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- Internet, Japan
- (Amazon • fashion • gloves • Masanuki Sunakoma • mitts • one-star review • ratings • winter)
Let’s get into the holiday spirit with some low rated Christmas decorations from Amazon Japan
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Master Blaster
Nov 24, 2021
- Japan
- (Amazon Japan • bathroom • Christmas • Christmas decorations • Masanuki Sunakoma • ratings • Santa Claus • SNJO • toilet)
- Japan
- (alarm clocks • Amazon • Amazon Japan • cover • customer reviews • ratings • shopping • technology)
R-rated movie “Chappie” gets severely nerfed for Japan release, director knew nothing about it
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Scott Wilson
Apr 16, 2015
Chappie, an R-rated science-fiction film directed by Neill Blomkamp (of District 9 and Elysium fame), has been out in U.S. theaters for over a month now, but it still hasn’t been released in Japan due to the time it takes to be translated and dubbed.
During that time a storm has been brewing over the film, starting a few days ago when Sony Pictures Japan released a controversial statement: the movie will be censored and edited down to a PG-12 rating.
Japanese netizens who were looking forward to the film are upset over the watered-down version they will be getting, and even though Sony claims to have the support of the director, Neill Blomkamp himself insists he knew nothing about any such cuts.
Tokyo’s Haneda Airport becomes fourth airport in the world to be awarded coveted 5-Star rating
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Scott R Dixon
Sep 24, 2014
If you’ve ever visited Japan, chances are pretty high that you’ve been through Narita International Airport (and perhaps even been lucky enough to sample the perfect beer served there), no doubt thinking that you were flying to directly into Tokyo only to discover that you were still an hour train ride away from the city. The smaller Tokyo International Airport, commonly called Haneda, is, however, actually located within the city, but has until recently been considered Tokyo’s main domestic airport.
But all that’s about to change. As well as increasing the number of destinations it serves, Haneda has been improving its facilities and significantly upping its game in an effort to become more of an international hub. In fact, it was recently awarded the coveted 5-Star award from the ratings company Skytrax, making it the first airport in Japan and only the fourth in the world with that title.
- Japan
- (airlines • airport • business • Haneda Airport • Narita Airport • ratings • skytrax)
Back in the 90s, I was a huge fan of the Iron Chef when it got imported to North American television. Although I was normally uninterested in cooking programs, something about the drama and pageantry that went on in Kitchen Stadium struck a chord.
The show was even imported to western countries who tuned it to suit their own tastes, and a lot of others around the world got into those weekly culinary competitions.
So when Fuji TV announced the return of Iron Chef to primetime television, a lot of buzz was generated. However, their two-hour debut claimed just a 10% share of the ratings, half of what the original program regularly held. It got worse from there as later episodes slunk to around 7%.
So what happened to our beloved Iron Chef? Everyone’s got an opinion and so do we.
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