All posts by Tim Furukawa

  • Don’t absorb stress, release it!

    Coronavirus has disrupted everything from school and day care to work and social life – and it’s stressing out a lot of parents and children. Exercise not constant digital distraction is one of the most important things...

    • Posted May 18, 2020
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  • Time spent by parents with their children has doubled compared to 50 years ago

    With an increase in use of digital devices all over the world,  most people would think that the time spent by parents with their children has been reduced to nothing. A recent study in eleven European and...

    • Posted December 2, 2017
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  • How to order ramen in Japan

    Many non-Japanese speakers have been in and out of restaurants in Japan.  While some can order sans difficulty in the language, some struggle with how to get their order right.  Casual Japanese restaurants  have ubiquitous plastic food...

    • Posted October 27, 2016
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  • This USB stick will instantly kill your computer

    When most of our life depends on computers, we want to protect it from any damage as much as possible. There’s a weird looking USB stick in circulation known as USB Killer 2.0 that can instantly kill...

    • Posted October 15, 2015
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  • Japan creates a cute talking, walking robot phone

    Japan is unstoppable in its quest for world robot domination. Sharp’s new Robohon, a robot and telephone in one, proves he’s more than a ‘Siri’. The word ‘Robohon’ is a portmanteau of ‘robot’ and ‘phone’ (pronounced and...

    • Posted October 5, 2015
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  • Japan welfare program plans to aid moms and dads

    As women’s participation in the work force becomes increasingly important to Japan’s economic future, the Japanese government will introduce subsidies to companies that will allow dads to take time off to care for their children and promote...

    • Posted October 3, 2015
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  • How do major Japanese phone carriers make money from you?

    The answer is by selling only ‘Very expensive’ and ‘Too Expensive’ mobile phone plans with nothing in-between. And to ensure that nothing gets in the way of their bottom line, they get you locked up on a...

    • Posted September 13, 2015
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  • Japan not in the top 10 Human Capital Index ranking

    The World Economic Forum, an annual c-level meeting that takes place in Switzerland,  has released the 2013 Human Capital Report with Japan not in the top ten.   The top 10 countries are dominated by the European countries...

    • Posted October 3, 2013
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  • Power up

      After intense workouts, the body depletes energy.  Like a car, it needs refueling to function normally. In order to replenish the energy it lost from training and other activities, the body therefore needs a balanced, nutrient-rich...

    • Posted August 7, 2013
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  • Health check: how strong are your muscles?

    Since the advent of computers, games and smartphones, the number of hours people spend seated is at least 10 hours a day. There is much to suggest  that technology has absolutely taken over people’s precious hours disabling...

    • Posted August 5, 2013
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  • Japanese foods that help burn fat faster

    There’s no place else better for  weight watchers to be than in Japan.  Most of the high quality, fat-burning foods are in abundance. Except for the Sumo wrestlers whose job it is to stay big and heavy,...

    • Posted August 5, 2013
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  • Head, foot, mouth disease (HFMD) outbreak

    As Japan’s July temperature hits the 33-35 degree level, the number of children reported to have been treated for  hand-foot-and-mouth infection (Teashikuchibyo) or a common form of coxsackie virus, is at its record high this year, according...

    • Posted July 17, 2013
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