many differnt styles there are! Here is a detailed description of many of the different Gyaru GAL Styles. text/html 2008-03-25T07:27:38+01:00 http://japanlinked.com http://japanlinked.com/Hokkaido/Daisetsuzan-National-Park.html (Daisetsuzan-kokuritsukoen, also pronounced Taisetsuzan) is located in the mountainous center of the island of Hokkaido.　At 2267.64 square kilometers, Daisetsuzan is the largest national park in Japan. The name means Great Snowy Mountain, an apt description of these peaks - 15 of them over 2000 meters - that offer some of the most rugged hiking in Japan. The Ainu name for Daisetsuzan, kamui-mintara, translates to playground of the gods text/html 2008-02-06T23:15:31+01:00 http://japanlinked.com http://japanlinked.com/Travel-in-Japan/Guest-Houses-in-Japan.html If you are planning on staying in Japan then one of the best places to stay are at guest houses. Sometimes referred to as Gajin Houses these are very convenient and offer almost all the necessities you need for day to day living. One of the best things about Guest Houses is that they don’t require all the fees, which go along with renting an apartment in Japan. Some don’t even require a deposit, although now most places require a small deposit anywhere from 10,000 to 30,000 yen. This is almost always returned to you at check out.