Far East Cynic

Christmas week.

An oldie but goody-is your Christmas shopping done?

One of the things I have always marveled about, when it comes to the hymn Silent Night, is how many languages it has been translated into. In the spirit of Christmas, here is a cure little video of the song translated into Nihongo:

And of course the fact that Christmas is coming this week-also means that Santa Claus is coming. To bring presents to some real sweet hearts. Santa Babes:

Just for my teabagger friends-here are some of your Nihonjin friends wishing you a Merry Christmas.
( And no I cannot verify that the anime characters are over 18!):

Merry Christmas to all and to all an Omedetou Kurisumasu!

I miss Japan!