Ichiro ejected!!
Having long been an Ichiro fan, I was amused to find this video of the usually subdued baseball superstar being ejected from a game! Apparently he is the first Mariner to be ejected this season.
Wonder what English he conjured up on this occasion. Please comment your guesses.
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Categories: Celebrity News
Giant hornet hunter needs no protective suit
Several weeks ago, I posted a video of 78-year-old exterminator Kakusaburo Arakawa wiping out giant hornets with a vacuum cleaner. Here’s a video of another hornet exterminator, Mr. Muramatsu.
Muramatsu doesn’t rely on protective suits and doesn’t need any special vacuuming machines. All he uses are nets, adhesive sheets, and spray cans of insecticide.
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Categories: General Japan
Cat & Bird live together in harmony
A cute scene in Aichi prefecture:
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Categories: Animal Videos
Google.co.jp honors Confucius’ Birthday
I noticed this logo on Google.co.jp this morning:
According to Google blogoscoped, it is a celebration of Confucius’ birthday. One of their readers translates the Chinese as:
“To have friends come from far away – isn’t that a joy?”
It’s currently visible on Google China, Google Australia, and Google New Zealand. At the moment of this posting, Google.com was still displaying its normal logo.
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