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<p>The Nikkei stock average dropped one percent on June 27, as euro zone  debt worries weighed on markets before a crucial parliamentary vote in  Greece this week, with investors fretting over fallout from the debt  crisis in the banking system.</p>
<p>Bank shares came under pressure as their peers in Europe were  pummeled on worries they could suffer huge losses should Greece default,  though they pared some declines in late trade on brokerage reports that  a new capital requirement rule proposed by an international watchdog  may be less stringent than previously thought.</p>
<p>&#8220;You still have Greek worries and rising interest rates in emerging  markets seriously souring the mood in the markets,&#8221; said Mattia  Ciancaleoni, director of equity sales at Citigroup.</p>
<p>&#8220;This week is also heavy with lots of macroeconomic data releases,  and many players are also afraid to make big bets ahead of the end of  QE2 this week,&#8221; said Ciancaleoni, referring to the Federal Reserve&#8217;s  $600 billion bond buying programme due to expire at the end of June.</p>
<p>The benchmark Nikkei fell 1.0 percent to 9,578.31, while the broader Topix index shed 0.9 percent to 825.64.</p>
<p>Bank shares, which led initial falls, recouped some of their earlier  losses to outperform the overall market, helped by reports from some  brokerages, such as Goldman Sachs and Nomura, that said a proposal by  global regulators to impose an extra capital charge on the world&#8217;s  biggest lenders would not be negative for Japanese banks.</p>
<p>&#8220;We view the release as incrementally positive for Japanese banks  which stand at the thinner end of global capital levels, given a longer  than expected lead time to build the requisite buffers,&#8221; said Philippa  Rogers, a Goldman analyst, adding that the move &#8220;reduces the worst case  scenario of an up to 3 percent buffer, which the market (had) expected.&#8221;</p>
<p>Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group ended flat at 376 yen, while Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group rose 0.2 percent to 2,404 yen.</p>
<p>They had fallen earlier in sympathy as European bank shares marked  multi-year lows on worries that banks may be hit hard should Greece  default, even though Japanese banks&#8217; direct exposure to Greece is  limited.</p>
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<p>In  2007, Belle Pearl succeeded pearl product category the only dealer for  Olympic qualification, but on Jan. 23, 2008 to 26, to the 2008 Beijing  Olympic Stadium Bird&#8217;s Nest for the image of the theme of Belle Pearl,  in the 19th Tokyo International Jewellery Show (IJT), the harvest of a  large number of orders for international customers.</p>
<p>All along, let the Chinese autonomous brands on the global stage of  freshwater pearl pearl business is the ideal contestant. Under the  guidance of this ideal, Belle Pearl completed the development of a  strategic plan brands.</p>
<p>With the strength to enter the international market.</p>
<p>To a business onto the international stage, not only depends on  strong corporate values, brand strength and rely even more perfect. Some  years ago, contestants have nuclear pearl pearl production, let their  attention in the international market as the focus. Currently, the  domestic nuclear pearl farming business are few and generally less than  5% beads rates, while the contestants are nuclear pearl beads pearl rate  of 30%.</p>
<p>Rely on this technology, contestants pearl pearl in the world nuclear market share has reached 90%.<br />
Both  nuclear pearl color, size, and skin can be light on water beads and  South Sea Pearl and comparable. The types of pearls of price, technology  content, quality and aesthetics are an advantage. In particular, there  is a nuclear Pearl bigger in size and have a class of metallic luster,  to make ordinary people feel the taste of such jumps when the  light-colored pearls, diamonds, as the fire color.</p>
<p>In fact, a nuclear Pearl Belle Pearl is the door open a stepping  stone to the international market. Knock at the door, there is the  earlier, but also more dynamic. Over the years, contestants in the fresh  water pearl beads international marketing process, continue to  accumulate high-quality customer resources. This is their early  development in the area of international marketing channels show  strength. Shenzhen Jiali International Order Pearl Song Wenbin, general  manager, said: &#8220;It is in these pre-existing customer base, our nuclear  Pearl once available on the original firm to attract customers, they are  very like the high tech products. &#8221;</p>
<p>Song Wenbin predict the next 5 years, a nuclear Pearl will change the  pattern of the world&#8217;s freshwater pearl market. Because of this, the  contestants move into the international pearl market, started the dream  of national brands only go so firm pace.</p>
<p>As the only company to participate in the international jewelry  exhibition in Tokyo, Japan Pearl brand, Belle Pearl&#8217;s forward-looking  vision to develop the international market is also plain to the  industry. It can be said, in a step by step marketing process, from raw  material suppliers to change brands are Belle Pearl intentional, this is  a brave attempt, but also a planned attempt.</p>
<p>Song Wenbin said that although China&#8217;s freshwater pearl production  accounts for about 80% of world output, but the companies do not do  brand is no way out. From the brand owner&#8217;s point of view, to a place in  the international market, careful brand development plan is the  strategic steps must be completed.</p>
<p>&#8220;Japan&#8217;s refined and elegant design and precision machinery  production level, is the place where the industry is worth studying, we  went to Tokyo the exhibition is not only the completion of the brand&#8217;s  international promotion of the steps is holding shortcomings, the  attitude of learning to come.&#8221; Song Wenbin said . This is the third time  to Japan Pearl Pageant local display.</p>
<p>Participate in major international jewelry exhibition, will be for  some time Pageant pearl important step to expand the international  market.</p>
<p>At present, the contestants pearl tentacles have extended to Asia,  Europe, America and other regions, Basel, Switzerland, Las Vegas, Tokyo  and Kobe have left their footprints. They will be all over the world  customers and partners to more flexible agent system and the absorption  of over-stock cooperative system model. Song Wenbin said: &#8220;This has been  run through the steps to go. The next few years, contestants will be  frequent pearl figure in the international exhibition. As to speed up  the pace of expansion in international markets has become a contestant  pearl current strategic plan of the letter .</p>
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<p>Japanese girls have a reputation as the  ultimate potential wife or girlfriend, and for many reasons. To love,  cherish, and dedicate themselves to their chosen man is a quality  instilled in many Japanese girls.</p>
<p>Asia has an array of beautiful Asian girls that melt the hearts of  many western men who have decided to search beyond their own backyards  for their soul mate. Traditionally, Japanese wives are known as the  women who walk behind their man and shadow him to ensure he does not go  wanting. As a loyal husband you first need to earn the respect and trust  of your Japanese sweetheart before she will walk behind you. And to  earn this dedication you must first show her you are deserving by taking  her on many dates until a reciprocal pattern of love occurs.</p>
<p>Japanese girls love the simple things.</p>
<p>When you meet that special Japanese girl, take her bowling, to a  movie, karaoke or to a restaurant. Many Japanese girls own pets! Why? As  teenagers and young adults, they are often raised by their parents with  strict study schedules leaving no room to socialize or to make many  friends. So pets are common among Japanese girls as a form of  companionship. And if you have your radar set on a Japanese girl for  romance, you will need to learn to love her pet too.</p>
<p>When you wine and dine a Japanese girl, steer away from Japanese  restaurants, as a young girl, and remaining at home closely guarded by  her parents she will have eaten Japanese food virtually everyday of her  life. Fleshy meals that involve Korean or Chinese BBQ&#8217;s are not their  preferred choice either because of the smell. Instead take her to a  restaurant where there is an air of romance &#8211; French or Italian will do  just fine.</p>
<p>Depending on your taste in Japanese girls there are (generally) three different types:</p>
<p>Japanese Moe Girls. A typical Japanese Moe Girl is cute, thoughtful,  and young to look at in the face. Moe girls like to dress up in very  colorful clothing, even costumes. Try and picture a perfect looking  Japanese doll.</p>
<p>Japanese Gal Girls. Many a Gal Girl can be spotted in and around  Tokyo. These young spunky Japanese girls like to dress up like rock  stars and will often imitate their rock idols such as Ayumi Hamazaki and  Kouda Kumi. Gal Girls are about as close as you will come to sexually  liberated Japanese women &#8211; but it&#8217;s really just for show. Gal Girls are  technoligically savvy and like to meet men on free online dating sites ,  they love computer games and anything electronic.</p>
<p>Japanese Oh ne girl. Oh ne Japanese girls are sophisticated, well  spoken and career minded. They have a clean and beautiful look about  them and are a popular choice for Japanese men. Oh ne Japanese girls are  conscious of the latest fashions and swish labels who are very  ambitious and are usually in the 25 &#8211; 35 year age bracket, often on the  look out for wealthy Japanese business men. One might say that the  Japanese Oh ne girl is a progression from the status of a Gal Girl or a  Moe Girl.</p>
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<p>Until  recently Zheng Xiaou was head of the State Food and Drugs  Administration for China. He was arrested in May, and charged with being  responsible for the sale of six different medicines manufactured in  China. These same six medicines were fakes. The sales took place during  Zheng’s six years as the head of the department.</p>
<p>One of the medicines was a gall bladder medication. It contained  inappropriate ingredients. It was consequently established that several  people (five) died as a result of using the pills. Unlike many other  countries, a figure like Zheng Xiaou would be arrested, given a trial  that would take five years, and then perhaps spend some time in prison.  In China he was executed a couple of weeks ago, less than 2 months after  his arrest. Zheng was convicted of taking over $800,000 in brides from  eight different pharmaceutical companies.</p>
<p>What’s Happening Here?</p>
<p>China is finding itself in the same position that Japan was in the  1970’s. Back then, Japan was industrializing, and having massive quality  control problems. This went on for years. There was a time that “Made  in Japan” meant a product that was inexpensive (cheap) with terrible  quality. Over a period of 20 years, the Japanese mastered quality  control, thanks to the works of Dr. W. Edwards Deming, the man who  understood quality processes better than any other American. The  Americans didn’t listen to him, but the Japanese treated him like a God.  The rest they say is history.</p>
<p>Now China finds itself in the same position as Japan in the 1970’s  but there are differences. Rapid industrialization in China without the  proper Deming type systems in place is leading to quality control  problems that are now making headlines on a weekly basis. From pet foods  to tainted poisonous toothpaste, China has problems across the board.  Tires have been manufactured lacking normal safety features. Other  problems have included milk powder being faked. Several babies died as a  result of its consumption. They even used a cancer-causing dye for the  coloring of egg yolks.</p>
<p>Coupled with these product safety issues is an inflexible political  system still based on communist ideology? This cannot continue  indefinitely. No economic system in history can go through rapid  economic growth and at the same time maintain an inflexible political  system, not based on the rule of law. It has never happened before, and  it is not going to work now.</p>
<p>What’s News HERE is not News in China!!!</p>
<p>The problems taking place in China are not news to those living in  China. These issues have been going on for quite a while, and run much  deeper than the executions of a few top officials. Take China’s  coalmines as an example. Thousands of Chinese workers die every year in  China’s mines because of poor safety conditions. There is not a single  coalmine in America that would tolerate China’s safety standards. There  is an absence of ethical standards, promulgated by an insatiable desire  to chase dollars, with no consideration for the lives of workers. For  more on this topic, please visit our website.</p>
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<p>As  you&#8217;re probably already aware, Japan is a very unique place. No where  else in the world will you find the same outrageous opportunities to  make money that are open to just about anyone.</p>
<p>English Teaching</p>
<p>The most common job for new foreigners is teaching English. Despite  the thousands of English schools and 12 years of study at school, the  English level in Japan remains at lower intermediate, ensuring strong  demand for teachers. Every type of class and situation exists from  Elementary schools right through to Flight Attendant Colleges. It can  also be a great way into a previously non-existent position. I know of  one teacher at a top Advertising agency who later became an English  copywriter. He had no experience whatsoever in copywriting, they just  liked him and enjoyed his lessons.</p>
<p>Acting/modeling/voice overs.</p>
<p>Without a doubt, the epicenter for entertainment work is Tokyo. There  are around 60 major freelance agencies that offer all kinds of work to  foreigners living in the area. It is not uncommon for first timers to  walk into $1000 plus jobs, while their friends back home fight over $120  extras work. Experience is not expected &#8211; simply being foreign and  having the right look is enough. In fact, most highly skilled dancers  and actors would be appalled at how easy it is to get work and how the  jobs are selected. Actual talent is very rarely considered &#8211; it is all  about the look.</p>
<p>In many ways, the entertainment scene in Tokyo is a big break and a  way to escape the comfort zone and limitations of home. Many foreigners  living in Japan, doing the work, return home to find their friends are  just as broke as they were 5 years ago, fighting over the same tiny  piece of the entertainment pie, hoping desperately for a break. They are  not seeing that Tokyo is that break! Ewan McGregor, Edward Norton,  Ashley Judd and Cameron Diaz are among some of the current stars to have  worked in Japan.</p>
<p>Dancing/hostessing.</p>
<p>Japan was long considered one of the best places for working  Dancer/hostess types in the world. Whilst it still can be very  lucrative, the rules have changed regarding visas. Whereas once a 90  tourist visa was adequate, immigration crackdowns have led to the  introduction of entertainment visas for all women employed in the  industry. The Japanese culture remains one of meetings and drinking, and  corporate types still prefer to do both in the company of attractive,  polite, western women. In the past, women simply had to be attractive  and turn up, now they need to be just as adept at being charming in  order to make the big money.</p>
<p>Wedding minister.</p>
<p>The white wedding business is huge in Japan. It is the most popular  type of ceremony from Sapporo to Okinawa and all those weddings create a  demand for clean cut pastors to conduct the 20 minute ceremonies. In  some cases, 20,000 yen for the 20 minute ceremony and performing 20-30  per month on the weekends is normal, making this one of the best ways to  make yen. There are some properly ordained ministers out there, but for  the most part, basic Japanese and rudimentary training is all it takes  to move one man from the classroom to the pulpit.</p>
<p>Headhunting.</p>
<p>The Headhunting industry in Tokyo continues to flourish unabated. New  companies emerge quarterly and are still able to bill fees of 30 &#8211; even  35% in some cases. Most of the &#8220;recruiters&#8221; start out teaching English  and usually have very little in the way of professional experience. As  English speakers though, they are considered to be experts in dealing  with foreign companies, which is more than enough to qualify them for  the job. Here you will find recruiters &#8211; both male and female making 6  figures when many would struggle to hold down simple jobs back home.  This truly is an extraordinary opportunity open to anyone with some  professionalism and knowledge of Japan.</p>
<p>Japanese language skills.</p>
<p>For teaching English and Headhunting, Japanese is almost not required  at all. Speaking with the students in Japanese is strongly discouraged &#8211;  they are there to learn English after all, and in Headhunting, 95% of  the candidates need to be effective communicators in English. That  leaves Wedding Ministers &#8211; the ceremony is read in Japanese,  dancing/hostessing &#8211; where some basic Japanese will be looked upon  favorably and Acting/modeling/voice overs, where in most cases there  will already be a translator and the pronunciation of 10 words in  Japanese is more important that speaking ability.</p>
<p>An active interest in Japanese culture and the language will assist  in daily life, but for the people simply interested in Japan as a way to  make as much money as possible, it is simply not required.</p>
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<p>Thinking  of traveling to Japan? Your reasons for a possible trip to Japan could  be any one of many, including for business, as part of a home stay  program, as a tourist, or maybe to participate in certain cultural  activities.</p>
<p>Many people considering or planning a trip to Japan want to know more  about the possibility of driving while there. In particular, a traveler  to Japan may want to know more about what is involved in obtaining a  travel driver’s license.</p>
<p>It is only natural that a person would want to drive while in Japan.  After all, in most developed countries around the world, automobiles are  by far the most common and relied-upon mode of transportation.  Furthermore, anybody who has ever traveled to North America, Australia,  New Zealand, or Europe has probably rented a car during their time there  and is probably expecting a similar situation for a trip to Japan.</p>
<p>For a trip to Japan, it is important to learn about the various driver’s license options that you have available to you.</p>
<p>If you need a travel driver’s license for a Japan trip, here are 5 Japan driver’s license FAQs:</p>
<p>1. Will I need a car during my stay in Japan?</p>
<p>A: Japan is equipped with one of the most extensive rail systems in  the world. If you are planning to spend most of your time in Tokyo  and/or Osaka, in particular, you will likely be able to get away without  ever having to drive a car at all during your stay. On the other hand,  if you plan to travel to some of the outlying areas or if you are not  staying in a major city, it may benefit you to have a car while there.</p>
<p>2. If I plan to drive while in Japan, will my International Driver’s Permit (IDP) be valid?</p>
<p>A: Yes, you may legally drive using your IDP as a license for the  duration of one year. After that, you will need to make other  arrangements.</p>
<p>3. What happens after the period of validity for my IDP has passed?</p>
<p>A: Once one (1) year has passed, you will be required to either stop  driving in Japan or to apply for a Japanese driver’s license through the  proper channels and following the proper procedures.</p>
<p>4. What is the fastest way to obtain my Japanese driver’s license?</p>
<p>A: The fastest way to get your Japanese driver’s license is to do  what is called an “exchange.” In this scenario, you are essentially  leveraging your own, domestic driver’s license as a way to obtain your  Japanese license much quicker. You will still need to take a short  written test (which is fairly simple). To apply for a license, you need  to apply to the prefectural government&#8217;s public safety commission, which  is overseen in turn by the National Police Agency.</p>
<p>Types of Japanese licenses include:</p>
<p>* Provisional license, which is issued to a beginner driver who is still in training for their Class 1 license<br />
* Class 1 license, which is the ordinary license required to operate a private automobile<br />
* Class 2 license, which is required when operating a taxi or a bus</p>
<p>If you should choose to attend driving school, be sure to show up  with your Alien Registration Card and your Japanese driver&#8217;s license (if  already obtained). Also, your personal seal (hanko) and the necessary  registration fee are also required. In order to qualify for private  driver&#8217;s training, you will need to pass an aptitude test (eyesight,  hearing and color recognition).</p>
<p>5. Will I be required to take a driving test in order to obtain my license?</p>
<p>A: If you are a citizen of Canada, Australia, or one of a few other  countries, you may be able to skip the driving portion of the exam  completely. However, Americans WILL be required to take the driving  portion of the exam, at least as of the time of this writing.</p>
<p>If you need a Japanese driver’s license and plan to be in the country  for more than a year – but if you do not have a driver’s license from  your home country – you may need to take the more involved Japanese  driver’s test in order to get your license. Consult your local town,  city or ward office in Japan for more details.</p>
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<p>If you are coming to Tokyo or if you are newly living in Tokyo here&#8217;s a few tips<br />
for dealing with the trains and subway in here.</p>
<p>One of the biggest issues is<br />
there are about 10 different train companies in Tokyo. Off the top of my head,<br />
JR (Japan Rail), Eidan, Toei, Keio, Odakyu, Keikyu, Seibu, Tokyu, are all<br />
different train companies.</p>
<p>JR being the biggest is the one most people just coming to Tokyo read about.<br />
If you buy a Japan Rail Pass your are buying just that a JR Pass which is only<br />
useful on JR trains, not any of those other train companies. That doesn&#8217;t mean<br />
you shouldn&#8217;t buy one but you should be aware what it&#8217;s good for.</p>
<p>A JR Pass lets you ride JR trains including the Shinkansen (Bullet Train). If<br />
you are going to take the Shinkansen to a couple of other places like Kyoto or<br />
Osaka then yes, you should get a JR Pass. (at the time of this writing, Sept<br />
2006, it&#8217;s about $250 round trip to Kyoto from Tokyo) But, if you are going to<br />
spend most of your time in and around Tokyo a JR Pass isn&#8217;t that useful because<br />
the majority if trains in Tokyo are not JR trains and you probably won&#8217;t spend<br />
an enter pass worth of money. JR passes cost around $400.</p>
<p>Another confusing issue is that JR doesn&#8217;t show any of the other trains on<br />
their maps. If you get a JR map or if you are on a JR train this is what you&#8217;ll<br />
see</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/info/map_a4ol.pdf"></a></p>
<p>That small circular area near the center is actually full of trains from<br />
other companies. Here&#8217;s a<br />
map with the some of the rest of the Tokyo train lines with the same circular<br />
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<p><a href="http://www.tokyometro.jp/rosen/rosenzu/pdf/rosen_eng.pdf"></a></p>
<p>To give you an example of the problems this causes, when I first came to<br />
Japan I lived near Musashi-Shinjo (#1 on the map below)</p>
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<p>Musashi-Shinjo is a JR only stop so I&#8217;d get on the train and look at the<br />
JR provided map not knowing that there were more trains.<br />
According to that map to get to Shibuya I needed to take the yellow line (Nambu<br />
line) to Kawasaki, switch to the blue or orange line (blue = Keihin Tohoku line)<br />
and then switch to the green line (Yamanote line). I did that for the first 6<br />
months I was here. It took about 1 hour and 20 minutes.</p>
<p>After about 6 months I finally found out there was a train from<br />
Musashi-Kosugi (2 stops from Musashi-Shinjo) that went directly to Shibuya. It&#8217;s<br />
called the Toyoko line. It<br />
was maybe 6 minutes to Musashi-Kosugi and 30 minutes to Shibuya.</p>
<p>It gets better though. 2 months after that I found out there was a train<br />
directly from Musashi-Mizonokuchi to Shibuya. I actually lived almost exactly<br />
half way between Musashi-Shinjo and Musashi-Mizonokuchi but looking at the JR<br />
map I thought I never had a reason to go in that direction so I never  did. From Musashi-Mizonokuchi to Shibuya was only 20 minutes! That&#8217;s the  Den-en-toshi<br />
line. It pays to learn about the non-JR trains!</p>
<p>Other tips:</p>
<p>If you are a tourist and you decide you are going to stay in and around the Tokyo<br />
area it&#8217;s probably better to get a Suika card.</p>
<p><img src="http://blog.greggman.com/japan/tokyo-trains/suika-front.jpg" border="0" alt="" width="250" height="160" /></p>
<p>They cost 500yen (about $4.50) and you put money on them and<br />
then you can just walk through the gates, slap the card down and it will deduct<br />
the money. This will save you from having to buy a ticket at each station and<br />
from having to figure what price of ticket to buy. Most stations sell them in<br />
special ticket machines.</p>
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<p>Both machines have an English button on the screen so just press it and<br />
follow the instructions. The machine on the left (blue) is for buying a new<br />
card. You put in 2000yen and you get 1 card and 1500yen credit on the card. The<br />
machine on the right is for added more money to your card. Put your card in and<br />
it will tell you how much is left on it and give you the option to add more.</p>
<p>The Suika cards are neat in that you don&#8217;t put them in the ticket slot like<br />
regular tickets when you go in the gates. Instead you just touch them to the suika spot on the gate.</p>
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<p>It would really rock if the Suica card worked everywhere. Unfortunately Suica<br />
is JR only and rumor<br />
has it that JR is an evil company and so none of the other train companies are<br />
willing to put up with their bad terms. So,….all the other trains companies<br />
use a different and older standard.</p>
<p>The other 10+ Tokyo train companies use a system called Passnet. Here&#8217;s a typical<br />
passnet card.</p>
<p><img src="http://blog.greggman.com/japan/tokyo-trains/passnet-front.jpg" border="0" alt="" width="250" height="170" /></p>
<p>Passnet cards come in 1000, 3000 and 5000yen versions. While you use it the<br />
gate will print on the back of the card the name of the station you used it at<br />
and how much money is left on the card.</p>
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<p>If you look at the close up image, on the left are the dates I used the card (9/29,<br />
9/30, 9/30) and on the right is the amount of money left on the card except they<br />
don&#8217;t print the last zero so 111, 92, 73 becomes 1110yen, 920yen and 730yen<br />
respectively.</p>
<p>If your curious the first line says on the 29th I went from<br />
Aoyama (where I work) to Yurakucho where I had dinner with a friend. Then we<br />
went from Yurakucho to Shinkiba where I clubbed all night at Ageha, the largest<br />
club in Tokyo. On the 30th I went from Nakanoshimbashi where I live to Yotuya<br />
where I went to a join birthday party.</p>
<p>One nice thing about passnet cards is they come in many styles almost like<br />
postage stamps. People even collect them. Here&#8217;s a few from Sept 2006.</p>
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<p>The important part about Passnet cards is the Logo.</p>
<p><img src="http://blog.greggman.com/japan/tokyo-trains/passnet-logo.jpg" alt="" width="238" height="60" /></p>
<p>Like I mentioned, you can use a passnet card on nearly all the other trains<br />
in Tokyo. That includes all the subways as well as the trains like the Keikyu<br />
line (the line that goes to Hanada airport) as well as the Toyoko line (the line<br />
that goes from Tokyo directly to Minato Mirai, the most popular destination in<br />
Yokohama) and the Yurikamome line that goes to Odiaba. So, even if you have a JR<br />
pass it&#8217;s still a good card to have.</p>
<p>You can get them at any station on a line that excepts them. Just look for<br />
the symbol on the machine.</p>
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<p>Having both a Suika card and a Passnet card and be quite a life saver. If you<br />
are running to catch the train you can just run to the gate and use your card.<br />
If you don&#8217;t have one you&#8217;ll have to run over and buy a ticket, try to figure<br />
out the price of the ticket to buy, fumble around for money and change and<br />
possibly miss your train.</p>
<p>Some other random trivia. Some Tokyo trains have many of the same names you&#8217;d<br />
expect for a trains in any large city they&#8217;re just in Japanese. Examples.</p>
<p>The Nanboku line = the South&lt;-&gt;North line<br />
(南 nan = south, 北 boku = north)<br />
The Tozai line = the East&lt;-&gt;West line<br />
(東 to = east, 西 zai = west)<br />
The Chou line = the Central line<br />
(中央 = central)</p>
<p>Some other trains are named after the areas they connect</p>
<p>The Toyoko line = <strong>To</strong>kyo <strong>Yoko</strong>hama Line<br />
The Saikyo line = the <strong>Sai</strong>tama To<strong>kyo</strong> line</p>
<p>Japanese having multiple pronunciations per character some lines aren&#8217;t as<br />
clear.</p>
<p>The Keiyo line (not to be confused with the Keio line). 京葉 = keiyou where 京<br />
is from Tokyo (東京) and 葉 is from Chiba (千葉). In other words the Keiyo line is<br />
the Tokyo&lt;-&gt;Chiba line but because Japanese kanji have different pronunciations<br />
it&#8217;s pronounced Keiyo. Another example is the Keihin Tohoku line</p>
<p>京浜東北 (Keihin Tohoku) =<br />
東<strong>京</strong> (Tokyo)<br />
横<strong>浜</strong> (Yokohama)<br />
<strong> 東</strong> (east)<br />
<strong> 北</strong> (north)</p>
<p>The Tokyo&lt;-&gt;Yokohama North East Line.</p>
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<p>It is feared that power shortages could occur in many parts of the nation this summer. We hope every company and household will find ways to save electricity and deal with the summer heat.</p>
<p>Starting July 1, the government is set to impose power-use restrictions in areas serviced by Tokyo Electric Power Co. and Tohoku Electric Power Co. The scheme will target such facilities as large factories and buildings, all of which will be required to reduce their power consumption by 15 percent from last summer&#8217;s peak levels.</p>
<p>Similar action will be taken by Kansai Electric Power Co., which will ask private-sector companies and ordinary households to cut their electricity consumption by 15 percent. This is because the utility remains unsure about when&#8211;and if, for that matter&#8211;it will be able to restart operations at reactors closed for regular inspections.</p>
<p>Other power companies could follow suit, asking consumers to save electricity. These moves may well be regarded as inevitable, given the need to prevent a shortage of power this summer.</p>
<p>One challenge facing corporations will be to efficiently use a limited amount of electricity, a task essential to minimize the impact of power-saving efforts on their business operations.</p>
<p>===</p>
<p>Firms already taking action</p>
<p>It is reassuring to know that some companies have already come out with power-saving measures. Automobile and electronics manufacturers, for example, have decided to suspend operations at their plants on weekdays instead of weekends.</p>
<p>Power-saving steps adopted by these companies include replacing their lighting with light-emitting diode devices that require less electricity. They will also lengthen summer vacations and utilize daylight saving time, a measure to move up the time employees start work.</p>
<p>Admittedly, reductions in power consumption will place most of the burden on the corporate sector. Put another way, however, saving electricity could lead to an increase in companies&#8217; operational efficiency. Changes in the way company employees work could eventually reduce their working hours and improve the efficiency of their employers&#8217; business operations.</p>
<p>Power-saving efforts could also provide new business opportunities. This has been demonstrated by the rapid rise in sales of LED lamps and energy-saving air conditioners in recent weeks, for example. Also, the food service and hotel industries are offering various new services for employees whose companies will try to reduce power use through such measures as letting them leave work earlier than before.</p>
<p>We hope the economy will be revitalized as a result of new types of consumption that are generated by products and services catering to demand created by power-saving efforts.</p>
<p>===</p>
<p>Everyone must pitch in</p>
<p>It is disturbing to see that the anticipated power shortages will affect a wide area, meaning households, companies and others in nearly all parts of the nation will have to implement power-saving measures.</p>
<p>For instance, corporations with manufacturing bases in Tokyo and adjacent areas are likely to reconsider their initial plans to shift their production activities to western parts of the country. These companies should think about what kind of production system would best suit them, keeping in mind the estimate for this summer&#8217;s power supply and demand.</p>
<p>It is also indispensable for households to cooperate in saving electricity, given that they account for 30 percent of this nation&#8217;s total power consumption.</p>
<p>Households in the areas serviced by the Tokyo and Tohoku electric power companies should take this to heart. They are not obligated to reduce electric consumption, but we hope these consumers will raise their awareness of the need to cut wasteful power consumption as much as possible. There are various ways for them to easily save electricity&#8211;for example, raising air conditioners&#8217; preset temperatures and turning off the master power switches for electrical appliances.</p>
<p>TEPCO is planning to shore up its &#8220;denki yoho&#8221; system, through which the utility releases such information as the daily balance between power supply and demand, and the forecasted demand. The system is certain to help companies and households save electricity efficiently.</p>
<p>TEPCO and all other utilities need to keep providing power consumers with detailed information about the status of its electric power supply.</p>
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<p>Japanese yen continued to appreciate significantly. In addition to the process some time ago the yen the dollar index fell to a new high and again outside the U.S. in the last 2 stabilized index has stabilized, after most other non-US currencies have begun to fall, only the yen remains with the dollar strong.</p>
<p>So far, the yen has depreciated against the dollar this year, more than 13%. In order to curb the yen&#8217;s rapid gains for the dollar, the Japanese government in the Japanese yen in 15 years record breaking high after Sept. 15 had on Tokyo foreign exchange market intervention in the yen&#8217;s movements, spent about 200 billion dollars with selling yen to buy dollars at. After intervention, the yen has dropped in 3 hours, about 3%.</p>
<p>However, the Japanese government intervention in the yen lasted only two days. After the third day, the yen once again embarked on a gradual rising trend. From September 17 to October 18 a total of 22 trading days, in addition to only two days the yen fell slightly, the yen and the rest are in the 20 trading days up state.</p>
<p>October 6, the yen broke through 82.85 to the point. 82.85 It is the Japanese government on September 15 when the foreign exchange market intervention in the highest point. In the first intervention in the yen after the yen once again the face of steadily higher momentum, the foreign exchange market are worried that the Japanese government could intervene again. But the yen foreign exchange market recently has entered the 80.00-point mark near the highest point from the historical magnitude of less than 1.5%, while the Japanese government has yet to conduct a second intervention.</p>
<p>Temporarily tolerate the Japanese government once again the appreciation of the yen did not choose an immediate intervention because, in today&#8217;s international economic environment, the Japanese intervention in the foreign exchange market risk is too high, while the income is not determined.</p>
<p>The first is that many common currency against the dollar. Last week the dollar index hit a low of 76.144, corresponding to the number of international currencies against the dollar to appreciate significantly. Recently, the Australian dollar has broken through parity against the U.S. dollar is freely floating exchange rate in 1983 for the first time. Asian currencies have generally appreciated against the dollar, the Indian rupee against the dollar in just 30 days to more than 5%. Therefore, the appreciation of the yen, the dollar fell and global number of currencies against the dollar with the embodiment of one of the only, the appreciation of the yen against other currencies is not very obvious, so the Japanese government&#8217;s intervention is not in an emergency situation.</p>
<p>Followed by Japan, the effects of government intervention in currency markets has been unsatisfactory. The Government of Japan currency intervention in mid-September this year, before the middle of no more than 6 years intervened the foreign exchange market. Japan&#8217;s last intervention in the foreign exchange market around vigorously in 2003, spent a lot of money to intervene, although in the short term or temporary drop in the medium term on the yen, but in the long run, the Japanese government&#8217;s intervention is poor, no change in the yen the fundamental strength of the trend. Therefore, even if the recent Japanese intervention in the foreign exchange market again, the effect is also uncertain, likely to fail.</p>
<p>Japanese yen continued to appreciate significantly. In addition to the process some time ago the yen the dollar index fell to a new high and again outside the U.S. in the last 2 stabilized index has stabilized, after most other non-US currencies have begun to fall, only the yen remains with the dollar strong.</p>
<p>So far, the yen has depreciated against the dollar this year, more than 13%. In order to curb the yen&#8217;s rapid gains for the dollar, the Japanese government in the Japanese yen in 15 years record breaking high after Sept. 15 had on Tokyo foreign exchange market intervention in the yen&#8217;s movements, spent about 200 billion dollars with selling yen to buy dollars at. After intervention, the yen has dropped in 3 hours, about 3%.</p>
<p>However, the Japanese government intervention in the yen lasted only two days. After the third day, the yen once again embarked on a gradual rising trend. From September 17 to October 18 a total of 22 trading days, in addition to only two days the yen fell slightly, the yen and the rest are in the 20 trading days up state.</p>
<p>October 6, the yen broke through 82.85 to the point. 82.85 It is the Japanese government in September 15 when the foreign exchange market intervention in the highest point. In the first intervention in the yen after the yen once again the face of steadily higher momentum, the foreign exchange market are worried that the Japanese government could intervene again. But the yen foreign exchange market recently has entered the 80.00-point mark near the highest point from the historical magnitude of less than 1.5%, while the Japanese government has yet to conduct a second intervention.</p>
<p>Temporarily tolerate the Japanese government once again the appreciation of the yen did not choose an immediate intervention because, in today&#8217;s international economic environment, the Japanese intervention in the foreign exchange market risk is too high, while the income is not determined.</p>
<p>The first is that many common currency against the dollar. Last week the dollar index hit a low of 76.144, corresponding to the number of international currencies against the dollar to appreciate significantly. Recently, the Australian dollar has broken through parity against the U.S. dollar is freely floating exchange rate in 1983 for the first time. Asian currencies have generally appreciated against the dollar, the Indian rupee against the dollar in just 30 days to more than 5%. Therefore, the appreciation of the yen, the dollar fell and global number of currencies against the dollar with the embodiment of one of the only, the appreciation of the yen against other currencies is not very obvious, so the Japanese government&#8217;s intervention is not in an emergency situation.</p>
<p>Followed by Japan, the effects of government intervention in currency markets has been unsatisfactory. The Government of Japan currency intervention in mid-September this year, before the middle of no more than 6 years intervened the foreign exchange market. Japan&#8217;s last intervention in the foreign exchange market around vigorously in 2003, spent a lot of money to intervene, although in the short term or temporary drop in the medium term on the yen, but in the long run, the Japanese government&#8217;s intervention is poor, no change in the yen the fundamental strength of the trend. Therefore, even if the recent Japanese intervention in the foreign exchange market again, the effect is also uncertain, likely to fail.</p>
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ぎく            (◎-◎;)<br />
ぎく            ○ ○;<br />
ぎくっ          (-.-;)<br />
ぎくっ          (-_-;)<br />
ぎくっ          (-_^:)<br />
ぎくっ          (-o-;)<br />
ぎくっ          (-!-;)<br />
ぎくっ          (=_=;)<br />
ぎくっ          (?_?;<br />
ぎくっ          (\_\;<br />
ぎくっ          (^-^;<br />
ぎくっ          (^.^;<br />
ぎくっ          (^=^;<br />
ぎくっ          (^^;)<br />
ぎくっ          (^_^;)<br />
ぎくっ          (^o^;<br />
ぎくっ          (^!^;)<br />
ぎくっ          (^Z^;)<br />
ぎくっ          (~_~;)<br />
ぎくっ          (〇o〇;)<br />
ぎくっ          (◎-◎;)<br />
ぎくっ          (00;)<br />
ぎくっ          (_._;<br />
ぎくっ          (_o_;<br />
ぎくっ          ^^;<br />
ぎくっ          ^_^;<br />
ぎくっ          ○ ○;<br />
ぎゃはは        (^Q^)/^<br />
ぐす            (>_<)<br />
ぐす            (>_<)ヽ<br />
ぐす            (>_<)ゞ<br />
くちばし        －＝－<br />
くま            （^(エ)^) 熊った熊った<br />
くるくる        (*>_<*)(*>_〈)(*>_)（　　）(_<*)(〉_<＊)(*>_<*)<br />
げ              (^◇^;)<br />
げ              (_o_)9<br />
げ              (_〇_;)<br />
げっ            (*_*)<br />
げっ            (+_+)<br />
ここどこ        ＼(_[＼) (／[_)／<br />
ここはどこ      (／_!)／<br />
ここはどこ      ＼(__＼)<br />
こそこそ        <(-_-)> )))<br />
こそこそ        _-)))<br />
こっちにおいといてヽ(^_^;)）（(^!^;)ノ<br />
こっちにおいといて＼(^^＼) (／^^)／<br />
ごほ            (>!<)y-___<br />
ごほごほ        (>!<)y-___<br />
ごほごほ        （×!×）y-~~~<br />
ごぼごぼ        ○o!.<br />
ごますり        (._.)ψ<br />
ごますり        ψ(.. )<br />
ごめん          ＼(__ )</p>
<p>さ</p>
<p>さかな          (Q ))  ><<br />
さかな          (Q )) ><<br />
さかな          (_))<<<br />
さかな          <*)) >=<<br />
さかな          <+ ))><<<br />
さかな          <_)))彡<br />
さかな          >_))))彡<br />
さかな          >_)))彡<br />
さかな          >_))<<<br />
さかな          >_))彡<br />
さむい          {{ (>_<) }}<br />
さよなら        (^_^)/~~<br />
しくしく        (/_;)<br />
しくしく        (:_;)<br />
しくしく        (; ;)<br />
しくしく        (;O;)<br />
しくしく        (;_:)<br />
しくしく        (;_;<br />
しくしく        (;_;)<br />
しくしく        (T.T)<br />
しくしく        (T^T)<br />
しくしく        (T_T)<br />
しくしく        (Ｏ.;)<br />
しゃき          (｀´）<br />
しゅわっち      O=(%)o<br />
じーっ          ( - ^-)<br />
じーっ          ( -_-)<br />
じーっ          ( %_%)<br />
じたばた        (><＠)<br />
じたばた        (><＠)<br />
じっ            ( - ^-)<^/<br />
じっ            ( -_-)<^/<br />
じっ            ( %_%)<^<br />
じとっ          (-.-)<br />
じとっ          (-_-)<br />
じとっ          (0_0)!!<br />
じとっ          (～ー～)<br />
すすすっ        ((((((^_^;)<br />
すすすっ        (((((__;)<br />
すすすっ        (; __)<br />
すすすっ        _-)))<br />
すみません      m(__)m<br />
すり            :^[:^[:^[:^[:^[:^[<br />
すり            =X=X=X=X=X=X=X=X=X=X=X<br />
ずばりっ        (＠_＠)／<br />
そっちこっち    ＼(_[＼)(／[_)／</p>
<p>た</p>
<p>たいそう        ヽ(^_^)）（(^_^)ノ<br />
たいそう        ヽ(^_^)）（(^!^)ノ<br />
たいそう        ヽ(^_^;)）（(^!^;)ノ<br />
たこ            Ｃ:!ミ<br />
たばこ          (-!-)y-___<br />
たばこ          (-!-;)y-___<br />
たばこ          (-!-;)y-____<br />
たばこ          （－ｏ－）ｙ－゜゜゜゜゜<br />
たばこ          _____-y(^!^)!<br />
だいまじん      (^_^)(／＼)(-_-メ)<br />
だれかー        (T.T ) ( T.T)<br />
ちゃぶだいがえし（/・　・）/”└─┘<br />
ちゅ            (^з^)-☆<br />
ちゅ            (^з^)-☆Chu!!<br />
てつやあけ      (=_=)<br />
てへへ          (*￣ー￣)><br />
とんとん        ^m^<br />
どきっ          (O.O;)(o!o;)<br />
どきっ          (◎-◎;)!!<br />
どて            (!_%)<br />
どてっ          (!_%)<br />
ども            ＼(^_^ ) ( ^_^)／<br />
どもども        ＼(^_^ ) ( ^_^)／<br />
どれどれ        (..)<br />
どれどれ        (._.)</p>
<p>な</p>
<p>ながれぼし      ☆P<br />
なく            (; ;)<br />
なく            (;[;)<br />
なく            (T-T)(T-T)(T-T)(T-T)(T-T)(T-T)<br />
なく            (T.T)<br />
なく            (T^T)<br />
なく            (Ｏ.;)<br />
なく            (%_%$)<br />
なく            （×_×）<br />
なける          (>_<)ヽ<br />
なぜ            (?_?)<br />
なで            ^*0<br />
なまず          ～_%_%_～<br />
なるほど        (^0_0^)<br />
にこ            (^^)V<br />
にこ            (^_^)<br />
にこ            (^_^)（^_^）（＾_＾）（＾＿＾）（ ＾ ＿ ＾ ）<br />
にこ            (^o^)<br />
にこ            (%-%)<br />
にこ            )^o^(<br />
にこ            Y(^^)<br />
にこ            M(^.^)/<br />
にこっ          (#^.^#)<br />
にこっ          (*^_^*)<br />
にこっ          (*^!^*)<br />
にこっ          (^.^)<br />
にこっ          (^<^)<br />
にこっ          (^J^)<br />
にこっ          (^^)<br />
にこっ          (^_^)<br />
にこっ          (^_^.)<br />
にこっ          (^!^)<br />
にこっ          (^%^)<br />
にこっ          (^Q^)<br />
にこっ          8-><br />
にこっ          :-)<br />
にこっ          :-><br />
にこっ          <^!^><br />
にこっ          >^_^<<br />
にこっ          ^/^<br />
にこっ          ""^_^""<br />
にこっ          （*^_^*）<br />
にこっ          §^!^§<br />
にこにこ        >^_^<<br />
にゃご          (☆!☆)<br />
ねてる          (-_-)zzz<br />
ねむい          (_ _)(-.-)(~O~)L'%%%(~O~)(-.-)<br />
ねむい          (~0~)<br />
ねむい          ＼(~o~)／<br />
ねむい          :^<:^<(-_＼):^<:^<(／_-)<br />
ねむい          :^<:^<(-_＼)(／_-):^<<br />
ねる            (-_-)_zzz%%%<br />
ねる            (_ _)(-.-)(~O~)L'%%%(~O~)(-.-)<br />
ねる            .....ZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!<br />
ねる            %%%(__).!oＯ<br />
ねる            8^-%%%(__).!oＯ</p>
<p>は</p>
<p>はぁっ          :-O<br />
はぁはぁ        (^u^;)J'J'>^*>^*%%%<br />
はあっ          3(-_^)<br />
はあっ          3(-_^;)<br />
はーい          (-o-)/<br />
はーい          (-o-)／<br />
はーい          (^o^)／<br />
はう！？        Σ(°口°;　<br />
はっ            ( _o_)<br />
はっ            ( _o_)<br />
はっ            (_〇_;)<br />
はんせい        ＼(__ )<br />
はんせい        ＼(__ )<br />
ばいばい        (;_;)/~~~<br />
ばいばい        (^.^)/~~~<br />
ばいばい        (^^)/~~~<br />
ばいばい        (^_^)/~<br />
ばいばい        (^_^)ノ<br />
ばいばい        ヾ ^_^<br />
ばいばい        ヾ ^_^<br />
ばかぼんのぱぱ  ||:3=|    これでいいのだ！<br />
ばかぼんのぱぱ  |:3P<br />
ばしっ          (`0`)ノ゛J^<(((((!!!!<br />
ばしっ          (`0`)ノ^<br />
ばしっ          (`_`)ノ<br />
ばしっ          (``)/^<br />
ばびー          (@/@)<br />
ばるたん        (V)o\o(V)<br />
ばるたん        Vo\oV<br />
ばるたん        vo\ov<br />
ばんざい        ヽ(^o^)丿<br />
ばんざい        ヽ(^!^)丿<br />
ばんざい        ＼(-o-)／<br />
ばんざい        ＼(^O^)／<br />
ばんざい        ＼(^^＠)／<br />
ばんざい        ＼(^o^)／<br />
ばんざい        ＼(~o~)／<br />
ばんざい        ＼^o^／<br />
ぱた            J_@J_@J_@J_@J_@J_@J_@J_@J_@J_@<br />
ぱち            (^_-)-☆<br />
ひゃくめんそう  (=^_^=)(=^_^;=)(=;_;=)(=｀´=)<br />
ひやあせ        (^-^;<br />
ひやあせ        (^-^;)<br />
ひやあせ        (^.^;<br />
ひやあせ        (^=^;<br />
ひやあせ        (^^;)<br />
ひやあせ        (^_^;)<br />
ひやあせ        (^o^;<br />
ひやあせ        (^◇^;)<br />
ひやあせ        (^!^;)<br />
ひやあせ        (^Z^;)<br />
ひやあせ        ^^;<br />
ひやあせ        ^_^;<br />
びくっ          (*_*)<br />
びくっ          (*_*;<br />
びくっ          (+_+)<br />
びくっ          (@_@)<br />
びくっ          (@_@!<br />
びっくり        ( ___;)<br />
びっくり        Σ（￣ロ￣;<br />
ぴくっ          (-_-#)<br />
ぴくっ          (-_-メ)<br />
ぴくっ          (-_^:)<br />
ぴくっ          (;-_-メ;)<br />
ぴしー          (-_-)/~~~~<br />
ぴんぽーん      !(^^)!<br />
ふぁ            ＼(~o~)／L'''<br />
ふぁっく        凸(｀$´メ）Fuck You!!<br />
ふぁっくゆー    凸(｀$´メ）<br />
ふぉふぉ        oΨo<br />
ふらふら        (((!o_))))((((_o!)))<br />
ふらふら        (((!o_))))((((_o!)))<br />
ふんばる        o(;-_-メ;)o<br />
ぶい            (^^)v<br />
ぶい            (^_^)v<br />
ぶくぶく        .!o○<br />
ぶた            (-Φ-)<br />
ぶた            ^m^<br />
ぶたー          )^o^(<br />
ぷんぷん        :-<<br />
へたれがお      (´Д`)<br />
へび            ~>_)～～～<br />
へんしん        ＼（0\0）ゝ<br />
べぇー          (_u_)<br />
べぇ            (_u_)<br />
べー            <img src='http://media.japanculture.ro/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':-P' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
ぺこり          (__)<br />
ぺこり          <(_ _)><br />
ぺこり          <m(__)m><br />
ぺこり          _(._.)_<br />
ぺこり          _(_^_)_<br />
ぺこり          m(__)m<br />
ぺっ            (>O<)( -.-)<br />
ほし            ☆彡<br />
ほへー          (~_~)<br />
ほへー          (~o~)<br />
ほよん          (@_@)<br />
ぼそっ          (-!-)<br />
ぽ              (O!O;)(o!o;)<br />
ぽい            ￠( __)ノ゜<br />
ぽっ            (#^_^#)<br />
ぽっ            (*^_^*)<br />
ぽっ            (*^!^*)<br />
ぽっ            (!-_-!)<br />
ぽっ            *^_^*<br />
ぽり            (^^;ゞ<br />
ぽり            N_XN_XN_XN_XN_XN_XN_XN_XN_XN_X<br />
ぽりぽり        (^^ゞ<br />
ぽりぽり        (%%ゞ<br />
ぽりぽり        f^_^;<br />
ぽりんきー      <△/N_X]70　<△/N_X]70<br />
ぽかん          (＝－＝)</p>
<p>ま</p>
<p>まいった        (*_*)<br />
まいった        ＼(●o○;)ノ<br />
まるお          (＠_＠)／<br />
みみがにちようび｜(-_-)｜<br />
む              (--メ)<br />
む              (-_-メ)<br />
む              （ー＿ーメ）<br />
む              （ー＿メ）<br />
む              （メ＿メ）わぁぁ目がぁ・・<br />
むしめがね      (p_-)<br />
むち            (-_-)／~~~~<br />
むち            (~_~メ)／~~~~~<br />
めがてん        (%.%;)<br />
めがてん        (%_;)<br />
めがてん        (%_%)<br />
めがてん        (%_%;)<br />
めがてん        (%o%)<br />
めがてん        (%!%)<br />
めがてん        (%!%;<br />
めがてん        (%%;)<br />
めがてん        (%%?<br />
めがね          (@_@)<br />
めがね          (^0_0^)<br />
めがね          (＠_＠)／<br />
めにくま        (=_=)<br />
めも            ( ^_^)／<br />
めも            (._.) φ<br />
めも            (._.)φ<br />
めも            φ(.. )<br />
めも            φ(%_%)</p>
<p>や</p>
<p>や              K_-0]!------E 　(>_<<br />
やくざ          (--メ)<br />
やくざ          (-_-メ)<br />
やくざ          (^_^メ)<br />
やくざ          (~_~メ)<br />
よこおき        8-><br />
よこおき        <img src='http://media.japanculture.ro/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
よこおき        :-<<br />
よこおき        :-><br />
よこおき        :-O<br />
よこおき        <img src='http://media.japanculture.ro/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':-P' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
よしよし        ＼(%_%)<br />
よだれ          (^u^),1</p>
<p>ら</p>
<p>れれれ          (~_~)<br />
ろけっとぱんち　（＾o＾）≡３　≡３　≡３　)゜￢゜)</p>
<p>わ</p>
<p>わーい          ( ^)o(^ )<br />
わーい          (^O^)<br />
わーい          (^o^)<br />
わーい          (^○^)<br />
わーい          )^o^(<br />
わーい          ヽ(^!^)丿<br />
わーい          ＼(^O^)／<br />
わーい          ＼(^^＠)／<br />
わーい          ＼^o^／<br />
わーい          （＾◇＾）<br />
わーい          （＾ｕ＾）<br />
わーい          （＾ｖ＾）<br />
わーい          （●＾o＾●）<br />
わくわく        o(;-_-メ;)o<br />
わくわく        o(^-^)o<br />
わくわく        o(^-^)o<br />
わくわく        o(^o^)o<br />
わらい          (笑)<br />
わらい          (w</p>
<p>その他</p>
<p>かに            　ｖ．．Ｖ  　　v..V<br />
　　            ミ（　　）ミ   P(  )P</p>
<p>ＲＴ            ヽ(^!^)丿</p>
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