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I’ve heard that ship is cheaper than airplane, but I have no idea for sure. If you know of a cheap way to Japan, please let me know. And where do I go to buy the tickets for the suggested method?
Traveling from Oregon, USA

I’ve always had the best luck with travel agents. Plan in advanced.

Now that the show is over though, David plans to take a holiday, buy a house and plan his wedding. On the other hand, Carlos will return to his job as a less-diet-worried chef, while Aaron plans to teach his friends and family to cook and eat healthy.

What about you? Can we lose weight like the Biggest Loser Asia contestants without help from a coach? How?

In my opinion, the first thing to lose weight is ourselves. Discipline is the keyword for all this. Yes, we can lose weight like the biggest loser Asia contestants without help from coach, but the important thing is discipline. Then , we have to aim the target and focus it constantly. For me myself, I get inspired from this show and I registered with Fitness First where i think this is the healthy and better way to lose weight rather that eat pills or any juice that can lose our weight without exercising. At there i have been explained how to make myself more healthy beside to have slim body. I’m sure everyone wants slim body and fit. Say no to junk foods, carbonate drinks, oily foods, fast foods, no chocolates and food that make to become more chubby. Avoid that then exercise 4 days a week in 1-2 hours will make you lose weight. Don’t skip your meals, take 6 times meals. Take less rice, if usually you take a full plate of rice, please take half plate of rice. I lose 2 kg 3 days in a week. Try it. And don’t forget to drinks a lots of plain water at least 3 liter a day. Last but not least, cut the fat and discipline ok.

I am writing a report for school, and I need the historical aspects of my topic. I don’t even know what DECADE gachapon became popular to collect in Japan. I don’t know the specifics of what got it popular in Japan WHEN it did. I have already researched things about it, but I just don’t know the history.

Gachapon was imported to Japan in 1965. But the page does not say anything about why it became popular. Kids just liked it.

To anyone who has knowledge in photography: What are the most famous international photography competitions? (Those that will give you the most recognition) Also, what are the big ones in Asia?

I would say the pulitzer prize for photography has to be right up there with the best. You would certainly get worldwide recognition if you were to win.

I’m currently in Nagoya, Japan and would like to send cash back to my savings account in Malaysia to pay for loans. How do i do this? I’ve gone to a few websites but can’t really find much details. I’m looking for an option where i can go to a bank and do it, rather than do it via internet. Any ideas?

bank to bank

I am looking for reliable websites that show the major imports and exports of both Asia and Australia. Best answer get the 10 points!!

This website only has individual countries, but is very reliable:

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

For example:

China:
Exports – commodities:
machinery and equipment, plastics, optical and medical equipment, iron and steel

Imports – commodities:
machinery and equipment, oil and mineral fuels, plastics, optical and medical equipment, organic chemicals, iron and steel

Australia:

Exports – commodities:
coal, gold, meat, wool, alumina, iron ore, wheat, machinery and transport equipment

Imports – commodities:
machinery and transport equipment, computers and office machines, telecommunication equipment and parts; crude oil and petroleum products

I’m planning on being an exchange student next year from the U.S to Japan. I’ve been researching a bit but I’m having trouble with what city to look into closely. I want to stay in one that is near enough to Tokyo that I can visit. Does anyone know any good cities for me to look up?

The most important and expensive part of Tokyo is in the Yamanote line circle, particularly lower (south) half. We have government buildings and the most expensive apartments there.

Outside of Yamanote line, the further you go from the line, the cheaper land is. We have residential sections in all North South, East, West. So it’s pretty the same no matter which direction you go.

I am aware that it is predominantly spoken in S. Africa but are there a lot of Afrikaaners living abroad in Asia?

Maybe. It means "African" in Dutch, and is related to Dutch. Maybe you could google a map of the Afrikaans-speaking world. I just looked on Wikipedia (not always a very reliable source), and it said there are small Afrikaaner communities in Taiwan.

I am working in japan.I want to transfer my earnings to my family in india.
I have account in HDFC , ICICI , Indian Bank , UTI bank in india.

Transfer from Post office is cheaper than from bank.

Isn’t the division between Asia and Europe only political, and not geographical?

All geologists and a lot of (most? all?) geographers don’t recognize Europe as a separate continent, but a cultural region of the Eurasian continent. Having the Urals as a boundary is meaningless and arbitrary. Let’s call California a separate continent. The Sierra Nevada separates the continent of California from North America.

Mountains don’t separate continents, tectonic plates do. Europe and Asia are on one plate, the Eurasian Plate.