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Retirement Lawson
As if it wasn’t already official, convenience store chain Lawson has now sealed the fate for my beloved island as the Isle of Dentures (and Onions): Lawson opens 1st store…
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Confederate…
Riding on trains and subways in Japan, it would seem that gray is the new blue. I believe this trend started out about ten years ago and has recently approached…
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Get fucking real
Somebody at work today actually got all teary-eyed when he was told Japan is now out of the world cup. He turned to me and said, “Well, America’s out of…
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Eels! Getcher Pipin’ Hot Eels Here!
Had a yummy lunch today – unadon. If the Beef Bowl chain in the states (menu) began serving unadon, would they call it Eel Bowl? As any self-respecting kabayaki snob…
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Doggy Love
Some Japanese really love their pets… And among those that do, some choose to express that love in strange ways.
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batter up
I would like to take time out from my completely stressed-out crazy bad news week to point out that I totally called this one: LINK
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Underground
What compels people to shun the world above ground, the sunlight, the weather, the outside? The unnatural lighting of the underground makes faces look sallow and haggard. Everybody’s eyes are…
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Zatoichi #4
Real men wear haramaki (to literally hold their guts in if they get slashed).
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Love letter to Senior Vice Justice Minister Taro Kono
Right back at you, asshole! (Update 2006/07/05: That link is hosed. I’m pasting a copy of the article below.) A Justice Ministry panel studying an overhaul of Japan’s immigration administration…
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mizuwari
This is a huge joke, because 99.9% of Asians do not know how to drink whiskey. I have no doubt that 1,000,000 yen buys you a damn smooth mixer for…
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In a world of white Toyotas…
I have to admit, Mitsuoka makes some real works of art; they stand out from everything else on the street. Take a look at their lineup. My favorite, of course…
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Zato #3
I’ve been delinquent in my Zatoichi viewing. I will finish them all before I leave, however. Katsu Shintaro embodies so much of what is lost in modern Japan. And that…
