It ain’t easy, being a nuigurumi
Posted by harvey in Humor on 10. Aug, 2006 | 1 Comment
This is just a funny shot I got in downtown Osaka, near the ONLY OBLONG FERRIS WHEEL IN THE WORLD in fact. Have you ever seen those happy characters standing around in front of stores to call in customers? You know, like Hello Kitty and Doraemon and what not. Have you ever wondered what they [...]
NEET
Posted by harvey in Society on 07. Aug, 2006 | 8 Comments
NEET: Not in Education Employment or Training… That’s ME this August. In Japan there are a few terms that describe status in adult society. One is the typical 社員 (syain) or SALARYMAN which is someone who works for a company. Another is フリータ (freeter), someone who jumps around between part-time low-wage jobs. Finally, we have [...]
Japanese war money
Posted by harvey in Culture on 05. Aug, 2006 | 7 Comments
I found this link over on another site that has images of Japaense World War II currency. Apparently this is the currency that Japan planned to use in all of the territory it gained during the war. They’ve even got Rupees and Pesos… Were they planning to reach India and other countries that use Peso’s [...]
