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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Food Poisoning Chihana Kyoto Three-Star Restaurant

食中毒千花One of Kyoto's most revered kaiseki restaurants Chihana, a recipient of three stars from the Michelin Guide, was recently cited in a food poisoning case.On February 26th, a party of eight suffered high fever and diarrhea after dining at the world famous restaurant.As a result, Kyoto…

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Jed Root, Inc.

photo representation

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Spoon & Tamago

'Art, somewhere in between New York and Tokyo'

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sound cafe dzumi

和泉さんのバー

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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

16,000 Words on Why Japan Sucks

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010 /03/340x_custom_1267635655925_badweather.jpg" AUTHOR: Tim Rogers at Kotaku FINDER OF THIS BLESSED...

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Sensoji Temple

The spiritual heart of Asakusa, and for that matter Tokyo, is the impressive Sensoji Buddhist Temple. Built sometime in the 7th century before Tokyo was even Edo, to house the golden statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy, which, according to legend was fished out of the nearby Simudagawa, by two…

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Random Japanese people #19

A pleasant enough day for a picnic in the park, and an opportunity to ponder a predicament or problem that has possibly already been pondered plenty of times in the past.

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You know when you have lived in Japan too long…

You have lived in Japan too long when you eat a can tuna for lunch and wonder why your cat is so upset… rest-of-the-story…

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Fucked up weather

The year I come to Tokyo it snows almost more here than it does in Toronto. What, I brought the shit weather with me? Could hadly walk home from...

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Sushi Cat

Flash game

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nukes in the harbor, violation of a hallowed postwar principle

TOKYO – Japan confirmed Tuesday secret Cold War-era pacts with Washington that tacitly allowed nuclear warships in Japanese ports in violation...

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Dreaming of a White Christmas

http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/forums/images/vbimghos t/20194b969436345b6.jpg TY KU White Sake Handmade using traditional Japanese brewing techniques...

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Kyoto National Museum Treasures of the Hapsburg Monarchy

京都国立博物館ハプスブルクThe Kyoto National Museum, the wonderful Meiji Era brick pile across the street from Sanjusangendo and a high-end Hyatt Hotel, is currently showing a fantastic series of paintings and other items until March 14.2010 marks the 140th anniversary of the…

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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

My Darling is a Foreigner

Coming soon to theaters all over Japan: My Darling is a Foreigner:http://www.RobPongi.com

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One of Japan's Most Powerful Politicians Has Ben Fulford-Like 9-11 Conspiracy Theory

The only thing novel about Mr. Fujita is that a man so susceptible to the imaginings of the lunatic fringe happens to occupy a notable position in...

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Fujitsu Investigated Over Sacked President

Business Week: Fujitsu Falls After Reason for Nozoe’s Exit Revised Fujitsu Ltd. fell in Tokyo after the company said it asked former President...

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Sickening and semi-abandoned Japanese snake centre

With its conspicuously empty corridors, and truly awful exhibits, the Japan Snake Centre’s staggering abundance of ashtrays at least offer the smoker some sort of rest-bite from the almost overwhelming miserableness of a barely-functioning-but-somehow-still-open-for-busi ness facility and…

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No walking on the escalator

CNNgo: A new Japanese social epidemic - Walking on escalators In an effort to prevent spills, Japanese subway stations are starting to outlaw the...

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Japan Newsletter Spring 2010

ジャパンニュースレターPlease join our Japan Visitor newsletter if you are planning a trip to Japan AND to win some great prizes this month.Even if you may never visit the country but are just interested in things Japanese please subscribe to our monthly newsletter to keep up with the…

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‘Natto’ –Japan’s homegrown WMD

Japanese folks love to torture their guests withnatto–fermented soy beans that are better described as, “...kinda smell like baked beans if they were baked in the filthy heat of Satan’s asshole.” Japan defends honor in Mito’s annual ‘natto’…

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Bat Boy vs the Miniskirt police!

As I have reported on before, the nefarious Bay Boy (shown on the right) has been lost his job at the WWNews and was evicted in Japan. Now however, Japan has officially joined the Final Crusade in the hunt for the elusive mutant. JAPANESE JOIN HUNT TO CAPTURE BAT BOY WWNews – Friday,…

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Monday, March 8, 2010

Nagoya Friends at Harry's Diner in Sakae THIS SAT!! 3/13

83rd party in Nagoya! at featuring food from Charlie’s Date: Saturday March 13th, 2010Time: 7pm-9:30pm Bar is open till 2am and party guests can stay on for the live set at no extra charge!!!Drinks will be served between 7:00pm-9:15pm. Place: Harry’s Diner (very close to…

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The Nichiyu Truck

ニチユウIn Tokyo and looking for beetroot, Italian rucola, fresh cassava, Amazon fruits like acai and cupuacu?Nichiyu International is a company in Tokyo that started as a foodstuffs provider for the sizeable Brazilian Japanese community here. The company runs a fleet of truck-stores that vend…

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Japanese Woman Grabs Curvy Shirt

Silly little commercial for the KOMADORI Bros. t-shirt.. Woman looks seductively into camera, wanting, needing something. Woman gets startled, grabs to protect her most cherished possession(s); the t-shirt. Unfortunately, I only have one medium t-shirt left in stock. The quality is great and…

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Ten-things-you-do-not-know-about Super Mario Brothers

Ten-things-you-do-not-know-about Super Mario Brothers via ocweekly.com: Number 3. Mario was named after the landlord of Nintendo of America’s office … …

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PauseTalk Tonight

Just a reminder that tonight (March 8) is this month’s edition of PauseTalk (Vol. 38) at Cafe Pause, with a start time of 20:00. As always, the cafe is reserved from 19:30, so feel free to show up a bit early. Have been suffering through a cold this past weekend and still have a bit [...]

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Japan: perception vs reality

Most single folks, female or male, live in rooms like…. Embiggen to the full-sized photo, 500 x 704 px. …Rooms like in the bottom photo are the major reason why urban Japanese avoid asking you to their homes. I have been to a few 20-something girls with rooms like the one on top and I…

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Cat on a hot tin roof

Or at the very least a mildly warm one considering it’s not yet mid-March.

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A Century of Confections

A Sweet Century The Little Tokyo Bakery Mikawaya Celebrates 100 Years by Richard...

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Tagata Jinja Fertility Festival 2010

田県神社の豊年祭, 犬山、愛知県The 2010 Tagata Jinja Fertility Festival takes places on March 15 and is one of Japan's most celebrated "Phallic Festivals". Fifteen years ago there were a few hundred bemused spectators watching the procession and the whole event was very much a…

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Sunday, March 7, 2010

"Sumo Wrestler" Steals Moscow ATM

BBC: Sumo wrestler 'steals cash machine from Moscow shop A man believed to be a sumo wrestler ripped out a cash machine weighing 90kg and made off...

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Japan This Week 7 March 2010

今週の日本House Hunting in ... TokyoNew York TimesMillions of Toyotas Recalled, None in JapanNew York TimesFor Japan's Toyota Owners, Little Help With Acceleration ProblemsGuardianJapan says it won't comply with bluefin tuna banWashington PostBody image, diet pushing Japanese women to lose…

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Japanese songs played at your own funeral

As my demise becomes ever-more impending, I found hairygateau's post about the song he wants to play at his funeral fascinating. There's one...

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Unobsolete Occupations

NPR is running a great slideshow of The Jobs Of Yesteryear – Obsolete Occupations, “as computers and automated systems increasingly take the jobs humans once held, entire professions are now extinct.” Sadly, the list didn’t include the tongue-in-cheek profession my father…

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Saturday, March 6, 2010

KOMADORI Bros: Gundam You!

Gundam is influential in a lot of KOMADORI work; Ohashi-san is a huge Gundam fan. In this video, the Brothers climb into big, Gundam versions of themselves and battle it out with purple light-sabers and finger-ray guns.. Watch in stand-alone page with 720×430 video; W A T C H – B I G G…

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DADT for Stormtroopers on shore leave in Shibuya

Thanks to Don’t ask, don’t tell (DADT), the Tokyo Stormtrooper can cross-dress in body armor when the Death Star in town and the troops are on shore leave in Shibuya. See the Faiyaz Jafri’s original, transgendered/cross-dressing/intersexual Stormtrooper at … See a ziIlion…

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Cherry Blossom Festival in DC

花見Springtime, perfect for having picnics, wearing shorts and admiring the Cherry Blossom in DC. The National Cherry Blossom Festival is an two-week (per annum) event that celebrates springtime in Washington, DC as well as the 1912 gift of the cherry blossom trees and the enduring friendship…

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Friday, March 5, 2010

Important news intercept

TOP SECRET: Rob Pongi to Taro: Rear Admiral Taro: We are now in receipt of the the news intercept below…. Embiggen to full size 972 X 1200 px. We now believe that The Dear Evil One has opened up a nation-wide chain of English schools and this ad is part of it all. Stay tuned, Lob ;O)

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Princess Aiko Bullied

http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/forums/images/vbimghos t/9794b90f265309cb.jpgKyodo via Japan today: Princess Aiko unable to go to school after being...

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