Two vids here....so watch for a bit before commenting.

The first vid has been uploaded by many different people on video hosting sites. So I was unable to ask the original owner for permission. But if   more...you can prove that you're the owner and want me to take it down please let me know.

The second video is free to download and distribute through the link at the bottom of it.

Oh....and fucking PooLube took this video down after it got about 7 honors....without any explanation....and not for copyright infringement either.....it says "content inappropriate" WTF?!? It's standard practice in Japan....they do it with little kids walking by on their way to school....and youtube says it's inappropriate? Well I fucking agree.....and that's why people need to see it.

A cool link: http://www.seashepherd.org/taiji/  less

A Strong Hollow Production... Kuy Sakamoto..1962

Stuck deep underground, in Japan, while the earth is shaking, is a pretty interesting experience

Geisha literally means "art-person," and the true geisha is above all an artist. She is an accomplished musician, being able to sing, dance, and play traditional instruments like the shamisen,   more...but perhaps most excels in the fine art of making her client feel like a king.  less

Thank you all for all the love, I'm off to Japan for a bit!

Baseball would be a lot more interesting with ninjas.

Some species of large whales are endangered as a result of commercial whaling from the eleventh century to the twentieth. For centuries large whales have been hunted for oil, meat, baleen and ambergris   more...(a perfume ingredient from the intestine of sperm whales). By the middle of the 20th century, whaling left many populations severely depleted.

Cetaceans are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life. Their body is fusiform (spindle-shaped). The forelimbs are modified into flippers. The tiny hindlimbs are vestigial; they do not attach to the backbone and are hidden within the body. The tail has horizontal flukes. Cetaceans are nearly hairless, and are insulated by a thick layer of blubber. As a group, they are noted for their high intelligence.

The order Cetacea contains ninety species, all marine except for four species of freshwater dolphins. The order is divided into two suborders, Mysticeti (baleen whales) and Odontoceti (toothed whales, which includes dolphins and porpoises). The species range in size from the Commerson's Dolphin and Tucuxi to the Blue Whale, the world's largest ever animal.

The International Whaling Commission introduced a six year moratorium on all commercial whaling in 1986, which has been extended to the present day. For various reasons some exceptions to this moratorium exist; current whaling nations are Norway, Iceland and Japan and the aboriginal communities of Siberia, Alaska and northern Canada.
Several species of small whales are caught as bycatch in fisheries for other species. In the tuna fishery in the Eastern Tropical Pacific thousands of dolphins were drowned in purse-seine nets, until measures to prevent this were introduced. Fishing gear and deployment modifications, and eco-labelling (dolphin-safe or dolphin-friendly brands of canned tuna), have contributed to a reduction in the mortality of dolphins by tuna fishing vessels in recent years. In many countries, small whales are still hunted for food, oil, meat or bait.

Whaling in Norway is a centuries long tradition in Northern Norway. Only Minke whaling is permitted, from a population of 107,000 animals in the North East Atlantic and is argued by proponents and government officials to be sustainable. Still it has been frequently criticized by foreigners and animal rights groups as Norway, among Iceland and Japan, is one of few countries that still allow whaling.

Norway registered an objection to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) commercial whaling moratorium, and is thus not bound by it. In 1993, Norway resumed a commercial catch, following a period of five years where a small catch was made under scientific permit. Norwegian Minke whale catches have fluctuated between 218 animals in 1995 and 646 in 2003.

Prior to the moratorium, Norway caught around 2,000 Minke whales per year. The North Atlantic hunt is divided into five areas and usually lasts from early May to late August. Norway has exported a limited amount of whale meat to the Faroes and Iceland. It has been attempting to export to Japan for several years, though this has been hampered by concerns in the Japanese domestic market about the effects of pollution in the blubber of the North Atlantic Minke whale.

In May 2004, the Norwegian Parliament passed a resolution to considerably increase the number of Minkes hunted each year. The Ministry of Fisheries also initiated a satellite tracking programme of various whale species to monitor migration patterns and diving behaviour. The tagging research program has been under way since 1999.

Since 2006, when the Norwegian whaling quota was increased by 30%, Norwegian whalers have been allowed to hunt a quota of 1,052 Minke whales a year. Since the 1993 hunt resumption the Norwegian quota has rarely been fully met  less

This is a miniseries about life in Japan called Eikaiwa. This is an independent film project I direct with the help of some of my friends at work. Our idea is to capture the experience of living in   more...Japan as a foreigner, jobs, japanese culture and women.
This is the Episode 1 we called Coins.

Cheers,
Tatekawa  less

These poor girls get the living daylights scared out of them while watching "The Ring"

Japanese company Genepax presents its eco-friendly car that runs on nothing but water.
The car has an energy generator that extracts hydrogen from water that is poured into the car's tank. The generator   more...then releases electrons that produce electric power to run the car. Genepax, the company that invented the technology, aims to collaborate with Japanese manufacturers to mass produce it.
This Genepax product appears to violate the First Law of Thermodynamics.  less

Poetry is my life, I plan on making more poems , but I thought I would share some old ones I wrote with you. I do hope you enjoy.

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Watch how fast it takes her to put the Hanko on the receipts....(FYI: OL means Office Lady) and no she's not a robot she is human...I think shes human!

I want my old S2000 Back, or go buy a new one..........another car?

Ramen, best known as chinese noodle is a very popular food in Japan and around the world. This is the secret of its taste.

Karaoke time!!

Brief intro of myself and why I have chosen to get on LiveVideo...

My introduction in Japanese. YouTube's only advantage to me so far, is that we can read Japanese there. To the staff of LiveVideo...please...

I'm miffed at the supposed professionals who determine what should replace what show on my television. You would think they might consider the audience of the regularly scheduled program. Sheesh!!!

To await the release of Shadows of Almia Tommorow here in the US, I have uploaded this memorable TV Commercial from Japan! Please enjoy!

Taiko Festival in Japan.

More Japanese craziness...

U.F.O

Kick off party for Miss Japan.