Warning: Watch out for Bears & Perverts
A sign in Akita warning people about the possibility of encountering bears or perverts (chikan):
“Beware of bears & chikan” -A message from the kamishinjou Elementary School PTA
[From Onkelmann : hat tip to Steve O.]
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Categories: General Japan
ABC Mart Commercial: shoes that impress foreigners
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:
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Categories: Foreigners in Japan, Japanese Girls
Shucking corn in Japan
One-year-old Shunpei struggles to shuck some corn:
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Categories: Japanese TV
SASUKE 2009 Autumn (Ninja Warrior)
A reminder to all you SASUKE (Ninja Warrior) fans out there:
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
Here’s the commercial preview:
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Categories: Japanese TV
Nunchaku in the groin
This man in Fukushima Prefecture has 35 years of nunchaku experience, but even masters sometimes make mistakes:
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Categories: Japanese TV
Turtle follows around cat
We’ve seen a tortoise that stalks a dog, now here’s a turtle that stalks a cat:
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Categories: Animal Videos