Incredible Japan Photos at JapanWindow
Posted by harvey in Media on 16. Jul, 2008 | 2 Comments
Go check out these incredible Japan shots at JapanWindow. That’s it, after I graduate I’m buying a digital SLR and going crazy. Beautiful! Skills I tell you, skills. – Harvey
Another Guy Walking Across Japan
Posted by harvey in Humor on 16. Jul, 2008 | 2 Comments
Remember Kintaro Walks Japan? Another guy is up to a similar task and blogging the entire way. One Man Walking Hardcore hiking and good photography. Check it out! – Harvey
Differences between Western and Asian Culture
Posted by harvey in Culture on 14. Jul, 2008 | 12 Comments
Found these great images depicting the differences in Western and Asian culture over on MountainRunner. For example… Anger This image shows that in the West, when we’re angry, it shows. You can tell when someone is angry just by looking at them. In East, someone may be smiling at you and remain being polite, but [...]
More Sexy Bucho
Posted by harvey in Humor, Media on 12. Jul, 2008 | 2 Comments
If you liked the first Sexy Bucho clips, you’ll love these! Sexy Bucho in Hakone Sexy bucho in Chiba He uses his hot, hot, HOT Latin style to render women powerless and keep his employees safe. Watch as he works his magic in places around Japan! That sounded cheesy. But the videos are not. ビジネスと色恋は、一緒になさらんよう。Don’t [...]
More vocab than you need
Posted by harvey in Language, Media on 10. Jul, 2008 | 6 Comments
I was just listening to some of the JLPT vocabulary for the level 2 exam, and noticed a few fun things. “bar owner” is “マスター” (master) in Japanese. Strange that it’s on the test… But then I remembered that there were a few seemingly obvious Katakana questions on the exam when I took it. I [...]
That’s so Doji
Posted by harvey in Culture, Language, Society on 09. Jul, 2008 | 5 Comments
Here’s a fun Japanese phrase I just learned… ドジを踏む (doji wo fumu) It means to make a blunder or a goof. An example sentence in something that came up in a document I was translating was さまざまなドジをふむ私を助けてくれて As in, “I always make so many blunders but you helped me out.” ドジ DOJI. Great word. Love [...]
Soil and Pimp Sessions
Posted by harvey in Media, Music on 07. Jul, 2008 | 2 Comments
People often ask me what Japanese music I like, and though I honestly don’t listen to a lot of Japanese music, one band that I consistently mention is Soil and “Pimp” Sessions. These guys are incredible. High energy, passionate, loud, often fast, “death jazz” as they sometimes call it. Check these YouTube videos and let [...]
Shibuya Shot
Posted by harvey in Tokyo on 05. Jul, 2008 | 6 Comments
Just a shot I took in Shibuya. I kinda like it. Just to point out some cultural tidbits. In the upper left you can see an advertisement for “Winter Song” or , Fuyu no Sonata. In the upper right is an advertisement for Docomo, the phone company. The orange sign is a sign for Yoshinoya, [...]
