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Everybody Hurts
Asking why Crown Princess Masako had a nervous breakdown is like asking why they kept Emperor Showa on life support for so goddamn long. Subjugated people in general, but especially…
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Hi! We’re Mormons!
One of the curious things you may find as you venture deeper into the rural areas of Japan is the surprising number of Mormon missionaries. Of all the missionaries –…
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Our NOBLE – and INTELLIGENT – friends, the fish, are SCREAMING!
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! No wonder Jaws had such gnarly anger management issues. Volunteer line for the ASPCF starts here. Update: “…and there he saw a mock. It wasn’t a MOCK! It was…
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The good leaf
Now that the excitement is over, I suggest everyone have a nice bit of something leafy, settle back, and relax a bit. The ultra-right gloating and the ultra-left whining is…
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Tunnel Vision
My surfing is limited to one page today: http://news.yahoo.com/elections refresh, refresh, refresh Regular blogging here will resume when people (including myself) start to give a rat’s ass again and can…
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Lazy Travel Writers
Taken from a newsletter found in my inbox today: Here are (sic) some advice from travelers who have been to Japan in the past: “Do as Japanese do” Holy shit,…
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Buddha: 1, Disney: 0
I love the sweet smell of vindication in the morning. Now that we have them on the retreat, let us remember why it came to this, why we hates them…
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Kushiyaki in Shinsekai
Shinsekai means “new world”, and I can only imagine how striking this area must have been when it was new, a long, long time ago. Giant puffer fish(not called fugu…
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Roadkill in Japan
Have you ever thought that your presence in this world wouldn’t be missed much if you suddenly died? You may be right. Whoever ran over the black cat and just…
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Movie Review: Van Helsing
Anna had nice tits.
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I can’t believe it never occurred to me
As a visitor to Japan, surely, the worst possible (nick)name you could have is “Huck.”
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$5 a mile is the least of it
If you have ever had an accident with a cab in Japan, chances are you have been screwed. The reason? Cab companies often rely on mafia-controlled insurance vendors to do…
