Pro-Japanese Thread

[mikey mikey]

This thread is meant to focus on the positive contribution that japanese people have made to humanity and the world.

So let's begin with sushi!

http://paulbuckley14059.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/sushi.jpg

yummy!:D

[biblegirl]

sushi could be considered like the best thing ever :D

[pound]

http://www.bruceongames.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/nintendo-entertainment-system.jpg

[mikey mikey]

Wow! Great reponse folks!

pound: have you ever watched the Angry Video Game Nerd?

He reviews a lot of old Nintendo games and he is very funny.

Dragons Lair - Angry Video Game Nerd AVGN Cinemassacre.com - YouTube

Here is a link but it is NSWF (he swears/cusses a lot).

Cheers!

So let me add...

AKIRA
AKIRA Blu-ray Trailer - YouTube

[pound]

Wow! Great reponse folks!

pound: have you ever watched the Angry Video Game Nerd?

He reviews a lot of old Nintendo games and he is very funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00xIvTOLrYA

Here is a link but it is NSWF (he swears/cusses a lot).

Cheers!

So let me add...



Hahaha..Yeah this guy cracks me up! He's funny and informative.

[actaeons_revenge]

Sushi rules. Angry Video Game nerd is great.




Vampire Hunter D

Vampire Hunter D bloodlust trailer - YouTube

Godzilla in the Mushroom Kingdom

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

[ellis_deatrip]

PEARL fuckin' HARBOR
Konichiwa motherfahkaz!;)

[peace sells]

Sake :D along with a bowl of miso ramen, yum.

[mikey mikey]

Hahaha..Yeah this guy cracks me up! He's funny and informative.

Then you might know That Guy With The Glasses aka The Nostalgia Critic!:cool:
Nostalgia Critic - 50 Impressions in 50 Seconds (Not counting the title) - YouTube

Classic Nostalgia Critic - Batman and Robin Review Part 1 - YouTube

sushi could be considered like the best thing ever :D

Amen to that:)!

more Japanese oishii tabemono!

Udon!

http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC074556/Images/31_1.jpg

[pound]

For the music people...The AKAI MPC's:

http://11after11jc.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/mpc3000.jpg

[mikey mikey]

PEARL fuckin' HARBOR
Konichiwa motherfahkaz!;)

Well that didn't take long.:rolleyes:

You know there is a connection between your avatar and your post.;)

Can you guess what it is?

[phemohilia]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2e/Pat-Morita_%28Karate_Kid%29.jpg

[pound]

http://img.youtube.com/vi/C5FhsA1RlGg/default.jpg

ROFL...this is comedy

[logos880]

http://base0.googlehosted.com/base_media?q=http://images.channeladvisor.com/Sell/SSProfiles/23000367/Images/10/Final%2520Fantasy%2520VII%2520Gtst%2520Hits%2520PS .JPG&size=20&dhm=f3036a9a&hl=en

http://gaijinnosekai.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/ghost-in-the-shell-poster.jpg?w=510

...and most importantly:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f199/surfsam/japan/beer.jpg

[mikey mikey]

Mr Miyagi!:cool:

But there is also Mako!

http://jaccc.culturalnews.net/myPictures/20070501%20Filmfest%20Tribute%20Mako.jpg

ETA: logos 880 just scored a hat trick with that holy trinity of game, anime and beer.

A perfect 10 logos, a perfect 10.

[pi3141]

The Book of Five Rings: Miyamoto Musashi

A Classic Text on the Japanese Way of the Sword

Don't know if a book on violence can be considered a positive influence but its a classic, its philosophical and its endured until today. I read it years ago during my martial arts phase. Just thought I would throw it in.

[pound]

Gotta love how they cook at the Japanese steak houses:

http://www.harmonize.com/moxieladies/photogallery/Hawaii/Japanese%20Steakhouse%20experience!%20(7).JPG

[mikey mikey]

Great stuff.

As for martial arts, I have to say that this one is wow!

Morihei Ueshiba
http://flordelino.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/morihei-ueshiba.jpg

[notthisshitagain]

http://nezumi.dumousseau.free.fr/japon/j5/tkitano.jpg

Beat Takeshi, one of the best actors out there.

[mynameis]

Great stuff.

As for martial arts, I have to say that this one is wow!

Morihei Ueshiba
http://flordelino.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/morihei-ueshiba.jpg

He's a grandmaster of judo I think.

Director: Akira Kurosawa.
Director: Miike Takahashi
Director: Hayo Miyazaki
Director: Satoshi Kon
Director: Mamorou Oshii
Director: Ryuhei Kitamura
Actor: Toshiro Mifune
Actor/Director: Takeshi Beat Kitano
Actor: Sonny Chiba
Actress: Chikai Kuriyama
Actress: Minase Yashiro
Actress: Juri Ueno
Singer: Utada Hikaru
Singer: Akira Nanase
Singer: Ami Suzuki

Sapporo Ichi Ban & Asahi beer isn't bad.
http://cheeju.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/sapporo.jpg

Sake brands are good, but I haven't tried much beyond:

http://www.grandwl.info/catalog/images/GekkeikanSake.jpg

I like superflat artist Takashi Murakami.
Takashi Murakami - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Superflat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I also like the art of:
Yoshitaka Amano - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


What about:

http://th08.deviantart.net/fs14/300W/i/2007/074/4/9/Pocky_Wallpaper_by_Pocky_Love_Club.jpg
http://www3.famille.ne.jp/~nom/jihanki/pocky.jpg

&

http://currythecat.com/ramune_melon_pop----currythecat.com.JPG

[mikey mikey]

He's a grandmaster of judo I think.


Amongst other things. He created aikido.

[chica314]

Ohhh, I love Japanese culture soo much, and hope to go there someday. Here's my contribution XD

Totoro
http://flann4.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/miyazaki_450.jpg
Castle in the Sky
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EXgDI8DeN_E/SU2IQHDOFJI/AAAAAAAADC8/R8b5Sa4e7YI/s400/laputa2.jpg
Kiki's Delivery Service
http://www.northarc.com/images/kiki/kikic1024x768.jpg
Howl's Moving Castle
http://grainsfrommybrain.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/howls.jpg

and my all-time favorite...
http://www.freewebs.com/lugia/Spirited%20Away%20Chihiro%20Haku%20Dragon.JPG

the beautiful Spirited Away!

All brought to you by the one & only Miyazaki

http://miyazakimania.info/images/miyazaki2.jpg

[phemohilia]

http://sosheopines.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/hello_kitty.jpg

[mikey mikey]

Ohhh, I love Japanese culture soo much, and hope to go there someday. Here's my contribution XD

Let me know if you do!:) I live in Japan with my japanese wife.:)

As it happens she loves British culture (I'm english).

Her faves are Peter Kay, Bagpus, The League of Gentlemen, Morrisey/The Smiths, Keane, black pudding and Madness.

and my all-time favorite...
the beautiful Spirited Away!

Yeah that is probably my fave too.

All brought to you by the one & only Miyazaki

What? No Kaze No Tani No Naushika !

http://www.hayaomiyazakianimation.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/nausicaa1.jpg

And let's not forget the incredible music in all his films composed by Joe Hisaishi (whom I was lucky enough to see in concert!)

Just listen to this ALL OF YOU READING. Just once!

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

[ellis_deatrip]

Well that didn't take long.:rolleyes:

You know there is a connection between your avatar and your post.;)

Can you guess what it is?

Besides that being post #11 ??? :eek::eek: mine was #7 lol ! :eek:
Kamikazes were not suicide bombers , just BAD DRIVERS....

[chica314]

Let me know if you do!:) I live in Japan with my japanese wife.:)

Haha, will do. You are sooo lucky to live there, I bet the autumn is especially beautiful with all of the unique autumn foliage...so pretty!!


What? No Kaze No Tani No Naushika ! ]

lolol i actually have honestly never seen that one!! i'm excited now though because i love miyazaki films and will be checking that one out now XD


Just listen to this ALL OF YOU READING. Just once!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngy6d8K-T0Y

lol will give it a listen XD

[octopusrex]

Mannnn....... I need to get myself to Kyoto one of these days.

Actually.

Fuck Kyoto.

Tokyo, baby. Tokyo.

[kryst]

http://dellohdell.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/battle_royale.jpg

http://www.chiefmag.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/pantymachine.jpg

[haukipesukone]

http://marvin.hb0da.org/~beavis/archive/files/tentacle.jpg

[purple rain]

Things like that ^ are why I've always found Japanese culture "rather" peculiar.

Maybe I'll learn a thing or two abot aspects I do like from here because nothing comes to mind just now. I'm a technophobe and I proudly abhor discipline and efficiency. I think Japanese people would call me lazy.

[ellis_deatrip]

Yakuza (ヤクザ or やくざ)
"893"http://images3.jlist.com/f9/yakuza6.jpg
The word “yakuza” means 8-9-3. Ya = 8, ku = 9, za = 3. It comes from the Japanese counterpart to Black Jack, Oicho-Kabu. The main difference between the card games is that in Oicho-Kabu the goal is to reach 19 instead of 21. The sum of 8, 9 and 3, is 20, which is good for nothing in Oicho-Kabu. Thus, Yakuza refers to those who are "good for nothing." This doesn’t mean that they have no use in the society; it only means that the members are people that somehow don’t fit in to society.
(society’s misfits)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Yakuza_sign_near_Sento.jpg/447px-Yakuza_sign_near_Sento.jpg
public Japanese bathhouses (sentō) and gymnasiums often openly
ban those bearing large or graphic tattoos in an attempt to prevent
Yakuza from entering.

[creepingdave]

What is it with the youth of today (my generation...) and a rise in obsession with Japan/Japanese culture? Several of my friends included, but many others in general seem fascinated. Whats the appeal? Whats wrong with British culture? :D :D (thats rhetorical, no answer needed..)

[mikey mikey]

Yeah thanks for that ellis_deatrip.:rolleyes:

Whats the appeal? Whats wrong with British culture?

My appreciation of Japan's culture does not lessen my appreciation of British culture. Nor does my deep love of Italian culture. (per me il paragone della cultura del'europa)

On the contrary, by learning about other culture's and appreciating other civilisations I learn more and appreciate it more.

(thats rhetorical, no answer needed..)

Nevertheless you posted it on a public forum, so it can be responded to.

Rather than ruminate on why some people enjoy other cultures and seem to overlook their own (in this case British) why not start a pre-British culture thread?

On my word, I will be ready to support it.

Now back to the Far East!



MONKEY!

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QQl8VPCefEo/Rty6LOqNf2I/AAAAAAAAAI8/nEwiTradEGU/s1600/monkey_magic.jpg

Sing along!

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

[haukipesukone]

What is it with the youth of today (my generation...) and a rise in obsession with Japan/Japanese culture? Several of my friends included, but many others in general seem fascinated. Whats the appeal? Whats wrong with British culture? :D :D (thats rhetorical, no answer needed..)

MOON Kana - Tsuki no Usagi - 01 Chocolat - YouTube


There's still some originality in Japanese culture. Has British culture done anything that compares to Monty Python or Shakespeare in the recent decades?

[mikey mikey]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j-zBG10XgI&feature=related


There's still some originality in Japanese culture. Has British culture done anything that compares to Monty Python or Shakespeare in the recent decades?

TV
League of Gentlemen/Psychoville

The Office/Extras

Q.I.

Screenwipe/Newswipe

Black Adder

The Day Today/Brass Eye

Alan Partridge

Peter Kay/Phoenix Nights

Life on Mars

just off the top of my head

But that needs to be on the imminent Pro-British Culture thread.


THIS IS NOT MEANT TO BE JAPAN V UK culture.

[killuminatiday]

http://marvin.hb0da.org/~beavis/archive/files/tentacle.jpg

If thats what Japanese porn looks like then I might have to lock myself in my room this weekend.


that is quite possibly the most beautiful ass and toe combo I have ever seen.

[haukipesukone]

TV
League of Gentlemen/Psychoville

The Office/Extras

Q.I.

Screenwipe/Newswipe

Black Adder

The Day Today/Brass Eye

Alan Partridge

Peter Kay/Phoenix Nights

Life on Mars

just off the top of my head

But that needs to be on the imminent Pro-British Culture thread.


THIS IS NOT MEANT TO BE JAPAN V UK culture.

I'm not familiar with all of those, but of the ones I know only Black Adder is truly great. And it's not quite recent either.

What we should be saying why are we getting music, movies and stuff from only a handful amount of countries all over the world. It's mostly American, British and now there's at least Japanese culture that's popular world-wide. Artsy people like French movies and that's it. Why don't they show African or other Asian dramas on TV, they hardly even show other European stuff in European countries. Globalization is multiculturalism... sure.

Korean dramas are pretty neat and getting popular in the west too, but I don't think they show them on TV outside of Asia.

So TV sucks, torrents are better.

[tien an]

Great stuff.

As for martial arts, I have to say that this one is wow!

Morihei Ueshiba
http://flordelino.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/morihei-ueshiba.jpg

Agreed. Budo in general and Aikido in particular.

tian an.

[konik]

http://machines.hyperreal.org/manufacturers/Roland/TB-303/images/roland.TB-303-rephlex.gif

roland tb-303

yellow magic orchestra . . . . .

Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO) - Computer Games - YouTube

[stelios]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2237/2491109670_e41d8bbb97.jpg

Japanese produce high quality products.
Beers are excellent.
Food is to die for.
And in London there are loads of Japanese restaurants.

http://justbeer.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/sapporo.gif

Most expensive and tasty beef in the whole world.

http://www.austinmeat.com/images/Kobe_Beef_%20Dinner.GIF

And i did used to have a Japanese girlfriend.
Highly recommended.

[ellis_deatrip]

SHONEN KNIFE !
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2738/4129846314_7ec09ecbc2_o.jpghttp://www.cbgb.com/images1/iclub/bands/photos/new/Shonen%20Knife.jpg
Shonen Knife formed in Osaka, Japan, in 1981.The Japanese trio has made major fans out of alt-rock's elite (Sonic Youth, Nirvana, and Redd Kross, among others)
'A Day at the Factory' from their 1983 album Burning Farm.
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

oh, and the ever elusive hardcore band, GISM !
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x274/madgrinder/gism.jpghttp://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UJfdJKdP3r4/Syk6SEM_jeI/AAAAAAAAAYY/LV_XwwyemzI/s400/GISM+(1).jpg
Sukiyaki ! http://b031304a.com/images/smallSukiyaki.jpghttp://www.teedindd.com/home/components/com_joomlaboard/uploaded/images/mild_seven_sky_blue1.jpgMild Sevens ! can't forget their cigarettes!!

[ellis_deatrip]

BTW,I'm An Issei-American Happa, I grew up eating this awesome stuff.Even when i knew MSG was bad,
I continued to sprinkle on the "Ajinomoto" unknowingly...:mad:
http://doctor2008.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/chinese-restaurant2.jpg
I hate to do this but, Come on,Aspartame is now called AminoSweet?
http://www.aji-aspartame.eu/img/top_main_boys.jpg

[turquoisefire777]

The Anime/Manga Thread

http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=77672

http://www.tapeciarnia.pl/tapety/srednie/33558_bleach_matrix_postac_napis_ludzie.jpg

[icarus]

a lot of the stuff here is the americanised japanese culture that it was inundated with after being occupied by the US after world war 2

in order to totally destroy and then rebuild a shattered japan, the US dropped two atom bombs on an already defeated enemy, one that was already suing for peace

a lot of this is leightweight pseudo american trash culture, an asian vegas

the guy below did his bit to change japan, one of those strange people who seem to pop up in history and leave the world a very different place

tom cruise's character in "the last samurai" was based on him, though that film was a typical hollywood rewriting of history to make a hero from a possible villain

jules brunet

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/JulesBrunetAlone.jpg/200px-JulesBrunetAlone.jpg

[troubled]

Director Akira Kurosawa

the seven samurai

[picha]

This thread is meant to focus on the positive contribution that japanese people have made to humanity and the world.

So let's begin with sushi!

http://paulbuckley14059.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/sushi.jpg

yummy!:D

J girl BJ's. I really hope you experience it before you die. You will never forget it I promise you.

[purple rain]

why not start a pre-British culture thread?



;)

[tb303]

http://machines.hyperreal.org/manufacturers/Roland/TB-303/images/roland.TB-303-rephlex.gif

roland tb-303



Beat me to it ;)


BANZAI - Mr. Shake Hands Man - YouTube

[ellis_deatrip]

a lot of the stuff here is the americanised japanese culture that it was inundated with after being occupied by the US after world war 2

in order to totally destroy and then rebuild a shattered japan, the US dropped two atom bombs on an already defeated enemy, one that was already suing for peace

a lot of this is leightweight pseudo american trash culture, an asian vegas

The Japanese love American culture as they see it.

One of the biggest reasons for the Japanese-American's virtual abandonment of their culture won't be found in a public school history book. It is one of America's most embarrassing moments in history. Not only did they drop two nukes, They also sent everyone with a Japanese surname to an internment camp. Stripping them of their liberties, forcing some to abandon established businesses, taking over their houses,and stealing their properties. They were heavily vaccinated in the camps and many women had multiple miscarriages during their stay.
After the war they were set free , but forced to start all over again from square one. Rebuilding their lives as Americans.In a showing of the strong sense of pride held by my people, They set out to "prove" their American-ness to their communities. Japanese was no longer spoken in the home , and any other identifying cultural behaviors were no longer practiced. Japanese has never been offered as a language elective in our public schools , and the story of the internment camps is hardly ever mentioned in history classes.

[pamelasmith]

My first Japanese tattoo:

http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/91/l_ac0a01b74ca54fd3865808a7a36119ea.jpg

I guess it means "soul" but my Japanese friend said it means "concubine" - jerk. lol. You know who you are.

http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/71/l_38943db060634db095a108127d7cca6e.png

One of my fav. flowers:

http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/l/lj/ljweb/496091_japanese_cherry_blossoms.jpg

And all time fav. sport - besides curling...jk

http://nenbushi.free.fr/Nunchaku/Verhille/full-nunch.jpg

[martg]

whether weapons could ever be considered a positive contribution or not, i'm surprised nobody has mentioned katanas yet:

http://liebchen11.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/samurai-sword.jpg

the metallurgy and knowledge that went into creating these beautiful swords was passed on for hundreds of years and was almost religiously followed.

[eustacekidd]

Jigoro Kano gave the world Judo, that alone makes me eternally grateful of Japan.

[mynameis]

Space Sherrif Shaider & Live Action

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

[psketti]

Takeshi Kaneshiro

Gorgeous....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2004/12/10/images/takeshi_kaneshiro_flying_daggers_interview_top.jpg

House of Flying Daggers, Hero and Warlords, to mention a few... fantastic films and I highly recommend them if you haven't seen any of them.

[eustacekidd]

Pfft, he's no Kunie Tanaka.
http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/onepiece/images/2/22/Gorou.jpg

[psketti]

Ppfffttt yourself... no idea who that is but I know there's no way he's as cool as Kaneshiro's character was in House of Flying Daggers... not a chance :D

[mynameis]

This is another movie but it's good.

OLDBOY

Old Boy Trailer - YouTube

[coco]

One Video

Austin Powers in Japan

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

[helloperator]

Best Japanese contribution: The smoking hot babes

[emroars]

My first Japanese tattoo:

http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/91/l_ac0a01b74ca54fd3865808a7a36119ea.jpg

I guess it means "soul" but my Japanese friend said it means "concubine" - jerk. lol. You know who you are.

http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/71/l_38943db060634db095a108127d7cca6e.png


your kanji is 魂. It does mean soul, but it's in the ghost/spirit sense.
情 mean soul in the sense of 'having a soul/compassion'

Ohhh, I love Japanese culture soo much, and hope to go there someday. Here's my contribution XD

Totoro
http://flann4.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/miyazaki_450.jpg
Castle in the Sky
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EXgDI8DeN_E/SU2IQHDOFJI/AAAAAAAADC8/R8b5Sa4e7YI/s400/laputa2.jpg
Kiki's Delivery Service
http://www.northarc.com/images/kiki/kikic1024x768.jpg
Howl's Moving Castle
http://grainsfrommybrain.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/howls.jpg

and my all-time favorite...
http://www.freewebs.com/lugia/Spirited%20Away%20Chihiro%20Haku%20Dragon.JPG

the beautiful Spirited Away!

All brought to you by the one & only Miyazaki

http://miyazakimania.info/images/miyazaki2.jpg

Spirited Away has to be my all time favourite story, hands down. I'm reading it to my children when I have them. Did you know Chihiro forgets him when she leaves? :(

oh and my contrabution. :33

Matsumoto Jun. Any Drama actor really.

Hay, i'm a teen girl, whatcha expect?

http://asiacollision.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/jun_matsumoto.jpg

(btw people, he'a 27)
>_>

[psketti]

Takeshis Castle.

Never fails to make me laugh out loud. Japanese are very good at laughing at themselves. I like them alot.

[motokeiru]

http://hyperiongames.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/shenmue.jpg

[peace sells]

>_> [ QUOTE] Matsumoto Jun. Any Drama actor really.

Hay, i'm a teen girl, whatcha expect?

http://asiacollision.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/jun_matsumoto.jpg

(btw people, he'a 27)
>_>[/QUOTE]

Hana Yori Dango :D , Oguri Shun is nice too.

[Mo0n5tar]

Hagakure is a practical and spiritual guide for a warrior, drawn from a collection of commentaries by the samurai Yamamoto Tsunetomo, former retainer to Nabeshima Mitsushige, the third ruler of what is now the Saga prefecture in Japan. Tsuramoto Tashiro compiled these commentaries from his conversations with Tsunetomo from 1709 to 1716; however, it was not published until many years afterwards. Hagakure is also known as the The Book of the Samurai, Analects of Nabeshima or the Hagakure Analects.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/36/Hagakure.jpg/200px-Hagakure.jpg

excerpts:
Recently, people who are called "clever" adorn themselves with superficial wisdom and only deceive others. For this reason they are inferior to dull-wilted folk. A dull- wilted person is direct. If one looks deeply into his heart with the above phrase, there will be no hidden places. It is a good examiner. One should be of the mind that, meeting this examiner, he will not be embarrassed.

To hate injustice and stand on righteousness is a difficult thing. Furthermore, to think that being righteous is the best one can do and to do one's utmost to be righteous will, on the contrary, brig many mistakes. The Way is in a higher
place then righteousness. This is very difficult to discover, but it is the highest wisdom. When seen from this standpoint, things like righteousness are rather shallow

It is not good to settle into a set of opinions. It is a mistake to put forth effort and obtain some understanding and then stop at that. At first putting forth great effort to be sure that you have grasped the bastes, then practicing so that they
may come to fruition is something that will never stop for your whole lifetime. Do not rely on following the degree of understanding that you have discovered, but simply think, "This is not enough."
One should search throughout his whole life how best to follow the Way.

[agrael]

Hmm, the thread intrigued me , still i apologize for not reading everytihing in the thread.
But since the thread name is Pro-Japanese , i want to ask about links regarding current situation in japan. I have my own philosophy about their flag and the fact that i dont here about Japan alot nowdays. + i got to see some of their water ships in a youtube video ro something and they look very nice. I mean, how advanced are they :P ? - just my thingy .

Hadaly-2 robot demo - YouTube

well i just google that 1 . still what goes to public everywere, its 10 years ago ;

[fidokrab]

Thanks for the truly inspiring anime I enjoy, Japan. :)

Hikaru No Go being one of my favorites:
http://media.animewallpapers.com/wallpapers/hikaru/hikaru_6_640.jpg?m=1195677919

[montag]

Lost In Translation trailer - YouTube

[pamelasmith]

emroars:
Quote:
"your kanji is 魂. It does mean soul, but it's in the ghost/spirit sense.
情 mean soul in the sense of 'having a soul/compassion'"

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Cool - thanks! Like ghost busters??

[thesloth]

http://www.larrybiggs.net/scwf/images/jp/co/seiko-watch/3a/c3/22/39/41ebb10ba5212e17f3dbcbda.jpg

http://www.seiko-watch.co.jp/resource/images/p_design/english/products/2009/2009_01_main.jpg

http://netvouz.adv88.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/241-300x224.png

http://kyosho.com/common/image.php?id=10330

http://citizen.jp/watch-pop/the_citizen/570971_l01.jpg

All pictures stolen from the web, and hot-linked.

[mikey mikey]

Things like that ^ are why I've always found Japanese culture "rather" peculiar.



Well to be honest that sort of thing tends to get a lot more attention in the west than it does in Japan. As a person living here I can tell that it most certainly is not mainstream or even has a cult following. It's very fringe.

If anything everyday life and media is very sweet/cuddly/cutsie. Almost sickeningly so sometimes.

It's almost impossible to go a day without seeing these
guys:

http://www.casafree.com/modules/xcgal/albums/userpics/10507/normal_anpanman-illustttt.jpg

http://theaalberto.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/doraemon1.jpg

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii123/billiejean90/Hello-Kitty.jpg

and not Japanese but VERY big is miffy

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01174/arts-graphics-2006_1174882a.jpg

Maybe I'll learn a thing or two abot aspects I do like from here because nothing comes to mind just now. I'm a technophobe and I proudly abhor discipline and efficiency. I think Japanese people would call me lazy.

Well there is no doubt that Japan loves its technology but they also, rather paradoxically, know when to espouse it. A way to get away from modern life is to go to a ryokan (Japanese trafitional hotel) where you sit on tatami floors, wear a yukata (japanese style clothing) and enjoy an onsen (thermal bath) and their gardens.


I'm not familiar with all of those, er.

Do yourself a huge favour and watch The Day Today and Brass Eye. Chris Morris is a comedy god.






Japanese produce high quality products.
Beers are excellent.
Food is to die for.....

.....Most expensive and tasty beef in the whole world.


.....And i did used to have a Japanese girlfriend.
Highly recommended.

Great post and excellent contrinution I.M. (humble) O. I agree 100%

[hirona]

For the music people...The AKAI MPC's:

http://11after11jc.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/mpc3000.jpg

:eek: OMG I LOVE MPC3000! I still have an ASQ10 (Sequence only) from the old days...:D

http://www.sonicstate.com/articles/rogerlinn/asq10.jpg

[mikey mikey]

Japanese Music

shamisen

Shamisen Vs. Taiko - YouTube

taiko

Explosive Beats: Japanese Taiko Drumming - YouTube

Kenji Kawai- composer of the soundtrack of the movie for Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence.

this shows what one can do when one combines the modern and traditional

Ghost in the Shell: Innocence - Opening - YouTube

I recommend you listen to this.



Oh and the movie is friggin amazing.

[camreeno]

Japan in three words:

Sushi, anime, A-bomb.

[goanna]

thank you to the japanese people for voting so many christians in as prime minister of japan in the last 70 years.......despite the fact they make up only 1% of the population....


wiki...

As a Roman Catholic, Aso belongs to the small minority of Japanese Christians; but he has not emphasized his religiosity. While Christians only account for around 1% of the Japanese, Aso is the seventh Christian prime minister of Japan, after Hara Kei, Takahashi Korekiyo, Masayoshi Ōhira, Ichirō Hatoyama, Tetsu Katayama, his own grandfather Shigeru Yoshida, [60] and his succesor, Yukio Hatoyama.

On occasion of his 2009 new year visit to the Shinto Ise Shrine, Aso has publicly performed the hand-clapping in front of the shrine, stating later that he had "prayed for the good of the Japanese people".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taro_Aso






.

[notthisshitagain]

http://www.juegosdb.com/wp-content//nobuo-uematsu.jpg

Love Grows - Final Fantasy VIII - Orchestra - 1999- [HD] - YouTube

[orage]

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/nikonfa/operation/nikonfashwmdm.jpg

http://www.camillecusumano.com/wp-content/uploads/stellaris_yin_yang.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KOEKmx2NDP4/SkOunBEEDfI/AAAAAAAAAMc/rBfRwO7UIPY/s400/zen+garden+2.jpg

[pi3141]

Nobody's mentioned their engineering yet!!

The Mazda Cosmo, implementation of new technology like Wankel rotary engine, Sublime interiors -

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/5020/jc02a.th.jpg (http://img708.imageshack.us/i/jc02a.jpg/)


http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/9426/jc02.th.jpg (http://img708.imageshack.us/i/jc02.jpg/)

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/7418/jc061a.th.jpg (http://img708.imageshack.us/i/jc061a.jpg/)

[orage]

http://www.diseno-art.com/images/Suzuki_Nuda.jpg

http://www.ukhomeideas.co.uk/images/rosendahl/kitchen-knives.jpg

http://www.visitjapannow.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/tea-ceremony.jpg

[martg]

Nobody's mentioned their engineering yet!!


good point :)

Nissan Skyline

these cars are made in hermetically sealed workshops and can do incredible things :eek:

http://nissanskylineclub.free.fr/photoskyline/mini-Nissan%20Skyline%20GTR.jpg

[orage]

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7Nheqvl9IVc/SStR1wUJtbI/AAAAAAAAELU/kig1lyed41M/s800/DSC09375.JPG

[pi3141]

good point :)

Nissan Skyline

these cars are made in hermetically sealed workshops and can do incredible things :eek:

Classic. Hermetically sealed!! Wow. Extreme, they just do it the best don't they!

http://www.diseno-art.com/images/Suzuki_Nuda.jpg

Thats the stuff! Sex on wheels. Oooh I miss my VFR!

[montag]

http://www.mansfieldzen.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/zenen2.gif

[orage]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e0/Tampopo_cover.jpg

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/GEE/GE1428_01_p~Cowboy-Bebop-Posters.jpg

http://blog.ultimatebet.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/godzilla_bw.jpg

[pi3141]

Zen Buddhism

http://www.mansfieldzen.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/zenen2.gif

And Caligraphy - that perfect Zen symbol reminded me!!

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/8232/b407japanesecalligraphy.th.jpg (http://img17.imageshack.us/i/b407japanesecalligraphy.jpg/)

How do you get these full size images??

[pound]

Best Japanese contribution: The smoking hot babes

+1

[ownoiz]

http://media.nihoncar.com/news/767/news.jpg
.

[psketti]

http://media.nihoncar.com/news/767/news.jpg
.

A man of few words I see...

[mikey mikey]

I think ownoiz intended the photo of the Skyline GTR to be the picture that speaks a thousand words.

One of which is "vroom".:p

[passing]

Ghibli films... Spirited Away etc.

Monumental!

http://www.oneinchpunch.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/laputa-robot-ghibli-museum.jpg

p.s. this isn't a still, it's a statue, but I thought it was cool...

[mikey mikey]

Yeah its at the Ghibli-Land sort of thing.

Like Disneyland only with taste and without the fascists.

Haven't been yet:
There's like a 2 month waiting list or someting.:rolleyes:

[montag]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/24/36945448_97b391d832.jpg

[mikey mikey]

Oishii dakedo takai desu ne!

[montag]

Oishii dakedo takai desu ne!
Hai, so desu!

[emroars]

Yeah its at the Ghibli-Land sort of thing.

Like Disneyland only with taste and without the fascists.

Haven't been yet:
There's like a 2 month waiting list or someting.:rolleyes:

There's a Ghibi-Land?!

:eek:

[bones]

didnt they create godzilla?

[jadeinjapan]

Japanese things I am pro:

civility, cleanliness, order, no fucking whingers, manners, aesthetics, my husband

Japanese things I am anti:

complete inability to stand up against cruelty ever, men's fixation with weak very young girls (it's changing, but much slower than you would think), my nasty piece of work boss, and Issei Sagawa

[concordewarrior]

Harp of Burma by Michio Takeyama

Probably the greatest//most amazing book I have ever read in my whole lifetime.
...

Michio Takeyama's great 1966 novel Harp of Burma follows the fortunes of a company of Japanese soldiers as they surrender to the British and await repatriation to Japan at the end of the second world war. Not only is Takeyama's story a fascinating portrayal of the war at this time from a Japanese perspective, it is also a strikingly vivid account of the Buddhist religion of Burma, where the story unfolds.
Burmese Buddhism

Takeyama's entire novel teems with accounts of implicit Burmese Buddhist flavor, such as the appearance of numerous facets of the faith such as Buddhist monks and temples, and how the main character Mizushima actually dresses like a monk when scouting for danger with his harp. One of the first places where religion takes center stage however, is not until the third chapter of the second part of the book, "The Green Parakeet."

At this point in the novel, the company of soldiers have surrendered themselves to the British as prisoners of war and entertain the locals in the village near their camp by singing them songs. On seeing a monk (who ends up in fact being a missing and much longed for comrade) in the crowd one day while singing as usual, the narrator comments on the devoutness of the Burmese: "We were much impressed by the way the people of this country respect the priesthood. Their almsgiving is no mere act of charity but one of gratitude to those who do penance for the salvation of all living beings. They don't just hand over their gifts; they kneel and offer them" (Takeyama 45).

This devoutness is observed throughout the book, a trait among the natives without which Mizushima, later revealed to have traveled freely throughout the country in the guise of a Burmese monk of elevated rank, would likely have either starved or even worse from want of the charity offered to the clergy.
"How then shall we live?"

In the same chapter, the narrator goes on to describe a perpetual discussion which the soldiers have regarding which is more profitable: to be raised as the Burmese, whose young men all spend a portion of their youth as monks, or to be raised as the Japanese, whose young men all spend a portion of their youth in the military. The discussion veers close to becoming a dialogue on tradition versus modernity, on whether following traditional values or seeking to move forward is the better path. As Takeyama writes, "But which of these attitudes, of these ways of life, is better for the world and for humanity? Which should we choose?" (Takeyama 47).

While the argument usually ends up in a stalemate among the men of the company, for Mizushima the question of how better to live seems to have been answered in the letter he writes to his comrades as dictated in the third and final section of the novel. He defends the Burmese way against the Japanese modes of thought at the time, writing, "We Japanese have not cared to make strenuous spiritual efforts. We have not even recognized their value. What we stressed was merely a man's abilities, the things he could do -- not what kind of man he was, how he lived, or the depth of his understanding" (Takeyama 129). To Mizushima, the latter are the things he believes supersede the former for the worth of a man's character.
A Higher Calling

Mizushima, having been separated from his company and having escaped both the British army and the clutches of a savage group of cannibals, experiences a sort of "higher calling" in the Burmese jungles on his journey to return and reunite with his friends. Seeing the unburied bones and corpses of his fellow countrymen strewn around the jungle like so much common litter, Mizushima takes it upon himself to bury and hold funerals for his Japanese brothers. In order to move freely throughout the country, he poses as a Burmese monk, thus enabling him to receive food and shelter through charity throughout the country. While all throughout his journey he was simply posing as a monk to get by, the irony is that he decides to stay in Burma, even while his friends are repatriated to Japan, to not only continue his task of burying the unknown dead, but also to become a genuine Burmese monk.

It is in the letter of the final portion of the novel where Mizushima explains himself and his transformation: "As I climbed mountains and forded rivers, and buried the bodies I found lying smothered in weeds or soaked in water, I was harassed by tormenting questions. Why does so much misery exist in the world? Why is there so much inexplicable suffering? What are we to think?" (Takeyama 129-130).

The questions raised in Mizushima's mind about suffering are questions central to the Buddhist faith, which seeks to bring enlightenment through the elimination of suffering through the elimination of the desires which inherently cause it. The quest for the answers to these questions, however unanswerable, is what leads Mizushima to make the choice to stay in Burma. As he continues to write, "No matter what suffering, what unreasonableness, what absurdity we face, we must remain undaunted and show strength of character by meeting it with tranquility. It is my hope to realize this conviction by devoting myself to a religious life" (Takeyama 130).

Takeyama's Harp of Burma is as close a reader can get to an understanding of Burmese Buddhism through the avenue of a modern novel. Set appropriately against an immediately post-World War II background, the questions the novel raises about the value of traditional values versus modern progression, of pacifism versus aggression, and the adherence to one's convictions, despite the cost, are as relevant today as they ever have been.

[coco]

Thank you Tennessee Nissan plant for this truck I bought 19 years ago and drive still today.

http://i47.tinypic.com/2uiu9sn.jpg

[coco]

didnt they create godzilla?

That's a good question. Some say the Americans did and some the Japanese did. I'm looking it up myself right now. One piece of lore states that some American radio DJs made it up in 1947. I know an early film starred American actor Raymond Burr.......

Ah, here's something that seems to be a common thread in Godzilla history:

http://users.ctc.net/millwater/Gbio.htm

.........He was created by Toho movie studios in Japan, and introduced in the 1954 classic film Gojira.

Gojira would be the first of a fifteen movie series which would span more than twenty years. Starting off as grim and deadly serious horror films, the Godzilla series would lighten up to popular culture, play to the kiddie market, and eventually go camp with silly (but somehow still fun) movies that truly deserve their places on MST3K.

Starting with Gojira, the Japanese movies were not only dubbed into English for American release, but also reedited, reworked, and often had American-shot footage added. For various reasons, this "Americanization" usually confuses the continuity of the series and is best taken with a grain of salt... Basically, if you see a white guy in a Godzilla flick speaking English in correct lip-sinc, don't take anything he says in relation to Godzilla's history seriously........

[ellis_deatrip]

Japan's Haga wins at Phillip Island
March 1, 2009

Japanese rider Nori Haga took out the opening round of the World Superbike Championship at Victoria's Phillip Island
with a first and second placing in Sunday's two races.
http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200903/r344684_1572418.jpg
Japanese rider Noriyuki Haga (41) rounds a bend at Phillip Island ahead of German Max Neukirchner
http://www.ultimatemotorcycling.com/files/Ducati_WSBK_2010_Phillip_Island%203.jpg
NORIYUKI HAGA(revenge of the underdog)
(born 2 March 1975 in Nagoya, Japan), is a Japanese professional motorcycle racer. Haga has been runner-up in the Superbike
World Championship three times, and has finished 3rd in the series four times.
Since 2009, he is racing for Ducati Xerox Team alongside Michel Fabrizio on the new Ducati 1198 in the Superbike World Championship.
He is also known as Nori-Chan, Nori, Nitro Nori, Iron Nori, and Haga-san...
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j100/yoshi667/nitropack.jpghttp://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j100/yoshi667/v09_haga_face.jpghttp://www.asianfoodgrocer.com/img/prods/seaweed/00836-edomae-roasted-sushi-nori-lg.jpg;)Speaking of 'NORI'

[passing]

Yeah its at the Ghibli-Land sort of thing.

Like Disneyland only with taste and without the fascists.

Haven't been yet:
There's like a 2 month waiting list or someting.:rolleyes:

Never heard of it til today... thanks for the tip! (Not that I expect ever to go there :( )

[pamelasmith]

http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200903/r344684_1572418.jpg
Japanese rider Noriyuki Haga (41) rounds a bend at Phillip Island ahead of German Max Neukirchner
http://www.ultimatemotorcycling.com/files/Ducati_WSBK_2010_Phillip_Island%203.jpg
NORIYUKI HAGA(revenge of the underdog)
(born 2 March 1975 in Nagoya, Japan), is a Japanese professional motorcycle racer. Haga has been runner-up in the Superbike
World Championship three times, and has finished 3rd in the series four times.
Since 2009, he is racing for Ducati Xerox Team alongside Michel Fabrizio on the new Ducati 1198 in the Superbike World Championship.
He is also known as Nori-Chan, Nori, Nitro Nori, Iron Nori, and Haga-san...
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j100/yoshi667/nitropack.jpghttp://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j100/yoshi667/v09_haga_face.jpghttp://www.asianfoodgrocer.com/img/prods/seaweed/00836-edomae-roasted-sushi-nori-lg.jpg;)Speaking of 'NORI'

aw, that kid is the cutest thing i ever seen. :) :p oh ya and the racing is neat too.

[ellis_deatrip]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41ArVrQBs9L._SL500_AA280_.jpghttp://d3.biggestmenu.com/00/00/37/618321b9e63955ab_m.jpg
Used to be called 'Calpiss' until their marketing dept. finally figured it out...:rolleyes:

[batou]

Best Japanese contribution: The smoking hot babes
+2

[macneil]

Classic. Hermetically sealed!! Wow. Extreme, they just do it the best don't they!



Thats the stuff! Sex on wheels. Oooh I miss my VFR!

What about an NR750 :) Japanese make excellent V4s but you have to give it to the Italians for the twins (someone from America will complain soon).

For me it's Japanese 500cc 2 strokes... RDs, RG's and NS's. Who cares if they didn't stop or go round corners. The ultimate Japanese bike tho has to be a C90:

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:J35JLdrjP56KLM:http://buyvintage1.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/c90_1.jpg

Edit: Nori rules.

[mephibosheth]

Dragon Ball Z!

http://www.chucksanimeshrine.com/animeblog/uploaded_images/dragonballz14.PNG

Hamtaro!!

http://www.ludicer.it/streaming-cartoni-animati/hamtaro/hamtaro.jpg


Ninjas!!! And Sho Kosugi!

http://findmeaninja.com/pages/sho%20kosugi/Images/sho%20kosugi%20as%20a%20Ninja.jpg

Japanese women!!!!



D.T. Suzuki

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/questionofgod/images/voices/suzuki_sidebar.jpg

Although we can't really say 'zen' Buddhism is a Japanese contribution, since it was more thoroughly developed in and imported from China. A clearer contribution would be its application to warfare through the Bushido class, perhaps.

8)

[pound]

Rie Komiya from 'Ninja Warriors'

Damn she's hottt:

Women of Ninja Warrior: Rie Komiya part 1 - YouTube

[oioioi]

Sultans Of Ping FC - Japanese Girls (Live in London) - YouTube

[gonzo75]

Sho Kosugi = cool

BORIS (band) = jap rock that pisses all over anything britain has right now:

Boris - "Statement" - YouTube

BORIS "Statement", check it out:cool:

Check out how tame these japanese foxes are. Probably because they have been treated with respect, and dont have idiot squires with packs of lunatic bloodhounds hunting them down:cool::

foxes in japan curious about my phone - YouTube

[psketti]

Yoji Biomehanika

http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/8711/impulzoutdoor2003yoji.jpg (http://img697.imageshack.us/i/impulzoutdoor2003yoji.jpg/)

A stomping Japanese DJ who looks so bloody cool... well he does to me :D

And Issey Miyake, Japanese designer with some fantastic clothes and gorgeous perfume.

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/9379/101106isseymiyakea.jpg (http://img708.imageshack.us/i/101106isseymiyakea.jpg/)

It's all good :cool:

[pamelasmith]

http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/images/japanese_invention.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kDyMtZ_dJwQ/SNSveE2gp2I/AAAAAAAAARM/mCPfLlSPlIs/s400/japanese_invention_spaghetti_fan.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l14/C5tXzY32/1.jpg




HA HA! :p

[ownoiz]

Thank you Tennessee Nissan plant for this truck I bought 19 years ago and drive still today.

http://i47.tinypic.com/2uiu9sn.jpg

Somewhere there is a write up about how Nissan engineers were saying the KA24e can do over 400 000 miles without a rebuild when looked after, so im not suprised urs is still going.

I know someone whos at 340 000 miles, and were both still waiting for it to let go, spin a bearing, throw a rod, or something, but its still going, original timing chain and all. :eek: And its often hauling 3 tonnes down the road with a trailer.

Tough as nails.

I dont know if any manufacturer will ever give us quality engine components like Nissan did back then, even though they are capable. The metals used in the block/piston/rings/bearings are as good as it gets. If they did that now, they wouldnt sell as many new ones, or parts :)

Nissan, they still know how to build good cars though, and their accellerators dont get stuck :p

Nissan GT-R R35 Pictures -All 6 colours,interior,engine pics - YouTube

GT-R R35 VS 997 TURBO AT TSUKUBA (4) - YouTube

^ Hans und Franz are pretty pissed at what the gtr does to their porsche.
.

[picha]

Harumi Nemoto:

http://www.haruminemoto.com/images/harumi_nemoto04.jpg

[passing]

Harumi Nemoto:

http://www.haruminemoto.com/images/harumi_nemoto04.jpg

Holy shit :p

[remembers not to post after coming home from't pub]

[meksar]

Fuck Japan my grandfather was a prisoner of war there and they used to starve him and crush his feet with metal shoes to wake him in the morning. What's so good about Japan apart from cutting edge electronics which they get from the Reptilians anyway. What kind of a country has raw fish as its most popular and famous dish, a very weirdo one for sure.

[pamelasmith]

Fuck Japan my grandfather was a prisoner of war there and they used to starve him and crush his feet with metal shoes to wake him in the morning. What's so good about Japan apart from cutting edge electronics which they get from the Reptilians anyway. What kind of a country has raw fish as its most popular and famous dish, a very weirdo one for sure.


Haha, yea right. "Japanese bad, American good."

You should check out my Thread on American Torture Techniques!

http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=106460

"The KUBARK manual is an extraordinary document. Drafted in 1963, it draws on the post war research into psychology of human behavior and on the CIA and military intelligence doctrine of the time.

The result:A comprehensive theory of interrogation distilled into practical lessons to be used by the CIA interrogators, a "Human Resource Exploitation Training Manual"

The KUBARK manual describes interrogation techniques that are NOT constrained by the Geneva Conventions.

The KUBARk was never intended to be a public document. It was meant to describe interrogation techniques that would be used only in covert CIA operations.

This manual is currently being used as a resource to interrogate Guantanamo prisoners.

To View the KUBARK manual online:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/3678822/KUBARK"

[camreeno]

http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/images/japanese_invention.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kDyMtZ_dJwQ/SNSveE2gp2I/AAAAAAAAARM/mCPfLlSPlIs/s400/japanese_invention_spaghetti_fan.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l14/C5tXzY32/1.jpg




HA HA! :pHoly crap HAAAAAAAAAHAHAH, that's good.

[pamelasmith]

Holy crap HAAAAAAAAAHAHAH, that's good.

hehe - yea, I especially like the pillow for "socially out-casted loners"

[camreeno]

hehe - yea, I especially like the pillow for "socially out-casted loners"Hilarious how the Japanese come up with inventions to deal with their social problems. People call them smart, but this just makes you scratch your head... as in they're lacking logic. Funny but a little revealing.

There's a Youtube user called "TokyoZeppelin" (or something like that) who is from Denmark and makes videos about his experiences in Japan, and anyway he said that the government does all these things to try to prevent suicides, since after all Japan has one of the highest suicide rates in the world. They institute things like building "suicide barriers" in subway stations, which retract from the floor when the subway comes... And they come up with all these different laws such as having the family of the suicide victim pay thousands of dollars for commiting suicide (in basically any public place). I mean wow... So they try to scare people from commiting suicide and that's how they deal with it...

Japan, Japan... Weird and awesome at the same time. I also heard that they have all these crazy vending machines, with one that even sells dirty underwear that purports that it's been worn by little girls. I think there might even be Youtube videos of it.

[musten]

yakiniku


That's korean.

[ellis_deatrip]

What about an NR750 :) Japanese make excellent V4s but you have to give it to the Italians for the twins (someone from America will complain soon).

For me it's Japanese 500cc 2 strokes... RDs, RG's and NS's. Who cares if they didn't stop or go round corners.

Edit: Nori rules.
;) Agreed! (+1) 2strokes rule!! The rd/rz(?) 500's were never sold here in the U.S. Dammit... :mad:
dont forget the YAMAHA TZ 750: This the machine Kenny Roberts Sr. won the Indy Mile on in 1975.
http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/PhotoGallerys/xlarge/roberts_tz750.jpghttp://www.painreliever.com/pics/9/salonpas/salonpas-large.230-516.1.800.jpg
"real men race flat track"-Jack Kerouac___________________________________________ _____+Salonpas^.

[macneil]

;) Agreed! (+1) 2strokes rule!! The rd/rz(?) 500's were never sold here in the U.S. Dammit... :mad:
dont forget the YAMAHA TZ 750: This the machine Kenny Roberts Sr. won the Indy Mile on in 1975.


"real men race flat track"-Jack Kerouac___________________________________________ _____+Salonpas^.

This could turn into a bike thread easily... :D

Kenny Roberts TZ700 Hot Lap 1 - YouTube

[ellis_deatrip]

This could turn into a bike thread easily... :D

Well,most posts have been about Japanese food and women , so it must also include the only other necessity in life, right? :p

Knives from Seki City are nice too....
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3359/3209096202_77858d5910.jpg
Approximately 700 years ago, during the Kamakura Era, a number of swordsmiths escaped from war-torn cities and relocated to Seki, seeking fine quality soil, water and charcoal that is necessary for the making of swords. Ever since, the fame of Seki swords has been enhanced and the production accelerated with the establishment of distinctive sword forging technique.

After the end of the Warring State Period, demands for swords decreased, and many of the swordsmiths had begun to produce cutlery for agricultural and household use. Whatever the use, the cutlery produced in Seki was that of high quality, fully utilizing the expertise for sword making, and came to be known as "sharp knife that does not snap or bend". After the Meiji Restoration, a wide variety of cutlery began to be produced, matching the changing age and the introduction of new technology. Seki is now renowned as one of the greatest production centers of cutlery throughout the world, equaling Solingen of Germany.

NO, not these, Bakka Hakujin..... :rolleyes:
http://shitwehate.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ginsu.gif

[onourwayto2012]

Loudness/Akira Takasaki......great guitarist!!!


.....too lazy to find pics

[pi3141]

What about an NR750 :) Japanese make excellent V4s but you have to give it to the Italians for the twins (someone from America will complain soon).

Lol. Yep Italians make some sexy bikes. The NR750 is something else and perfectly displays their engineering prowess!

The ultimate Japanese bike tho has to be a C90:

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:J35JLdrjP56KLM:http://buyvintage1.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/c90_1.jpg

Yeah I guess I have to agree, cheap, reliable, practical, durable, affordable. So in that respect it is the ultimate.

[pi3141]

This could turn into a bike thread easily... :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzpFvpaKUzM

:D Lol. Yeah it could.

[pi3141]

Well,most posts have been about Japanese food and women , so it must also include the only other necessity in life, right? :p

:D I'd agree with that, man I gotta get another bike!! Sold mine for a Lotus, which ain't so bad.

[ellis_deatrip]

Loudness/Akira Takasaki......great guitarist!!!
Woah, Illuminati symbolism!http://wikicompany.org/wiki/images/3_Triangles.jpgNotice that's a 9 pointed star as the "eye" of the triangle...:eek:
http://www.kiyokatsu.com/AKIRA_TAKASAKI/img/g-kara.jpghttp://loudness.jp/gallery/img/munetaka_forever/munetaka_book.jpg
Nice one Onourway-I had no Idea Loudness was still active!
Akira Takasaki, guitarist for the Japanese heavy metal band LOUDNESS, joined MEGADETH on stage
to play "Symphony Of Destruction" for the group's encore song in Osaka, Japan.
MEGADETH dedicated the track to LOUDNESS drummer Munetaka Higuchi, who died on November 30, 2008 after a seven-month battle with liver cancer at the age of 49....R.I.P.

[meksar]

Haha, yea right. "Japanese bad, American good."

You should check out my Thread on American Torture Techniques!

http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=106460

"The KUBARK manual is an extraordinary document. Drafted in 1963, it draws on the post war research into psychology of human behavior and on the CIA and military intelligence doctrine of the time.

The result:A comprehensive theory of interrogation distilled into practical lessons to be used by the CIA interrogators, a "Human Resource Exploitation Training Manual"

The KUBARK manual describes interrogation techniques that are NOT constrained by the Geneva Conventions.

The KUBARk was never intended to be a public document. It was meant to describe interrogation techniques that would be used only in covert CIA operations.

This manual is currently being used as a resource to interrogate Guantanamo prisoners.

To View the KUBARK manual online:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/3678822/KUBARK"

Look im not defending the Americans one bit all they hit Hiroshima and Nagasaki with atom bombs. Its just that places like Japan and China are major testing grounds for the N.W.O just like anywhere else really.

[ellis_deatrip]

Artist, TOMIHIRO HOSHINO is a quadriplegic.His work makes your troubles seem insignificant. He paints holding the brushes with his mouth ....
http://www.hoshinotomihirousa.org/images/index_05.jpghttp://thumbnail.image.rakuten.co.jp/@0_mall/mococo-shop/cabinet/01102167/img55933137.jpghttp://www.shumeiarts.org/images/Tomihiro%20Hoshino%204.jpg This morning, I smell a fragrance of Dephin blossom in the air. I feel I can speak to anyone with kind word. Inspired by nature’s simple truths, Tomihiro’s images and verse give a rare insight into the depths of misery he faced and eventually overcame when in 1970, at the age of 24, the artist was left paralyzed from the neck down. His work also allows a glimpse of the heights the human spirit can scale. Holding a brush in his mouth, each stroke on paper brims with hope, courage, and an earnest joy of living. His art is a profound gift to all of us.

[coco]

Exquisitely beautiful and delicate artwork.

[pamelasmith]

Artist, TOMIHIRO HOSHINO is a quadriplegic.His work makes your troubles seem insignificant. He paints holding the brushes with his mouth ....
http://www.hoshinotomihirousa.org/images/index_05.jpghttp://thumbnail.image.rakuten.co.jp/@0_mall/mococo-shop/cabinet/01102167/img55933137.jpghttp://www.shumeiarts.org/images/Tomihiro%20Hoshino%204.jpg Inspired by nature’s simple truths, Tomihiro’s images and verse give a rare insight into the depths of misery he faced and eventually overcame when in 1970, at the age of 24, the artist was left paralyzed from the neck down. His work also allows a glimpse of the heights the human spirit can scale. Holding a brush in his mouth, each stroke on paper brims with hope, courage, and an earnest joy of living. His art is a profound gift to all of us.

That's beautiful - and the art work too.

[macneil]

:D I'd agree with that, man I gotta get another bike!! Sold mine for a Lotus, which ain't so bad.

It's calling your name :D

[montag]

http://www.bodhitree.com/images/Emoto.What.the.Bleep.jpg

http://dailyhealings.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Emoto.jpg

http://www.life-enthusiast.com/twilight/research_emoto.htm

[mikey mikey]

http://www.bodhitree.com/images/Emoto.What.the.Bleep.jpg

http://dailyhealings.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Emoto.jpg

http://www.life-enthusiast.com/twilight/research_emoto.htm

Imagine that! I have been lving here in Japan and had never heard of this guy!

Cheers montag! This is AMAZING!

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

[pound]

Harumi Nemoto:

http://www.haruminemoto.com/images/harumi_nemoto04.jpg


Aye Carumba!

[amaralsright]

Once cheapo 1980's Fender Squier MIJ Stratocaster guitars were excellent and are sought after.

Some are better than the Made in USA ones.

It obviously will never make up for the despicable treatment of the eastern world in the first half of the 20th century.

[montag]

Although i appreciate photos of beautiful naked Japanese women as much as the next guy, this isn't the place to post them, cheers..

[pound]

One of the baddest keyboards ever made:

http://www.tim-carter.com/music-production/pics/monopoly.jpg

http://img.youtube.com/vi/g8EZunNCzNU/0.jpg

KORG is definitely one of my favorite Japanese music instrument companies.

[picha]

Although i appreciate photos of beautiful naked Japanese women as much as the next guy, this isn't the place to post them, cheers..

Are bikini ones ok?

[ellis_deatrip]

JAPANESE DOGS!
Shiba-Inu Shiba Inu Puppy Cam, Ustream.TV: Tune in daily to see the cutest Shiba Inu pups… EVER!

The six Shiba Inu pups (3 boys and 3 girls) were born on Thursday...@@AMEPARAM@@cid=317016@@AMEPARAM@@31701 6(click to link)http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:Fw0GLUDN2MiIJM:http://www.dropthatsock.com/content/shibainu_42.jpg
http://breederinfocenter.com/images2/20071127143111_144248_5.jpg.....But that reminds me, I can't leave out the "Pit-Buster",the Akita.http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/breedinformation/working/images/akita.jpg
Or the illustrious Tosa-Inu (土佐?,also called the Tosa Ken)
a breed of dog of Japanese origin that is considered rare. It was originally bred in Tosa (present day Kochi) as a fighting dog and still is today.
http://smile-pro.net/articles/img/tosa_dog.jpg

[domtak]

Gyoza's and a cold Japanese beer with the super foamy tops

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3608/3397048103_514bfe3583.jpg

And above knee stockings / mini skirt combo ;)

[ellis_deatrip]

This one totally slipped my mind. 3/3 was GIRLS DAY!,The Japanese Doll Festival: Hinamatsuri-A belated happy Girls day, Ladies!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2597/4367307052_cf4cf1d345_o.jpg
And I thought this thread was about Japanese food, motorcycles, and women...:rolleyes:http://media.discovernikkei.org/articles/2292/janm_2049_54056798.jpg

[pamelasmith]

This one totally slipped my mind. 3/3 was GIRLS DAY!,The Japanese Doll Festival: Hinamatsuri-A belated happy Girls day, Ladies!

And I thought this thread was about Japanese food, motorcycles, and women...:rolleyes:]

Happy Hinamatsuri Hello Kitty!

http://houseofkitty.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/hello_kitty_hinamatsuri_4.jpg

hehe

[musten]

Gyoza

That is Chinese.

[planet murderer]

JAPANESE DOGS!

http://smile-pro.net/articles/img/tosa_dog.jpg

Reminds of the Japanese movies called Silver Fang. Great movies! :D
http://www.temp.sfbok.se/kat/img/8975.jpg


I don't think you will find this in other country's . The Japanese panty machines :eek:
http://www.chiefmag.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/pantymachine.jpg


And the awesome Japanese tattoos
http://www.zhippo.com/MarioatArtJunkiesHOSTED/images/gallery/henya_mask_M.jpg

http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr330/pwnd420/japanese-tattoo-01.jpg

[mikey mikey]

Kyudo: Japanese Archery

The Empty Mind - Kyudo or Japanese Archery - YouTube

[mikey mikey]

ninjas!

Flip Out Like a Ninja lyrics - YouTube
Thanks to 7 seconds of Love

[ellis_deatrip]

http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr330/pwnd420/japanese-tattoo-01.jpg
893 Geisha?

[emroars]

ninjas!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La8UHy41j1Y
Thanks to 7 seconds of Love

It had to be Naruto right? :D

[mikey mikey]

It had to be Naruto right? :D

Oh yes!:)

Now for my favourite Kensai!

Zatoichi!

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

(Warning: graphic violence)

[henryguyton]

sushi could be considered like the best thing ever :D

I love Japanese sushies..but what i love most is Japan's weapons like katanas and swords..They are awesome!! I like their animes too especially Naruto and One Piece. Ive been in Japan but it lasted only for 3 days.. hopefully, i will come back soon. Cant wait to eat siomai, teriyaki and ramen noodles...


samurai swords (http://www.weapons-universe.com/Swords/Samurai_Swords.shtml)

[mikey mikey]

I love Japanese sushies..but what i love most is Japan's weapons like katanas and swords..They are awesome!! I like their animes too especially Naruto and One Piece. Ive been in Japan but it lasted only for 3 days.. hopefully, i will come back soon. Cant wait to eat siomai, teriyaki and ramen noodles...


samurai swords (http://www.weapons-universe.com/Swords/Samurai_Swords.shtml)

Irashaimasse!:cool:

And welcome to DIF:)

[just another dude]

http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/874/miike.jpg

Takashi Miike

"Takashi Miike is a highly prolific and controversial Japanese filmmaker."

Takashi Miike - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/5872/misakoaoki.jpg

Kawaii

"Misako Aoki, one of Japan’s three "Cute Ambassadors" in all her ultra-cute Lolita garb, performs an official function for the Japanese government."

Kawaii - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/2131/bowq.jpg

Japanese Etiquette

"The code of etiquette in Japan governs the expectations of social behavior in the country and is considered very important."

Etiquette in Japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/3909/hayaomiyazaki.jpg

Hayao Miyazaki

"Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese manga artist and prominent film director and animator of many popular anime feature films."

Hayao Miyazaki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia




Vending Machines Craze in Japan:

http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/09/vending-machines-craze-in-japan.html


Bladerunner Tokyo (in Large-Format Photography) :

http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2009/03/bladerunner-tokyo-in-large-format.html


For loads more visit:

http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/11/best-of-japan-series.html



And of course Japanese girls: :)

http://www.outofaces.com/top-20-japanese-girls/

[snoopsnuffleopagus]

This thread is meant to focus on the positive contribution that japanese people have made to humanity and the world.

So let's begin with sushi!

http://paulbuckley14059.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/sushi.jpg

yummy!:D

sushi could be considered like the best thing ever :D


I dunno, seems like High Priced Bait to me....

But certainly they have made wonderfull contributions in many ways.

30 years ago I purchased an Aria Handmade Spanish/Classical Guitar. A hand tuned/tapped top. :)

A Master Artisan crafted this instument from the finest materials and using the finest techniques, for thirty years this Instrument has enthralled listeners. And me. :D

Shout out to Nagoya!!!! :)

Currently, Koto, crafts arguably the best SpanishClassical Guitars on Planet Earth, the last one I saw some time ago was 80,000 dollars US. :eek:

Aloha!!! :)

[radio illuminati]

Hi Mikey,

Interesting that you live in Japan. I want to see that country too.

What are you doing there?

A leading Japanese politician espouses a 9/11 fantasy
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/07/AR2010030702354.html

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/VHBpI3OJNwE/0.jpg

[mikey mikey]

What are you doing there?

I teach English and write teaching material.

My wife is Japanese.

I hope you make it over here.:)

[omegachaos]

I Love Japan,I like it,s language,manga,anime etc...but especially I have passion for Japanese fashion called Visual Kei.

[jimj_wpg]

Astro Boy
SONY: videotape and Hi8/MiniDV/Betamax/Betacam/DVD players/LaserDisc players/AM Stereo SRF-A100 portable (1982-83)
Akio Morita (SONY founder)
Pioneer LaserDisc players
1980's Technics audio equipment
Yamaha organs & music synthesizers
One of the largest subway systems in the world, more massive than New York or Paris
Chocolate Pochy ;-o
Sake wine
Toyota
The audio tech's who designed Madonna's 1995 album with the song "Rain".
The Japanese-like part of ST:TNG's Wharf's character

[zen_anarchy]

takashi miike ,hideo kojima ,fujiya country ma'am cookies,new halfs,suda 51,Edogawa Rampo,shinya tsukamoto,neo-geo,sake,Takeshi Kitano,dir en grey

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

Nick Cage Complete Pachinko Commercial Collection - YouTube
and for making nic cage look even more of a prick than he actually is :)

all big influences on my life :cool:

[halfman_halfamazing]

The only japanese ive cared about is Hidetoshi Nakata. They all seem equal to me.














































































nah, im joking

[the apprentice]

I teach English and write teaching material.

My wife is Japanese.

I hope you make it over here.:)

We have Japanese freinds and neighbours in our town and one of their freinds used to live next door to a famous MP, my first student was a Japanese chap from Tokyo and my freinds first student was also a Japanese girl from Sapporo, they are the most frendly people we have ever met, very pollite and very well spoken.

[snoopsnuffleopagus]

Ahoy!!!!

Japan once had very rigid codes of Honour and Shame, now, like much of the Western World, these aspects are not so Rigid, what do you think Mickey?

Being respectful is always the best way to interact with anyone.

You listening kasalt?


Biblical and Japanese Culture: A Didactic, Comparative Study
http://www.tektonics.org/af/culturegram.html

I really, really, really love Bonsai, Japenese Gardens, Calligraphy and Art.

They can be very Sublime.

http://www.bonsaigardeners.com/images/wist-large.jpg


http://bonsaikid.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/penjing145.jpg

Anybody remember this?

The Vapors - Turning Japanese - YouTube


Sayonara :)

[paulstott]

Amazed no one has mentioned the king of sports - Sumo!

[markregevisscum]

Akira kurosawa
Akira (anime)
Saki
Some cool rpg computer games
wasabi


But on the downside
Save the whales - Cheech and Chong (1981) - YouTube

[beeyee]

Mikey, the wife and I currently live in South Korea (she is Korean) and we are considering moving to Japan some time next year.

Have you lived in Korea before? Is there a significant cultural difference? What about cost of living etc?

Thoughts appreciated :)

[energi]

Knowledge of mathematics is in their genetics, apparently - still haven't met an asian guy/girl that does not excel others in maths. lol

[dantesrevival]

god I love katsu curry, when living in Thailand I ended up eating Japanese food 50% of the time as they some of the best Japanese food outside of Japan.

[lylenesbitt]

Do katanas originated in Japan? I wonder where and when and who invented this kind of sword? What I really love about Japan is there culture.. and all about "samurai" and ninja stuffs.





samurai sword (http://www.weapons-universe.com/Swords/Samurai_Swords.shtml)

[picha]

Akiho Yoshizawa

AV �沢明歩 - Akiho Yoshizawa Go International Vid Clip.avi - YouTube

[picha]

http://www.resize2mail.com/resized/57/tmpphpJg7dPH.jpg

[johngr]

Japan is Japanese and they want to stay that way.

[mikey mikey]

Japan is Japanese and they want to stay that way.

What the fuck would you know?

http://staging.mysoju.com/media/images/upload/casts/Becky.jpg

Becky: half English half Japanese and the most popular female TV show presenter in Japan.

[chillwill]

Lexus LFA Supercar

http://www.extravaganzi.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/lexus-lfa-4.jpg


http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/jalopnik/2009/10/2011_Lexus_LFA.JPG

[picha]

http://www.sewersofbabel.com/media/washlet0oj.jpg

Washlet - a far superior way to extract the excess poo than scraping it out with paper.
U can feel your rectum filling up with water and then u shoot it out it's a nice feeling actually and your bum feel nice and fresh.

[chillwill]

Nissan GT-R

http://autoanything.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/amuse-gt-r-rear.jpg


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3328/3265744974_79857e9039.jpg

[chillwill]

Heres one of my wife!

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZHuBM57v13E/SAleBWZKPJI/AAAAAAAAB9w/8OVr1mIwQ7s/s400/Jarah_Mariano.jpg

[picha]

Heres one of my wife!

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZHuBM57v13E/SAleBWZKPJI/AAAAAAAAB9w/8OVr1mIwQ7s/s400/Jarah_Mariano.jpg

Is she really your wife?

[chillwill]

Is she really your wife?

HA! Don't I wish!

She is ;)

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uWhtG8--jIM/SW9t9oFcqhI/AAAAAAAAC2w/pdSc21aEMTQ/s400/haruna-20.jpg

[picha]

HA! Don't I wish!

She is ;)

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uWhtG8--jIM/SW9t9oFcqhI/AAAAAAAAC2w/pdSc21aEMTQ/s400/haruna-20.jpg

I love the Asian female body type like the first one u posted. Super lean and a nicer build: narrower shoulders than Caucasians for example.

[mountain]

What the fuck would you know?

http://staging.mysoju.com/media/images/upload/casts/Becky.jpg

Becky: half English half Japanese and the most popular female TV show presenter in Japan.
And here is a random person I thought of.. Crystal Kay, popular singer in Japan, black and Japanese..

http://i51.tinypic.com/2m5b48g.jpg

http://i55.tinypic.com/do2hja.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/slgrgw.jpg

[mikey mikey]

And here is a random person I thought of.. Crystal Kay, popular singer in Japan, black and Japanese..

http://i51.tinypic.com/2m5b48g.jpg

http://i55.tinypic.com/do2hja.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/slgrgw.jpg

She is stunningly beautiful.:eek::cool::o:p

[mountain]

Here is another, Mikey ..
Kimora Lee, Japanese and black ..

http://i56.tinypic.com/2i78shg.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/wivw9j.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/24owz6g.jpg

[mikey mikey]

Here is another, Mikey ..
Kimora Lee, Japanese and black ..

http://i56.tinypic.com/2i78shg.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/wivw9j.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/24owz6g.jpg

:eek:

I am gonna get in trouble with my wife at this rate...:o

[mountain]

Do katanas originated in Japan? I wonder where and when and who invented this kind of sword? What I really love about Japan is there culture.. and all about "samurai" and ninja stuffs.





samurai sword (http://www.weapons-universe.com/Swords/Samurai_Swords.shtml)

Yes the katana sword is one of my fav, it originates in Japan.
Ninjitsu, however, is illegal there now...

[real6]

For the music people...The AKAI MPC's:

http://11after11jc.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/mpc3000.jpg

Mine is the 2000XL.

This is all i really need daily and i can die a happy man:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/NyotaimoriSushiModel.jpg

[ellis_deatrip]

Wow, thread resurrected. +1!
Just watching this right now: http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=137636
Michio Kaku (http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295788-1) +ichiban!

[picha]

http://fastuploader.com/images/tmpphppiqwp4.jpg

[johngr]

What the fuck would you know?

http://staging.mysoju.com/media/images/upload/casts/Becky.jpg

Becky: half English half Japanese and the most popular female TV show presenter in Japan.

How many Africans were given asylum in Japan last year?
How easy is it for a non-Japanese to get citizenship in Japan?
What is the ethnicity of 95+ % of Japanese citizens? Are they not indigenous?
How many non-tourist Arabs, Negros and Europeans do you typically see on your way to work?

[eternal_spirit]

What the fuck would you know?

http://staging.mysoju.com/media/images/upload/casts/Becky.jpg

Becky: half English half Japanese and the most popular female TV show presenter in Japan.
Yet she looks 90% English and blooming lovely. If you're daughter looks like her can I call her? :p:D

Can't think of any TV presenters in England that are Japanese or even mixed.

Hail Sony! Suzuki, Kawasaki, Mitsubishi, Hondas where big over here some years ago and Nissan and Datsun..

[ellis_deatrip]

Originally Posted by mikey mikey http://www.davidicke.com/forum/images/buttons_green/viewpost.gif (http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1059296113#post1059296113)
What the fuck would you know?

http://staging.mysoju.com/media/images/upload/casts/Becky.jpg

Becky: half English half Japanese and the most popular female TV show presenter in Japan.

Damn, I'm ½English,½Japanese, Why didn't I get my dad's Hazel eyes? Kinda jealous. Is she old enough to procreate? or at least practice?:D

How many Africans were given asylum in Japan last year?
How easy is it for a non-Japanese to get citizenship in Japan?
What is the ethnicity of 95+ % of Japanese citizens? Are they not indigenous?
How many non-tourist Arabs, Negros and Europeans do you typically see on your way to work?
How many Japanese do you see on your way to Klan meetings in Sweden?:D
Greenlanders don't count. ;)

[eternal_spirit]

http://www.sewersofbabel.com/media/washlet0oj.jpg

Washlet - a far superior way to extract the excess poo than scraping it out with paper.
U can feel your rectum filling up with water and then u shoot it out it's a nice feeling actually and your bum feel nice and fresh.
I want one, not for the thrill of course ;)

Alternative and does the trick, crouch on top of a bowl (or container of choice) containing salt and water and use one's hand to wipe and splash about (but better to use a bit of paper before doing this) the trick is to rest the bowl on the edge of a bath or something so you don't wet the floor (takes skill and practice)

After washing wipe with towel.

I call it the double bum washing ritual.

You can do the same with your cock, wash it with salt water, best to use a seperate bowl (or whatever) than the bum bowl. careful the waters not to hot though. roll your forsekin back and forth while washing it keeps it really clean and free from fungal infections, and heals any wounds (if you've had a rough shag or ham shank) repeat up to three times daily if you got a sore cock.

Once every day or so will keep it in tip top condition.
I am not joking, honestly.
I love the Asian female body type like the first one u posted. Super lean and a nicer build: narrower shoulders than Caucasians for example.
You're obsessed LOL!

[picha]

I want one, not for the thrill of course ;)

Alternative and does the trick, crouch on top of a bowl (or container of choice) containing salt and water and use one's hand to wipe and splash about (but better to use a bit of paper before doing this) the trick is to rest the bowl on the edge of a bath or something so you don't wet the floor (takes skill and practice)

After washing wipe with towel.

I call it the double bum washing ritual.

You can do the same with your cock, wash it with salt water, best to use a seperate bowl (or whatever) than the bum bowl. careful the waters not to hot though. roll your forsekin back and forth while washing it keeps it really clean and free from fungal infections, and heals any wounds (if you've had a rough shag or ham shank) repeat up to three times daily if you got a sore cock.

Once every day or so will keep it in tip top condition.
I am not joking, honestly.

You're obsessed LOL!

Thanks 4 that ES, if only I knew that before I got that aggressive candida infection.

[mikey mikey]

How many Japanese do you see on your way to Klan meetings in Sweden?:D
Greenlanders don't count. ;)

pmsl!:D

[mikey mikey]

http://img3.ak.crunchyroll.com/i/spire2/a851809e1917a07d287b26ea020431cf1225744194_full.pn gFor ES


http://img1.ak.crunchyroll.com/i/spire3/bc8d1b02cf2378116e1ca7450bb56a031225744081_full.jp g

Half Japanese Half Irish

[bendoon]

The Japanese are cool, they don't stand for immigrants taking over their country. Proud Nationalists who tell the NWO where to stick the multi racial World Government.

[mikey mikey]

Hey mountain!

Have you eve seenCassie Ventura?

Filipino/Mexican African American

http://img1.ak.crunchyroll.com/i/spire3/06302008/2/e/f/b/2efb6868141ef0_full.jpg

Just beautiful, eh?

[mikey mikey]

The Japanese are cool, they don't stand for immigrants taking over their country. Proud Nationalists who tell the NWO where to stick the multi racial World Government.

When were you last in Japan?

[bendoon]

Britain; 1500 Mosques and rising faster than you can count.
Japan; 30 - 40 Mosques

Thumbs up to the Japanese :cool: They have sense unlike us dumb Europeans.

According to japanfocus.org,[14] 'There are currently between 30 and 40 single-story mosques in Japan

Islam in Japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[mikey mikey]

From your wiki quote.

According to japanfocus.org,[14] 'There are currently between 30 and 40 single-story mosques in Japan, plus another 100 or more apartment rooms set aside, in the absence of more suitable facilities, for prayers. Many Muslim communities have plans to build mosques in the near future.

Like er.....that one near ground zero in the Cordoba building community centre.

ARGGHHH! MOSQUE ON GROUND ZERO! ARGGHH! Remember that?

Again from your link

The majority of estimates of the Muslim population have been put at around 100,000 in estimates.

Now according to wiki we have 1,591,000 in the UK and around 1500 mosques.

Islam in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

So doing the math the Japanese have about one mosque for every 714 muslims while the UK 1 mosque for around every 1000 muslims.

[chillwill]

Cant forget the haunted Aokigahara Forest.

http://www.helloliefje.com/wp-content/uploads/Aokigahara-Jukai.jpg


http://www.paranormalgirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/seeoftrees1.jpg

[chillwill]

Hey mountain!

Have you eve seenCassie Ventura?

Filipino/Mexican African American

http://img1.ak.crunchyroll.com/i/spire3/06302008/2/e/f/b/2efb6868141ef0_full.jpg

Just beautiful, eh?

WOW! She is gorgeous!

[daou]

Ok, just a very slight correction...

Monkey - yes, is a Japanese T.V series, but is based on the classic sixteenth century Chinese novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en

How this thread got to 21 pages without a single mention of the Japanese Beatles is beyond me...I'm talking the amazing Yellow Magic Orchestra

My fave track, 'Behind The Mask':

YMO-BEHIND THE MASK('79LIVE) - YouTube


Yellow Magic Orchestra - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The most beautiful Japanese Women EVER? maybe!

http://www.kineda.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/reon_kadena24.jpg


Reon Kadena (かでな れおん, Kadena Reon)

And love these...

http://www.formosa-usa.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/hell-girl01.jpg

Hell Girl (地獄少女, Jigoku Shōjo)

http://xspblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/ergo-proxy-50.jpg

Ergo Proxy (エルゴプラクシー, Erugo Purakushī)


http://www.deloryan.nl/images/_anime/_wall/Elfenlied/Elfen_lied_wallpaper.jpg

Elfen Lied (エルフェンリート, Erufen Rīto)

http://mazur51.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/blood-the_last_vampire_-_dvd_front_cover.jpg

http://spoonybardreviews.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/poster_blood_last_vampire_uk_quad.jpg

Blood: The Last Vampire

[wispa]

The Japanese are cool, they don't stand for immigrants taking over their country. Proud Nationalists who tell the NWO where to stick the multi racial World Government.

Not yet they don't.

I understand why you are bitter towards the pc brigade, so am I but they are brainwashed and know not what they do. :(

[picha]

Really slutty dancers

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

Japanese Dancehall Queen Session( Dancehall Mix) - YouTube

[luzifer]

http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/4172/1286390565999.jpg

[zetetic0void]

I see that this hasn't been posted ... "Hard Gay!"

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

(very odd stuff) :confused::D

[lilith light]

Has anyoe said Bonzai tree yet?

http://cubeme.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/japanese_tree_house_naha_harbor_diner_okinawa1.jpg

[amaralsright]

http://cubeme.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/japanese_tree_house_naha_harbor_diner_okinawa1.jpg

I killed that one in Final Fantasy VII.