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OMG this is hilarious. Luigi unleashes his frustrations about always getting the short end of the stick, and starts whining about it to Mario mid-game. I love Mario, but this video made me love Luigi just a little bit more. Poor baby brother!
The newest Japanese flavor of Pepsi is shiso, or plum leaf. I'm actually willing to bet that it tastes pretty good. If anyone has tried it, please report back.
via Japan Probe
Daikichi Amano is a wonderfully talented photographer who takes horror portraits of Japanese people.
Ronald Takaki, a Japanese-American historian and ethnographer from Hawaii, died yesterday at the age of 70. He was a huge advocate of racial equality, and played a big role in fighting things like the model minority stereotype for Asians, but also, he was the first person to ever teach a class on black history in the UC system. He wrote interesting books well worth reading, like A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America
This funny little gadget is actually a dual-purpose stress relieving device &mdash when you bend it, it simulates the sound of cracking knuckles. And if you keep it straight, it can be used to push pressure points. It's $5.
via Tokyu Hands
In 2008, Chronicle published my book: Urawaza: Secret Everyday Tips and Tricks from Japan.
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