Living in Osaka Blog

Bear in mind that I’m writing this on the morning of 20th May, the situation will change with regards to numbers. There have been about 130 reported cases of swine flu in Japan.  In Japan it is referred to as 新型インフルエンザ which roughly translates to new form of flu.  There has been wide spread panic [...]

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Unfortunately from today, the shuttle bus from Taisho to Ikea will be cancelled.  I can only imagine that it is due to cost cutting or problems with parking permissions, as there were definitely enough people using the service. I’ve been Ikea a few times and bought way too much stuff and always took the shuttle [...]

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As I mentioned in the comments in this post I was thinking of adding the web cams to the side bar if I ever found or received links to others.  Just yesterday I came across the one in the Expo Park so now I’ve added the list to the right side bar under the Osaka [...]

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This was going to be a short post about the special offer of yearly pass tickets of Universal Studios Japan (USJ) but incredibly their site is so poor I feel like ranting a bit.  (I’ll post details of the offer in a separate post) First of all, they don’t mention the offer on their English [...]

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I got an email asking about places around the Hyatt are within walking distance (apart from the ATC and WTC). I can’t find the mail so I thought I would post my reply here. The only places I can think of are the Outlet Shops, the bird park and the Wine Museum. There are also [...]

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I would just like to wish every who reads this blog a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  (even if you are working today) (like me) :p

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