Who’s the cutest Article-chan in the Constitution Girls?

PHP Publishing has released a new… political… art book… thing called Constitution Girls. The book describes the articles of the Japanese Constitution with moemoe artwork. The meaning of each article is explained with relevant case law and current legal issues. And, of course, a cute picture of the article’s moe character. Of course, the most famous Article around the world is Article 9, which renounces Japan’s ability to make war….
Read more...Chinese Girl has Anime Face

A Chinese girl named Koko (可可) has captured the attention of Far Eastern bloggers with her… interesting physique. “Slender” doesn’t begin to describe her arms and legs, but I’m not here to post pictures of an anorexic lady; it’s her face, which sprang out of the pages of a Japanese comic book, that’s difficult to forget. This is certainly the first time I’ve seen a human being descend into the…
Read more...Why is Japan atheist? Some ordinary Japanese opinions

Japanese people find religion distasteful because they’re secularists 1 Anonymous:2011/05/22(日) 23:10:59.08 ID:Jm58+oRE0 Right? 2 Anonymous:2011/05/22(日) 23:12:27.11 ID:xIcP3IK40 Aum has had a big influence on this It gave a bad image to unrelated religions [WP: Aum Shinrikyo] 4 Anonymous:2011/05/22(日) 23:13:36.84 ID:kfoFT+qb0 It’s the GHQ [the Occupation era American government that privatized public ceremonies] 6 名前: 忍法帖【Lv=36,xxxPT】 [] 投稿日:2011/05/22(日) 23:14:05.49 ID:ts7R5h5z0 We have faith in in science 8 Anonymous:2011/05/22(日) 23:15:20.33 ID:A+IOUksD0 Seriouspost,…
Read more...Japan reacts to nuclear power protesters: “Stop protesting and get a job!”

50 protest in Ibaraki: “Stop all nuclear power! No need for weapons!” 30 year old unemployed: “I was in the Tokyo march, too” 1:☆ばぐた☆ ◆JSGFLSFOXQ @☆ばぐ太☆φ ★:2011/06/27(月) 11:50:28.00 ID:???0 ★ First anti-nuclear protest in Mito after the Fukushima Daiichi accident. 50 participants demand “even greater protests” The “Shut Down All Reactors! Mito Committee” (organized by the Dourou* of Mito) gathered on the 26th in front of the Mito Labor and…
Read more...How Does It Taste? Korean Traditional Drink “Ttongsul” Made From Human Feces

One of Korea’s best-kept secrets, Ttongsul (똥술) is Korean for “feces wine”. This drink is made by pouring shochu into a pit full of chicken, dog, or human feces, and leaving the mixture in the pit until it ferments. Human feces is most popular, since it’s readily available from chamber pots. It’s similar to the African drug jenkem, but unlike jenkem, Koreans actually drink the Ttongsul, out of the belief…
Read more...Suicidal Chinese boy tries to jump off bridge and gets a surprising rescue

SHINSEN, CANTON, CHINA– A boy plotting to end his life by jumping from a bridge abandoned his plan after being discovered and kissed by a girl who saw him while passing by. Pretending to be the boy’s girlfriend, the clever girl drew notice for her “courageous deed”. The story is being widely reported throughout China. June 11th, 2011. A 16-year-old boy was ready to jump from a pedestrian crossing. A…
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