Japan
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Japan
Fairness is a concept that holds only in limited situations. Yet we want the concept to extend to everything, in and out of phase. From snails to hardware stores to married life. Maybe no one finds it, or even misses it, but fairness is like love. What is given has nothing to do with what we seek.
Haruki Murakami • Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
in Japan having huge ears is a symbol of good luck and money.
Hector Garcia • Geek in Japan: Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, Zen, and the Tea Ceremony (Geek In...guides)
Lesley (the author's friend) used to think Judo was only worth playing if it was a 'Japanese' style of Judo - upright, dynamic, and graceful. The Japanese style could not have helped her win. As a coach, she has had to remind herself that the goal for her team is to win rather than to set unnecessary high standards.
Cedric Chin • Are You Playing to Play, or Playing to Win?
Spending a sunny day out in Osaka City ☀️
1. Visited WAD, a shop that offers tea ceremonies, gallery spaces for ceramic artists and have a cafe where you can enjoy the table wear and materials with beverages and Japanese snacks.
2. Especially Records
3. Canele Du Japon, a super small shop... See more
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Japan is the world’s most rapidly-aging nation. To cite just one of many extraordinary data points, in 2012 its citizens bought more diapers for adults than for children.