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Swedish Rapper in Japanese

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    Thanks to Marcus for sending in this video of a Swedish rapper doing a song in Japanese:

    Any foreigner living for a longer period in Japan has probably grown irritated at times by “shou ga nai”. “Man” is here to tell you that we do have “shou”! He’s an amateur but I think he’s not doing a half-bad job.

    7 comments - What do you think?  Posted by James - October 1, 2010 at 9:43 am

    Categories: General Japan

    Sylvester Stallone in Japan

    Sylvester Stallone was in Japan last week to promote the release of “The Expendables.” Here are a few clips of him appearing on Japanese TV and doing some promotional events.

    The neatest part of his trip was when he met sumo grand champion Hakuho, who picked up Stallone like he was a tiny man:

    Here he is making a special appearance on a TV show that is usually shares inspirational stories about “magical” women. About the first 10 minutes of the clip are a re-enactment of the amazing story of how Stallone’s “Rocky” script transformed him from a homeless struggling actor into one of Hollywood’s biggest stars:


    Discussing his co-stars and Twitter for a news interview:

    A promotional Q&A session with co-star Dolph Lundgren:

    4 comments - What do you think?  Posted by James - at 9:34 am

    Categories: Celebrity News, Foreigners in Japan

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