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Sitdown 'rakugo' yuk fest in N.Y.

(via search.japantimes.co.jp) 2 days ago

The gestures were subtle, the words controlled and the comedian delivered his punch lines while seated on a cushion. But Katsura Kaishi, the traditional "rakugo" performer from Osaka, had New Yorkers laughing like any standup...

Tags: japan, japanese, new, new york, tour, osaka, comedian

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Doing the haikyo

(via anenglishmaninosaka.blog...) 4 days ago

Definitions:haikyo: ruinsdo a bit of haikyo: explore abandoned buildings, theme parks etcDoing a bit of haikyo has become somewhat popular in recent months, with many blogs displaying some impressive photos of places long deserted.

Tags: japan, world, popular, live, blog, art, photo, car, osaka, rules, blogs

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Japan video store fire kills 15

(via news.bbc.co.uk) 8 days ago

Fifteen people are killed and 10 more hurt as a blaze rips through a video rental shop in the western Japanese city of Osaka.

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Mikasa tested only half of its shipments

(via search.japantimes.co.jp) 21 days ago

OSAKA (Kyodo) Scandal-hit Mikasa Foods conducted pesticide testing on no more than half of about 20 shipments to a rice miller in Fukuoka Prefecture in the 10 months through August, contradicting its initial statement...

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Mizuma Railway Logo

(via sleepytako.blogspot.com) 22 days ago

There is little I love more than faded paint on concrete bricks. What a great logo too. Mizuma Railway (水間鉄道 short name, Suitetsu) is a short single line local railway that runs down the center of Kaizuka city in Osaka...

Tags: love, single, water, photo, osaka, rare, temple, flickr