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Love Hotels and Unicode
unicode  japan  emoji  fonts  language 
8 weeks ago by threedaymonk
Made Better in Japan
‘As a result of this quest, Japan has become the most culturally cosmopolitan country on Earth’. Namechecks Amerikamura in Osaka, one of my favourite places on the planet.
japan  culture  osaka 
february 2012 by threedaymonk
Billions Lost by Olympus May Be Tied to Criminals
‘Japanese officials say that at least $4.9 billion is unaccounted for in a financial scandal at Olympus and are investigating whether much of that money went to companies with links to organized crime.’
japan  olympus  business  corruption  yakuza 
november 2011 by threedaymonk
Trouble Mounts at Olympus
japan  yakuza  corruption  olympus 
november 2011 by threedaymonk
Analysis - Japan tries, again, to cut corporate ties to yakuza
japan  yakuza  corruption  olympus 
november 2011 by threedaymonk
Gaijin Kanpai Eps
Podcast of Japanese music.
jpop  japan  music  japanese  podcast 
august 2011 by threedaymonk
iPhone Emoji
Includes a list of iPhone emoji and their codepoints.
japan  iphone  ios  emoji  unicode 
may 2011 by threedaymonk
Mainstream Failure
‘The media’s telling of the Japan story has been inexcusably bad.’
journalism  media  news  japan 
march 2011 by threedaymonk
Japan Earthquake: before and after
Very effective presentation of aerial photographs. Shows the level of devastation.
japan  tsunami  earthquake  photography 
march 2011 by threedaymonk
ランディングページデザインリンク集
Gallery of Japanese website home page designs. 文化の違い。
japan  webdev  design  culture 
february 2011 by threedaymonk
NIPPON COLORS - 日本の伝統色
Colour picker based on traditional Japanese shades.
design  japan  graphics  colour 
february 2011 by threedaymonk
7 Japanese aesthetic principles to change your thinking
japan  minimalism 
october 2010 by threedaymonk
Post-apocalyptic Tokyo scenery
There are a couple of very good Osaka ones, too.
japan  postapocalyptic  art 
august 2010 by threedaymonk
Yakuza 3 reviewed by Yakuza
‘Overall, the game is favorably received by the three yakuza playing it.’ Genius.
games  japan  yakuza  reviews 
august 2010 by threedaymonk
Vintage Japanese industrial expo posters
Lovely hand lettering; right-to-left sentences; pre-reform kanji; fantastic imagery.
design  art  graphics  japan  history  japanese  advertising 
february 2010 by threedaymonk
Hyperdia
Simple and quick way to look up Japanese train times and prices.
japan  travel  transport  shinkansen  railway 
october 2009 by threedaymonk
Japan - Rewound!
Lovely video that makes it look like everyone is walking backwards.
video  japan 
august 2009 by threedaymonk
All-purpose tanuki testicles (prints by Kuniyoshi)
tanuki  weird  japan  art  ukiyoe  humour  kuniyoshi 
july 2009 by threedaymonk
The Suicide of Morozumi Masakiyo
Amazing ukiyo-e by Kuniyoshi. Saw this at the RA today.
art  japan  ukiyoe 
june 2009 by threedaymonk
The Fear… of the Internet
One view of how and why the Japanese corner of the internet ‘subjectively-speaking, resembles the English-language net in 1997, in terms of graphic design, corporate participation, and general cultural influence.’
japan  internet  culture 
may 2009 by threedaymonk
Why Japan's Politicians Are So Bad
japan  politics 
march 2009 by threedaymonk
Sayonara, Prada
‘Why Japan’s young consumers are turning away from luxury goods’.
japan  fashion  economy  consumerism 
march 2009 by threedaymonk
Japan Pledges To Halt Production Of Weirdo Porn That Makes People Puke
Timely humour from the Onion.
japan  humour 
february 2009 by threedaymonk
‘mattcutts Google.co.jp PageRank is now ~5 instead of ~9. I expect that to remain for a while.’
Google punishing its own Japanese arm for black-hat tactics.
google  seo  japan 
february 2009 by threedaymonk
Japanese clothes, fashion and cosmetics explained
‘Why do Japanese construction workers wear baggy trousers?’
japan  fashion 
february 2009 by threedaymonk
Mysterious Creatures Of Japan
cryptozoology  japan  mythology 
february 2009 by threedaymonk
AKIBA ROBOT FESTIVAL 2006: Actroid Female Robot
Impressive, but a bit creepy.
robots  japan 
november 2008 by threedaymonk
CHAINSAW MAID
Claymation zombie short.
video  zombies  japan  claymation  animation 
november 2008 by threedaymonk
Missives on Outlander Japanese
japan  japanese  linguistics 
october 2008 by threedaymonk
Japan's young turn to Communist Party as they decide capitalism has let them down
japan  politics  communism 
october 2008 by threedaymonk
ayulyn: Come And Get Your Indie
Asian Indie music blog.
music  japan  korea  asia 
october 2008 by threedaymonk
FUNK FUJIYAMA
Kome Kome Club’s 80’s music video takes a humorous dig at foreign stereotypes of Japan.
video  japan  stereotypes 
august 2008 by threedaymonk
J-MuNet
Lots of Japanese albums and singles for download.
music  japan 
june 2008 by threedaymonk
Renewed respect as geisha make a comeback - and take to cyberspace
japan  forlater 
june 2008 by threedaymonk
Big Broccoli Ocarina: Angels We Have Heard On High
An ocarina made from broccoli. Sounds surprisingly good!
music  weird  japan 
may 2008 by threedaymonk
Japan worker in 780,000 porn hits
Climaxed at 177,000 hits in July. Didn't get the sack, though!
japan  weird  news 
may 2008 by threedaymonk
Japan's 10 funniest tech-related ads
文化の違い。
japan  advertising  video  humour 
april 2008 by threedaymonk
KUIDAORE: Wafū Gyōza
Japanese-style dumplings.
japan  cooking  recipes 
april 2008 by threedaymonk
How To Make Eyes Without A Crease Look Bigger
Japanese video demonstrating how to apply eyelid glue. I was so freaked out the first time I saw someone doing this on the train.
japan  fashion  weird 
april 2008 by threedaymonk
Japan turns its back on 2G
January sales: 0.
japan  mobile  telephony 
march 2008 by threedaymonk
Japan to outlaw possession of child porn
Tentacle rape porn presumably still considered healthy and normal.
japan  weird 
march 2008 by threedaymonk
Aokigahara
Japanese suicide forest.
japan  culture  suicide 
december 2007 by threedaymonk
Nanpa: A History
How curious.
japan  japanese  etymology 
december 2007 by threedaymonk
Sketches of Japanese manners and customs
Scans of a book from 1867.
books  culture  japan  history 
december 2007 by threedaymonk
Robot goat feeds on gambler misfortune
japan  weird  robots 
november 2007 by threedaymonk
Eikaiwa Giant Nova Faces Bleak Days Ahead
The company is now in receivership.
japan  eikaiwa 
october 2007 by threedaymonk
Mayo margarita anyone?
And I thought Japanese mayonnaise pizza was bad enough.
food  drink  weird  japan  mayonnaise 
september 2007 by threedaymonk
hatsumelo♪.com
More Japanese railway platform jingles than you could ever need.
music  transport  japan 
august 2007 by threedaymonk
Chimp A-Pan Returns with Five Bulldogs
A chimp taking some dogs for a walk to the cake shop. Best video ever.
video  japan  weird  humour 
august 2007 by threedaymonk
Chinese characters, literacy, and the Japanese model
‘[Japanese] public school graduates […] retain a recognition knowledge of the 1,945 kanji but soon forget how to write all but 500 or so.’
japan  china  japanese  chinese  kanji  hanzi  literacy 
may 2007 by threedaymonk
ターバン野口とゆかいな仲間たち
People in hats, folded from Japanese banknotes.
japan  art  origami 
april 2007 by threedaymonk
Robot employed as sex club tout
Reminds me why I love Osaka.
japan  robots  law  humour  weird 
april 2007 by threedaymonk
泥だんご
How to make a shiny ball of mud!
dorodango  japan  culture  art  fun 
april 2007 by threedaymonk
マッドシティーの発明
すごい発見！人間が持つ自転車のベルのおかげで歩道をスムーズに歩ける！
japan  humour  video 
march 2007 by threedaymonk
Milk beer called ‘Bilk’
A Japanese solution to declining milk consumption and milk overproduction: make milk beer!
japan  weird  drink  beer  milk 
february 2007 by threedaymonk
The insanely great songs Apple won't let you hear.
You can’t buy Japanese music online if you don’t live in Japan. Lucky we have BitTorrent!
japan  music  apple  business 
january 2007 by threedaymonk
Sound of Station
Japanese railway station platform jingles.
japan  music  train  travel 
december 2006 by threedaymonk
Mr-Jones UMPC design for PBJ
Beautiful portable computers inspired by suzuribako (Japanese writing boxes)
design  japan  computing 
november 2006 by threedaymonk
‘Paris Syndrome’ leaves tourists in shock
Japanese visitors like the idea of Paris, but are disturbed when they find it’s full of French people.
travel  culture  japan  weird  france 
october 2006 by threedaymonk
World's first battery-powered plane flies in Japan
It carries one person and runs on AA batteries!
aeronautics  batteries  japan  technology 
july 2006 by threedaymonk
Historical Maps of East Asia
English, Scottish, American, Italian, and German maps of China, Japan and Korea.
maps  history  japan  korea  china  asia 
july 2006 by threedaymonk
Meet Japan's latest robot
Japanese engineers have made a samurai robot. Be very afraid!
japan  video  robots 
june 2006 by threedaymonk
返事の書き方
How to reply to a Japanese wedding invitation.
japan  howto  wedding  japanese 
april 2006 by threedaymonk
The Obakemono Project
Fantastic Folk Monsters of Japan.
japan  mythology  reference 
february 2006 by threedaymonk
Osaka homeless resist police move
Some 8,000 homeless people live in Osaka in shelters in parks and along rivers.
japan  osaka  homeless 
january 2006 by threedaymonk
Nothing stops teens from selling their saliva
The Asahi Shinbun investigates Japan’s seedy world of schoolgirl sex.
japan  weird 
december 2005 by threedaymonk
Documentary On Japanese Sushi
Hilariously misinformative.
japan  food  humour  howto 
december 2005 by threedaymonk
All Look Same
Can you distinguish Chinese, Japanese, and Korean people by face alone?
japan  korea  china  games 
december 2005 by threedaymonk
Diet Furikake
Dye your rice blue, and you'll naturally eat less. Well, that's the theory behind it.
weird  japan  food 
october 2005 by threedaymonk
Vending
Japanese vending machines sell many surprising products.
japan  humour 
september 2005 by threedaymonk
マナーの気づき１
Japan Tobacco whimsically tells its customers how to behave.
japan  advertising  humour 
september 2005 by threedaymonk
ニュース錦絵
Woodblock prints of news from Meiji Japan
japan  ukiyoe  design 
august 2005 by threedaymonk
JPOPSUKI Tracker
A tracker with lots of Japanese content.
bittorrent  japan 
august 2005 by threedaymonk
Podcasting Juice
Japanese podcasting site with gorgeous graphics.
japan  podcasting 
july 2005 by threedaymonk
Japan racism 'deep and profound'
So says the UN's investigator. I tend to agree.
japan 
july 2005 by threedaymonk
Outpost Nine :: Editorials :: I am a Japanese School Teacher
humour  japan 
june 2005 by threedaymonk
Violence rises as the Chinese rage at Japan
An in-depth look at the anti-Japanese riots in China and the situation surrounding them.
japan  china 
april 2005 by threedaymonk
The row over Japan's past and future
Note to Japan: it would be a good idea to own up to wartime atrocities. Denial antagonises the Chinese and Koreans, and convinces no one.
japan  china  korea 
april 2005 by threedaymonk
Japan's virgin wives turn to sex volunteers
This might explain a lot about the massive popularity of porn in Japan.
japan 
april 2005 by threedaymonk
Japan Map Center
Zoomable map of Japan
maps  japan 
february 2005 by threedaymonk
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