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1.	Bookmarks: 33	Bio - Author of the Book Little Caterpillar Grace teaches Western business etiquette with an Asian influence, treating social graces the same as learning any fine art. Her unique approach to Western etiquette, through a comparison to Asian and other cultures, helps students understand their own perspective and adds another dimension to their development and success.
2.	Bookmarks: 9	3 Social Graces Tips by Grace E Lee
3.	Bookmarks: 0	Grace Etsuko Lee's Book Signing Invitation You are invited to my lecture and book signing of Little Caterpillar in Training: A Culture in Transition and Its Mixed Child in Post-War Japan at the Los Angeles Japanese-American National Museum on Saturday, November 13th, at 2 pm. The Museum in located in downtown Los Angeles and the lecture will be in the Tateuchi Democracy Forum.
4.	Bookmarks: 4	Japanese-Black author, Grace E. Lee introduces new book at Mixed Roots Film and Literary Festival The book offers an intimate glimpse into Japanese culture through the innocent eyes of a mixed-blood child as she struggles for acceptance, guided by her wise father who meets prejudice with a disarming smile and passes profound life lessons on to his young daughter.
5.	Bookmarks: 184	Little Caterpillar in Training: A Culture in Transition and its Mixed Child in Post-war Japan In this book, Grace Lee provides an inside glimpse into a battle with racial prejudice and a fight to survive. Follow through this story of a bewildering childhood that many have found inspiring and uplifting while you get insights into how the universe works, the “why” of suffering and how to transcend it, and how to gain the strength to survive in your world.
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8.	Bookmarks: 8	Grace's Book Signing at the Los Angeles Japanese American National Museum
9.	Bookmarks: 0	Yu-Gi-Oh! “Yu-Gi-Oh!” is a popular Japanese animated “franchise” created by Kazuki Takahashi. Originally a hit in Japan
10.	Bookmarks: 3	The Art Of Video Game Design Beginning in 1979, video games slowly started to invade homes and occupy young children and adults alike. The first video game was created in Japan and it has evolved greatly over the years. Video games have not only become a hobby for young children, but they have become an obsession for young adults. Individuals are constantly in competition with one another to have the latest and greatest video game. They also race one another to conquer all the levels of the most chal...
11.	Bookmarks: 0	Travel to Japan and Experience the Far East If you're determined to explore Asia but unsure which country to visit, you might want to set your sites on Far East Asia and travel to Japan. Here is some general but useful information that is good to know when you travel Japan. It will help you get a better understanding of Japan before your trip and allow you to experience Japan more comfortably.
12.	Bookmarks: 0	Top 10 Romance Hotels Everybody needs a little romance in his or her life from time to time. The hectic lifestyles of this modern world often leave little time for enjoyment, let alone quality time with a partner or spouse.Choosing the right hotel is the first step to a great romantic getaway. Some hotels simply ooze romance (particularly in Japan) and can put even the most sceptical of individuals in the mood for love.Here is your guide to the top 10 romance hotels in the world.1.Four...
13.	Bookmarks: 0	The Historical, Cultural and Culinary Delights of South Korea, by Matthew David Nestled between the nations of China and Japan is the lesser-known country of South Korea. Although sometimes overlooked as a destination spot in the region, this area of Southeast Asia is a wonderful place to visit.
14.	Bookmarks: 0	Hokkaido Holiday Vacation Hokkaido is one of Japan's 4 main islands and is located northern most part of Japan and when translated, Hokkaido literally means Road of the North Sea. The island is a very popular destination for tourists on vacation holiday in Japan because of its natural beauty, especially during winter.The island of Hokkaido is actually a huge land mass and is about twenty three percent of Japan's entire land mass. Even if you visit Hokkaido in summer, the weather can be very plea...
15.	Bookmarks: 0	An Overview of Japan for Travelers For such a tiny total landmass, Japan has left an undeniable stamp on human history. If you are considering Japan as a destination, here is an overview of the country.
16.	Bookmarks: 0	Why Are Currencies And Forex So Popular? It is called a pip and its value is the equivalent of 0.0001 of a dollar, in most currency pairs, and it is the smallest increment on the Forex market. A pip in the Japanese Yen is 0.01. Now you might find yourself wondering what the Forex market actually is and why anyone would possibly think chasing pips was ever going to be a profitable endeavor. However, with almost $2 trillion dollars being exchanged on the Forex each and every day it is open (from Sunday through Frida...
17.	Bookmarks: 0	Currency Forex Trading: Betting The Ups And Downs Total the amount of money involved in a day’s trading on the US stock and Treasury Bills markets by three, and you’ll still have less than a third of the amount of money which exchanges hands on the currency Forex--foreign exchange--market. The currency Forex market is where the money of one country--US dollars, for instance—is exchanged for that of another, like Japanese yen.But unlike the world’s other economic markets, currency Forex trading is not centralized. There i...
18.	Bookmarks: 0	Honeymoon Cruise In Hawaii Millions of people travel to Hawaii every year. Amongst the visitors are thousands of young couples getting married or are having their honeymoon in tropical Hawaii. In order make the honeymoon even more romantic and memorable, many couples choose to go on Hawaii honeymoon cruises. There are many marriage agencies to help these couples to get married, plan their honeymoon and book cruises for them.Hawaii made history when Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese during wor...
19.	Bookmarks: 0	Sapporo Japan - An Introduction I don't know about you, but when I hear about Sapporo, the first thing that comes to mind is beer. I'm a long time Sushi eater and Sapporo is my beer of choice when eating. What you might have not known is that there's an actual city in Japan called Sapporo. In fact, that's where the beer comes from. Sapporo is a perfect place for making beer. The hops are excellent and it's cold.Sapporo is the capital of Hokkaido Island—located in the West. It's the fastest growing city ...
20.	Bookmarks: 0	Industry meets Inspiration in Tokyo Tokyo just might be the largest city in the world, comprised of 23 individual wards, all with their own unique characteristics. Foreigners are easily intimidated by the sheer expanse of Japan’s capital city and its 17 million inhabitants (5 million are commuters); however, due to this volume alone Tokyo has developed an unmatched public transportation system and an intricate network of visitor friendly information resources.
21.	Bookmarks: 0	Buying Into Japanese And German Exporters With the euro down nearly 15% this year and at a two-year low against the U.S. dollar, the world’s largest exporting nation is worth a good look. So is another country that has thriving exports in spite of a stronger currency. We’re talking about Japan and Germany, respectively, the world’s second- and third-largest economies. The top lines at leading German industrial companies are rolling in with impressive numbers for an almost zero-growth economy. Quarterly sales at S...
22.	Bookmarks: 0	Apply “the Secret” To Forex Trading Success The Forex market is the largest trading network in the world with $1.8 trillion dollars being exchanged every day. There are dozens of different currencies traded but the big players to focus on are all traded with the US dollar and include: EUR (Euro), GBP (British pound), JPY (Japanese yen), CHF (Swiss franc), AUD (Australian dollar), NZD (New Zealand dollar), and the CAN (Canadian dollar). Each of these currencies is exchanged with the currency of other nations at diffe...
23.	Bookmarks: 0	Foreign Currency Mortgages – What Are They And What Are The Risks? 99.9% of mortgage borrowers raise the money they need to buy their home in pounds sterling and pay the prevailing UK based interest rate. But it does not have to be that way…….. Whilst by its' own historical standards, the UK's domestic interest rates are low, they are still significantly higher than in the Eurozone, America, Switzerland and indeed, Japan. Therefore, you can currently borrow the money you need in Euros, $ dollars, Swiss Francs or Yen, secure the debt agai...
24.	Bookmarks: 0	North Korea – Yes, You Have Our Attention North Korea has tested a low yield nuclear device with 4% of the destructive power of the bomb that the United States dropped on Hiroshima, Japan at the end of World War II.Some believe that the device was much larger but may have failed for technical reasons.We don’t know the truth, because the United States has not devoted the resources to know what is really going on. If you are surprised, don’t be. Intelligence collection is a tricky business.When Richard Nixo...
25.	Bookmarks: 1	The Popularity Of American Football The term “American football” refers to a type of game, not a regional sport. American football is enjoyed world-wide. Professional American-style football leagues exist in Canada, Europe, South America and Japan. NFL Europa is a organization operated by the US based National Football League. NFL Europa has teams in six German and Dutch cities. In Canada, there are 2 organizations, the Canadian Footbal Leage, a professional league, and Canadian University Spot, which is a netw...
26.	Bookmarks: 0	The Ice Cold Snow Festival In Japan In the coldest month of the year, the hottest ticket in Japan, and maybe the entire world, is for the Sapporo Snow festival on Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido. More than two million visitors from around the world descend on. Hokkaido’s capital to watch it transformed into the glistening, glittering, and gleaming world of a frozen fairyland.For a week each February, the skyscrapers of Sapporo become upstaged by edifices and statues of frozen snow forming a second c...
27.	Bookmarks: 0	Cambodia Casinos There is an interesting background to the Cambodia casinos that lie just across the border from neighboring Thailand, where casino gambling is illegal. Eight casinos are situated in a relatively small area in the city of Poipet in Cambodia. This conclave of Cambodia casinos is in a prime location, a three to four drive from Bangkok and Macao, the two biggest gambling centers in Asia. Cambodia casinos do a thriving business with Thai workers and visitors from Malaysia, Japan, ...
28.	Bookmarks: 0	Foreign Currency Mortgages – The Pros And Cons Virtually all mortgage borrowers go with a mainstream UK lender to make the biggest purchase of their lives, it’s the done thing and to be honest most people don’t realise there is a viable alternative – the foreign currency mortgage. Interest rates are reasonably healthy in the UK at the moment, particularly in comparison with the 1980s, however interest rates are a lot higher here than they are in the Eurozone, Switzerland, America and Japan.Did you know that you ca...
29.	Bookmarks: 0	Social Anxiety in the US and Japan Due to cultural differences, people from Japan and the US deal with social anxiety in differently. There are also differences in just how extreme the reactions of people with social anxiety can be when faced with societal pressures.
30.	Bookmarks: 0	Invitation to LA Japanese American National Museum on November 13, 2010 at 2 pm LOS ANGELES.—Grace Etsuko Lee, an internationally recognized corporate consultant, speaker and trainer specializing in business relations between the United States and Japan, will discuss her own life as someone who bridged two cultures and will provide basic tips to avoid mistakes in cross cultural business dealings at a special public program set for Saturday, November 13, beginning at 2 p.m., at the Japanese American National Museum’s Tateuchi Democracy Forum at 369 East First Street, Los Ang
31.	Bookmarks: 0	Leap Right Into The Forex Game With The Basics A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work.-a forex traderThe forex, or foreign money exchange, is all about currency. Money from all over the globe is bought, sold and traded. On the forex, anyone can buy and transfer currency and could maybe come out ahead in the end. When dealing with the foreign currency exchange, it is conceivable to buy the currency of one state, sell it and make a gain. For instance, a broker might buy a Japanese yen when the yen to...
32.	Bookmarks: 0	What Can You Learn From Watching Kickboxing Dvds? Kickboxing refers to the martial art of using kicks, punches and throws; this art can be practiced as a sport or for fitness purposes. Kickboxing entails a set of rules and guides following which you can participate in a kickboxing competition. There are different forms of kickboxing including American kickboxing, Japanese kickboxing, French kickboxing, Indian kickboxing and others; each of this form utilizes particular strikes and moves. The most prominent among all are Amer...
33.	Bookmarks: 0	Strengthen your mind and body by practicing a martial art Martial arts are basically a set of physical and mental skills that are gradually taught, developed and polished by a trainer usually called “sensei” for Japanese arts and “sifu” in Cantonese.
34.	Bookmarks: 0	Learn To Counter The Techniques Of Other Martial Arts As Well As Unskilled Attacks. Hapkido was first used by a group of Korean nationals in the period after the Japanese colonial era of Korea. Choi Yong Sul and his students; Suh Bok Sub, who was the first student of the art, Ji Han Jae promoter of the art, Kim Moo Hong, Myung Jae Nam who forged a the connection between the art of hapkido and Japanese aikido and then founded Hankido, were responsible and given the credit for developing Hapkido. The art was originated solely as a self defense martial art and...
35.	Bookmarks: 0	Forex Tutorial: The Basics Of Forex Analysis The Forex trading market is an around-the-clock cash market where the currencies of nations are bought and sold, typically via brokers. For example, you buy Euros, paying with U.S. Dollars, or you sell Canadian Dollars for Japanese Yen. Forex prices can change at any moment in response to real-time events, such as political unrest, crude oil prices, inflation, import and export prices, or industrial production.Currency market players typically use Forex analysis as a to...
36.	Bookmarks: 1	The Recollections of a “Mixed” Woman Raised in Post-war Japan: Author of “Little Caterpillar in Training” Grace Lee Written in Japanese By Keiko Fukuda Translated to English by Minoru Nishida 11 Oct 2010 In the beginning of summer, I had scheduled to meet with a woman for the first time at a café in Little Tokyo. As a journalist making a living through interviews, it’s not uncommon for me to be meeting somebody new. I could even say that has become a daily routine for me. Yet I was especially looking forward to meeting the woman whom I had promised to see on this day. The reason lies in the book that thi
37.	Bookmarks: 27	Gifts For A Reason And Season With newer cars hitting the market every year, their manufacturers are seeking to carry their branding further with promotional items such as keychains. Such are the Acura TSX keychains. They are available in myriad dimensions and shapes, and are highly valued. Such keychains are available on the market for car enthusiasts, who want their keys to carry a brand name too.Of all the fast and elegant Japanese made car, one can only think of the Acura. Acura is a division of H...
38.	Bookmarks: 2	A Japanese Garden is Not Your Ordinary Garden Planting a garden is a fun and educational event for the entire family. You can try your hand at designing a Japanese garden or a Western culture garden.
39.	Bookmarks: 3	The Organic Gardener It’s not always easy to be an organic gardener. Even committed organic gardeners sometimes long to spray herbicide on goutweed or pesky poison ivy. When Japanese beetles or rose chafers arrive in throngs just before your garden party, you may suffer an urge for the good old days — the time before you understood that spraying an insecticide would kill beneficial bugs along with the bad, aggravating your pest problems. But there are also problems that are more easily addressed ...
40.	Bookmarks: 1	Native Flora & Art an Oakland Garden Makes Distilled to its essence, the Oakland garden is an effort to use plants native to the location in which the garden sits, employing natural-looking features or constructs so as to enhance the overall effect of being in nature, and tastefully employing Garden Art in an effort to create the appearance of nature, as opposed to a husbanded setting such as the Japanese employ. A direct result of an Oakland garden is the almost immediate return to one’s garden of native birds, butterflies, be...
41.	Bookmarks: 3	The History Of The Bonsai Tree Everybody has heard of the Bonsai tree but very few people know anything about the history of the miniature shrub or where the tradition came from.Bonsai is a Japanese term which, in its native language, translates to mean “tray gardening”. This term describes exactly what bonsai is as it is a tree which is grown in a small pot or tub enabling it to be kept indoors. These trees are not always genetically predisposed to be small and so they are kept this way through carefu...
42.	Bookmarks: 5	The Art of Japanese Bonsai The Japanese refined and developed Bonsai techniques and evolved the art form it is today. For the Japanese, bonsai represents a fusion of strong ancient beliefs with the Eastern philosophies of the harmony between man, the soul and nature.
43.	Bookmarks: 1	Japanese Beetles in the Roses Several organic tricks (including where to not put the lures) that will help you contgrol Japanese beetles in your roses and garden
44.	Bookmarks: 0	The Difference Between Karate and Tae Kwon Do Describing differences and similarities between karate and tae kwon do, the two most popular martial arts in North America.
45.	Bookmarks: 0	Isuzu: Corporate Overview Isuzu is now the smallest of all importers of passenger vehicles in the vast North American market. Why is this so? Diesel engines and GM may have a thing to do with it. Please read on for an important observation about this Japanese brand.
46.	Bookmarks: 3	Shiatsu Massage Therapy Shiatsu Massage Therapy is a finger-pressure technique that is developed in Japan. It is gaining much popularity in the holistic world. Shiatsu Massage Therapy makes use of the traditional acupuncture points (Meridian points) of Oriental healing.
47.	Bookmarks: 0	Effective Massage In A Massage Chair Most people have never used a massage chair and have no idea how they function. They have been around for years and are very sophisticated machines in the form and shape of an arm chair. Many of them are produced in Japan.It is really great to just sit in the chair and get the massaging.Inside the chair there are a number of motors, often 2-6, and a computer program that runs the program you choose. The whole body can be massaged within 20 minutes, sometimes less and ...
48.	Bookmarks: 0	Wabi-sabi: The Beauty Of Imperfection Ring the bells that still can ring.Forget your perfect offering.There is a crack, a crack in everything.That’s how the light gets in. --Leonard CohenTucked away in the deepest heart of Japan, somewhere beyond city life, probably beyond country life, resting in a humble shack on a simple shelf in a nearly bare room, you can find a really powerful idea about beauty. This idea, this way of life, this way of being, goes against everything the contemporary American cul...
49.	Bookmarks: 0	The Butterfly Effect: Why Everything You Do Matters Chaos theory, a recent groundbreaking theory in applied mathematics, asserts that even a butterfly flapping its wings in Texas can cause a chain of events leading to a typhoon in Japan a month later. It's called sensitive dependence on initial conditions. What that means in plain English is that the matrix of cause and effect is so delicately balanced and interdependent that if you change one thing, you change everything.What fascinates me is how that idea might transla...
50.	Bookmarks: 0	Learning Vision From Leaders The Japanese have several traditions. One is binding the feet of babies in order to keep them small in later life. Bonsai is a process of miniaturizing the root system of plants and trees so as to allow the characteristics of a full-grown tree but in a stunted form.
51.	Bookmarks: 0	Travel Guide For Scotland This article gives advice about places to visit, places to stay and places to eat in Scotland. Scotland is a superb country to visit and it is steeped in history. With famous cities such as Edinburgh and Glasgow, Scotland has plenty to offer for everyone.
52.	Bookmarks: 35	Japanese New Year Memories As a child growing up in Japan my memory of one of the celebrations I liked most was New Years. All the women in the house were busy preparing the very colorful New Year foods “O-sechi” for the family a few days before the 1st to make sure the food would last for 3 days outside. In the olden days before refrigerators they had to make foods that would keep for 3 days in the winter. No one was to work during those 3 days.
53.	Bookmarks: 9	A Short Explanation Of “Buying” and “Selling” In Forex Trading. The forex market has five major currencies: US Dollar, Japanese Yen, British Pound, Euro and the Swiss Franc.
54.	Bookmarks: 10	Beginning Forex (Currency) Trading Foreign exchange (forex) currency trading, the largest financial market in the world, requires a minimum of capital to invest and the profits can be substantial. Once you have learned the basics of forex, you’re on the way to making money through the simultaneous buying or selling of currencies. Forex trading is instantaneous; as soon as you click the mouse, it’s done. The most commonly traded currencies, easiest to liquidate, are the U.S. dollar, Japanese yen, British pound,...
55.	Bookmarks: 0	Grace Lee's Background - More Information Lee has worked with American and Asian firms to set up profitable businesses on both sides of the ocean while always honoring the host country’s culture and traditions. Her successful international import-export company moved goods from Japan, India, Taiwan, and Singapore to markets throughout the U.S. Her efforts have generated over 100 million dollars in trade in pharmaceuticals, auto parts, sports equipment, clothing, food and gift items.
56.	Bookmarks: 3	Daido Moriyama - Modern Legend Daido Moriyama and his impact on Japanese photography. His humble beginnings in Osake have helped him become one of Japans best photographers and artists.
57.	Bookmarks: 0	Sumo Wrestling History - Part 2 Sumo is a form of wrestling which goes back to the earliest historical records in Japanese history.
58.	Bookmarks: 0	Sumo Wrestling History - Part 1 Sumo is a form of wrestling which goes back to the earliest historical records in Japanese history.