Japan is the home for Kobe Beef but they love Angus beef too. And at Trader Vic's in Tokyo, 12oz Angus Beef Stake Dinner costs 8,000yen (or US$93 at current exchange rate of 86yen to a dollar).

I was invited to play at Chambers Bay in Tacoma today. It was a warm day and they do not allow any electric carts there. I reduced my club to minimum set and walked. I shot 44 and 52. Back 9, I was exhausted, This is the course for US Amateur Golf later this month. This was the second time. The course was as tough...

I ordered NutriSystem 4 weeks plan ... I received the package today. They are all dry foods. You need to buy in addition to this meal kit, milk, vegetable, fruit to make them a complete meal. Besides, although i ordered D (diabetic) meal, it came with chocolate chip cookies and other things that has more sugar than I usually...

I saw this car at my golf club yesterday. This is Mercedes Benz SLS 63 AMG. It cost $183,000 in the US. It is a very expensive car, but this car costs 50% more (almost $280,000) in Japan. This 50% hike is not due to any tax. It is just due to the MB's pricing strategy. If you are in the market for this car in Japan, it wou...

We just took delivery of brand new Honda Civic Hybrid from Lynnwood Honda. It replaced three year old another Honda Civic LX we leased from Lynnwood Honda. Now except from Honda Odyssey Station Wagon, all our cars get better than 40 miles per gallon. We are really working hard to reduce carbon footprint.

When you visit Japan, you will see many coffee shops including Starbucks. But unlike here in the US, Starbucks is not a dominating coffee shop in Japan. This picture was taken at EXCELSIOR CAFE in Tokyo. It is one of the higher end coffee shops in Japan. The biggest difference between Starbucks and Japanese Coffee shops...

Japan is known for one of the best railroad networks in the world. But did you know all the railroads are now owned and operated by private companies. Not a single dollar (yen) of tax money is used any more. The only draw back is that they do not build railroad system where they do not have enough passengers to su...

The building you see in this picture is the Grand Price Hotel Akasaka. This 40 Floor Building is one of the most recognized buildings in japan but is going to be closed at the end of March next year. It is very sad to see this building being demolished. This is another sign of slow economic recovery in Japan. Is there anybo...

This is an interesting use of QR code in Japan. We are seeing QR code being displayed for the item that is on sale on TV show. If you are interested in the product, you are supposed to scan the QR code on the screen to place an order. The term "QR Code" is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED.

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