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Don’t
worry,
be lucky

Feature : For such an advanced,
secular nation,
the people of Japan
have a very active
dialogue with the
fates and the mysterious,
invisible forces
that govern our lives,
luck and health.
Fortune tellers are
near ubiquitous
on the streets
and you
can’t
move home,
get married,
buy a new car, have a
baby, do an exam, go
on holiday or sneeze
without visiting a
shrine to propitiate
the relevant deity.
Home life and a
simple meal are
similarly subject to
more dos and don’ts
to add to the already
labyrinthine set of
social mores. This
month KS takes a
brief a look into
the obscure but
influential business
of fixing luck and
divining fate.
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:: FOOD
Thai Restaurant Tomyamku |
:: DRINK
Sports Bar Cafe Coolabah |
:: FESTIVAL
Best festivals & listings |
:: READ
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:: FILM
Best films & cinema listings |
:: LANGUAGE
Hanabi! |
:: SPECIAl
Wings of Defeat
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:: living
Health Insurance
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:: PRoFilE
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