Yes, art existed before Manga. Due to the isolation of Japan, limited information was available to outside countries.  The art below comes ....
15 Nov 8:00 am  from  Daily Bento   [Profile]  [Recent] 

So no guns are allowed in Japan, however getting shot by a teddy bear is only a minor offense. Like jaywalking. Source: cracked ....
15 Nov 6:00 am  from  Daily Bento   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Watch out for the Japanese mini skirt police! Source: trippytraveller ....
15 Nov 2:00 am  from  Daily Bento   [Profile]  [Recent] 

The designer Fumie Shibata has taken staying at a capsule hotel to another level making it a more desirable place to stay on those drunken n....
14 Nov 12:00 pm  from  Daily Bento   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Work started last week, which goes some way to explaining my dearth of posting. (Not all the way. The rest of the way involves a lot of lazi....
20 Sep 12:25 am  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 

I was outside just now trying to see the Perseids meteor shower. The cloud cover meant that I could only see a few patches of sky where star....
12 Aug 11:41 pm  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Last night the hungry crocodiles under my bed started to sidle out. They thought I was asleep, and wanted to eat me. They were particularly ....
9 Aug 10:44 pm  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Renewing my visa After being told it was too late to apply for permanent residency a few months ago, I recently tried to apply for a renewal....
2 Aug 6:06 pm  from  Longcountdown   [Profile]  [Recent] 

testing a link....
26 Nov 7:20 am  from  Tess's Japanese Kitchen   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Happy Tree Friends – Not one for the kids… Steve’s Blog – Another weblog hosted on the Britboard. ....
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