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Alien Times is an English newsletter that has been published in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan since 1987. It has been online at http://www.alientimes.org since 2002. All of our writers and staff are volunteers.
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Dear friends, colleagues and co-residents, Pardon for the cross-posting but I felt it necessary to extend this minute effort of reaching to your compassion and benevolence for the victims of Typhoon “Ondoy“, code name Ketsana, which struck the capital of the Philippines, Metro Manila and its immediate tributary areas. On September 26, the calamity [...]
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Did you know there’s a Hello Kitty-shaped vending machine in Moriya City? It’s the first of its kind in Japan, and it officially debuted in Moriya on April 1.
This Hello Kitty vending machine is located in the Moriya Service Area on Joban Express Way. I know this is the service area we, Tsukuba [...]
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It’s a bit early to announce this, but I’m doing it anyway since I’ve come across a timely article on Mainichi Daily News.
From April 15 article:
Pottery-clad audio products hit the right notes
KASAMA, Ibaraki — An electronics manufacturer in Ibaraki Prefecture has begun receiving orders for audio products set in local Kasama-style pottery.
The speakers are [...]
In Japan, there is a special celebration for people who turn 88 years old. It is called “beiju” （米寿） and it is made up of the characters for “rice” (米) and “long life” (寿). The word is said to come from the fact that the character for rice can be broken down into [...]
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