Android Festival Takes Over Roppongi Hills–Ends June 20th.
From June 16-20, the Android Company is holding a festival they’re calling “Matsuri with Android” at O-Yane Plaza in Roppongi Hills.
Lessons in Japanese Restroom Etiquette For US-Euro-Trash: No crotch-kicking, glass splitting, upchucking or f*cking
The first thing you’d notice upon entering the gaudy three-story Gas Panic complex in Roppongi was the commandment: “Everyone Must Be Drinking to Remain In Gaspanic.” The rule was strictly…
Japan’s State Secrets Laws Empowers The Elite and Muzzles The Press: FOP RIP 12/10/2014
It allows Japan’s 19 government ministries to designate certain information as state secrets. The state secret classification lasts five years, a period that can be extended to 60 years. Any…
US citizen dies after being taken in to protective custody in February/赤坂警察署の説明が正しい模様
On February 2nd, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Agency announced the death of an American national who allegedly went on a rampage in the street of Akasaka, was taken into protective…
Should Fuji-Sankei Group be red-faced over scheduled blackface music program in Japan?
This photo of two Japanese musical groups posing together in blackface, white gloves and costumes, gained attention when tweeted by several journalists and many others. Some consider it racist.
The ISIS Crisis: Negotiations Stall as Jordan Demands ‘Proof of Life’
Jordan offered to exchange the Iraqi suicide bomber for the Jordanian pilot on Wednesday. But nothing was mentioned about the Japanese hostage. As Jordan has been leading the negotiations for…
Japan Dispatches Ninja Squad To Syria; “Jihadi John, you defile sacred ninja tradition. Watch your shadow. We coming.”
"We cannot abide the cold-blooded murder of a Japanese person but we will never ever forgive the mockery of our Ninja tradition by the ISIS spokesman wearing our most traditional…
Yakuza Rapper Releases Spoken Word Album: Yamazin/Collected Short Stories
Japanese rap has a bad rap. It doesn’t rhyme, not really, it’s almost impossible to follow if you don’t understand Japanese, and most of it is crap. Most of the…
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Reposted: The high price of writing about anti-social forces–and those who pay. 猪狩先生を弔う日々
Igari-san wasn’t an investigative journalist and he wasn’t a saint. But he fought for justice and for truth, and as an investigative journalist, I’ve always believed that’s what our job…
Happy New Year 2015! Beware of the Wolves, Don’t be a Sheep, and Take Care of Your Flock :D
May we all: Overcome anger with peace. Overcome evil with good. Overcome greed with generosity. Overcome liars with truth. Happy New Year