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 »
Sapporo teams up with Royce to introduce a limited edition chocolate beer today: Chocolat Brewery. Chocolate malt, cocoa, and spicy fragrance add to the "bitter taste" of this new beer targeted toward the chocolate lover. This beer is only available for a limited time, from January 14th through January 23rd. Retail price for a 3-pack runs at ... more »
The same show that brought you the famous matrix ping pong video, Kasou Taishou, ran its 81st episode last week. Of course, it brought many cool, and not-so-cool acts. Here are some clips from the show... and yes, there's a Ponyo video in there because it was the winning act. ... more »
Remember Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer? Remember Satchmo? Japanese radio personality and actor, Koichi Yamadera, does his version of Louis Armstrong's What a Wonderful World ala Al Jolson (below). If you're too stupid to have a sense of humor (or appreciate the arts), the video below will probably offend you. But if you've common sense, ... more »
A recent poll by The Chosun Ilbo reports that while it's no secret that the Japanese and Koreans don't like eachother, the Japanese feel more friendly toward the Koreans than vice versa. The poll showed that while 50% of the Japanese people surveyed feel friendly toward Koreans, only 41% of Koreans feel the same. But when asked to ... more »
The Nerima Art Museum is currently celebrating the 60th anniversary of Cellotape (or Sellotape... those damn Japanese and their non-romanized spelling always confuse me) with Ryo Sehata's sculpture gallery. What's so special about this gallery? According to Sehata, all of the sculptures are made 100% of cellophane tape. The exhibit will run until February 18 2009. Video ... more »