BIG Japanese monkeys, maybe they should take up Sumo. ...full story at Ippoippo
from Ippoippo on Sat, May 10 2008
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Sumō tournament in Nagoya, 2008 »
YouTube video One of the last matches in sumō tournament in Nagoya in 2008. The colourful sheets held by walking men represent how much money would the rikishi (wrestler) win if he actually won (at least I was told so, correct me if I'm wrong ^^ ). |
| 13 Sep 07 |
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Tiny Things, Big Problems » So-Called Japanese Life Any time something goes wrong, people are apt to quote (or mis-quote) Murphy's Law. Murphy's Law is often said to be, "whatever can go wrong, will go wrong" though Wikipedia states the original law was "things will go wrong in any given situation, if you... |
| 08 Oct 08 |
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Japanese Monkeys Working In A Restaurant » Japan Visitor サルのウェイターThese Japanese macaque monkeys are working in a Japanese izakaya in Tokyo serving hot towels and beer to customers. The monkeys - Yat-chan and Fuku-chan - are rewarded with soya beans as tips.The monkeys work in two-hour shifts a... |
| 19 Sep 07 |
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A bigger cost in the long run » Japan Times I was a little taken aback by the simplistic view of Tom Plate's Sept. 5 article, "What's wrong with talking to save lives?" There is plenty wrong in the instances the author refers to. In the first... Read more . . . |
| 13 Sep 08 |
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Sumo wrestlers judged too fast » Japan Times The Sept. 10 editorial "Put sumo back on course" is itself way off course. First of all, for some reason, Japanese Sumo has not had any organized system for drug testing, although it is likely that steroids have been used. Because of an incident in... |
| 21 Sep 07 |
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Most Japanese think Wikipedia needs specialist verification » What Japan Thinks The last time I looked at Wikipedia (just two days ago it was), it was wrong, and in addition the official building name is actually HEP FIVE, all in capitals, I believe. To see how the Japanese react to Wikipedia, japan.internet.com reported on the third... |
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