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Tag Archives: japan
Tokyo Government passed anti-manga bill into law
Sad panda is sad Today, 15 Dec 10, the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly passed Bill 156 into law. As previously discussed, this law gives the Tokyo government additional powers to restrict the sales of manga, anime and video games based on … Continue reading
Posted in Otaku
Tagged censorship, ecchi, hentai, industry, japan, law, lolicon, shintarou ishihara, tokyo
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Tokyo Government to pass tough ordinance against mature manga
The law doesn’t touch this The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is set to pass new legislation restricting the sales of manga depicting certain sexual acts to minors under eighteen. Contrary to what certain easily-excitable individuals may proclaim, this is not a … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Manga, Otaku, Rant
Tagged censorship, ecchi, hentai, industry, japan, law, lolicon, shintarou ishihara, tokyo
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Hinomoto Oniko
日本鬼å (ri ben gui zi) is a common disparaging term in China for Japanese, dating back to the Sino-Japanese War(s). After the recent Diaoyu/Senkaku geo-political drama, the term has seen a resurgence in popularity in China, where the anti-Japanese movement comes back in fashion every so often.
Some creative Japanese folks noticed that 日本鬼å can easily be parsed as a female Japanese name “Hinomoto Oniko†and the moé-fication began. Continue reading
Tokyo Vice
The author holding his book in front of a fuuzoku annaijo Like any modern metropolis, Tokyo’s glittering skylines carefully conceal a more sinister side from the casual observations of an outsider. And like most other things Japan, organized crime in … Continue reading
The Legend of Koizumi
I was just given YouTube links to what may possibly be the most incredible videos I have ever seen. I realize that this is a claim that I often make, but this time it’s different. Really. Videos are embedded after … Continue reading
Posted in Otaku
Tagged hu jintao, japan, junichiro koizumi, kim jong-il, mahjong, mao zedong, parody, politics, rising sun, wen jiabao, youtube, yukio hatoyama
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Jury Trial in Japan
Those of you who played the 4th Ace Attorney (逆転è£åˆ¤) game would be aware of the new jury system being implemented in Japan, first proposed in cabinet review committee in 2001 and subsequently passed into law in 2004. After five … Continue reading
New York Times: Love in 2-D
Found a semi-interesting somewhat sensational NYT article on 2D love in Japan. (You can get a login from bugmenot.com) There’s a Boing Boing blog post on it too. Predictably, it didn’t take long before commentators started to sound the paedophile … Continue reading
Japan Trip 2008 – Damage Report
Man, my drawers are dirty In addition to my Comiket 75 shopping spree, I also contributed diligently to the wider economy of Japan in numerous ways, no doubt single-handedly helping the island nation escape the brunt of the on-going global … Continue reading
Comiket 75 – Loot
Useless pieces of paper and plastic I’m finally back in Singapore. It’s really hot even in my air-conditioned room. Gah. But anyway, here’s my damage report for Comiket 75. I didn’t buy much. Really.
Posted in Money, Otaku
Tagged c75, comiket, doujinshi, heart work, hiro suzuhira, japan, t2, trip
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Hatsumoude
Sensouji in Asakusa, Tokyo We interrupt the much-delayed Comiket coverage to wish you a belated Happy New Year! 新年明ã‘ã¾ã—ã¦ãŠã‚ã§ã¨ã†ã”ã–ã„ã¾ã™ï¼ While saner people were enjoying the company of their family and friends on New Year’s Eve in the comfort of their … Continue reading
Posted in Blog
Tagged asakusa, hatsumoude, japan, omikuji, pictures, sensouji, temple, trip
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Comiket 75 – Cosplay Photos
The cosplay area at C75 The three-day long holy celebration of otakuism that is the Winter Comic Market came to a close yesterday. This is my second Comiket, and probably the last one in a long time. I am still … Continue reading
Ghibli Museum
The Ghibli Museum is a wonderful place to relive your childhood if you are Japanese and born in the last 40 years or so. Otherwise, you are probably a gaijin tourist there to defile this pristine shrine dedicated to the … Continue reading