The first rule of making a joke in Japan is to resist. It will never help you.
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J-Cin Sundays: Godspeed You! Black Emperor – Biker Gangs and How to Get Angry in Japan
Title: Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Director: Mitsuo Yanagimachi
Year: 1976
Notes: This documentary was the inspiration for the name of post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor, which honestly is the only reason I sought it out.
TLDR: A bunch of kids ride bikes around real fast and commit petty crimes.
Posted in Movies
Tagged cinema, documentaries, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, japanese, movies
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Ongakuyōbi: Takeko Minekawa
You may have already heard Takeko Minekawa, because she’s most famous as the girl who shouted “Playstation!” at the end of Playstation 3 commercials. Continue reading
On Being Vegetarian in Japan
Most Japanese people don’t think twice about eating living animals. Or more accurately, they think, think again, then go ahead and eat them anyway.
The savagery of dining starts small, with bars where you catch eels from a pool to be filleted on the spot. You can swallow live minnows out of wine glasses, or you can go for maximum sadism by ordering a squid that will watch with big, sad eyes as you slice its still-breathing body up and devour it.
Despite Buddhist influence on Japan, the culture has always been vague on what separates animals from vegetables. Continue reading
Posted in Culture Shock, Food, Uncategorized, Weird
Tagged japan, japanese food, vegetarian
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Ongakuyōbi: Cornelius
Cornelius was introduced to me back in high school as “Japan’s Beck.” This is pretty much true. Continue reading
