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Month: July 2003

  • High Technology

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    North Korean high technology. I love the antennas.

  • School Supplies

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    How scary to think that North Korean children are using these materials for education, even now.

  • North Korean Fashions

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    Only the best for the Dear Leader.

  • Tokyo Godfather

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    I just saw a teaser on TV for an animated film to be released in November called TOKYO GODFATHER. I have never heard of this, and have no idea who’s behind it, but oh man, does it ever look good. Beautiful animation (think AKIRA), images that leave you wondering about what kind of mystery is…

  • Trivia

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    Yuko is watching one of her favorite shows now, a sort of trivia quiz game. They show wacky trivia that people sent in, and then the “tarento” press a button that makes the sound “ee” (the sound Japanese people make when they’re surprised about something). The more times the button is pressed, the more money…

  • North Korea

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    North Korea in the distance.

  • Red Binoculars

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    A row of binoculars. It cost 500 won to use them.

  • The Purple Machines

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    These purple machines are not binoculars, but I’m not sure what they are. I think it’s just to look at a slide show of pictures taken from the North Korean side. It was overcast on that day, which could explain their popularity.

  • Presentation

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    A trip to South Korea wouldn’t be complete without heading out to the DMZ to catch a glimpse of North Korea, which is what we did. We took the train to Geumchon, to then take a taxi and bus to the Odusan Unification Observatory. There are organized day trips that take you closer, but we…

  • Zebra Man

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    Some Takashi Miike news today in the Japan report at AICN: Takashi Miike’s new film, ZEBRA MAN, starts shooting this week. This is not going to be another Yakuza movie, it will be an SF/Action movie. An elemetary teacher fights against space aliens. Shou Aikawa will play the protagonist who transforms into an Ultraman type…