Fix for Japan Pop-Culture Addicts

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H is for Hentai: Jlist founder talks
about Japan pop culture

H is for Hentai: Jlist founder talks
about Japan pop culture 04/12/2004 03:34 PM
(Some links in post not worksafe.) In today's Wired News, I interview Peter Payne, founder of J-list. They sell products for all ages, but in their adults-only section you'll find everything from "Cup o' Pussy" sex toys to "Poop Aid" and "Kanji Quiz" toilet paper to adult computer games to porn DVDs that combine the time-honored themes of bukkake and car-racing (cover snapshot below). Along the way, Payne offers some insights on why Japanese pop culture is so delightfully wacky. Oh, and he schools us on the history of bukkake. Hint: It's all Macarthur's fault. Snip:

It's hard for non-Japanese to understand why something becomes popular, or is perceived as delightful or funny in Japan. In the Japanese language, describing the color green -- a green stoplight for instance -- they say "blue." Looking around this country through the eyes of a gaijin -- a foreigner -- things are just different.

Take the bad words, for instance -- even the letter "h" is loaded. If a guy grabs a girl's breasts in a Japanese porn video, she might say "H!" with a Japanese accent -- like, ACH-ay. That's because H is for hentai, sexually explicit comics. It's like saying, "Pervert!" So, "H-suru" in Japanese means "to have sex." You don't want to actually say "have sex," so it's like saying, "do it."

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JapaneseSnacks.com Celebrates the
Diverse and Delicious Confectionary
Products of Japan - Pop Culture Fans
from all Over the World Converge

JapaneseSnacks.com Celebrates the
Diverse and Delicious Confectionary
Products of Japan - Pop Culture Fans
from all Over the World Converge 06/08/2004 02:59 AM
Entertainment from Asia is rapidly working it's way into the American mainstream on many levels. The latest incarnation of JapaneseSnacks.com, which focuses on Japanese Pop Culture fandom, has already sparked a new explosion of interest. [PRWEB Jun 8, 2004]

The Fight Between Sharing Culture And
Owning Culture

The Fight Between Sharing Culture And
Owning Culture 06/22/2005 02:17 AM
It seems that museums are finally starting to realize that the digital age represents a real opportunity for them to reach many new people by digitizing their offerings and sharing the culture they represent across a much wider audience than a physical museum allows. It seems that many museums are having trouble figuring out how to digitize their collections, and would welcome help in doing so. However, another story points out how that can cause problems when the people involved get stuck on intellectual property issues. Apparently some people who created 3D digital versions of Michelangelo's David are freaking out that if they share the digitization without some form of copy protection people might (gasp!) share it without permission. Wait a second... isn't that what they should want? That would allow them to share the cultural wonder with many, many more people, and allow them to experience it in ways never possible before. That's a good thing, not something to be worried about. However, in an age where people seem to think that every idea, concept, software or piece of data needs to be "owned" and locked up, apparently it's the natural response -- and that's unfortunate for every culture.

Feeding the Google Addicts

Feeding the Google Addicts 04/23/2004 06:59 PM
Search Engine Lowdown Apr 23 2004 11:14PM GMT

Care call to help convict addicts

Care call to help convict addicts 05/25/2004 08:58 PM
A think tank calls for an end to the "postcode lottery" of drug treatment for persistent offenders.

Children of addicts 'let down'

Children of addicts 'let down' 05/11/2004 06:31 AM
Social workers criticise the government for what they say is a failure to support the children of drug addicts.

Now Even Fake People Can Be Game Addicts

Now Even Fake People Can Be Game Addicts 02/16/2004 02:46 PM

The Russian Nesting Doll of Games: The implications here make my head hurt, but it's still pretty funny.

The plug-in from Simslice, called Slice City, lets the Sims in the game play a video game in which they create mini cities. So, along with the many things that Sims can be instructed to do — such as going to work, playing guitar, cooking, socializing and dating — they can blow endless hours creating small urban environments.

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Sims 2 plays with life addicts

Sims 2 plays with life addicts 09/27/2004 02:57 AM
The Sims 2 adds DNA into the mix and much more realistic 3D graphics, which gives the game an eerie feeling of reality.

IT bosses are storage addicts who can't
stop themselves

IT bosses are storage addicts who can't
stop themselves 09/24/2004 05:47 AM
Storage buyers need help, not capacity

Web addicts escape army conscription
(Reuters)

Web addicts escape army conscription
(Reuters) 08/03/2004 09:23 AM
Reuters - A number of Finnish conscripts have been excused their full term of military service because they are addicted to the Internet, the Finnish Defence Forces says.

Billboards Target Christian Porn Addicts
(AP)

Billboards Target Christian Porn Addicts
(AP) 02/12/2004 03:39 PM
AP - Chocolates are always nice, and a diamond necklace would be delightful. But a Dallas-based ministry thinks it has a better idea for Valentine's Day.

Internet addicts sent home from Finnish
military

Internet addicts sent home from Finnish
military 08/03/2004 04:37 PM
Too depressed to shoot anything

Server move pending, IRC addicts grieve

Server move pending, IRC addicts grieve 02/17/2004 11:49 AM
We'll be moving a server to our new datacenter at 1pm CST.

Internet addicts also suffer withdrawal
symptoms!

Internet addicts also suffer withdrawal
symptoms! 09/24/2004 12:05 PM
Webindia123 Sep 24 2004 3:24PM GMT

O2 puts the squeeze on push-email
addicts

O2 puts the squeeze on push-email
addicts 01/11/2004 08:13 PM
Hooks you with freebies, but then ...

Concerning Naked Lunch Part 4: Drugs and
Addicts

Concerning Naked Lunch Part 4: Drugs and
Addicts 06/22/2005 01:58 AM
This is the 4th in a series of essays about the novel Naked Lunch.  This essay will deal with the issue of Drugs and their portrayal in the novel.

Addicts Are Overlooked in Gambling Boom
(Los Angeles Times)

Addicts Are Overlooked in Gambling Boom
(Los Angeles Times) 08/03/2004 05:35 AM
Los Angeles Times - SACRAMENTO — A major expansion of casinos, the lottery, racetracks and card rooms is making California one of the nation's gambling giants. Yet one result of this betting binge has received scant attention from public officials: pathological addiction.

Internet addicts sent home from Finnish
military | The Register

Internet addicts sent home from Finnish
military | The Register 08/04/2004 09:30 AM

Police To Focus On Ridding KL Of Drug
Addicts - Dell

Police To Focus On Ridding KL Of Drug
Addicts - Dell 01/22/2004 02:12 AM
Bernama Jan 22 2004 6:26AM GMT

Internet addicts sent home from Finnish
military | The Register

Internet addicts sent home from Finnish
military | The Register 08/04/2004 09:28 AM
Internet addicts sent home from Finnish military .. depressed

theregister.co.uk/2004/08/03/internet_addicts_finland
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Website helps addicts get lives back on
track

Website helps addicts get lives back on
track 09/11/2004 07:06 AM
Miami.com - Sat Sep 11, 08:03 am GMT

Police to focus on ridding KL of drug
addicts - Dell

Police to focus on ridding KL of drug
addicts - Dell 01/22/2004 05:07 PM
Utusan Online Jan 22 2004 8:29PM GMT

TunesTracker Launches New Features for
iTunes Music Store Addicts

TunesTracker Launches New Features for
iTunes Music Store Addicts 03/14/2005 05:03 PM
After registering with TunesTracker, users can enter the names of up to 50 of their favorite musical artists, composers, and songs. In addition to searching by artist name, you can now receive alertswhen the iTunes Music Store adds songs written by favorite composers, or even when a song with a particular title is added. TunesTracker was created by Kevin Savetz, who was also the co-founder of FreeAfterRebate.info, a shopping Web site devoted to free-after-rebate deals.

Finnish army sends internet addicts home
to 'grow up'

Finnish army sends internet addicts home
to 'grow up' 08/04/2004 09:56 PM
BBC Aug 5 2004 1:57AM GMT

Snack Addicts Offer Tips for Super Bowl
Snacking

Snack Addicts Offer Tips for Super Bowl
Snacking 02/01/2005 09:10 PM
Taquitos.net's snack reviewers have rated more than 2400 different snacks, and they've compiled a list of tips to help maximize your Super Bowl snacking experience. [PRWEB Feb 1, 2005]

South Korea Grapples with Online Gaming
Addicts (Reuters)

South Korea Grapples with Online Gaming
Addicts (Reuters) 01/11/2004 09:25 PM
Reuters - In the online computer game "Lineage," 12-year-old South Korean Lim is a hero, earning fame and fortune in a fantasy world where a flashing blade and well-timed spell can keep him out of trouble.

Japan Hot Stocks-Bridgestone, Yahoo
Japan, Nissho Iwai-Nichimen

Japan Hot Stocks-Bridgestone, Yahoo
Japan, Nissho Iwai-Nichimen 05/11/2004 10:16 PM
Forbes May 12 2004 2:25AM GMT

Japan Hot Stocks-Vodafone Holdings,
Nippon Shinpan, Yahoo Japan

Japan Hot Stocks-Vodafone Holdings,
Nippon Shinpan, Yahoo Japan 02/17/2004 11:53 PM
Forbes Feb 18 2004 4:22AM GMT

Japan Hot Stocks-Yahoo Japan, Nissho
Iwai-Nichimen, Casio

Japan Hot Stocks-Yahoo Japan, Nissho
Iwai-Nichimen, Casio 05/11/2004 10:16 PM
Forbes May 12 2004 2:25AM GMT

Japan Hot Stocks-Nippon Shinpan, Yahoo
Japan, Alps, NTT DoCoMo

Japan Hot Stocks-Nippon Shinpan, Yahoo
Japan, Alps, NTT DoCoMo 02/17/2004 09:19 PM
Forbes Feb 18 2004 1:52AM GMT

Japan Hot Stocks-Yahoo Japan, Mitsubishi
Motors, Toshiba, UFJ

Japan Hot Stocks-Yahoo Japan, Mitsubishi
Motors, Toshiba, UFJ 04/25/2004 10:03 PM
Forbes Apr 26 2004 2:40AM GMT

Japan Hot Stocks-Yahoo Japan, Alps, NTT
DoCoMo

Japan Hot Stocks-Yahoo Japan, Alps, NTT
DoCoMo 02/17/2004 09:06 PM
Forbes Feb 18 2004 1:23AM GMT

Show me a culture that despises
virginity and I'll show you a culture
that despises childhood

Show me a culture that despises
virginity and I'll show you a culture
that despises childhood 06/16/2004 06:37 AM
"Virginia Tells Men: No Sex with Young Girls" .. underage partners .. what the fuck? .. don't go there

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Pop Culture

Pop Culture 09/08/2004 02:29 PM
Three years after its tragedy on September 11, Cantor Fitzgerald uses pop quizzes to make sure it's ready for any disaster it could face.

Culture War.

Culture War. 09/17/2004 12:36 AM
Dan Hunter: Cultu re War. Now the next time someone calls you a dirty GNU/hippie, you can say "I'm a Marxist-Lessigist, dammit!"

What can be done about yob culture?

What can be done about yob culture? 08/30/2004 06:38 AM
Experts are to encourage local authorities to toughen up their approach to tackling anti-social behaviour. Is this the right way to tackle yob culture?

"Culture"

"Culture" 01/03/2004 07:07 PM

Japan.com - Technology - Magnetic Fan in
Japan - Japanese Magnetic Fan

Japan.com - Technology - Magnetic Fan in
Japan - Japanese Magnetic Fan 04/17/2004 04:38 PM
The Techno Maestro's Amazing Machine: Kohei Minato and the Japan Magnetic Fan Company .. Flash: Japan Saves the world with magnets! Japanese magnets! .. has created a new kind of motor .. this article on Japan.com .. uses 80% less power

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Barbarian culture

Barbarian culture 09/20/2004 10:50 AM
I'm going to NYC today for a meeting sponsored by the World Economic Forum tomorrow. I don't actually understand what the meeting is about or for, but the attendees seem to be about 35 people from the entertainment industry and a few miscellaneous others. The title of the event is "Barbarians at the Gate." Here's a draft of what I plan on saying during my 7 minute slot on the first panel of the morning. Your comments and suggestions would be greatly appreciated because I'm feeling quite insecure about this: I'm a capitalist of sorts and a writer of sorts,...
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