“Yakuza hard hit by economic downturn” Yes friends, even the yakuza are having a tough time during this current recession (which reminds me, whatever happened to the talk of us going into a depression?). Why these guys are forced to resort to petty crimes and to give up the expensive lifestyle because things are tough
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“Japan’s collective breath, already bad, is getting worse.”
May 18th, 2009 
AstroNerdBoy “Japan’s collective breath, already bad, is getting worse.” I do scan Japanese news sites and the like for interesting tidbits, kind of like this article from Japan Today about how stress is causing people’s stank-breath to get worse. It was this quote that made me laugh out loud though. “Japan’s collective breath, already bad, is
Some Cool, new CGI Scenes for Space Battleship Yamato!
May 5th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Some Cool, new CGI Scenes for Space Battleship Yamato! Watch this footage advertising the latest pachinko game featuring Space Battleship Yamato (Space Battleship Yamato 2 actually — this is still a pretty hot franchise in Japan) and tell me if you think this is cool or not, regardless of whether you’ve seen any of the
Check Out Akihabara — LIVE AND DIRECT!
April 28th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Check Out Akihabara — LIVE AND DIRECT! The great thing about so many people both in my real live and in cyberspace knowing my interest and love of things Japanese is that they will often provide me with nifty things I might have missed. This time, the guys who moderate the blog comments for me
Gangsta Rap, Japanese Style! (Riva side Jamm)
April 14th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Since my friends all know I’m into Japanese things, they often show me stuff they think will amuse me or interest me. So the other day, someone hit me with a YouTube link for a Japanese gangsta rap video. ^_^ I’d already seen it a couple of years ago but what the heck — I
Japanese Child-robot with Biomimetic Body (CB2) — Come on, Chachamaru!
April 6th, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Japanese Child-robot with Biomimetic Body (CB2) — Come on, Chachamaru! It is being reported in various places about the latest Japanese robotics project — Child-robot with Biomimetic Body, otherwise known as CB2. I’m always amazed at the staggering array of robotic projects coming out of Japan. While it does bring me to think of anime
Fire At My Old Japanese Stomping Grounds
January 31st, 2009 AstroNerdBoy Not that this will matter to anyone but those who’ve been stationed at Yokota AB, Japan, but a friend and former co-worker from Japan sent me the link to this fire that happened on base. I didn’t work there, but that building was pretty close to the dorms where I lived. Fortunately, no one was
Legalize 2D-Real People Marriages!
October 31st, 2008 AstroNerdBoy Legalize 2D-Real People Marriages! The Telegraph (in the U.K.) has an article about a new push to have the Japanese law allow people to marry their favorite manga, anime, or game character. There’s apparently over 1000 signatures in the online petition, which will then be presented to the government. What?! I understand the appeal of
