Archive for September, 2009

Warning: Watch out for Bears & Perverts

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    A sign in Akita warning people about the possibility of encountering bears or perverts (chikan):

    bear chikan

    “Beware of bears & chikan” -A message from the kamishinjou Elementary School PTA

    [From Onkelmann : hat tip to Steve O.]

    8 comments - What do you think?  Posted by James - September 28, 2009 at 7:39 am

    Categories: General Japan

    ABC Mart Commercial: shoes that impress foreigners

    wow nice shoes

    A couple new commercials for ABC Mart’s Hawkins Sport shoes, which apparently look so good that they’ll have foreign waiters turning their heads:

    Making of clip:

    17 comments - What do you think?  Posted by James - at 7:28 am

    Categories: Foreigners in Japan, Japanese Girls

    Shucking corn in Japan

    corn

    One-year-old Shunpei struggles to shuck some corn:

    16 comments - What do you think?  Posted by James - at 6:10 am

    Categories: Japanese TV

    SASUKE 2009 Autumn (Ninja Warrior)

    A reminder to all you SASUKE (Ninja Warrior) fans out there:

    SASUKE

    SASUKE 2009 Autumn edition (SASUKE 23) will be airing tonight on Japanese TV network TBS from 7:00PM until 11:00PM Japan Time (6:00AM until 10:00AM EST).

    If you’re not in Japan or don’t have access to Japanese TV, check out Lost in Ube for live blogging of the results. The adventurous can try using TV-ANTS or KeyHoleTV to watch a live stream via the internet. (Update: If you’re reading this post right now, it has already started. The show is now over.)

    KeyholeTV - Confirmed to have streaming TBS

    KeyHoleTV - Confirmed to have streaming TBS

    Here’s the commercial preview:

    7 comments - What do you think?  Posted by James - September 27, 2009 at 6:04 pm

    Categories: Japanese TV

    Nunchaku in the groin

    aargghh

    This man in Fukushima Prefecture has 35 years of nunchaku experience, but even masters sometimes make mistakes:

    10 comments - What do you think?  Posted by James - at 9:18 am

    Categories: Japanese TV

    Turtle follows around cat

    approaching the cat

    We’ve seen a tortoise that stalks a dog, now here’s a turtle that stalks a cat:

    1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by James - at 9:18 am

    Categories: Animal Videos

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