Japanese Society/Culture
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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 YOU. ————— UPDATE: More shots from Google Earth: Before And After Photos Of the Japanese Earthquake
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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 eldest son, Yoshi, lives in Tokyo. We do not know where any of them are. This is a photo of Yoichi and Sachiko, they are both in their nineties: The only webcam feed in their area still up as of yesterday is down today: Izumi-ku Sendai webcam That’s about a mile from their neighborhood. Their Romanized address is: Miyagi-ken Sendai-shi Taihaku-ku Yagiyama Yayoi-cho Postal code: 982-0833
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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 is useless and US news channels are a FUCKING JOKE, especially CNN (presenters reading Twitter updates apparently based on what people are seeing on other channels). Try the streaming Al Jazeera page. ———— I’ve gotten in touch with some relatives, but the Yoshida clan is spread far and wide, and there are 6.0 (on the Japanese scale the max is 7) aftershocks happening as I type this. ———————- ————————– UPDATE: Google Crisis Response page
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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.” How to pay for sexy sexual sex in Tobita Shinchi, Japan. ////////////// Note: I take no responsibility if you get frowned at, beaten, robbed, ganked, or infected with Jap ghetto cooties because you go somewhere you shouldn’t. That is all.
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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. As it turns out, it was somebody in a higher position having fun with katakana English: (Many Japanese literally translate mizushobai — hostess bars, kyabakura [cabaret clubs], sunakku [err, snacks], etc. — as “water business.” Japanerds seem to prefer the term “water trade.” Of course, there’s no reason to break down this particular word and the Japanese that do it usually do it to show that they know some English…)
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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 is one of the historical red light districts in Osaka. Located in Nishinari-ku, the brothels operate to this day, largely unaffected by anti-prostitution laws and the police. It is the largest brothel district in Kansai. The equivalent of madames stand in the genkan (entryways) of their homes and beckon passers-by to come in with clapping and hand gestures, ostensibly “for a meal” where they might just happen to “hit it off” with one of the young women living there. This…
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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 not in a way that will be noticed by the people administering the test. Basically, you are aiming to make a sound like you are exhaling into the apparatus while not actually doing so. At least, that’s what I hear. The best way to avoid trouble at all is of course to avoid drinking and driving entirely. But hey, work drink-ups are a bitch, I know.
