Random Useful Information If you are planning a trip to Japan and need a detailed map, Yahoo Maps Japan is a life-saver. It's completely in Japanese but I think its intuitive enough for a non-Jap reader to use.

Here's a coupla links useful for an intermediate visitor/shopper to Japan:

• Japan Today (esp their Metropolis & Tokyo Guide section)
• Japan Times
• Cool boutiques in Tokyo
• Peter Payne's Blog (an English translated point of view of Japan)
• Trends in Japan
• Ringisei (Singaporean blog with several posts of extremely useful Tokyo food review)

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