Pascal Burel has been missing for nearly a week around Kita-dake, Japan's second tallest mountain.

Frenchman missing five days in Yamanashi mountains
A Frenchman has been missing since Monday in Yamanashi Prefecture near the country's second-highest mountain, and his friends are now desperate to raise funds to kick off a private search ...
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Spotted in Tokyo... a very pink Lamborghini!

Sakurajima volcano eruption!

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Today I joined thousands of other people for the Great Mt. Norikura Marathon. Check out the snow!

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Crazy! "Six children were injured when a small whirlwind suddenly sprang up on the grounds of a school in Koga, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Saturday."

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Sleeping Baby Art, a new trend in Japan. http://matome.naver.jp/m/odai/2134141177569551101

Great adventure! Three guys cycle the length of Japan. The video is well worth watching, too.

As Japan reeled from disaster, three men went cycling
In 1977, British author and long-term Tokyo resident Alan Booth made a journey on foot from the northernmost point in Japan, Cape Soya, to Kyushu's southernmost tip, Cape Sata. ...
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Surfers, Australians and Jazz in Japan... via Happy Monster.

Beautiful Torii Gate at Lake Biwa.

Shibuya Town's photo.
Shibuya Town
May 5, 2013

Torii Gate at Lake Biwa, Shirohige Shrine

Trail runner Seb Chaigneau takes on Mount Fuji.

Get Ready For S4 EP03 - Ultra-Trail Mt. FUJI - Epic Moments
Follow Seb in his new race in Japan, Ultra-Trail Mt. FUJI - 161km - 9100m D+.The full race report coming soon on May 10th. Suivez Seb sur sa nouvelle cour...
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Just another day in my part of Japan... - Nick.

Thursday in Kakamigahara, Japan
As I went about my day, I took out my camera and started filming. I've lived in Japan for a long time so these things are pretty ordinary to me. But, what's ...
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Man reading "How to Get a Seat on a Rush-Hour Train" while standing on a train. (Hat tip to @Durf on Twitter)

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What one word or phrase would describe your Japanese language ability?

Japan's first sunrise of 2013. I hiked up a mountain in the dark for this... and it was worth it. Happy New Year everybody!

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Japanese workers on transmission towers in Gifu.

Transmission Tower Workers in Japan
I spotted these workers on a transmission tower in Shirotori in Japan's Gifu prefecture. If you like this video, please subscribe to my channel!
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JapanSoc updated their cover photo.
August 10, 2012

Padlocks to lock your love together - one way to wish for good luck if you visit Rainbow Line in Fukui prefecture.

'Padlocks to lock your love together - one way to wish for good luck if you visit Rainbow Line in Fukui prefecture.'

Three Japanese tourists followed their car-navi instructions straight into the ocean. Whoops!

GPS Tracking Disaster: Japanese Tourists Drive Straight into the Pacific
Three Japanese tourists in Australia, misled by their GPS device. Fairfax Media/Getty Images Three Japanese tourists in Australia found themselves in an embarrassing situation after their GPS navigation system lured them down the wrong path. The three, who are students from Tokyo, set out to drive t...
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Best Engrish ever! Spotted in Shinsaibashi, Osaka. Via @jt_sloosh on Twitter.

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Happy New Year everyone! Here's my wife's "Osechi", traditional New Year's food in Japan.

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"Angry black water rushing in to wash my world away."

Black Water
Full version of the song is available now on iTunes. All proceeds from the sale of the song go to the recovery efforts through HOPE International Development...
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