At Japan Tradings, our goal is to provide you with the cheapest import and purchase of Japanese used cars possible. No matter what country you live in our company will find the Japanese car of your dreams. Most used auto dealers outside of Japan have over head costs such as shipping and middle-man fees. At Japan Tradings we cut out those costs by going directly to the auction or dealer and getting the lowest price possible. Each vehicle that we purchase is carefully inspected by one of our professional dealers to ensure you get a top quality vehicle. With over 10 years in purchasing and importing cars from Japan, let us help you find the Japanese car you have always desired. more info >>

Have you ever wanted to visit the beautiful and historical country of Japan? Do you wish to stay among the Japanese people instead of other tourists? Then you need to check out Japan Stay Club. At Japan Stay Club, we offer listings of apartments for short term rent in the areas of Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, and Yokohama. Our apartment rentals are not only an excellent alternative to motels, but is also far less expensive. All of our apartments come furnished with all the amenities that are offered by a motel. Browse through our outstanding selection of apartments and you are sure to find an apartment to your liking. Once you have found an apartment that suites you and your needs make a reservation and get started on a trip of a lifetime. more info >>

The author is an Australian living and working in Japan. Posts are regular, at least one every two weeks. This blog is friendly to other bloggers, and if you are kind enough to comment you will receive a dofollow link from your comment. Check out strange Engrish type signs, I call it Japrish. See cherry blossoms and the country-wide festivals. Look inside a the best capsule hotel in Osaka. Find things to do in Fukuoka. Discover all the different ways origami cranes are seen throughout Japan. Visit today at japantravelmate.com to prepare and get inspiration for your visit to Japan! more info >>

Softball - athletic team game with the ball (weighing 180 g) - a kind of baseball - more precisely, its nearest relative. Indoor baseball, softball later called, was invented by the journalist George Hancock in 1887, appeared in Chicago at the end of the XIX century as a form of winter training baseball. Originally intended solely for the premises, the game soon came to the open areas and is widely used at first in America and then abroad in Europe, where it brought the Americans during the Second World War. First softball played exclusively by men, but eventually the game became more and more like women primarily after formation in 1933, the Amateur Softball Association of America. It is also believed that softball became adaptation of baseball for women. The first official match for softball was held in 1820 in New York. With the 60-ies of the biennial championship of the world. The game is distributed in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia, Japan, Cuba. This sport has achieved Olympic status in 1996 in Atlanta, which won an American. The strongest is the American League MLB. It set the tone in Arizona and New York Yankees. more info >>

The Cold War was a mistake that cost the world a large amount effort and enormous material and human losses during the period of 1945-1991 years. It is pointless to find out who was more or less to blame. With the end of the war the polarity of the world has changed dramatically - the old colonial Europe and Japan lay in ruins, but it moved forward the Soviet Union and the United States, only marginally involved in the global balance of power until this moment now and fill out a kind of vacuum that formed after the collapse of the Axis countries. And from that moment the interests of the two superpowers came into conflict - and the Soviet Union and the United States has sought as far as possible to extend the limits of its influence, the struggle on all fronts - in ideology, to win the hearts and minds, in striving to get ahead in the arms race to talk to the opposite side from a position of power, in economic terms - to demonstrate the superiority of its social system, even in sport - as he said John Kennedy, "the country's international prestige is measured by two things: nuclear missiles and Olympic gold medals." more info >>