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Spin Cycle
Ten days ago, my girlfriend went back to Thailand to gather material for her doctorate. Nine days ago, I woke up with a hangover the size of Uluru and felt…
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Ambulance ride update
Ambulance rides in Japan have always been free, but I just heard from a paramedic that hospitals will start charging 40,000 yen per ride in the near future. Attention all…
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Hitori de Hanami
Yesterday was my company hanami. I didn’t feel much like drinking from noon, so I went at around four-fifteen. It’s only about fifteen minutes up to the top of Magata-yama,…
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Jackpotting Japanese Vending Machines
High school dropouts, strung-out junkies, and fucked gaijin, behold: This is all you need to jackpot vending machines in Japan. I’ve seen evidence of it poured down coin slots of…
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Read this
One of the most haunting pieces of writing I have ever seen: Creek Running North Read the comments, too. (via Carpundit)
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Wrong Number
Through some incredibly crappy piece of cosmic fate, my home phone number is a single digit off from the number of the office running a ferry service down at Sumoto…
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Return of the Kancho Sense
Azrael’s site (the “I am a Japanese school teacher” dude) is back up! Check out the latest installment of his adventures here. “I make it back to the haven of…
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Owner of the greatest bar story. Ever.
Sent from a reader: (Click to enlarge.) Apparently this clipping is from two years ago, but I had never heard of it until now. That guy has balls the size…
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Region Free Command for by d:sign d:1070
If you bought a by d:sign d:1070 DVD player in Japan and need instructions for unlocking the region free function (to be able to view DVDs from other regions), look…
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I’m Rocky Balboa, bitch!
Check out this hilarious video clip.
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Forty Dollars to Freedom
Hasn’t everyone had an urge to do something like this before? (Answer: Yes) Pretty cool.
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Bathroom Habits
Go take this survey and “find out what strange habits other people have when going to the bathroom.”: The Bathroom Survey I can’t believe so many people eat when they’re…
