Category Archives: Pop Culture
Now for something completely different: Visual Kei
A link via Mutantfrog Travelogue:
And we thought Johnny’s Jimusho was dodgy; Tokyo Damage Report gives the lowdown on the grime in the Visual Kei industry, from lack of contracts and “band rules” to money laundering. It’s not only the political world that takes cues from the yakuza:
In the beginning there was some – how do [...]
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Jello shots hit Japan–finally!
Almost any American who went to a few parties during their university days will be slightly familiar with the ubiquitous Jello shot, and Wikipedia tells me they exist in a few Commonwealth nations too, albeit under a different name. During my school days, I remember preparing endless trays of these for Japanese exchange students, most [...]
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From historic tales to the morning news: Manga for everyone
There’s likely very few students who haven’t at least paged through one of the manga versions of the classics, like Essays in Idleness or the great Genji Monogatari, to prepare for their university exams. Indeed, probably number of Japanese people have never even seen classic Japanese literature in any form except for a comic book. [...]
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Police and government fighting back against junior idols?
An article posted a few weeks ago but recently brought to my attention through Japan Probe:
Tokyo Metro Police create dedicated anti-child porn unit
A special Tokyo police unit to combat the spread of child pornography on the Internet will begin work Thursday.
The unit will also operate a 24-hour hotline, hoping that citizens’ reports will help expose [...]
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The Otaku Sex Industry: sometimes, the real thing is better?