Posted in Japan, Music, Video, tagged Kiyoshiro Imawano, 忌野清志郎 on May 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A number of years ago I watched a great little movie called The Happiness of the Katakuris. The best character by far was “Richaardo” (aka Richard), better known in real life as Kiyoshiro Imawano.
(the guy in the marine uniform)
Although he’s done a number of solo albums, he’s possibly better known, at [...]
Posted in Food, Japan, tagged beer, dairy, grunting, guns, headbutting, hot rods, men, porn, wrestling on November 30, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I haven’t been here long enough to know if this is a new trend or not but I’ve definitely noticed a lot of “men’s” food this year.
…it all started one day in a convenience store when I noticed Men’s Yogurt Drink. At first, I wondered “who the hell’d wanna drink men’s yogurt??” Then I wondered [...]
Posted in Japan, Toys/Games, tagged boss, canned coffee, mario kart, transformers on November 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Boss coffee has a great deal… buy some canned coffee at regular price, get miniature racing Mario Kart characters!
As you can see, I was also a willing victim during their Transformers summer campaign :o)
Anyway, back to the books… it’s crunch time :-S
Posted in Japan, Kanji, tagged donburi, 親子丼, oyakodon, tanindon, 他人丼 on November 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Although I still crave pizza now and then, I’ve been having a lot more Donburi cravings lately…
So, here are some Donburi-related words I found funny…
Can you guess the ingredients?
First, in the top-left, is parent-child donburi (oyakodon)
The second one is called ‘tanindon’, or, ’stranger donburi’
And while you’re thinking, here’s a nutty vid from ニコニコ動画
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Posted in Japan, Toys/Games, tagged aero spider on October 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
just saw this commercial…
yeah, so, minus annoying Japanese comedian, we’ve got ourselves a crazy-maneuverable toy car that drives on walls, ceilings, chairs, tables, anything…
badass
This badboy comes out in a week at a decent price of about $45… veeeeery tempting
Here’s an explanation from a rep. at the Tokyo International Toy Show
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