Posts Tagged ‘Japan’
How to instantly chill and cool down a soda or beer can
Adam Savage (MythBuster) who did an awesome mold making article in MAKE 08 chimed in on an Ask Mefi coke cooling question, here’s how to cool down that soda, fast. 1. Put the can in a freezer ( time : 20 -25 minutes ) 2. Put the can in a bucket of ice ( time to freeze: 10 – 15 minutes) 3. Put the can in a bucket of ice [...]
Kobi’s in a Pickle, he’ll have to Mustard the strength to Ketchup to Chestnut
When is a hot dog not a hot dog? When it's a uniquely Japanese dogawich of course! Recently, six-time Coney Island Fourth of July hot dog eating contest champion Takeru Kobayashi was treated to a few hours in the big house for his antics at the annual Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest held in Coney Island, NY. The [...]
Japanese Ghosts – Youkai, Yuurei, Bakemono and Oni
Japanese Goblins, Ghosts, Shapeshifters and Devils of the Buddhist Hell are a motley crew ranging from downright funny to ghoulishly scary. The Kings of Japanese Ghost Stories (Kaidan) are Koizumi Yakumo f/k/a Lafcadio Hearn who wrote Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things in the early 1900s and Shigeru Mizuki who, in the [...]
Top 10 Strange Japanese Laws
DISCLAIMER - For those of you who can't realize that this is a parody turn off your computer and throw it out the window right now because you are just far too stupid to be using the internet in the first place. Brought to you without pain, pride or prejudice, and in no particular order here's February 2010's Top 10 Strange Japanese [...]
Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics
The last Winter Olympic Games were held in Turin, Italy. Shizuka Arakawa won the country's only medal, a gold, in women's figure skating. Athletes representing Japan participated in all but one of the 2006 Olympics' 15 sports, with Ice hockey the only exception. The 2010 Olympic Games will begin in 5 days time in Vancouver, BC, Canada, and [...]
Groundhog Phil Says “6 More Weeks of Winter”
According to the prognosticator of prognosticators, the Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil, there will be 6 more weeks of winter. His prediction certainly seems to be supported by the freezing cold temps of the last few days. You can check out Phil's official webpage here for more information on the bastion of weather prediction. So no [...]
Hey Japaners – Let’s Go D.I.Y. Crazy
It's been a hell of a long time since I have blogged a new entry and I'm not really sure why. Certainly getting my Japanese driver's license took all of my free time for the months of November and December. But where did January disappear to? I mean WHAT did I do in January other than work, go to the gym, read books and sit on my ass at [...]
Japanese デリヘル Delivery Health
Ever taken enough time in lawson 7/11 or FamilyMart to actually check out the magazines they're selling? If you're like me you probably haven't. But just the other day out of complete boredom I did just that. Ok, so the vast majority of the magazines are women's beauty and glamour mags and most of the rest are men's gravure or porno [...]
