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Tentacles. Is it Pornography or Art?
Japan has always had this outrageous title of being the land of Hentai and tentacles. Sometimes, the two would even mix together and you would get this production of women with tentacles or having sex with them, or even … Continue reading
The Beginnings of the Wonderful World of Powered Suits!
Back in 2007 when I was a junior in high school, I scoured every resource available to me for the latest news on robotics. I found out about several different projects, one of which was the HAL 5 (Hybrid Assistive … Continue reading
Danganronpa: The Animation (No Spoilers)
Danganronpa: The animation is a newer anime series that is based off of the PSP original game by the name of Danganronpa. As of now they only have the first game an anime series, but it is heavily hinted at … Continue reading
What the Vending Machine?!
When it comes to foreign countries, the last possible thing you’d think of seeing are vending machines. In fact, vending machines are usually related to things like candy or soda when it’s spoken about in the United States but, … Continue reading
Nihon no uma
http://japanese.lingualift.com/blog/japanese-horse-breeds/ Most people believe that there are no horses in Japan or least horses that are native to Japan, but there are in fact eight breeds of horses native to Japan. Most those breeds are only ponies. Historically, they were … Continue reading
VOCALOID
http://www.vocaloid.com/en/about/ Vocaloid, though started out in Japan, has become widely popular around the world. Even now there are many companies that are using the more famous of the Vocaloid “characters” in their commercials ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaA2liN9LKM). Toyota is only one of … Continue reading
The Wonderful World of Touhou
http://www.cracked.com/funny-1750-touhou/ Touhou Project, while relatively unknown to those unfamiliar with the ever evident spread of Japanese culture across the internet, is a massive sensation in the world of doujin games and manga. It is created by Team Shanghai Alice, which … Continue reading
Dōnyū! どうにゅう
Konnichiwa! Hello, my name is Stacey Terwilliger. I am twenty one years old and just bought my first house in Murfreesboro, TN. I am a Biology major with a double minor in Japanese and Psychology. I am an alternative tattoo … Continue reading