Everybodys "Japan" Categorized News (518)

Last time I posted a news item about free hugs it was two cute girls in Harajuku! This time, its two hideous gaijin! Me and my Nor... ( view detail page » )

Itai News covers a story about a guy who went to meet his GF's parents for the first time. The guy wrote up the experience that he went through ... ( view detail page » )

I know when I got into the Japanese language ages ago in junior high school, I branched out pretty rapidly into culture, manga, games, etc. I liked video games a lot then and that was the reason I started studying Japanese. Little did I know I would ... ( view detail page » )

Confession time - how many of you have been in a shop like this (mainly selling 3d ero stuff) when you visited Japan? And for those who have not visited - would you walk into one? Do you have places like this in your region? And if you are wonde... ( view detail page » )

The recently published Leisure white papers show that the amount of leisure activities have dropped by 30% within the past 10 years. One of the reasons given is due to the amount of time devoted to mobile phones and the Internets. When I was a we... ( view detail page » )

Title says it all. Square watermelons, step out of the way, here comes facemelon!! Found this from a posting on this blog ( view detail page » )

In some schools, girls are made to clean the boys toilet... Via Byonavi. ( view detail page » )

From my blog post: Since I am moving away to school I figured I would give my katana a once over because I will not be back home until late November. I was worried that if I disassembled my katana that I would break it and would not be able to get... ( view detail page » )

Marvin asks a very good question - where do you go to get your otaku goodies in your region? In London I went to the Japan Center in Piccadilly or China Town and in Seattle I went to the Asian District. Original text from ( view detail page » )

The first time I've seen something like this - was in Kawagoe. It says "Do not pee or poo here" and presume that previously people have been dumping their goods in the area. Which reminds me of... ( view detail page » )

Still not out in Japan but will be at the end of the month - Hancock. I heard mixed reviews from members in puchi blurbs - worth seeing or wait for DVD? ... ( view detail page » )

A bunch of folk egging on their fellow Japanese sports wo/man - many electrical stores have plasmas outside and when sports is on, the folk crowd round. Been watching the Olympics but only when I stroll into the lounge to see it on TV. Have not r... ( view detail page » )

Looks like Singapore is a tough place for young lads - first they are made to do a few years of service, they have pages torn out of imported Megami and looks like they have light "ecchi" scenes deleted from anime. Question to Singaporeans - are you... ( view detail page » )

I know that Japan is a non-religious nation judging from this survey. Apparently this apply to their DVD players as well. Pic originally posted by ( view detail page » )

Useful English language website for planning rail journeys in Japan. If you want to be a more adventurous tourist and journey outside the perimeter of Tokyo's Yamanote line then this website is for you. Type in a start and end station and the website... ( view detail page » )

I was curious, I was in the grocery store tonight and saw my favorite ice cream- Sherbet (from Turkey). From my blog post: ... ( view detail page » )

When out n about in Tokyo, you will often see magazines left neatly on the trains and in the stations - left by somebody for a fellow comrade to enjoy. Many of these mags are manga with a gravure section like this one. Is you being finding treasures... ( view detail page » )

Need to think a bit about the top 10 hardest games I've played but ones that spring to mind are "Ghouls n Ghosts" for the C64, Onimusha 3 for PS2 (kept going around in circles) and R-Type - hate the loose-all-weapons-when-die thing. Your top hardest... ( view detail page » )

Looks at Konomi in the top left corner and thinks "so thats what they wear underneath their sailor fuku." Original text from kirbybowl below.The ... ( view detail page » )

I've always thought about doing video figure reviews but not sure what the demand would be like. Are photos enough or would you like videos too? Original text from ( view detail page » )

Being sick in bed means that I get to watch more Japanese TV than usual. Today I get to see one of my fave presenters a lot - Midori Matsuo. In the vi... ( view detail page » )

Thanks to all for the messages and get-well-soon gifts. Managed to stay in bed all day and should be ready for action soon. Reserve energy cells are up to 100% and main geo generator is up to 70%. Thought I would hijack this gift from Tenrou as I me... ( view detail page » )

I found these gameshows on youtube. They were quite hilarious and I decided to share them. If these were posted before I am sorry that I did not do a search for them. ( view detail page » )

First there's Itasha (Painful Car), a car decorated with all sorts of 2D girls on top that one has to bear the "pain" of all the awkward stares while ... ( view detail page » )