By Danalyn // 03.27.2009
Picture this... One half yellow-blooded slant-eye calls another full-blooded slant-eye to translate something. While the half-jap can barely read/write Japanese, surely the full-jap would be able to, right? WRONG! Yoshi is useless! Listen to my conversation with Yoshi below: ... more »
By Michael // 02.26.2009
"A middle-aged slacker living in a rundown, graffiti-ridden slum, Daisato’s job involves being shocked by bolts of electricity that transform him into a stocky, stick-wielding giant several stories high who is entrusted with defending Japan from a host of bizarre monsters. But while his predecessors were national heroes, he is a pariah among the citizens he protects, who bitterly complain ... more »
By Michael // 02.25.2009
Gives new meaning to "running a train," I guess. ... more »
By Michael // 01.26.2009
In keeping with the beliefs of the ancient Egyptians, who buried their pharaohs with all their treasured possessions for their journey to the after life, mobile phones are providing bereaved Japanese a channel to maintain contact with their loved ones after they pass on to the other side. Through modern technology, the concept of reaching out and touching someone ... more »
By Michael // 01.06.2009
This is from an old "Flash" comic. I think it pretty much explains itself. I know it isn't technically FROM Japan, but still... ... more »