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Nihon on the Net- 6/8/08 [The Tokyo Traveler]

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Sake If you smoke and drink sake (rice wine) you could be increasing your chance of developing lung cancer.

You guide to deciphering acronyms, like ‘KY’, used by teenagers in Japan.  Unfortunately it won’t help you decipher Kanji but that’s a whole different subject.

Have you heard about the $10K worth of drugs that Japanese customs ‘misplaced’ in a customer baggage?  Unbelievable, but true.

Japan is trying to improve the medical system for foreigners by training more medical interpreters.

Read all about bad manners & Zen.  One mans quest to improve Japanese society.

Photo Credit:  Personal Collection (sake keg)

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