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Contradiction: American Wagyu
This article about Kobe and pseudo-Kobe beef was interesting, but kind of pissed me off: Raising the Steaks I mean, the author is passing judgment on a practice he’s never…
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The Origins of Kaiten-zushi (Conveyor Belt Sushi)
Envisioned in 1933: Mechanical grocery store walks around the customer Substitute raw fish and vinegared rice for the “groceries,” lose the wrapping option (mawarizushi is one of the few things…
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Goodbye PHS
It seems that DoCoMo killed off the Personal Handyphone System service last week (Slashdot JP link). The PHS phones were attractive when we were students (specifically around 1995) because of…
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Instant Kaedama
So it seems I missed out on one of the great new inventions to hit the market after I left Japan – refills for Cup Noodle. I must point out…
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Happy Thanksgiving!
… words heard from not a single student today. Surprise, surprise. I think I’ve actually seen a real live turkey here in Mahasarakham, up in the forest near the fish…
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In my inbox: The most uninspiring Japanese sex spam, ever
woot.
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Kelp Highway
Were America’s first inhabitants Japanese fishermen? Erlandson has been working with marine biologists for the last few years and believes Japanese fisherman could have been following the kelp highway which…
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Thai Boxers in Japan
This article is interesting as hell because I’ve heard many, many times about how weak Thai boxers/kickboxers are used to prop up their Japanese counterparts, but never actually bothered to…
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I traded my 100Mbps FTTH for mangosteens and monkeys…
…And I think I made the right decision. This article by Robert Cringely hits home, though. My theoretical download speed is now 1/50 of what it was last year in…
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Tuna Boat (?????)
Right around the time I finished university in Japan, I was in a bind. I had no money and limited prospects finding a job I wanted to do – I…
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USB sushi, eclipsed
Humping Dog – “USB Meets Love” Via g-man, who says, “Yo, the Japanese have too much time on their hands to be inventing shit like this…”
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Same same, but different (Japan dub)
I loves me some unadon… Goodbye, unadon. But, I hates ekimae ryugaku… Goodbye, ekimae ryugaku. (Via the ever-adorable Fucked Gaijin)
