Japan Crime HotlineSo... If I ring up the Japanese police, it'll be a bunny on the other end and it'll come running to kick some criminal ass for me?! Woohoo! They'd never harm a little bunny!
*Coughs*
Anyway, no mascots here. Just the live action ads where they show...
Having accidents in JapanYou told her to go speak to the staff and she walks off to hit the emergency stop button instead...? Sounds like she might have had something of sentimental value in that phone - Maybe an e-mail or photo.
I guess this could be another reason why som...
Evangelion Air FreshnerMisato's one should be interesting hanging from the mirror of the car... "All eyes on Misato!" Wouldn't that just cause a lot of crashes? =P
And the Kaworu one... Guys should try printing it on the back of their t-shirts or something in large and se...
DSi LLThe DS Lite still wins in terms of battery life so I'll be sticking to that.
I'm more curious to see what the real DS successor that is rumoured to come out next year with Nvidia's Tegra chip can do.
Dollfie AccessoriesThat is one detailed model gun... Impressive but then again, they're from Japan.
And is that a detached hair I see in photos #81248 and #81250? Poor Nanoha's losing hair already? =O
Japan MarketingThats one big head but cute.
And no, there's no one dressed like that here outside shops. You see people carrying signs pointing towards the store instead. Have to feel sorry for them when it's pouring rain and cold ^^;
A Week in Tokyo 46Wow, some of those Halloween goods look better than here... I like those little baskets.
Thought that was you in the Iphone 3G ad, DC!
Halloween in JapanI used to go trick or treating, wearing just a mask. Then the next day at school you would always hear people bragging about how much money they got. My friends and I got mostly peanuts (real ones), fruit and lots of candy lol.
Tokyo HotelsYeah, I saw that too lol. I was just popping round to the HM site to look for something then looked at the front page and thought, "Wait... I know that name. It's Danny's dad!" Wasn't expecting to see it either!
Good Ideas SalonsWell, I agree how it's all too easy to pin bad things on groups of people who have a bad stereotype because the bad image is already there - Half the audience probably wouldn't even think about whether what they're being told is true or not.
However...
Good Ideas SalonsI'll probably get flamed for this but... Otakus have a "green" lifestyle?
I can see that for cosplaying and photography otakus but, I don't for the ones that have a huge range of gadgets that go out-of-date in no time before they're replaced, leave...
PantsuFor a moment I thought to myself, "How did they manage that...?" because I thought it was another of those crazy Japanese shows and someone really dared to fly 1000 pieces of underwear in the sky, lol.
Live Action MacrossDang, thought there was going to be a real live action movie that is as dramatic as the acting in Power Rangers or Kamen Rider. That would be fun, lol.
Only watched the classic show but not the more recent one. It will probably be the opposite here...
Yuko GotoHmmm, wonder who submitted the "news" but, congratulations on being mentioned. That is one long video, by the way. Listened a little longer afterwards and couldn't help but notice the news that followed afterwards... That toilet sound disguiser is av...
Learning JapaneseFor the majority of Kanji, yes - They have the same meaning or at least classic meaning. But not all are... No offence but you could ask your brother what Kanjis such as daijoubu (大丈夫), sasuga (流石), benkyou (勉強) and takusan (沢山) means.
Bott...
Learning JapaneseI used to pick up new vocabulary by translating my favourite songs or reading short articles. But the main method is finding penpals and as words and patterns are repeated, I just naturally remember them... Fairly much how I learned Kana and Kanji in...
Japanese Remembering MethodsSounds like running through a checklist... "Keys? Check. Wallet? Check." Another good example of when you don't have to be literal with translations.
Personally I don't use this method to remember/confirm things, though ^^;
Train Route Finder in TokyoNever been but read about how incredibly complex the it's supposed to be so I'm curious... Just how bad is it? The number of changes you need to go through to get to a place or just finding the right platforms?
Getting to places isn't too bad here a...
Sora no OtoshimonoI fairly much avoid the lolicon and fan service shows. Fan service can make it hard to pick a "safe" show to watch on journeys such as long flights...
Once I was watching Death Note and Light was being watched in his room so he brings out one of tho...
La Chaîne InfoGood to see your language skills from your Oriental Honours Degree hasn't gone rusty yet, DC.
Fluent in both spoken and written English, Cantonese and Japanese here. Can't really find the motivation to learn any other languages although I should rea...
Flea Markets in JapanThe ones I know here look much dirtier and don't have a lot of interesting looking stuff... Very very old cassette tapes, clothes, toys etc.
Reflexology Paths in JapanI tried a path that was as long as all the stones put together in the picture too just for fun. I found it pretty ticklish... I don't know about the thing about being healthy is true or not, though ^^;
Google Chrome JapanAll that food looks sweet. Doubt you can have more than two without feeling the icing kicking in... Doesn't the drink lose its taste after eating some of it? ^^;
And I spy a typo. Shouldn't it be "janken" instead of "junken"? Although a junken (insp...
Japan TyphoonI hate to ask this but are you going to go play in the wind like people in HK do? Seems people enjoy testing to see if the wind can hold them up by falling forward into the wind when a typhoon arrives or just for the adventure. I try the latter too g...
Japanese GarbageDoes "burnable trash" count explosives too? =P
There's no strict policy here but like Bogie said, we're being encouraged to recycle with this whole focus on climate change. Plastics in a green bag, paper in a blue box and other materials such as gla...
NDS BackupI spotted those "how to hack your console" magazines in Seven Eleven stores and bookshops in HK - Translated Chinese versions probably. I was a bit surprised too considering how they've been trying to clamp down on the Majikon devices in the smaller...
Tetsujin 28 StatueJapan sure has a lot of spare funds... But can't blame them for paying tribute to their renown Manga artist.
The lady to the furthest left in the photo looks like she's thinking, "Why do I have to wear this silly thing on my head?", lol. Otherwise,...
