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WeGene says I am part Chinese

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About a month ago I decided to to upload my 23andme dna results to WeGene. Within a day I got my results. Just look at the image below, WeGene says I am part Chinese. It also said I have Kyrgyz blood as well! I doubt this though. The database is still small. It should read that I am 50 percent Japanese with almost 2 percent East Asian. I suspect in a couple years the … [Read more...] about WeGene says I am part Chinese

What Japanese Think of Half-Japanese People? (Interview)

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As some of you may know through my blog's name, SaigonNezumi, I must have some roots in Japan. Nezumi is rat/mouse in the Japanese language (I was born in the Year of the Rat). Oddly enough, I never really focused or even considered living in Japan. With the amounts of Japanese Drama that I watch and mostly eating Japanese food, you would think I would have made a move there by … [Read more...] about What Japanese Think of Half-Japanese People? (Interview)

POV: Norowareta Film – Great Japanese Horror Film

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I stayed up late last night, this morning in fact, watching a really great Japanese horror film starring Mirai Shida and Haruna Kawaguchi called POV: Norowareta.  Those of you that watched Ringu will love this film.  It is a ghost story Japanese-style, no gore or any blood.  The film will make you jump though.  I stayed up until about 1:30 am watching this film.  You can watch … [Read more...] about POV: Norowareta Film – Great Japanese Horror Film

Itsumo – My Favorite Japanese Restaurant in Saigon

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[quote float="right"]SaigonNezumi's Favorite Japanese Restaurant in Saigon[/quote] This may seem like a Japanese week on my blog since in the last 5 days I have eaten at 3 Japanese restaurants.  Remember, I am half-Japanese and I was raised on Japanese food.  It is the best food in the world, in my  biased half-Japanese opinion.  Today I visited the newly opened Itsumo … [Read more...] about Itsumo – My Favorite Japanese Restaurant in Saigon