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Poinsonous Dumplings

Posted by Cameron on February 3, 2008

Poisoned Chinese DumplingsRecently there has been an ongoing story in Japan about dumplings from China being contaminated with insecticide. So far it seems to have affected 10 people, some of them in serious condition. For the moment no one knows who did it, but they are suspecting that it was done on the Japan side of things with someone purposely lacing them with the poison. You can imagine that this is bad for China as people wont want to eat food imported from there anymore, especially with all their toy recalls.

Anyways, I don’t know about you, but I hope they catch the jerk who did this. There are too many sick people out in this world today.

You can read up on the full story here

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Katakuri-ke no kofuku

Posted by Cameron on February 3, 2008

Being dubbed as a “Zombie Musical” this is just another reason why I love Japan and all their crazy, creative, and usually odd sense of entertainment.

You can learn more about it at Neatorama’s post.

-via Neatorama

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Algorithm March

Posted by Cameron on January 25, 2008

An algorithm is shortly defined as a list of instructions that lead to a solution. When said about code such as C++ it means all the little coding steps you make to come to the final outcome.

Well during my computer software class this morning we were talking about algorithms, and my teacher whips up this youtube video! I wonder if they have that song on iTunes.

Watch some prisoners dance too! video after the break

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Japanese woman eats 3 Kilograms of Curry

Posted by Cameron on January 24, 2008

All I can after watching this video is WOW.

I love to eat, but even if I wanted to I could never fit all that in one sitting. I could make at least 8 or more meals out of that.

If you enjoyed this then I would suggest looking up Gal Sone .

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Japanese Pranks

Posted by Cameron on January 21, 2008

In the wonderful world of Japan, things aren’t as uptight as they are here in the states. For instance, whats normal television in Japan may be rated “R” content here, or mixed baths for instance. Anyways another thing they tend to do is pull pranks on unsuspecting people and then air it on the television. Sounds fun right? That is until your flying down a mountain side naked with rocket boosters strapped to your seat. Video after the break.

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Manzai anyone?

Posted by Cameron on January 19, 2008

Manzai is the name for the comedian duo’s that you find in Japan. There tend to be a lot in Osaka, but they’re pretty much everywhere and anywhere. Common acts include slapsticks, making weird noises, and a punch line (usually resulting in one person getting hit with the slapstick) to wrap things up. Acts can be planned ahead of time or made up on the spot which is pretty similar to American comedians, and depending on the teams popularity they usually perform anywhere from the street to the stage.

If you and your friends want to become your own Manzai team then you can go here.

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