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		<title>On Law (and Order) in Japan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I look at the Japanese justice system, I see it through the eyes of Law and Order. I imagine a Law and Order: Kabukicho edition, with one episode focusing on a university student who downloads an AKB48 album. Starting &#8230; <a href="http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/06/27/japan-legal-system-mp3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thisjapaneselife.org&#038;blog=14259673&#038;post=1313&#038;subd=owwls&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On Getting Arrested for Dancing in Japan</title>
		<link>http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/03/14/japan-dancing-ban-arrests/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:38:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s a fever sweeping Japan, inspiring city officials and police to crack down on the shady black market for a highly regulated industry linked to the sex industry, gambling, and even human trafficking. You see, since about 1948, it’s been &#8230; <a href="http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/03/14/japan-dancing-ban-arrests/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thisjapaneselife.org&#038;blog=14259673&#038;post=1235&#038;subd=owwls&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On Record Shopping in Hong Kong</title>
		<link>http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/01/03/on-record-shopping-in-hong-kong/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The streets are covered in computer parts and curious Chinese lozenges. Chinese Reggae It&#8217;s 2 p.m. in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong. A man in a Mister Softee truck peddles soft serve beneath a landscape of dilapidated buildings, fluttering linens and &#8230; <a href="http://thisjapaneselife.org/2012/01/03/on-record-shopping-in-hong-kong/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thisjapaneselife.org&#038;blog=14259673&#038;post=1124&#038;subd=owwls&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On Being a Teenage Punk in Japan</title>
		<link>http://thisjapaneselife.org/2011/11/02/on-being-a-teenage-punk-in-japan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I never really had a normal idea of what punk was. Neither does Japan. The Scene After cramming five shows and three venues into a single festival ticket, I feel like I&#8217;ve had an Anthro 101 course on 16-year-old Japanese &#8230; <a href="http://thisjapaneselife.org/2011/11/02/on-being-a-teenage-punk-in-japan/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thisjapaneselife.org&#038;blog=14259673&#038;post=1013&#038;subd=owwls&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ongakuyōbi: Guitar Wolf</title>
		<link>http://thisjapaneselife.org/2011/10/15/ongakuyobi-guitar-wolf/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 14:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This video is terrible sound quality, but it really doesn&#8217;t matter with Guitar Wolf. Trashy Rockabilly with more blow-out on their guitars than any Stooges Record, Guitar Wolf is kind of a Japanese Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (even their videos are &#8230; <a href="http://thisjapaneselife.org/2011/10/15/ongakuyobi-guitar-wolf/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thisjapaneselife.org&#038;blog=14259673&#038;post=949&#038;subd=owwls&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Elvis in Nakasu</title>
		<link>http://thisjapaneselife.org/2011/10/09/elvis-in-nakasu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 11:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So this year I went back to catch a night of the Nakasu Festival. The festival is held in Fukuoka&#8217;s red-light district, full of host and hostess clubs and worse. During the festival, women from the community get together and &#8230; <a href="http://thisjapaneselife.org/2011/10/09/elvis-in-nakasu/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thisjapaneselife.org&#038;blog=14259673&#038;post=998&#038;subd=owwls&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ongakuyōbi: NikaSaya</title>
		<link>http://thisjapaneselife.org/2011/10/08/ongakuyobi-nikasaya/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NikaSaya is a side project from the Tennis Coats&#8217; singer, Saya, and songwriter Nikaido Kazumi. One Summerheim is a gorgeous rainy-day record.  The Tennis Coats also teamed up with the Pastels a while back for this gem, which is a two &#8230; <a href="http://thisjapaneselife.org/2011/10/08/ongakuyobi-nikasaya/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thisjapaneselife.org&#038;blog=14259673&#038;post=945&#038;subd=owwls&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ongakuyōbi: Broken Little Sister</title>
		<link>http://thisjapaneselife.org/2011/10/01/alt-japan-broken-little-sister/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve dealt with a lot of bands from the 1990&#8242;s, so I wanted to shift gears into more recent Japanese bands. Broken Little Sister got started in Yokohama in 2005, mixing a kind of My Bloody Valentine wall-of-noise with shoegaze, &#8230; <a href="http://thisjapaneselife.org/2011/10/01/alt-japan-broken-little-sister/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thisjapaneselife.org&#038;blog=14259673&#038;post=804&#038;subd=owwls&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ongakuyōbi: Nobukazu Takemura</title>
		<link>http://thisjapaneselife.org/2011/09/24/alt-japan-nobukazu-takemura/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t lie, Nobukazu Takemura is pretty hit or miss with me. A lot of his career is basically straight acid jazz, which isn&#8217;t my thing, but his roots are in hip hop, and his first performances were as a &#8230; <a href="http://thisjapaneselife.org/2011/09/24/alt-japan-nobukazu-takemura/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thisjapaneselife.org&#038;blog=14259673&#038;post=802&#038;subd=owwls&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ongakuyōbi: Shugo Tokumaru</title>
		<link>http://thisjapaneselife.org/2011/09/17/alt-japan-shugo-tokumaru/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:04:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This album actually hit the top 40 in Japan &#8211; which is great, but it would be unfathomable in the US for a record this weird to compete with Justin Bieber and 50 Cent. Tokumaru plays over 100 instruments, and &#8230; <a href="http://thisjapaneselife.org/2011/09/17/alt-japan-shugo-tokumaru/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thisjapaneselife.org&#038;blog=14259673&#038;post=798&#038;subd=owwls&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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