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Worst nightmare
I have a hole in my bottom left molar, I assume from a cavity. I thought I’d wait until I go to Bangkok to get it worked on (medical care…
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Zato #5
Katsu doing the gas face.
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Mad Cow Pool
Rebuilding beef trade with Japan could take years Anybody want to bet how long it is before they find more infected beef and halt importation from the US again? My…
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The Fast and the Very, Very Okotta: Hick Drifter in Tokyo
Even though my masochistic hobby of watching horribly shitty movies is fairly wide known, I am still fairly ashamed to say that I sat through the entirety of The Fast…
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Fugu Tip
If you are eating fugu liver pate and start feeling a tingling sensation on your lips or in your mouth, down a cup of hot sake and then immediately slit…
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Lend me an ear
TK is an older guy who works in my office. He’s married, with kids who have long grown up and moved away from the island for the usual reasons; the…
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Cantomoko
There is a sex doll desecrating my bridge. That is all. UPDATE: OK, that wasn’t all. If you are feeling brave today, click here. If you didn’t poke your eyes…
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Short Movie Review: Takeshis’ 2005
I’ve been a fan of Takeshi’s movies for a long time. His early directing efforts were truly visionary. Terajima always delivers the best staredown. That said, Takeshis’ 2005 was disappointing…
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Zatoichi #1
I suddenly realize that in my quest to post all of the Zatoichi jackets, I have been negligent: I left out #1! Bust a move, Katsu!
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Bad Company Names
It’s official. A post-lunch stroll through the company parking lot confirmed my suspicions: Japanese CAD (Computer Assisted Drawing/Drafting/Design) companies have the funniest names. I’ve written about this one a couple…
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The End of the Nikkei Visa?
A while back I wrote a post regarding the Ministry of Justice proposing changes to immigration/foreign worker policy, and specifically how the Nikkei (Japanese ancestral) visa will be affected. Gen…
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Promoting Decay
Article in question: “YouTube” Web site has Japan’s broadcasters in a tizzy “Piracy of web contents, both in Japan and abroad, has been increasing recently,” an NHK spokesperson tells Shukan…
