I don’t call something stupid because it is different from my own ideals or my own culture. I call something stupid when it defies logic, reason, and the basic notion of common sense.
Archive for the ‘kitami’ Category
Naivete vs. stupidity: An Inakadelphia rant
June 10, 2010
Eye mod purikura
February 15, 2010
Headed to Sega for some Initial D 5th Stage and, of course, Valentines Day purikura. Purikura is the katakana-ized form of “picture club,” and involves taking photos in a large booth, followed by using electronic styluses to draw on and edit them. Purikura booths come in many varieties and can be found in just about [...]
My first zine piece: Musings on pot leaf pen cases
February 2, 2010
After being in Japan for six months, I finally buckled down and wrote something (other than a lesson plan or blog entry). HAJET (Hokkaido’s branch of JET) has a great e-zine, titled the Polestar, and the editor contacted me about contributing in light of my background as a (wannabe) journalist. It was easy to zone [...]
What’s in a name? The business behind Japanese product naming
January 27, 2010
“”If you can’t advertise a product, the name itself must be the advertisement. It has to have instant impact.”
