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Osaka, where the cat is not hello kitty.
No one messes with…
Namco cat in Osaka Japan
the über-cute namco cat….love it!
Bento box lunch á la Sushi
For lunch or breakfast, bento is a remarkably fresh & organised cuisine ready to go (sloppy junk-burgers with dripping dressing soaked in trans-fat oil, that’s a NO NO!!!!)
The bento box concept originated…(i don’t know). But you can buy it practicaly everywhere. And it is such a nutritious strike of geniosity, no wonder the japanese keep working all daylong…
Sushi edition include: egg, to the far left is Tunafish (not hermitacly selaed tin-can edition), king shrimp, squid, salmon, omelette and ikura (salmon roe/giant caviar)
Bambooo leaf (-substitute) is usually brought into the mix, so the different ingredients wont showell, turining into a bento-mess.
Yum (^_^*)
The enigmatic japanese smile
Mrs. Beckham would not stand a chance.
In Japan, poute is out!
A strange thing though; the japanese smile is not nesseserally a symbol of happiness or acceptance as in western culture. The j-smile can imply everything from sadness, embarrassment, confusion or that they “dont know”.
The j-smile is a powerfull act in the silent culture of japan, where avoiding conflict and confrontations is essential. Practice makes perfect…
They even have developed a camera with smile recognition software, which snaps on the cue of a smile.
That camera would probably not work with me and my gloomy scandinavian partners in karaokecrime, just not that chippy…ha!
Leaving the center, in serch of The edge 
