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Girl hitchhikes through snowstorm to attend aviation school (Some students are keener than others).
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/news/20100210p2a00m0na013000c.html

Japanese murder exposes world of hired marriage wreckers
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7021033.ece

Masking toilet noise may date back to Edo
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20100211f2.html

Vintage Geisha Photos


http://www.muza-chan.net/japan/index.php/blog/vintage-geisha-photos

10 Weird Japanese Foods
http://www.loneleeplanet.com/2010/02/10-weird-japanese-foods/

Why a Sunday Valentine’s Day is Bad News For Japanese Chocolate Companies
http://www.japanprobe.com/2010/01/31/sunday-valentines-day-makes-japanese-chocolate-companies-frown/

Using dolls to explain the Haiti earthquake
http://www.japanprobe.com/2010/02/05/using-dolls-to-explain-the-haiti-earthquake/

Japanese Hostess Union
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX5aJ7zz3Uw