I'm a foreigner lost in Japan, just rambling so I don't corrupt my English with Japanish. I've lived in Japan for a while, and I speak the language fluently (maybe a TOO fluently). I like Japanese comedy, walking and going out for drinks with the few friends I have.

Sunday, February 26, 2006

Child pornography

I like to go out on the weekends, during the day and walk around town looking. I just keep my head twisting from side to side, looking at everything around me, including the girls. I browse around the shops, make mental notes of new restaurants, play around the latest electronics. I normally don't decide where to go, I let my legs decide where they want to go.

Yesterday, like no other, I was walking around and ended up on the 3rd floor of a shopping arcade. The arcade is an open market shopping center with shops lined up on both sides. Its 3 floors up and 2 floors in the basement. The lower floors are pretty empty. Judging from appearence it looks like it used to be the food "street", with small mom&pop stores and restaurants. The ground and 2 floor has the usual clothing stores, lingerie stores... very vibrant. On the 3rd floor seemed a little less people. It had more of a "geek" feel to it, more anime stores. I had walked this floor before browsing but didn't bother entering any of the anime shops. But yesterday I did. Out of the 3 I walked in 2 were normal. It had the usual anime mangas (comics), games and DVDs. The 3rd I went to, I found a little distrubing.

Like the other 2 it carried anime magazines. But after taking a closer look, all the anime it carried were x-rated. Everyone in the store were young men, browsing at the different comics. All were wrapped in plastic but there was one that had the sign "SAMPLE" on it. I picked one up and turned it over and saw there was a miniture strip of 2 pages attached so the buyer can see what the anime inside is like. Anime like any cartoons have different themes, student-teacher, sisters, mom. But I also found comics that were about pre-teens. I could tell by the drawing on the cover, small, no breasts, pudgy. In a store selling all x-rated anime, they were selling x-rated preteen comics.

There is a law against selling child pornography here but I guess it doesnt include comics as its not "REAL" as in there isn't a child harmed in the process, only the author's sick imagination.

Its almost the geeks, ignored by society finds solace in anime and their fantasy world. But more and more are having trouble finding the line between fantasy and reality. What they see in comics, they feel they can achieve too in the real world. There have been an increase in child-related crimes. (see teacher busted over secret camera in gym as example)

Maybe its time Japan changes in laws to include anime as child pornography.

Thursday, February 16, 2006

Pet peeves

I take the train everyday. The trains I ride have the seats along the wall of the carriage, facing each other in one long row. No bumps in between to divide the seats. Depending on who is sitting and the weather, 7-8 people can sit comfortably. I've seen 9 women sitting together, each leaning back.
My peeve is riding the train and seeing there are 6 men sitting. In winter, with everyone wearing heavy coats, it gets a little tight but I see these 6 middle to old aged men sitting comfortably, reading their newspapers with their legs WIDE open. Seriously, if all were to close their legs a little, squeeze a little, one more can sit. I don't mind standing but think of the old aged women with their walking canes standing up in front of them. They look sideways hoping someone would get the hint and squeeze so the lady can sit down.
I also know that none of the men have cocks THAT big to warrent their legs to be WIDE open. I go to the gym here and I know. In the shower area, the Japanese who are open with their nudity, walk around butt naked with their dicks hanging out in open. Some cover but most don't. Most of middle aged men that I've seen have puny cocks. They need a magnifying glass and tweezers to pee so they don't dribble their piss on their pants.

What are you pet peeves you notice around you?

Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Stuffy nose

I got a cold.
Saturday morning, I underestimated the weather and by evening I was sick.
I couldn't do much on Sunday, took off Monday and Tuesday from work. Went to work on Wednesday feeling much better but my nose is stuffed excessively with mucus.

Now I know what it feels like to have head deprived of oxygen.

Any suggestions to clear sinus is greatly appreciated.