JAPUNDIT Open Thread - 008
02/02/2008 @ 6:00 am
Here is this weekend’s Open Thread in which readers are invited to let loose and discuss things that have been on their minds, regardless of whether or not they are on topic.
Rules are very loose for open thread posts, usual restrictions concerning topic matter do not apply. Feel free to sound off about anything you like.
Pastry!
No, really - if you want to buy frozen pasty to make pies and so forth in Japan, is it expensive/impossible to get?
February 2nd, 2008 at 8:56 amweekly links
the solution to japans low birthrate a replacement for men all rolled into one, no immigrants necessary
http://digg.com/general_sciences/Males_irrelevant_to_the_survival_of_the_human_race
well gentlemen, science has finally done it, we are all now superfluous accessories for the rich women of the world, or just a cheap alternative for artificially created sperm for those too poor to afford it. I guess the more things change the more they stay the same.
for you studious individuals out there confronting an academic challenge or having trouble studying for level 1 of the Japanese Proficiency Exam. Behold the new concentration drug of the future, one that will actually make you autistic.
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/0711555105v1
and just in time…another up and coming drug which will reverse autism when you’re finished
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6245742.stm
in other news what might just be the height of the hardboiled wonderland of western civilization or a harbinger of the end of the world… I present to you CHEESEBURGER IN A CAN*
http://gizmodo.com/350091/cheeseburger-in-a-can-is-both-the-best-and-worst-thing-ive-ever-seen
*you cant blame this one on america, its from germany
ice cream ecchi ukiyo-e
http://www.cclarkgallery.com/dynamic/artwork_detail.asp?ArtworkID=186
how many japanese have gone to see a movie for the past fifty years? what is the total gross of japanese movies ? just ask the japanese motion picture association
http://www.eiren.org/statistics_e/index.html
governor shintaro ishiharas humble tokyo abode
http://kiseichu.org/english.aspx
and finally assistance for manga and anime fans, common sound effects and what they mean
http://www.nikochan.net/link/3829/
also, does anyone know an online location where i could buy a copy of Haruki Murakami’s Pinball, 1973 for a reasonable price? does anyone currently have or could buy one in japan that they would be willing to sell? If so please respond and let’s set up something.
that is all
February 2nd, 2008 at 10:33 amWow. Over a thousand bucks for a good copy? Crazy.
I’m assuming that this is the English version since it has Birnbaum listed along with Murakami:
http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/4061860127/sr=1-10/qid=1201917346/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&qid=1201917346&sr=1-10&seller=
For those of you in Japan who want to watch the Super Bowl, the game will be aired live on NHK BS-1. Coverage begins at 8:10 AM, Monday morning.
February 2nd, 2008 at 11:06 amThe one free TV replay will be that night 12:29 on your local NTV affiliate.
http://www.nfljapan.co.jp/tv/
Just found the following in my mail this morning. . .
That is the entire text of the mail, and it was sent from a gmail account.
Is it just me, or does this not just scream out Nigeria! Nigeria!
February 2nd, 2008 at 11:41 amsmells like Shoemoney’s handiwork.
February 3rd, 2008 at 6:15 amThere are entire networks devoted to teaching people how to get rich by flipping websites.
They will probably buy your website, monetize it to the point it’s no longer recognizable, and then make a pile of cash before the traffic dies out.
Slash and burn.
February 3rd, 2008 at 7:18 amSounds like Gordon Gekko goes blogging. I wonder what they are willing to pay. . . Just joking. . .JAPUNDIT is like flesh and blood. . . No way I could sell her off to the blog butchers.
February 3rd, 2008 at 11:45 amThe coolest wedding : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qd_j98-y-M
February 3rd, 2008 at 8:31 pm+ The Japanese tradition about dating
vol. 1 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PO5IDiYPXPo
February 3rd, 2008 at 8:44 pmvol. 2 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPa2WIIaVY4
vol. 3 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dID_LZwQgmI
vol. 4 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPrvWxittxY
The true reason why planes crash : http://videogaleri.hurriyet.com.tr/Video.aspx?s=5&vid=2061
February 3rd, 2008 at 9:10 pmIt’s now the year of the rat according to the lunar calendar. But I remember Edward welcoming us to the year of the rat in the first japantalk podcast of the year. So my question is, do the japanese follow the lunar calendar with regards to the zodiac year or do they bunch that up with the gregorian calendar?
February 7th, 2008 at 1:16 amYes, Rune. It’s a kind of modified lunar calendar in Japan, following the animal sequence but starting on January 1 each year.
February 7th, 2008 at 2:38 amThank you for the answer Edward, another fun fact I can bore my friends with =)
February 7th, 2008 at 4:06 amThe proof that going to a university doesn’t make you smarter : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fvKiwqBXLs
February 9th, 2008 at 7:20 amBrands making money on Koda’s tears : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzV9TBBzxLI
February 9th, 2008 at 7:23 amA weird documentary about whaling : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTyp9cmn3Ok
February 9th, 2008 at 7:39 am