Bad News and Bad Weather
Posted by harvey in Society on 18. Apr, 2007 | 9 Comments
We have the Virginia incident, the mayor of Nagasaki was gunned down, and it’s been raining all week. Not a good day. – Harvey
Academy of the Pacific Rim
Posted by harvey in Culture on 16. Apr, 2007 | 1 Comment
I was on an alternative education kick about a year ago, and during my research I came across this charter public school in the Boston area called Academy of the Pacific Rim. This school is extremely unique. They refer to Japanese culture in the schools general philosophy, using terms such as Kaizen and Gambatte to [...]
How to make Takoyaki at Home
Posted by harvey in Culture, Food on 13. Apr, 2007 | 13 Comments
Everyone loves Takoyaki right? Japanese people in the Tokyo/Yokohama area often joke that an electric Takoyaki set is standard fare in every home in Osaka. Granted, I have been to a few Osaka Takoyaki parties, but there are for sure, a few people over there who don’t own one… But don’t let that stop you. [...]
Tacos in Tokyo
Posted by harvey in Food, Tokyo on 11. Apr, 2007 | 13 Comments
It’s hard to find good Mexican food in Tokyo. For some reason Japanese haven’t really caught onto Taco Fever… Maybe it has something to do with all the tabasco sauce? Anyway, there is a fun place near Omotesando which serves up mildly authentic taco snacks. Funny thing. I almost forgot. The dish pictured below is [...]
Ultra Low Rise Denim Bikini Pants
Posted by harvey in Crazy Consumers, Culture on 08. Apr, 2007 | 26 Comments
A friend sent me this image, along with a few others showing incredible “new” fashion trends in Japan. He wanted to check to be sure they were legit. I have never seen this stuff on the street, so I figured it was just some kind of a Photoshop hoax… But after some Googling of the [...]
Hokkaido Marimokkori Revisited
Posted by harvey in Crazy Consumers, Humor on 06. Apr, 2007 | 2 Comments
Remember the Marimokkori post from a while back? The algae ball with the giant lump? He’s back! A picture is worth a thousand words. He’s doing super marimokkori push-ups. Go Hokkaido! – Harvey [tags]marimokkori, japan, weird[/tags]
Japanese Emoticons Part 2
Posted by harvey in Culture on 03. Apr, 2007 | 14 Comments
Ready for more Japanese Emoticons? (＾＾ゞ 三 (/ ^^)/ p(^-^)q (^人^) (*゜▽゜ノノ゛☆ (・_・;) (ノ^^)八(^^ )ノ o(^^o)(o^^)o σ(^-^;) (-_☆) (-.-;) (^_^)v (^3^)-☆chu!! (Note: chu!! Means “kiss!” in Japanese) (//▽//) (・_・)エッ….? (Note: エッ？means, “huh?” in Japanese) (-o-;) (-з-) (*´Д｀)=з ┐(´ー｀)┌ φ(．． ) (^o^)v-~~~ (*^o^)乂(^-^*) o(゜∇゜*o)(o*゜∇゜)o〜♪ (σ・∀・)σ (｀∀´) (￣ー￣) :*:・(￣∀￣)・:*:(´・ω・｀) ヽ(゜▽、゜)ノ (｀・ω・´) As before… There are still more. [...]
