Sushi Cat

Godzilla Takes A Break

The Biggest Ebi I Have Ever Seen!

Where is this place?!

for those who don't know what "Ebi" is... its fucking shrimp, dumb ass!

One of the Best Movies of 2003

Lost in Translation. The film explores themes of loneliness, alienation, insomnia, existential ennui (boredom), and culture shock against the backdrop of the modern Japanese cityscape and the uncertain potential and direction of a May-December romance. The tension of wanting and self-doubt was outstanding.

Schoolgirl in the Rain No. 2

artist unknown. click for full size.

Schoolgirl in the Rain No.1

artist unknown

Sushi Girls New Year's Party

I Was a Teenage Cave Woman

Japanese Champagne

Beyond Bubbly

My Favorite Japanese Girl Band..

the 5, 6, 7, 8's!

Sake Ninja

A true warrior...

Astro Boy Space Ship

Guess Who!

I'm looking Right At You!!

You better RUN, NOW!

Waiting for Godzilla

Godzilla goes Surfing

where is my board?

The Godzilla's go on a Picnic

Favorite Anime Artists

Shutaro Yamada is best know for "R.O.D." (Read Or Die) Manga and TV series.

Favorite Anime Artist

One of my favorite anime artists is "Range" Murata who is best know for the "Last Exile" TV series



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Godzilla Groupie

Harajuku Girl

Yes, I've stood in the exact same spot waiting to catch my train to Shibuya and Shimbashi.

Why Japan Lost the War

Japanese Sex Education

Life on a Japanese Farm

Toilets with the Best Views

Pretty Intense Japanese Lessons

Sexual minority group complains over Razor Ramon Hard Gay game

The "Kurohi-gei Kiki Ippatsu" game based on television personality Razor Ramon HG has caused a stir.

A sexual minority network has sent complaints to toy giant Tomy and Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) over a new version of Tomy's Kurohige Kiki Ippatsu game that uses a character based on television personality Razor Ramon HG, alternatively known as Hard Gay.

The Kyoto-based sexual minority teacher's network is demanding that Tomy halt sales of a version of the game titled "Kurohi-gei Kiki Ippatsu." In the game, which is scheduled to go on sale on Dec. 30, plastic swords are inserted into holes in a barrel until the character inside jumps out.

The game was planned by TBS, the channel on which Razor Ramon frequently appears, and Tomy is marketing it. The complaints claim that selling a toy in which a gay or similarly associated person is put in a barrel and people 'enjoy' poking swords into it discriminates against homosexuals. They also raise fears that the game instills the impression in children that discrimination against gays is fine. Officials from the sexual minority network are seeking a response from Tomy and TBS over the issues.

Tomy officials said they would respond. "We have taken the matter seriously, and want to respond. The concept of the game is not to stab people with swords, but rather it is to have the character jump out from the barrel. We want to explain that there has been confusion," a company official said.

Geisha "entertains" giant eel on his birthday

Just look at him smile!

Police inspector in hot water for clubbing sleepy sergeant

A police inspector faces punishment for hitting a sergeant on the head with a truncheon after finding officers napping at a police box during working hours, it has been learned.

The Metropolitan Police Department is questioning the 54-year-old inspector, whose name has been withheld, over the incident. He has reportedly admitted overstepping his authority."I was offering instructions, but I went too far. I'm sorry," the inspector was quoted as saying.

Investigators said the inspector called on a police box outside Akabane Police Station in Tokyo's Kita-ku shortly before 9 a.m. on Feb. 12. Officers at the police box were supposed to have been working outside that morning, but the inspector found two officers napping.

"When the inspector told them off, a 52-year-old sergeant stood in front of him and attempted to offer an explanation, but the inspector pulled out a 70-centimeter-long truncheon and clubbed the sergeant on the head.

The sergeant was taken to a hospital for examination, but he was not injured in the incident. The inspector was transferred from his position in May. Police said they would punish the inspector after deciding whether to form a case against him.

Fallen woman escapes death after train passes overhead

OSAKA -- A woman miraculously escaped death after she fell off a platform onto the tracks and an express train passed over the top of her.

Police said the 40-year-old woman fell 1 meter from a platform at Rinku Town station on the JR Kansai Airport Line moments before a limited express train rushed pass the station. The driver of the train, which was traveling from Kansai International Airport to Kyoto Station, slammed on the emergency brakes, but was unable to stop in time and passed over the woman.

The woman had fallen between the rails of the track and suffered a scratch on her hand when the train passed overhead, but escaped major injury. Local police officials said the woman had dropped one of her belongings, and when she bent down to pick it up she became nauseated and toppled over onto the tracks.

The width of the tracks was about 1 meter. There was a gap of about 30 centimeters between the ground and the bottom of the train, and the woman had fallen face down on the tracks, police said.

Teacher suspended for hanging 'brat' upside-down

YOKOHAMA -- A Kanagawa Prefecture public elementary school teacher has been suspended for one month for holding a boy upside down as he carried him over a pedestrian crossing, education officials said.

The 11-year-old pupil sustained injuries to his neck and ankles, causing him to miss 10 days of school, but his absence was prolonged even further because he developed a fear of the 54-year-old teacher who punished him. "We would like to deeply apologize to prefecture residents," a spokesman for the Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education said. "We want to thoroughly instruct our educators so that this sort of incident does not occur again."

Board officials said that while on an excursion on Oct. 7, the boy persisted in trying to climb up the side of road signs, constantly ran out onto the road and repeatedly acted in a dangerous manner. The teacher warned the boy about his behavior several times, but the pupil from a public school in Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture, ignored the teacher and persisted in messing around. Finally, the teacher bent down and grabbed the boy's ankles, flung him upside-down and carried him across a pedestrian crossing. He then slapped the boy to the face several times and dragged him for some distance by the scruff of his neck.

My Hero!

Arrested lecturer uses twin brother as stand-in student counselor

KUMAMOTO -- A former university lecturer arrested and charged with drug possession used his twin brother as a stand-in to counsel troubled students, despite the brother having no qualifications, it has been learned.

Furious Kumamoto Prefectural Education officials plan to file a criminal complaint with police against the former lecturer, Yujiro Sonoda, and his twin brother, accusing them of fraud. "These were actions that trampled on the feelings of troubled students," an education official said. "They defamed education. It was extremely malicious and we therefore decided to file a criminal complaint."

Despite knowing about the fraud, however, the principal did not report the incident to the Prefectural Board of Education for months. The Prefectural Education Board also paid him 260,000 yen.

Man nabbed for 1,300 fake emergency calls in 1 month

NAGASAKI -- A man who made over 1,300 prank emergency phone calls to police in one month to vent his pent-up feelings has been arrested, law enforcers said.The man, Kazuya Nishimoto, 41, was arrested by Nagasaki Prefectural Police for obstructing officials from carrying out their duties. He has reportedly admitted making the false emergency calls."I did it to vent my frustrations," he was quoted by police as saying.

Police said Nishimoto began making prank emergency calls from about February last year. In August this year, he was allegedly making between about 30 and 120 calls a day, and more than 1,300 were reportedly recorded in one month, before his arrest on Wednesday.Between 8:24 p.m. and 11:01 p.m. on Aug. 26, he made 98 fake calls to police from his mobile phone, saying things like, "I've been stabbed," and "I've got drugs," investigators said.

Smoking snapshot sparks brawl

KAWASAKI -- A man has been arrested after he bashed another man because he took a photo of him as he illegally smoked on a train station platform, police said Monday. Hiroshi Matsumoto was arrested for assault after allegedly unleashing an attack that left 42-year-old Taro Goto with a broken nose.

Matsumoto, 25, admits to the allegations. "I was just furious when he took my photo, so I thumped him. Police said Goto admonished Matsumoto for smoking on the platform while the pair waited for a Tokyu Denentoshi Line train. Matsumoto ignored the older man's warnings, so Goto took out his camera-equipped mobile phone and took a photo of the younger man.

I told you� Cell Phones ARE dangerous!

Goldfish catching superstar netted in cheating scandal

Nara, Japan -- A corrupt superstar has rocked the foundations of the National Goldfish Dipper Catching Federation after he was caught cheating during the fledgling sport's recent national championship.

The 53-year-old Saitama Prefecture man who has recently dominated the sport was stripped of the team title he won and banned from goldfish dipper competitions for life after he admitted to using an illegal dipper he had secreted away instead of the officially sanctioned paper type. A competitor who videotaped the national record holder during the 9th National Ladle Goldfish Catching Championship to try and learn the secrets of his success inadvertently caught the top dipper using the illegal ladle on camera, leading to his demise. Shaken National Goldfish Dipper Catching Federation officials said the man's ouster from the sport was the only real option available to them."We're truly sorry. We made the decision because we want to maintain the meaning and integrity of the competition as one that abides by its rules and is perfectly fair to all," federation Chairman and Yamatokoriyama Mayor Kiyoshi Ueda said. "We want to try and make the competition as fair as possible so that we don't destroy children's dreams."

Federation officials said the national championships have an individual and team competition. This year's national titles attracted 1,862 competitors from 33 of Japan's 47 prefectures. Competitors use a paper dipper they scoop through a baby pool to catch as many goldfish as possible in a 3-minute period. Before each contest, a judge will show competitors a handful of dippers and they can choose whichever one they like best. During the team competition, the Saitama superstar of goldfish catching, taking part in the team event for the first time ever, used his own dipper instead of one offered by the judge. His three-member team went on to capture the national title, snaring 138 fish in their allotted period. Twice a national individual champion, the Saitama superstar goldfish catcher has taken part in all but one of the 10 national competitions.

His technique is renowned in dipper catching circles and he nearly always attracts a crowd when he competes. With the superstar's confession in hand, a meeting of the federation's board of directors decided to strip his team of the national title and take away the all expenses paid trip to Hawaii that came with it. The superstar was also issued with a lifetime ban. His teammates said they had no idea he had been cheating.

Is nothing sacred?