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Retro Japanese Futurism Quite Something

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Lovers of retro science fiction have lately been delighted by Japanese visions of the future dating from the middle of the twentieth century.

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  • Anonymous commented on October 29, 2011 20:48

    If you're talking about Fusion (something not even usable yet), then you don't use helium, you use hydrogen as fuel and produce helium as a by-product. Note that currently fusion means KABOOM. Not an energy source.... More

  • Raven commented on October 28, 2011 11:51

    Ha! Some of this stuff is bording on Steampunk :)... More

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Thermae Romae – “Rome Has Been Yellow-Washed”

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Japanese manga fans are marvelling at both the amount of effort the makers of the movie adaptation of Roman gag manga THERMAE ROMAE have put in, and the sight of a cast of ancient Romans played by Japanese actors…

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  • Anonymous commented on March 5, 2013 05:20

    See you the movie in celestial movie Channel... hehehehehehehe........ LUCU BANGET>>>... More

  • Anonymous commented on December 8, 2011 04:00

    Many way to ROME?!? NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOO!?!... More

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Korea Renames UK Sea Over “Sea of Japan” Refusal

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The South Korean government is threatening to start using the Argentine name for the seas surrounding the Falkland Islands after the UK government refused to go along with its demands for it to rename the “Sea of Japan” the “East Sea” on its own maps, much to the glee of the Japanese and the incomprehension or indifference of practically everyone else.

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  • Anonymous commented on May 11, 2013 02:44

    Just MOVE japan far into pacific, like its neigbours will miss them...... More

  • Anonymous commented on December 1, 2011 13:15

    Is that why there's no chinese kimchi anywhere in the asian market?... More

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The mascot for an obscure Japanese town has caused a scandal after daring to say that Japan killed 20 million in a war of aggression, with 2ch and Japan’s online right banding together in a successful effort to silence him.

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  • Anonymous commented on January 7, 2012 18:06

    To quite many here who're white-washing US actions in WW2: There's the little spicy bit that US intelligence had significant evidence that Japan was probably getting ready to offer surrender. Only unconditional surrender wasn't really expected... More

  • Anonymous commented on December 19, 2011 23:43

    But Adenauer also sold shitloads of weapons to Franco, aiding him in his own little dictatorship only because franco played the "Or else Socialists take over Europe!" card! :D... More

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Ishihara at Yasukuni: “The Democrats Aren’t Japanese!”

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Tokyo fuhrer Shintaro Ishihara has paid his annual respects to Japanese war criminals at Yasukuni, saying Japan’s current government “is not Japanese” for choosing to stay away.

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  • Anonymous commented on August 22, 2011 10:33

    How does this fool stay in office? HEY ISHITHARA! YOU SUCK!... More

  • Anonymous commented on August 21, 2011 03:45

    A true American Republican at heart.... More

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Tokyo’s governor Shintaro Ishihara has taken a break from bashing manga to stress the need for Japan to become a military state and to develop its own nuclear arsenal, lest it be torn apart by wicked foreigners.

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  • Anonymous commented on October 7, 2011 11:55

    loli cartoon's are evil but weapons of mass murder are ok ? like wtf?... More

  • erochichi commented on August 19, 2011 00:32

    "I've noticed that Japan are always bitching about the US military, but no one ever tries to contact Obama about it. They really are weak." Impotent old men are usually weak. Big words, no action.... More

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2ch on Facebook & Sankaku’s World Cup Reaction

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2ch has been presented with the gracious reaction of Americans on Facebook to Japan’s World Cup victory over them, and the subsequent response of Sankaku Complex users to them.

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  • Anonymous commented on August 17, 2012 11:31

    "Civilian Locations" Holy fuck our school system has gotten so fucking dumb.... More

  • ChaosConsuming commented on August 14, 2012 15:03

    chlorophyll... More

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Facebook on Japan’s World Cup Victory

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Americans have been using Facebook to congratulate Japan on their recent World Cup victory with their usual sportsmanship and good grace.

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  • Anonymous commented on July 8, 2015 22:27

    just because of this, I want Japan to win that robot battle... More

  • Anonymous commented on July 8, 2015 19:35

    All these people are stupid. They mixed up about sports and military history. Ok, I can understand that Americans have a strong feeling about Pearl Habour... But the past is the past. That's why there's... More

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Top 10 Anime Genres Working Women Want

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“Working women” supply a ranking of the adult anime genres they want to see more of, starting what seems to be a demand to see more soppy heterosexual romances and fewer gay sex harems.

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  • Anonymous commented on November 30, 2011 10:22

    Because it's yaoi, not every girl is a sick minded fujoshi.... More

  • Firaku commented on June 26, 2011 14:35

    @S|e|7|e|N Bitter Virgin was a really good example of a damaged girl. It's been too long since I read all of the manga but I remember it to be one of my best romance reads in... More

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USA: “Bin Laden = Admiral Yamamoto”

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America’s attorney general has angered many Japanese by comparing the killing of Osama Bin Laden to its WWII assassination of Japanese national hero and Pearl Harbor planner Admiral Yamamoto.

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  • Anonymous commented on July 12, 2011 04:38

    Do not compare honorable Admiral to barbarian terrorist.... More

  • JD commented on May 27, 2011 15:11

    american politicians: they always deliver, either stupidity or invasions... More

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Shogun 2 “Ninja Moe”

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Otaku presented with the shinobi mission failure movies in sengoku jidai war game Shogun 2: Total War can’t help but comment on the high levels of moe exhibited by blundering ninja failing to execute their duties…

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  • Anonymous commented on March 25, 2011 17:34

    As expected of us! Gahahaha!... More

  • Anonymous commented on March 25, 2011 02:11

    Sega is only the publisher, they didn't develop anything in the game so heh. Those are cute though, and I can't wait to play the game.... More

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“Family Guy” Producer: “Pearl Harbor > Dead Japanese”

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Joining the ranks of fellow Americans keen to joke about the misfortunes of the yellow races or ascribe racial guilt to the Japanese for Pearl Harbor/whaling/non-whiteness, Family Guy producer and writer Alec Sulkin has been caught pointing out that Japanese deaths don’t matter as their ancestors once bombed a naval base at Pearl Harbor.

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  • Anonymous commented on March 11, 2012 17:55

    Respectively operation downfall would probably have killed 5 million, and a blockade would've killed 20 million.... More

  • Anonymous commented on March 11, 2012 17:55

    Operation Downfall or a blockade would have led to more deaths. Most importantly the Empire of Japan started the war. The USA had the right to seek an unconditional surrender (which they almost got too, they... More

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