Saturday, December 22, 2007

Music List Updated!!

Click here to view this week's featured music single and top 20 music hits from Japan.

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Thursday, December 13, 2007

Put some clothes on!


Happy holidays! Sorry for the delay guys, my fault. It's our new years resolution to updated once or more times a week in the new year.

The above is probably the most-dressed and thus blog appropriate picture I could locate for this post's topic. For those who live in Japan, you might be familiar with what I'm about to talk about.

One of the things you can't help but notice in Japan is its large selection of adult literature. Whether it be the bus, train or friendly neighborhood convenience store, adult comics, photos and magazines are in large supply. Naturally, the fans of the stuff range in age but, and perhaps a bit more difficult for the foreigner to grasp, so too do the models/characters.

How old do you think the girl in the above picture is? While Japanese are professional at looking young, a child is a child.

In Japan, under 15 models (U-15) is a popular concept. You'll see them modelling skimpy outfits in some pretty questionable poses. In any other country this would be child porn, so why is Japan yet to crack down on this industry? And what do their mothers have to say? With a little research, I discovered U-15 modeling is somewhat of a sport in which mothers often pressure their daughters as if they were a US beauty pageant contestant. And the others? Often approached and offered a price for their "services" in busy places like Shibuya and Shinjuku.

As foreigners in this country there's little we can do to influence the going ons, but if you have children in Japan, please please watch over them carefully..or send them to study abroad.

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Monday, December 10, 2007

Music List Updated!!

Click here to view this week's featured music single and top 20 music hits from Japan.

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Saturday, December 01, 2007

Music List Updated!!

Click here to view this week's featured music single and top 20 music hits from Japan.

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A Little Christmas Magic

Hi everyone! Boy it's been ages since I've written. And we've finally been able to recruit Stephen to write some posts for us. Yeah!
It's the beginning of December and Christmas shopping is in full swing. I'm truly amazed at how much us Japanese have gotten into the season. But what country wouldn't take full advantage of the commercialism that is Christmas?
This year, among the Christmas stuff lining the shelves you'll find this little creation that's a great stocking stuffer (Japanese have yet to adopt the stocking) or more famously a gift-to-give-someone-you-don't-really-know-well/care-for. The Magic Christmas tree comes in green or white (or a heart-shaped red for Valentine's Day - they're starting early, you see). Out of the box it literally looks like a cheap cardboard cutout in a petri dish with water (water sold separately). After about an hour to a period of about 12 hours, you'll be able to watch it bloom into a mildly passable Christmas tree. Don't believe me? Have a look.





The leaves will last from one week to about 2 months (but I don't believe it) depending on how much or how little you shake, move or water the tree. In an earthquake society such that Japan is, not shaking the tree may be easier said than done. But for about 7 American dollars, you can afford to buy two.

Where to get yours: try shops like Don Quixote and Tokyu Hands or online shops (for the Japanese able) such as Yahoo and Rakuten. Look for the "Magic Christmas Tree". It also comes in a more popular snowman shape.

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