http://www.HikanNinja.com The latest updates from said site en-en http://www.HikanNinja.com http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php I think people feel obligated to say things like “this was a really hard decision” when making announcements like this, but it wasn’t. Everyone who has participated in HikanNinja has had some pretty significant changes in their lives over the last year leading to less and less contribution, fewer updates and less regular content. Add to that the issue that we all want to focus our time on other projects as well and it makes sense to shut down HN. I own this domain until 2015 so until then I w... Sun, 01 Aug 2010 21:30:50 -0400 http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php See that fairly pretty young lady. She has two names. The first is Rina Nakanishi. That was the name she used when she was in the girl group AKB48. She wasn't the most popular member, in fact, there are so many members of the group that most members are not the most popular members. This has led to some problems for the fame hungry women who so desperately seek attention. The more astute readers will be able to work out the AV in this ad means adult video, which is where Rina has ended up, bu... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:12:57 -0400 http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php Here's some hip hop from Ryuzo from Kyoto. The video contains the clever line, "You're under arrest for the creation and distribution of drug music." Get it? 'Cuz dat shit'll get you high. Cookin Soul remix below. ... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:46:56 -0400 http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php A secret I have basically kept from my wife is that our second child is sort of named after one of my favorite manga characters. I read the books in English so I knew her as Alita, from the Battle Angel Alita series. Turns out her real name in the original Japanese is "Gally" and the cat is named Alita, but it was switched for English publication. There are plans to make a live action version of the movie, but I doubt it will work out. There is really too much material for a really ... Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:13:12 -0400 http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php Japan loves it some videos. A great show here has clips of things happen slowly. So of course they chose the most tasteful things, like slapping people in the face. or spraying champagne on a girl person. Because I know its the first thing I would do.... Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:11:52 -0400 http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php Loyal readers know I recently become the owner of the Sony iphone and i have been pretty pleased with it. As was Sony, which sold 300,000 of these little bitches in the first month. Others perked up their ears and all realized "Damn, we sure missed out on the large phone without the phone function phone." called the ipad. Samsung has you covered, please click here for their website that I hate with a passion. They are going to introduce the Galaxy S, which is an android run version o... Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:39:39 -0400 http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php This is one of 5 golden taxis that drive around Nagoya. The friend I was driving with said if you saw one, you were lucky that day. I went home and went to bed, I don't know if thats lucky or not, I guess its relative. I mean, I didn't lose a foot.... Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:02:34 -0400 http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php This is a music video from Chammy, who really loves bicycles. She also won second place in the Dancehall Queen Japan 2009 competition, which we reported on in December.... Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:27:29 -0400 http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php On my way to and from work today a woman sitting next to me on the train began the long drift into public sleep. This happens a lot on trains in Japan despite the fact that in every other aspect of public life Japanese people tend to be quite self conscious. They begin by dropping their head and then drooping forward. Then comes either the jerk back to an upright position or the slide to one side. I was, on both occasions, a victim of the slide into my personal space. When I first came to J... Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:49:39 -0400 http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php I have had many unique experiences in Japan, mainly because of the long term nature of my stay. Today I put the initial payment down on a house. Most people won't experience this in a second country and hopefully not in a second language as I did because the stress of even the simple aspects of the process are compounded. The first thing I noticed was that no one attending the meeting wanted to talk to me. They all gve me their card and introduced themselves but as soon as they could they turne... Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:16:06 -0400 http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php I was watching a program last night which featured talented high school students, such as the national female Tae Kwon Do champion. This lanky, bespectacled nerd named Surapurutame came out. The hosts tried to guess what his talent was and joked that he must be an AKB48 fan. I'll let you see for yourself what his skill is. For comparison purposes, Surapurutame at some battles: ... Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:11:26 -0400 http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php Probably everyone in my age groups introduction to anime "Akira" is getting the live action treatment. I don't know how quickly after that announcement this video was made, but it hits all the right worry points. ... Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:57:40 -0400 http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php Here's a new Pepsi drink that I didn't even see any advertising for: I tried it with some Japanese students. In this video you can see 1) peer pressure at work and 2) my teaching method, otherwise known as "bullying". There really is a lot of carbonation in this drink. I really started burping as soon as the video was over. So if you like Pepsi, but don't have time for all that "drinking" it requires, Pepsi Strong Shot may be the drink for you.... Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:40:26 -0400 http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php I like their shirts. ... Wed, 23 Jun 2010 04:51:20 -0400 http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php To preface, I generally choose animations for review that I assume will have some sort of comedic value over quality. Therefore I intentionally choose animations that I assume are not good, or don't have a known reputation. Often I am correct and suffer through several episodes of television I would not recommend to others. I do have a couple of rules, one of which being, I do not intentionally choose pornography. The only redeeming point of Sleeping with Hinako is that it is not actually pornog... Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:17:52 -0400 http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php Back in the 80's there was the battle between VHS and Beta. My dad back the wrong pony. In the early part of this decade there was a showdown between Blu-ray and HD-DVD. I stayed out (I still don't own either) but watched with interest. when I found out the porn industry was backing Blu-ray, for some reason I thought that was a powerful endorsement. Recently there has been a big push by Sony and friends for 3-D television. I am not a fan, simply because I don't want to wear two pairs of glasse... Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:22:00 -0400 http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php sorry for the poor video quality (the closeness of my head). The phone is new and this was my first experiment. Expect slightly better ones upcoming.... Sat, 12 Jun 2010 04:29:13 -0400 http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php My man, perhaps I am his biggest fan, but he can't be stopped. It doesn't matter what it is, if it's illegal in Japan my unsung hero hand make nice orderly rows out of it. Well done, perhaps if they let him get creative in the future he could make it in the shape of a penis to better illustrate the nature of the crime. If only they would let him spread his wings.... Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:33:41 -0400 http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php I have run into an interesting snag in my attempt to set up a homestead here in Japan. It seems that if one wishes to own land here you must have your name registered with the government in Japanese. That isn't to say you can't have a foreign name, you just can't use the English alphabet. So if I could offer some advice to people thinking about coming to Japan, learn the kata kana for your name and use that as often as possible because you don't really know if you are going to settle here or n... Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:08:08 -0400 http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php http://www.HikanNinja.com/index.php I have been seeing this ad on cigarette machines all around Nagoya: What struck me most was the call back to the equation of health and smoking. That is one powerfully built man and he is so focused on his workout that he seems to need to flex even as he brings the cigarette to his mouth. The contrast was quite striking for me. Elsewhere on the internet I read about people calling this ad as focused on the gays. I didn't see it, but then this evening I saw this picture: Man, what a differ... Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:28:19 -0400