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Stationmaster cat of Aizu Railway (Nov 18)
The Kishigawa Line in Wakayama has Tama the tortoiseshell cat as its stationmaster while Aizu Railway's Ashinomaki Onsen Station in Fukushima Prefecture has バス (Bus), a charcoal-gray furball stray cat who settled into the station years ago.


Worker at onsen ryokan arrested (Nov 17)
A 43-year old office worker at an onsen ryokan in Yamakita-cho in Kanagawa Prefecture was arrested after being suspected of capturing woman bathers with a small concealed camera in the mixed bathing (konyoku) area.


Japan's 1st female pro baseball player (Nov 17)
16-year old Eri Yoshida will become the first female to play professional baseball with the men in Japan.


Shichimensou - "momiji koyo" of the sea (Nov 17)
Shichimensou are annual plants which grow to between 20-40cm in height on mud flats where there are less wind, currents, or waves. They are most abundant along the Higashiyoka-kaigan seashore in Saga Prefecture.


The expatriate whiner (Nov 17)
The Japan Times Online has a pretty good Counterpoint entry about the expatriate whiner who exists in almost every single country which plays host to a foreigner.


Yokosuka Curry Festival (Nov 15)
If you are a curry rice lover like me, then the Yokosuka Curry Festival is a must see and do.


Michelin Guide Tokyo 2009 (Nov 15)
The Michelin Guide Tokyo 2009 will be released on November 21 with a Nagano and Kansai version to be released around March 2009.


Hikarigaoka fire prevention campaign (Nov 15)
As part of the autumn fire prevention campaign, children were able to experience the work of firefighting officials at the Hikarigaoka fire department in Nerima-ku, Tokyo on Saturday.


Fuel surcharge reduction for int'l flights (Nov 15)
Due to falling oil prices, All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) will pass on the savings by reducing the fuel surcharge on international flights.


Model cited 70 times for illegal parking (Nov 15)
A moped owned by popular model Lena Fujii (24) was repeated cited for illegal parking over 70 times with fines totally over 600,000 yen that have gone unpaid.