Japanese Society/Culture
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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 strip was hilarious because it was just so apt. I had no idea that it was used as an insult outside of Japan, though. Note: On the official site, it seems the merchandising has gotten out of hand. Space suits and condoms sounds more like Western Woman’s type of thing.
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ATTENTION: All past/present students of Japanese language/culture
…there are still some things you need to learn.
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Don’t put that in your mouth
This video made me feel better about myself, because it proves there are stupider people with stupider jobs and stupider friends:
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Is the FCC paying royalties for using Doraemon on their website?
Because they really should be…
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Japan – The Strange Country
The author got too much flak for drawing little squinty eyes (with his own little squinty eyes), so he pulled the English version. Those people were missing the point, really. The artwork (infographics) tells most of the story even if you don’t understand Japanese.
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Michaelsoft Binbows (?????????????)
Secondhand PC and parts shop somewhere in Japan photo credit: Unknown awesome person
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Koyuki Highball
Japan’s greatest gift to the world of delicious beverages: The Kaku Highball Tell me you wouldn’t try that.
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Bad Tat
The bizarro chikara (?) tattoo!
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How to Convert the Thai Buddhist Era Year to Gregorian Calendar Year
Subtract 543. That is all. However, if you want to further convert that to Japanese Imperial calendar dates, this site sure comes in handy: NengoCalc This year, 2009 AD, is also 2552 B.E. (Thailand) and Heisei 21 (Japan). I think I have enough calendar systems in my life.
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In terms of Jellyfish, Echizen = Nomura’s
Japanese fishing trawler sunk by giant jellyfish No word if tentacle rape was involved.
