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 »
Even Beethoven recognizes how awesomely awesome ramen is. ... 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 »
Did you ever wonder or were curious to know what happens to a cat who has tape put on them? Well, wonder no more, because those wacky Japanese TV shows show it for you. Video is after the bump. ... more »
If you didn't know, everyone in Japan has to learn english. Now that doesn't mean they speak it very well at all. As a matter of fact, I'm sure everyone has heard of the "engrish" that is spoken by a lot of japanese, where they mispeak a lot of words. Well, here's a part of an instructional video, and ... more »