Hard Day at Work?
I stumbled across this post by Lonelee Planet detailing some of the strange sleeping locations of Japanese salarymen.
It’s some pretty hilarious stuff. Well worth checking out.
Archive for 'Japan'
More Funny Japanese Commercials
It’s that time again at I Heart Japan. More wild and wacky Japanese commercials.
Here’s a few old and new ones that are sure to leave you laughing, or at very least scratching your head.
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Riding the Rails through Canada
My wife and I are currently taking a train across Canada. And while were riding the rails, it got me to thinking about how efficiently trains work in Japan.
Now don’t get wrong, we’ve been having a great time on the old CPR, but certain things about train travel just seem to be polished to perfection in Japan. Being on time for one thing.
It would be unheard of in Japan for a train to be over an hour late as ours was, and I can guarantee you wouldn’t have to plug your laptop into the bathroom because it was the only charger in your car. Just some of the ways that we lag behind the rest of the world in our train travel. But one good thing it’s done is give me plenty of time to think about my upcoming posts all about train travel through Japan. Stay tuned, you wont want to miss it!
Modern Day Samurai
Looks like there are still a few Japanese that are keeping up their Samurai sword skills.
All Aboard!
This is one of those things you see and know it’s just so crazy that it has to be true. Remind me never to take the rush hour train from Tokyo.
Map of Japan cira 1850
When I saw this map on Tokyomango, I knew I had to share it.
The continents, each assigned a different colour, are generally in the right position vis-a-vis each other, but their contours are very poorly rendered, as if the map was not drawn directly from a contemporary western example, but via a system of Chinese whispers. – Strange Maps
Not sure what a system of Chinese whispers is? Me either :P
Want to see some more old maps of Japan?
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Children Full of Life
I came across a tweet from Tokyomango about a very interesting and moving documentary the CBC did on one Japanese teacher’s quest to teach important life lessons to his grade 4 class.
Being that you often expect the Japanese to repress their feelings, it’s exciting to see someone teaching the benefits of understanding the need to express and explore feelings both good and bad.
The documentary is broken down into 5 parts and is well worth watching.
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New Look for I Heart Japan
I’ve been messing around all morning on a slightly new look for I Heart Japan. I was never completely satisfied with the old background, so I wanted to put something a bit more dynamic together.
So here we are! The new look for I Heart Japan. What do you think?
Speak Fluent Japanese in Two Short Lessons
OK, so that headline is a little bit of a misnomer. Actually, we’re sharing a comedic video from Ken Tanaka (David Ury) and his sidekick Remi February on how you can answer any Japanese questions using either “iiiisshhh” or “errrrrr.”
I’m also having trouble deciding if David is just fun-silly or if he needs a slap up the back of the head :P
Cute Things from Japan – Komaneko
My wife has been excited these last few weeks after stumbling across this ultra cute Japanese cat by the name of Komaneko.
Koma (as far as I know) stands for a single video frame and neko of course stands for cat. Which works well seeing that Komaneko is a stop animation video cat :)
