March 2009
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in JapanSasuke 22 (Ninja Warrior) Spring 2009
It’s time for Sasuke! Tonight between 8:00pm and 11:30pm JST, TBS will be airing the Spring edition of the popular TV competition. You may have read on Olivia Munn’s blog that she was just in Japan with Kevin running the course yet again. I believe this makes 3 years in a row for the Ninja […] More
in NewsJapan suicide fad crosses the pond
Remember the wave of suicides that happened last year in Japan due to the toxic hydrogen sulfide mixture? Well, it has now officially traveled across the pond here to the U.S. Turns out that there were over 500 deaths in Japan due to the mixture. Here in the states, there have been more than one […] More
in JapanKeyholeTV update & new version
 KeyholeTV has been updated! If you are having issues with KeyholeTV, just head over and download the newest version, 3.13, for Windows. There has been a significant reduction of processor use in 3.13. You can also now resize the main window, a feature that I have been desperately wanting for awhile now. A bit of good news for Mac […] More
in AnimeL Change The World on April 29th!
The last of the Death Note series, L Change the World, will be in American theaters April 29th and 30th at 7:30. In a move that I have to respect, Viz pictures will be airing the subtitled version on the 29th, and the dubbed version on the 30th. I suspect, unlike the last 2 Death […] More
in JapanHandmade Musical Vegetables
Meet the man that goes by heita3. He’s from Okayama Japan, a devoted teacher, fan of poetry, and loves to make music instruments out of ripe, delicious vegetables. He has become pretty popular on Youtube garnering almost a quarter of a million channel views. Mr. Heita3 was first inspired by the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra, an […] More
in VideosSushi Conveyor Camera
You may have heard of the sushi conveyor belt restaurants in Japan where all sorts of sushi is circled around you, and you pay based on the color and amount of plates you consume. Well a creative girl decided to put her camera on the conveyor and film reactions from people once they realized they […] More