The Tokyo Traveler

In my hunt for newsworthy items from Japan to share with you each Sunday I have found a couple of great resources that I think are worthy of a mention. I can’t cover everything in my weekly Nihon on the Net, so if you want to find more Japan specific news from a variety of sources you might want to check out News On Japan and if you want to see what bloggers who write about Japan have to say, check out JapanSoc, a great social networking site that you too can join!
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A cool article about meishi, the etiquette of business cards in Japan.  This is a must read if you are traveling to Japan on business and an interesting read even if you’re not.
On Thursday morning my hubby and I awoke to a 6.7 magnitude earthquake centered about 160 miles outside of Tokyo.  As I wrote on my personal blog, the experience was a bit nerve wracking.
The number of pets in Japan surpasses the number of children under the age of 15.
Lastly, the writers in the b5 travel and culture channel bring you some great photos from the cities that …read more

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