Naked in PublicFor me it would depend on the pose. I mean, wouldn't we all gag if there were naked statues of Paris Hilton or Brittney Spears' in their most lewd or disgusting poses?
Manga Spoils AnimeI think it depends on what came first. If it's something from novel->manga->anime, you could lose a lot going from novel (see: Zero no Tsukaima). One reason I didn't touch the either ZnT anime after a few episodes... I think manga would spoil anime i...
Pink ChirashiThe most I've ever seen of these is in online advertisements. Maybe it is because the police crack down pretty hard in places with high levels of prostitution.
FurikakeIt looks like extravagant rice gruel. I'm fine with my pickled veggies and chicken bouillon rice. Nice and affordable at around 40-50cents a serving. But... how much do those furikake packets cost?
Food Safety in JapanThe most I hear about tampering is using CO to make meat appear redder--maybe that's because I live in California where lots of large farms are.
To the guy below--that's not food tampering, but negligence. It's a problem with quality control, not t...
Nintendo Game CheatsDoes Nintendo publish guides or license the title for guides for that game? Maybe that's why. Otherwise, that seems quite stupid. Guides are essential for people who don't have lots of time to play, I think. Ever since I've been attendeding universit...
Drugs in JapanI worked in a free clinic for a year or so and there were lots of pot junkies who came through. The doctors would tell them the should cut back so they wouldn't be coming in as often, but they'd be in the next week or the next month, taking time away...
