Great Swifty’s (Edmund Yeo) short film, Love Suicides, just premiered at Paris Cinema Film Festival.
[Compétition internationale] Love suicides (extrait)by festivalpariscinema
Read more Great Swifty at his blog.

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Michael John Grist posted some excellent photos on his site from his latest Japanese “ruins” adventure, Akeno Gekijo in Ibaraki. Here is the video of this:

Akeno Gekijo Strip Club Haikyo from Michael John Grist on Vimeo.
Read his original article.

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Short clip on how dead whales are revered in this small Japanese town.

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Important enough for a CNN piece; yes, love hotels still thrive in a recession.
Embedded video from CNN Video

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Tanabata Festival kicks off today in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa and is celebrated with colorful decorations, parades, folk dancing and singing. Here a couple past videos showcasing this festival.

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Haven’t decided if this is super cute or super scary: new single by Jpop group Girl Next Door.

(Infinity was used in the Jdrama Atashinchi no Danshi)

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Witness the advancements made in conveyor belt sushi restaurants. I’m surprised this hasn’t happened sooner. Now only if sushi restaurants in the US would adopt the same technology!

Read more about the tech display at JapanProbe.com.

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This is how every 4th of July should be spent… because I said so.

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Not does this feature Brad Pitt as a rather strong bodyguard but also features the music of Department of Eagles. The track is “In Ear Park”. Pretty cool, really.

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From the team that brought you Machine Girl and Tokyo Gore Police, I present: RoboGeisha!

Getting a lot of play lately so I’m joining the fray…

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