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Jalisco Smiles
Next round of shooters is on me: Mexican tequila set to flood Japanese market under FTA If I ever see another bottle of that Suntory-branded tequila stocked at a bar…
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Instapundit on CNN Japan
Watched the Professor Reynolds interview on the international version of CNN this morning. It was kind of short, but he ended by saying that CBS should own up to their…
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This is not an endorsement
In my inbox today: “I think I’m going to vote Republican this year. The Democrats left a bad taste in my mouth.” – Monica Lewinsky Now that’s just crude. More,…
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Primary Cause: “30 minutes or it’s free”
USMC cargo helicopter crashes and explodes in crowded Okinawa city; three crewmen injured. Most significant backlash? Marines are criticized for allowing pizza deliveries through while blocking “Japanese police detectives, local…
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Tits On the Aggregator
I had hoped to point out the Living In Japan page after it got a bit bigger as another good resource for Japan-related blogs, but I’m not comfortable doing so…
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Gaijin card, please
Via Yahoo Asia News: Japan to deploy armed police officers on U.S.-bound flights I hope they pick the old judo bulls with “cauliflower ear” instead of those 90 lb weakling…
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Catacombses Pt. II – Curse of the LMDP
The Guardian unveils the vampire Lazar, spokesartiste for La Mexicaine de la Perforation: Paris’s new slant on underground movies Personally, I think Ford should use the name Lazar for their…
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Stone Lantern
Stumbled upon this interesting work yesterday in a stone quarry.
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Your yen ain’t good enough
This article at Time Asia might as well have been titled “Why file sharing owns iTunes in Japan”: Where’s the Music? This article explains the reason I download MP3s with…
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A New Mod For The BMW 760i
I think the Japanese dude who put the spoiler on his BMW 740i should team up with the Chinese guy who installed donkey drive on his Beemer.
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Catacombses, my precious
From the Guardian: In a secret Paris cavern, the real underground cinema In my third year of university here, my pal T came back from a two year journey all…
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What to do when you’re bored in Iraq
There’s a great article about soldiers fishing in Iraq over at the ESPN site: Fishing Saddam’s Waters Excerpt: “We’ve heard that Saddam only allowed his family (tribe) to fish these…
