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Random thoughts on movies/TV
– There is no such thing as a movie being better than the book. And the screen version of Where the the Wild Things Are directed by Spike Lee Jonze…
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Skype, Out
Will anyone stand up to the Chinese government? Skype caves in to Chinese censors I’m sick of those commie bastards dictating morally wrong terms of business to Western companies. And…
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Famous Japanese Americans
This post actually started off as an update to my previous post because I had forgotten to mention one of my newest finds. Guy Kawasaki has started a blog: Let…
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It’s a new year, and you can fellate if you want to
My official resolution for the new year: I Shall Not Get In Your Way If You Want to Suck Several people, coworkers and distant net acquaintances alike have contacted me…
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He got sauce
Fure, fure, Yoshida! Fure, fure, Yoshidaaaaaaa! Sauce maker big in Japan I’m all for the rags-to-riches aspect, but those chop-socky Yoshida Sauce ads just scream Japsploitation. (Yes, Master!)
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Do suru, Aiful?
Who would have thought that in the land of Nintendogs, airport pet hotels, and 20,000 dollar chihuahuas that: A. There’s apparently a sizeable market for dog meat (but not heads…
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Part-time jobs I have done in Japan
Here is a partial list of arbeit I have done in Japan: Teaching English Ah, the staple of most westerners…I started various English teaching jobs my first year of university,…
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Gyoza and Beer
It occurs to me that I haven’t gone on a manly-man food binge for a while. Manly-man food. You know, the kind you eat straight from the pan. The kind…
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The Downside of Warm Biz
It’s fucking cold in here. (read about Warm Biz here) And to the asshole who claims that “there’s no minus-element” – my pregnant coworker, who is shivering even in 6…
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Reposado de Kanpai
Look what’s on my desk today: It’s inspiring me! I can just feel the heavenly little molecules of fermented 100% blue agave goodness inside the bottle, inside this can. Yes,…
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Simple Motherfuckers (Japanese Cops)
While I was at work today, some cops came around the house claiming they were making rounds and asking about “a Nikkei (= of JP ancestry) man, Justin Yoshida.” Coincidence?…
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Utensils, and proper usage thereof
I am extremely proud to announce that I ate an entire soboro donburi exclusively with chopsticks today. In its most basic form, this is a bowl of loose rice topped…
