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Picture of the Day: Sidewalk Pancake
» by GI Korea March 18th, 2009 at 1:48 pm » Comments (0)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Here is something else Korea and Japan share, the tendency to create sidewalk pancakes."][/caption] Via Tokyo Times. more »US Embassy urges citizens to avoid Tokyo nightlife area
» by Bill March 18th, 2009 at 9:40 am » Comments (1)
The advisory concerns the district known as Roppongi. The U.S. Embassy in Japan has urged Americans to avoid going to bars in Tokyo's raucous nightlife district of Roppongi due to a ...more »Filipina who accused Marine of rape changes story
» by Bill March 18th, 2009 at 7:33 am » Comments (24)
So she only made a man's life a living hell for the last three years. A Filipino woman whose accusations of rape led to the conviction of a U.S. Marine has ...more »American Colonel Returns Japanese Flag After 60 Years
» by GI Korea March 17th, 2009 at 5:50 pm » Comments (8)
This is not the first time I have heard about old World War II war trophies being returned to their Japanese owners, but it is still always good to see happen: A lot of ...more »Picture of the Day: Chinese Breast Art
» by GI Korea March 17th, 2009 at 1:45 pm » Comments (1)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="It's a lovely day in Qingyuan, in China's Guangdong province. The birds are singing in the trees; in the distance, the Bei river flows gently on; ...more »British Ambassador Witnesses Festival of Democracy in Pyongyang
» by GI Korea March 17th, 2009 at 10:00 am » Comments (6)
Many of you may not know this but the British ambassador to Korea has his own blog (you can find it on my sidebar as well) and recently featured a guest ...more »USFK Announces Protest Against Key Resolve/Foal Eagle Training Exercise
» by GI Korea March 16th, 2009 at 10:58 pm » Comments (1)
For everyone in Seoul just be aware the usual idiots will be out protesting the Key Resolve/Foal Eagle exercise near the War Memorial: Members of the U.S. Forces Korea community have ...more »Legal Requirements for USFK Dependents to Work in Korea
» by GI Korea March 16th, 2009 at 5:52 pm » Comments (9)
Here is an interesting article for any USFK spouses thinking of earning any money on side while stationed in Korea: Last May, a South Korean woman approached Andrea Stone and her ...more »Picture of the Day: Hunting in Itaewon
» by GI Korea March 16th, 2009 at 1:45 pm » Comments (3)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="333" caption="On my way home this afternoon, trotting through the back streets of Itaewon I was rather surprised to see a man with a rifle. Nobody was ...more »One shot and straight into the hole
» by Bill March 16th, 2009 at 12:03 pm » Comments (0)
This story sounds almost too good to be true. Unni Haskell, a 62-year-old native of Norway who moved to St. Petersburg last year from Stamford, Conn., took two months ...more »
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