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Shamisen vs. Turntable
This is the coolest video I’ve linked to since Keltech’s Star Wars performance. Background: LiveJam 2005 was a concert produced by NHK that aired on Coming of Age Day (now…
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Conversational Patterns
There’s an old lady who lives a few houses down from us. I usually see her when I return home from work or go out for a walk. In the…
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500-Pound Recruit
Continuing in the vein of WWII, have you ever heard the story of Voytek? Check it out: The Iranian soldier-bear of Monte Cassino Longtime readers have often heard of my…
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Target: Sumoto
A colleague just related something that he saw on a documentary last night: During WWII, Sumoto was number 173 on a list of 180 Japanese targets to be carpet bombed…
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Bus Otoko
I nominate Napoleon Dynamite as the worst retitled-for-Japan movie of the year. I understand why they didn’t release it in theaters here – I mean, the majority of the humor…
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Sambo Revisited
A few months ago, I wrote a post about the republishing of Little Black Sambo by a Japanese publisher, and my mom left this in the comments: You used to…
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Dream Soup
Sunday, in the early morning hours, I had a dream so very real that I woke up in a cold sweat. I was riding on the Shinkansen from Los Angeles…
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In search of the perfect tax haven
My homeboy T is blogging it up during his month-long visit to Uzbekistan. Is Tashkent the ultimate escape destination after a painful life decision? FIND OUT HERE: JOMON NEWS
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Marriage in Japan for Foreign Couples
This is a public service announcement to all gaijin couples thinking of getting married in Japan. If you indeed choose to make this wonderful commitment in the Land of the…
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Tokushima Awa Odori 2005
Come check out what I’ve been up to the past week: Tokushima Awa Odori 2005 Photos Alternatively, view them as a slideshow.
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Knot, tied.
A couple hours ago, I sat here a happy man. I sit here again now even happier! We are married! There is much rejoicing in the streets of Sumoto! Next,…
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An announcement
Hey all, I have ten days off work and am spending most of them soaking up rays on the beach. We went to the Awa Odori in Tokushima last night…
