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Sendai before and after
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…
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Looking for Yoichi Enomoto, Sachiko Enomoto
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…
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Japan Updates
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…
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spydaaman
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WTF? – ?????? ??????
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Whoring in Japan
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.”…
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Water Business
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.…
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Soapland CMs (Oh my Toruko)
Boku, manzoku.
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Tobita Shinchi Rap
I’ve been wanting to post this video for some time now, but forgot where I put the link. It is, quite simply, brilliant: For those who don’t know, Tobita Shinchi…
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How to defeat a breathalyzer test in Japan 5 years ago, or Thailand today
Put your mouth up to the apparatus and make a show of drawing a deep breath. When you exhale, do it through your nose instead of your mouth, but obviously…
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Charismatic
Metropolis has a remembrance up about Charisma Man: Man of the Moment I remember the first Charisma Man strip in the Alien; I might have even saved it somewhere. The…
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ATTENTION: All past/present students of Japanese language/culture
…there are still some things you need to learn.
