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George W. Bush throws first pitch at Japanese baseball gameNov 3, 2009
Ex-President Bush is in Japan hanging out with his old buddy Junichiro Koizumi. They attended a baseball game the yesterday, where Bush threw the first pitch:
George Bush threw out the ceremonial first pitch in game three of the Japan Series betwee...
Rubber band machine gunAug 8, 2009
Mr. Nakamura of the Japan Rubber Band Gun Shooting Association fires off his rubber band machine gun:
Here are some photos that show how one can construct a rubber band machine gun. Nakamura has written a guide book to the art of making rubber band...
Pro-North Korean Groups Demand Apology from Osaka GovernorApr 2, 2009
“Japan isn’t North Korea, after all. If I got my way in everything all the time, I’d become a dictator.†Those are the words of Osaka governor Toru Hashimoto, whose plans move the...
Japanese vs Gibberish TattoosMar 30, 2009
Some regard it as a religious requirement, for some culture it gives a sense of belonging, and for many it is a common form of punishment. But nonetheless we cannot dispute the fact that tattooing...
Air Safety Board Questions the English Ability of China Southern Airlines PilotsMar 28, 2009
English is important. A Japanese air safety board investigating a 2007 incident in which a China Southern Airlines plane that entered a runway without permission has...
Johnny Depp at Narita AirportDec 8, 2009
A crowd of screaming Japanese fans greets Johnny Depp as he arrives at Narita Airport:
Depp is in Tokyo to promote Public Enemies, which will hit theaters in Japan on December 12th.*
*The delayed release is a grand example of how many popular...
Kate Bosworth to star in "Lost Girls and Love Hotels" movieDec 8, 2009
According to Hollywood Reporter, Kate Bosworth will be starring in a movie based on a novel about a foreign girl who goes to Japan to teach English and ends up taking lots of drugs and having a lot of sex:
“Young Victoria” director Jean-Marc Vallee...
Trucks collide near tunnel entranceDec 8, 2009
A pretty crazy photo from a traffic accident that took place in Yamaguchi prefecture:
The traffic accident experts at 2-channel have been speculating about how the trucks ended up like that. Here are three possible explanations:
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Akihabara News –...
Station master cat gets a special X-mas uniformDec 7, 2009
Tama, the feline station master Of Kishi Station on the Wakayama Electric Railway, will be dressing in a special Christmas uniform until the 25th, as these two video clips show:
And while we’re at it, here’s a more general slide show of Tama (includes...
Protest against North Korean school's invasion of public park landDec 7, 2009
The video embedded below shows members of the right wing citizens’ group Shuken Kaifuku wo Mezasu Kai (The Society to Seek Restoration of Sovereignty) holding a protest against a North Korean school in Kyoto*. Judging from the intro to the above video...
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