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…
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…
This is an awesome video. Basically it’s a rap video about the top news stories of 2008. You can consider it a little pop quiz of your Japanese news, pop culture, and current events knowledge. How many of the images or stories in this do you remember? Enjoy this trip in the time machine courtesy…
Over here in Japan there’s been a lot of debate and talk and waffling about who will coach the Japanese team at the World Baseball Classic this year. In reference to the WBC coaching controversy in Japan, Ichiro was quoted as saying that it doesn’t even seem like Japan is serious about fielding their strongest…
The new Nintendo DSi is due out next month. Although some seem to think the iPhone is an issue, it seems like Nintendo’s attempt to catch up with the current leader, the Playstation Portable or PSP.
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…
Japan is all abuzz about this fan seen at the Cubs game He was holding up a sign which said, “It’s Gonna Happen!” on one side, and “Guzen dazo!” on the other side in Japanese characters. Assuming that the English for “It’s gonna happen” is correct, then “Guzen dazo” which sounds more like, “It’s just…
Poll done by the Oricon Life website. (Link destination is in Japanese). Overall Top 10 Anime 1. Dragon Ball 2. Gundam 3. Detective Conan 4. Neon Genesis Evangelion 5. Slam Dunk (tied) 5. One Piece (tied) 7. Doraemon 8. Sailor Moon 9. Fullmetal Alchemist 10. Lupin the Third The Top 5 for women were 1….
This is according to an online poll by Japan’s national broadcasting station NHK to determine Japan’s top 100 sports moments. Link is here (Japanese). 1. Shizuka Arakawa wins the gold medal at the Torino Olympics by doing the “Ina Bauer” move. (1539 votes) 2. Waseda Jitsugyo High School defeats Komadai Tomakomai 4-3 for the National…
22 Year-Old Japanese Student Believed World’s Youngest to Clone a Mouse(article in Mainichi Daily News) Hey! I don’t want any more young people cloning any more things! It’s bad enough when they have kids and then bleach their hair! What’s next, the guys going to create a bunch of pocket monsters and we’ll have a…