I’m pretty sure the Obama campaign would have a fit about this if it aired in the United States: Japan Probe points out that some blogs have portrayed this as racist, but e-mobile has used this mascot for a while. I think the press would have a field day with
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Bert and Ernie
Are gay. At would think so if you watch this video parody of Sesame Street-courtesy of Japan Probe. “As is common with comedic portrayals of English-speakers, they use a stupid fake gaijin accent that flips the intonation of most words.” That part is very true-especially if they are trying to
Continue readingIt is not Sayonara……..
If it is, I am going to be pissed. Japanese is a very precise language. It has several different ways to get across the same concept. For the concept of good-bye there are a whole bunch of ways to say it. Each is applicable in a specific context and situation.
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I am out of here today for a “me” trip. I would be remiss though if I did not post at least one picture of our trip to see Okaasan(click on image to see it better): One of the S.O.’s relatives runs a Ryokan, this is what a room looks
Continue readingA funny thing happened on the way to the forum.
I was going to post my “In praise of the S.O. post” tonight, but a couple that has been very nice to us-asked us to go with them to a Nomiya. ( A drinking and eating restaurant). Suffice it to say the post will have to wait till tomorrow. This was
Continue readingTrain them early………….
“Never underestimate the value of early training and proper breaking in”-James Earl Jones in Gardens of Stone. I found this gem over at Tokyo Times: Why does this make me both thirsty and nostalgic for my high school days? And before any of the mad mothers go ballistic-its a commercial
Continue reading3rd street sunset.
On the plane back from LAX, I watched a really neat Japanese movie. It is called ALWAYS , (Always san-chome no yuhi-literally third district sunset in Japanese). The movie was released in 2005, but it has a look and feel of the time period that it is set in, 1958.
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You have to have been in any large city in Japan to really appreciate this:
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Dealing with the thug criminal that has caused so much trouble for so many. The USS Kitty Hawk returned home yesterday from a busy at sea period. At the exchange and mini-mart they found: NO BEER! All because of this guy: Just have MWR bring up a
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Under the category of-it sucks to be this guy: Police to seek arrest warrant for US sailor Japanese police will seek an arrest warrant for a US sailor who has reportedly admitted to killing a taxi driver last month in Yokosuka, near Tokyo. The taxi driver, Masaaki Takahashi, was found
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