Category Archives: Japanese Society/Culture

Salmon Lays

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

I somehow imagine this flavor would have come out in Japan rather than Thailand, either way, it wasn’t as bad as the salmon cream pizza I had in Tenri in the late 90′s.

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jeebus, i miss my silvia ps-13

Posted on February 8, 2013 by

He’s right, though… Street racing is a young man’s game.

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Takushi Doraiba

Posted on January 12, 2013 by

“Man sets out to make quick-draw iPhone holster, ends up with video masterpiece“

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Treasures from Japan – Part 2

Posted on December 24, 2012 by

These will mostly, if not all, be consumed over the New Years break. Thank you, Dai!

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Treasures from Japan – Part 1

Posted on December 23, 2012 by

I hereby deem this the Ultimate Japanese New Years Variety Pack! From top left, clockwise: oshiruko (sweet red bean soup), shoga-yu (hot ginger drink), amazake (sweet sake w/curds), matsutake soup packets (awesome with instant noodles), and Aquarius drink powder (for … Continue reading →

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kakebashi

Posted on October 20, 2012 by
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shazai

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

You have no idea how close I am to showing this with a straight face to my ultra-serious Japanese class for university teachers tomorrow.

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Toyota reviving Nobunaga (Toyota ReBorn), plus killer killer whales

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

Linkdump follows: Any modern car ad using a 1960′s S40 Crown is worth watching in my opinion, but the CM being referred to (and uploaded to Youtube just 3 hours ago) is just indecipherable. The making of video isn’t much … Continue reading →

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Tommy Lee Jones FTW

Posted on September 24, 2011 by

The best addition to a highball on a hot summer’s day is half a lime squeezed in the glass.

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Japanese Jedi

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

This video just keeps getting better and better. Pink wakizashi! (via my pal Azumi on FB)

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One man’s folly…

Posted on May 14, 2011 by

How one Japanese village defied the tsunami (via)

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swept away

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

Funny how a story’s coverage by US media shrinks in direct relation to lack of bipolar celebrities.

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The Enomotos are Safe

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

Our relatives have apparently been found. There are no details yet, but this is good news. Thanks to everyone who helped out. – The Sendai webcam in Izumi-ku is back up again.

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Sendai before and after

Posted on March 13, 2011 by

Via ABC Australia: Japan Earthquake: before and after By the way, to all of the assholes mentioning Pearl Harbor karma, only 8.9 disappointment, and DDOSing the person finder app, FUCK YOU. ————— UPDATE: More shots from Google Earth: Before And … Continue reading →

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Looking for Yoichi Enomoto, Sachiko Enomoto

Posted on March 13, 2011 by

We are looking for my grandmother’s cousins, Yoichi Enomoto and Sachiko Enomoto. They live here, about seven kilometers from the coast of Sendai, one of the hardest hit areas. Their eldest son, Yoshi, lives in Tokyo. We do not know … Continue reading →

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Japan Updates

Posted on March 12, 2011 by

NHK in Japanese has the best live coverage (the other JP news channels have been unstable today): High speed 1 High speed 2 Low speed link In English, NHK International is useless and US news channels are a FUCKING JOKE, … Continue reading →

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spydaaman

Posted on March 9, 2011 by
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WTF? – ?????? ??????

Posted on March 9, 2011 by
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Whoring in Japan

Posted on March 8, 2011 by

A commenter on a post I wrote last year has summarized what it’s like to be professionally serviced in Japan, complete with typical prices and the phrase, “moistened antibiotic towelette.” How to pay for sexy sexual sex in Tobita Shinchi, … Continue reading →

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Water Business

Posted on March 7, 2011 by

I thought some translator was having fun when I saw a reference to “JR East Water Business Company” on this photo of a vending machine employing a facial recognition system. As it turns out, it was somebody in a higher … Continue reading →

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