Have you heard about the crazy gaijin-related incident that happened today? I wouldn't be surprised if you have; it's getting a ton of media coverage at the moment. Rightly so, too, as this level of crazy deserves talking … [Read more...]
I came across this story on Flickr while looking for something completely different, which forced me to do some more searching on my own. Of course, the curse is in Wikipedia, as well as in Shane's atypicallife, but you … [Read more...]
If you've been around a while, you'll notice that the word "week" is missing from "Japan News week in review." If you've been around a while, you'll also know that these never come out once a week. So, in order to put a … [Read more...]
Maybe it's time he commits seppuku, though, I don't know if I'd want to see a stomach full of hot dogs get disemboweled. It's been a year since the last "Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest" at Coney Island, when reigning … [Read more...]
Remember back in the day when Nara's new mascot was supposed to be the creepy baby deer man (sounds similar to manbearpig, yeah?) shown crossed out above? Well, it seems as though the public outcry was strong enough, and … [Read more...]
January 5 - January 25 (that's like...3 weeks in review!) Here's to another attempt at keeping up with all that silly Japanese news. I feel like not making a video to go along with it is the best way to go. Only the … [Read more...]