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Month: July 2003

  • 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…

  • Train Station

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    Now we head to the train platform to make our way to the DMZ…

  • Korean TV

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    I’m also big on checking out local TV, and it’s always the first thing I do when I check into my hotel room. What I mostly saw were dramas and serious talk shows, but I did catch a few variety shows, like this one featuring two comedians.