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Showing posts with label japan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label japan. Show all posts
Jul 4, 2008
May 18, 2008
Mar 31, 2008
Sky Burial & Self-Mummification
Sky burial or ritual dissection was once a common practice in Tibet. A human corpse is cut into small pieces and placed on a mountaintop, exposing it to the elements or the mahabhuta and animals – especially to birds of prey. In Tibetan the practice is known as jhator (Tibetan: བྱ་གཏོར་), which literally means, "giving alms to the birds."Tibetan sky burial in China (w/photos)
Sky Burial (Alternate Description)
Self-Mummified Buddhist Monks
Scattered throughout Northern Japan are two dozen mummified Japanese monks known as Sokushinbutsu. Followers of Shugendô, an ancient form of Buddhism, the monks died in the ultimate act of self-denial.
Mar 28, 2008
Baka wa shinanakya naoranai
Haishaku, a critter found in the upper lungs, has a nose that opens directly into its chest. People infected with Haishaku hate pleasant smells and foul smells, but are fond of strong, fishy smells. Other symptoms include extreme sadness and a craving for spicy food.Mythical 16th-century disease critters
Feb 12, 2008
The basis of optimism is sheer terror
Today, the sasumata is marketed as a tool for law enforcement as well as schools. A reported rise in school invasions has prompted some schools in Japan to keep sasumata available as a method for teachers to protect themselves or students and detain a potential threat until the authorities can arriveSasumata Product Page
Sasumata on Wikipedia (mainly historical)
Sep 28, 2007
There is a condition worse than blindness, and that is, seeing something that isn't there.
"If the social phenomena captured in these photographs seem distinctly linked to Japanese culture, Mr. Yoshiyuki’s images of voyeurs reverberate well beyond it. Viewing his pictures means that you too are looking at activities not meant to be seen. We line up right behind the photographer, surreptitiously watching the peeping toms who are secretly watching the couples. Voyeurism is us."
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/23/arts/design/23geft.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/arts/20070923_YOSHIYUKI_FEATURE/blocker.html#
Sep 26, 2007
I am as my creator made me and since he is satisfied, so am I
Mecha musume look like cute girls wearing armor inspired in its design by some kind of military hardware...The design of the armor reflects the weapon system that they are a personification of. Most common are tanks, aircraft and ships, but also anything from ICBMs to military field kitchens. - Wikipedia
http://mil.homeip.net/bbs/index.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecha_Musume
http://www.nijiura.com/army/index.htm
http://kei.iichan.net/m/wakaba.html
Aug 2, 2007
The Great Happiness Space
"The lives of the hosts and their customers at first seemed to be extreme and unfathomably foreign from a western perspective. Although many people in Japan see hosts as despicable I see hosts involved in something that is close to all of our hearts, which is the struggle between making a buck and doing the right thing. There is real fascination in looking at this strange form of emotional pseudo prostitution that caters to some women's desires so successfully that they will got to almost any lengths, and pay thousands of dollars to consume it.
I felt no need to be judgmental ... The extent to which there are parallels between female prostitution and male host culture is left up to viewer, but everyone in the film is paying a price one way or another. " - Jake Clennell (Director)
http://www.thegreathappinessspace.com/
Watch: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6186147595582048109
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