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 RSS2010-02-20Surveys from the news are always incredibly scientific, especially when it is just random people judging the attractiveness of others. A news station in Japan did a survey of the "Most attractive Japanese athletes" at the winter Olympics and here are the very official and scientific results. Top 5 Women  1. Yuka Fujimori (Snowboarding)2. Aiko Uemura (Mogul Skiing) 3. Mao Asada (Figure Skating) 4. Mari Motohashi (Curling) 5. Tomomi Okazaki (Speed Skating) Top 5 Men  1. Daisuke Takahashi (Figure Skating)2. Joji Kato (Speed Skating) 3. Norihito Kobayashi (Nordic Combined Skiing) 4. Taku Takeuchi (Ski Jumping) 5. Junpei Yoshizawa (Short Track Speed Skating) Feel free to judge away on your own. add comment to post #651 Eric:I was actually going to post on a related topic, but Peter kind of beat me to it. I had a male student tell me today that he had been following women's curling because the Japanese team was cute. I happened to notice the same thing the other day when I caught them on TV playing against Canada. Curling was not a sport that I associated with attractive women, so I was surprised to see that everyone on the team (not just the athlete mentioned above) was relatively good looking. So while Canada's team one the match, I felt like the Japanese team was victorious on another level and could return home with the pride of knowing they represented their country well. Peter:4 years ago the Japanese curling team was so cute (several of the same members) that Italians actually started playing the sport. Seb:This is why Japanese womens curling is so popular. 2010-02-18I wasn't going to post on the topic, but I love the hypocrisy of media so much. Here is the full content of an article from Daily Contributor: "We know that the Japanese are the best at many things, especially in animation, robots and video games. But their latest product, a virgin sex doll, is like no other. With a price tag of $95, it is complete with a reloadable hymen and red lotion refills, so every time you stick it in, she’ll get fake blood all over your sheets! I don’t know about you, but I find it utterly sick and disgusting." I think sex dolls in general are pretty gross. I wouldn't use one, but I also believe if you want to, go ahead. I find the documentaries of people who have chosen to live with these things instead of people utterly fascinating. If I did find a topic sick and disgusting, as the above author proposes, I wouldn't post on it because I wouldn't want to bring it any more attention. This is common to the media landscape, gloriously getting into the details of a topic (the above post comes with picture of the box cover, so its easier to find the right one online if you don't read Japanese) but you claim you are offended to make sure no one thinks you are the perv who is searching for this kind of product. You see this a lot on major news networks as well and it is absolute garbage, because someone has to go out there and find the thing in the first place. Then someone has to approve its use as subject matter on the site / news network. Its appearance in any form of media is a form of approval, never forget that. add comment to post #650 n8:Hi. I'm Peter and I approve of the reloadable hymen sex doll. Peter:Actually I missed it the first time, but they attribute the creation of this doll not to one person or company, but to all of Japan. That's a bit much. Hi, my name is Peter and if you want a sex doll with a reloadable hymen that vomits on you thats none of my business. Peter:The more I read that article the more I get out of it, like a reloadable hymen, I guess. The author seems to state with some enthusiasm, just before denouncing the sex doll " so every time you stick it in, she’ll get fake blood all over your sheets!" I suppose the exclamation point could indicate anger, but thats not how I read that sentence. Hi, my name is Peter and if you want a sex doll with a reloadable hymen that vomits on you while squeaking like a mouse, with actual live mice in it so it has "natural motion" you may want to start saving because that is going to be expensive. n8:A blog entry and two comments. That's a lot of approval for something you weren't even going to post about. Peter:I don't actually care about the product. If people want to use sex dolls, I think that's their business and one with a hymen, if thats what gets you off, so what. I suppose thats a form of approval for that behavior. My point is I don't pretend I'm offended by something when I am trying to get shock attention. If I was offended by something I think I would try to talk about the larger issue at hand and maybe what people could do about it. n8:Jesus Christ. Just buy one already. 2010-02-18I renewed my alien registration card last week and found myself quite naturally using something that often baffles, bothers and frustrates newcomers to Japan. In hospitals, government buildings and probably a bunch of other places I have not yet had to visit, when you pay for something regulated and official (in my case a visa for about 4,000 yen), you have to go to a different window, usually in a different room and buy a stamp(in my case a 4,000 yen stamp). Then you stick it to your document and bring it back to the place where you got the document from. Many people who are new to Japan wonder why they don’t just have a system where you pay the person who is sitting in front of you since you have to come back to them anyway. It’s actually quite an old answer and it has to do with the corruption that was systematic in most countries at one time. Japan tried to stop bribes, extra payments and people getting ripped off by separating the money and the officials sitting behind the desks. They can’t ask for a bribe without a much greater chance of getting caught if there is no reason for them to handle actual money. So it’s essentially a safeguard for the people so they don’t get ripped off and can have some confidence in their government officials. Seen in this light, I find it a lot easier to accept. add comment to post #649 2010-02-15From News of the Weird: Computer-obsessed Japanese nerds' latest fancy is Love Plus, a Nintendo DS dating simulation that allows them a young, attractive, mouthy, teenage digital "girlfriend" who begs for attention. The touch-screen lover demands hand-holding, kissing, and having sweet nothings whispered in her ear. How can men so easily become addicted to such vicarious experiences? Said one reluctant player, "Koh," to the BoingBoing blog,"[It] comes down to the fact that men are simple." (In December, Reuters reported that Japanese player SAL9000 had eloped to the Philippines with his Love Plus girlfriend, had himself photographed with her at romantic sites -- clutching the screen showing her image -- and then took her through a marriage ceremony.) [LiveScience.com, 11-13-09; BoingBoing.net, 10-27-09] [Reuters, 12-20-09] If I can tonight I will track down the actual stories and link to them. add comment to post #648 2010-02-15BMX freestyle video shot at various locations around Nagoya (with a cameo by a homeless guy). This is a promotion for a clothing label called Mingle, but I think some or all of these guys will be at the AMWE party in Osu on the 21st. add comment to post #647
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