Michael Moore in Japan
American filmmaker Michael Moore was in Japan the other day to promote the release of “Capitalism: A Love Story.” As you can see from ....
 from  Japan Probe   [Profile]
Tommy Lee Jones as Santa in a Japanese commercial
The latest edition of Tommy Lee Jones’ Boss coffee commercial puts him in the role of an alien who discovers that Santa really exists: ....
 from  Japan Probe   [Profile]
Aussie redback spiders terrorize Japan
Dangerous foreign spiders have invaded Japan: Redbacks have infested the Osaka region and are drawing closer to the capital Tokyo, accordin....
 from  Japan Probe   [Profile]
Foreigners anger ape at Japanese zoo
I’m not quite sure what’s going on in this video, but YouTuber who uploaded it claims the animal was angry at foreigners: — Akihaba....
 from  Japan Probe   [Profile]
Jimmy the super gaijin wants a GF
Jimmy, a weird American, appears on a TokyoMX TV program to appeal to all the lady viewers out there who want a “supaa gaijin” boyfrien....
 from  Japan Probe   [Profile]
Brad Pitt & Quentin Tarantino meet SMAP
Brad Pitt & Quentin Tarantino appeared on last week’s episode of Bistro SMAP, where they chatted with their pop group hosts and talke....
 from  Japan Probe   [Profile]
Korean enka singer Kim Yon-ja
The Chosun Ilbo reports about Kim Yon-ja, a South Korean who came to Japan in the 1980’s and became a popular enka singer: Kim topped the....
 from  Japan Probe   [Profile]
U.S. military brats suspected in case of biker nearly killed by a rope
Remember the case from September of a moped-riding woman who fractured her skull after colliding with a rope that had been strung across a ....
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Foreigners amazed by giant garbage claw
Some of Asahi TV’s foreign reporter team, visits a trash processing facility near Tokyo Bay and gets to see a giant claw in action: The ....
 from  Japan Probe   [Profile]
Japanese Mortified By Obama’s bow? Uhh…..no.
Leave it to a clown like Sean Hannity to take a single quote by an American and interpret it to mean that the Japanese are “mortified” ....
 from  Japan Probe   [Profile]
From the overseas media
TO SLIP BRIEFLY into blogging mode, here are two quick hits from the foreign media instead of another piece I was working on. (My wife sugge....
 from  ampontan   [Profile]
Top comments about Obama bowing before the Emperor
The LA Times went through the 1000+ comments left on its blog post about Obama bowing before Emperor Akihito to pick its favorite ten one-l....
 from  Japan Probe   [Profile]
Hatoyama wants to make it easier for foreigners to live in Japan
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama made some remarks on Saturday about Japan’s policy towards foreigners who settle and work in Japan: Japan h....
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Japanese company creates Barack Obama pyramid
Matsuura machinery made this pyramid with a tiny Barack Obama face etched into its top to celebrate the American President’s first offici....
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Obama gives a speech to an audience of Japanese VIP’s and dines with the Emperor
A short clip showing some highlights of what Barack Obama did in Japan yesterday: In the late morning, President Obama gave a speech at th....
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Japanese Obama fans try and fail to meet Barack
A group of Barack Obama fans from Obama City in Fukui Prefecture attempted to meet the U.S. president as he entered his hotel on Friday: T....
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A Day In The Life – English Conversation School In Japan
A comedy video about life as an English conversation teacher in Japan: A fly-on-the-wall documentary about Steve, an Englishman who starts....
 from  Japan Probe   [Profile]
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