The Speech In The Gambler (2014), loan shark Frank explains success to degenerate gambler Jim Bennett: You get up two and a half million dollars, any asshole in the world knows what to do: you get a house with a 25 year roof, an indestructible Jap-economy shitbox, you put the rest into the system at … Continue reading The Fuck You Level: Why America Can’t Take Risks Anymore (Extended)
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33 Ways To Improve Your Life, Japanese Style by Ashley Ogawa Clarke
This article is exactly what it says on the tin. Example: Steel your sense of discipline For Mr Kodo Nishimura, a Buddhist monk, LGBTQIA+ activist and the author of This Monk Wears Heels, the key thing that he learnt growing up in Japan was self-discipline. “Especially when I was in training to become a monk, we … Continue reading 33 Ways To Improve Your Life, Japanese Style by Ashley Ogawa Clarke
Kunio Kato: The Diary Of Tortov Roddle & The House of Small Cubes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uya8aDfuav4 Animation Obsessive has a great write-up on The Diary of Tortov Roddle. Great source for finding interesting animation. Also, Kunio Kato did the short, The House of Small Cubes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5hFnqqXB60
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Zuihitsu: What Is It?
"The Japanese describe the genre as “a running brush” as it does not lie so much in the subjects it deals with but rather in the movement of the wind. The style consists of personal interconnected essays or fragmented ideas that respond to the author’s surroundings; however, these “essays” jump from one to the other … Continue reading Zuihitsu: What Is It?
Experience Japan Pictograms
"Experience Japan Pictograms are a novel set of visual symbols developed by creative director Daigo Daikoku for people of all cultures and ages to enhance their tourism experience in Japan. And whether you run a restaurant, are building an app or putting together a guidebook, the pictograms are free and available to download for any use, even commercial. … Continue reading Experience Japan Pictograms
Hetalia: Axis Powers
"Hetalia: Axis Powers (Japanese: ヘタリア Axis Powers, Hepburn: Hetaria Akushisu Pawāzu) is a Japanese webcomic, later adapted as a manga and an anime series, by Hidekaz Himaruya. The series' main presentation is as an often over-the-top allegory of political and historic events as well as more general cultural comparisons. Characters are personifications of countries, regions … Continue reading Hetalia: Axis Powers
The Crane Wife
"'The Crane Wife' is a story from Japanese folklore. I found a copy in the reserve’s gift shop among the baseball caps and bumper stickers that said GIVE A WHOOP. In the story, there is a crane who tricks a man into thinking she is a woman so she can marry him. She loves him, … Continue reading The Crane Wife
Hinadan, a Mobile Game App For Apple by 82-Year-Old Developer Who Bought Her First Computer at 60
"It was easy because I have no one to care for me, whether it's good or bad," 83-year-old Masako Wakamiya said of building her first mobile app. In 2017, she launched Hinadan, a game aimed at elderly users...Wakamiya bought her first computer when she was approaching 60 -- mostly to keep up with friends while … Continue reading Hinadan, a Mobile Game App For Apple by 82-Year-Old Developer Who Bought Her First Computer at 60
Hamonshu: A Japanese Book of Wave and Ripple Designs (1903) – The Public Domain Review
"...a wonderful selection of wave and ripple designs produced by the Japanese artist Mori Yuzan, about whom not a lot is known, apart from that he hailed from Kyoto, worked in the Nihonga style, and died in 1917. The works would have acted as a kind of go-to guide for Japanese craftsmen looking to adorn … Continue reading Hamonshu: A Japanese Book of Wave and Ripple Designs (1903) – The Public Domain Review
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