This is a site about traveling in Japan, but that doesn’t mean we can’t take it light sometimes too… and parody can be a great way to look at something. This video was made by the comedy group Rahmens. They do a lot of skits that leave you thinking about Japanese culture, and leave you […]
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This is a good example of bad sportsmanship… Yet again Daisuke Hayakawa who plays for the Chiba Lotte Marines threw a bat at a catcher. The latest victim is Hosokawa who plays for Seibu. Here are three videos of the Hayakawa throwing a bat! The second video above is the worse and most blatant… it
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OK, if you don’t live in Japan and watch a lot of tv you probably have no idea what I’m talking about. If you don’t watch a lot of tv but know some Japanese words you can see the humor in Hello Kitty (a cat) being grouped in with Nezumi Sempai (nezumi meaning mouse). For
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Pika Pika in Japanese describes illumination or something bright. It can also describe a flashing light. It’s another one of the ubiquitous Japanese onomatopoeias (which I happen to love). This is a pretty cool video that was on tv last night. I’m sure a lot of people saw it already, but it’s definitely worth putting
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In my previous post I showed the Mecha Ike Japanese Comedy Egashira 2:50 version of the Ponyo on a Cliff song. The song is big and was featured on the Red and White Song Battle this year. It features a little girl singing a bit out of tune and later an older guy in a
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This year, Jero will be one of the featured performers on the annual Red and White Song Battle which is televised on NHK every New Year’s Eve. The show is considered a Japanese tradition (although ratings have been dropping in past years). Jero is an American guy with a Japanese grandmother who grew up loving
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Here’s a video for the ages… The real Beyonce (with little sister Solange) met her Japanese doppleganger… sort of. Well, a girl that impersonates her… sort of. Anyway the American Beyonce finally met the Japanese Beyonce whose real name is Naomi Watanabe. Check out the video for yourself. The only thing that’s hard to decide
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The show is held every once in a while, your favorite tv personalities, comedians, and even singers (wtf!) compete in a singing contest. It’s one of those classic Japanese tv show type shows with the famous people watching from the stands, singing along, acting amazed at how well the singers sing. Although I don’t really
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A British man living in Spain, visiting Japan with a group of eight people was arrested for swimming around in the moat at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, climbing some rock walls, as well as threatening and evading police. He was completely naked at the time. You can watch the video below… you have to
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Japanese Professional Baseball star Kiyohara of the Orix complained about being thrown a change-up by closer Micheal Nakamura of Nippon Ham.Kiyohara argued that Micheal, as the Japanese-Australian player is generally referred to in Japan, should have thrown a fastball instead of striking him out with a low-outside change-up. WITH VIDEO.
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I came across this video while looking for some historical Japanese news footage for personal study. This is apparently a series. I’d be happy to embed some more of them if people are interested in seeing them. This video starts out with very subtle comedy. It’s a lot of fun, but I don’t know if
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