November 10, 2004

Much more than cosplay, Sailor Moon worship and sleeping commuters... From ripping out ATM machines with bulldozers to the changing of the guard in anime to decline in the craft of making sake, Sake-Drenched Postcards' mysterious Captain Japan writes about the stranger and deeper side of Japanese culture with a dry, crisp journalist's touch, like an eastern Theroux.
posted by Alex Reynolds 20 years ago
  • I thought the Iron Chef dubbing dude was translating as close to literal as practically possible. It sounds like "Flamola!" and "Bang a gong, we are on!" are his own.
  • Fascinating accounts of some of the odd crannies of modern Japan. This I'm bookmarking -- thanks, Alex Reynolds.
  • This is awesome. I used to read Big Empire's stuff years ago but don't remember this. I am also now educated on the used-underwear trade.
  • So good. Thanks for posting this.