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Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Media / BIG IN 51勛圖厙
Jun 19, 2021
Read the ones about the priest, the comedian and the ostrich?
Three individuals feel they need to make a change, and laughter helps them through it.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 6, 2020
＆This is a pen＊: Taking a preposterous COVID-19 hypothesis to another level on social media
Social media users clamor to produce parodies of pronunciation re-enactment.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Sep 2, 2018
Japan according to Don Maloney: Still amusing and relevant, mostly, 40 years on
Irreverent accounts of an American businessman in the 1970s in Tokyo hold up surprisingly well today.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Sep 2, 2018
Don Maloney＊s ＆Never the Twain...?＊ Japan Times column: some choice cuts from the 1970s
Some excerpts from Don Maloney＊s ＆Japan: It＊s not all Raw Fish＊ (1975) and ＆Son of Raw Fish＊ (1977) collections of Japan Times columns.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Media / Japan Pulse
Nov 25, 2017
＆Crappiest apartments of 2017＊ hashtag bemuses Twitter users
Anyone who＊s been living in Japan for any length of time has probably seen their fair share of perplexing apartment layouts. Microscopic storage spaces, unfathomably low kitchen sinks and shared bathroom amenities immediately spring to mind.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
May 17, 2017
Thirty years of JET: countless treasured memories and priceless gaffes
Past participants in the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme recall their most memorable experiences, from the inspiring to the excruciating.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 12, 2017
Sleepy Colorado town comes alive for Frozen Dead Guy Days
Every March the cryogenically frozen corpse of a Norwegian man breathes fresh life into sleepy Nederland, Colorado, where throngs of fun-lovers fill the streets for Frozen Dead Guy Days, a festival in honor of the town＊s most famous resident.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 8, 2016
Meet the machines that know what＊s funny
Algorithms are outperforming human beings in a variety of unexpected contexts.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
May 2, 2016
Stalking the elusive subtleties of Japan＊s political humor
Certain Japanese publications are rife with political word play, and deciphering these puns and riddles can be a fun challenge for language learners.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / History / THE LIVING PAST
Nov 15, 2014
Laughter the best medicine for humanity
What a comical species we are. The proof? Laughter. We laugh. At what? Why?
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 23, 2014
Germans finally start poking fun at the Fuhrer
If Hitler were alive today, would he become a standup comic? Incredible though that may sound to anyone who lived through World War II, that is the scenario sketched out in ※Look Who＊s Back,§ a satirical novel by Timur Vermes, which topped the best-seller lists in Germany after its publication in 2012...
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Media / Japan Pulse
Apr 9, 2010
Kings of comedy yuck it up on April Fools
While satire isn＊t a staple among Japanese humorists, two kings of comedy are leading the way.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Inside Toho Archive＊s mission to save Japan＊s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ※the very first day it appeared in the world,§ says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi＊s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo＊s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo＊s ＆stadium of desire＊

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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan＊s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan＊s utility poles won＊t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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